Francis Lokusi Erupe

    FRANCIS LOKUSI ERUPE

    Zone: Sopel

    Villages: Nakabaran (pop. 700), Nakwei (pop. 290), Lodos (pop. 270), & Nabei (pop. 400)

    # of Churches: 4

    Total Members: 410

    Lighthouses: 8

    Champions: 8

    Disciples in Lighthouses: 37

    Note to Sponsor:
    Dear Sponsor, Thank you for your generous support. God bless.


    Updates from the field:

    2023

    December

    In December, Francis reported that the people of Nakabaran Village make their living by selling charcoal and as pastoralists. There are about 120 members that meet each week in the mother church. There are also 6 Champions that are each leading a Lighthouse and the disciples in the Lighthouse have led 3 people to Christ in 2023. The daughter churches are between 5 and 25 miles from the mother church and Francis travels by foot weekly to Nabei, bi-weekly to Lodos and monthly to Nakwei. The disciples in these villages have led 8 people to Christ in 2023. He has identified one more village about 26 miles away that has not been reached with the Gospel and plans to walk to that village in 2024 to share the Good News of Jesus with them.

    November

    In November, Francis reported that there are 83 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 43 members in Lodos Village, 72 members in Nakwie Village, and 61 members in Nabei Village. Six disciples shared their faith stories with others. Francis is grateful for the support he receives. He is praying for you asks that you pray with him for and end to the drought.

    October

    In October, Francis reported that there are 64 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 152 members in Lodos Village, 80 members in Nakwie Village, and 48 members in Nabei Village. Four disciples shared their faith stories with others. Francis is grateful for the support he receives. He asks that you pray with him for and end to the drought and for rain.

    September

    In September, Francis reported that there are 73 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 79 members in Lodos Village, 77 members in Nakwie Village, and 47 members in Nabei Village. Three disciples shared their faith stories with others and 2 new members were added to the daughter churches and 2 to the mother church. Francis is grateful for the support he receives. He asks that you pray with him for and end to the drought and for the youth of the church.

    August

    In August, Francis reported that there are 73 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 79 members in Lodos Village, 77 members in Nakwie Village, and 47 members in Nabei Village. Three disciples shared their faith stories with others and 2 new members were added to the daughter churches and 4 to the mother church. Francis is grateful for the support he receives and for high number of believers attending church. He asks that you pray with him for and end to the drought.

    July

    In July, Francis reported that there are 75 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 43 members in Lodos Village, 72 members in Nakwie Village, and 62 members in Nabei Village. Six disciples shared their faith stories with others. Francis is grateful for the support he receives and for the unity of the believers. He asks that you pray with him for those suffering from hunger.

    May

    In May, Francis reported that there are 69 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 83 members in Lodos Village, 72 members in Nakwie Village, and 51 members in Nabei Village. Francis is grateful for the support he receives. He asks that you pray with him for those suffering from hunger.

    April

    In April, Francis reported that there are 63 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 83 members in Lodos Village, 72 members in Nakwie Village, and 48 members in Nabei Village. Francis is grateful for the support he receives and for the rains that have come. He asks that you pray with him for those suffering from hunger.

    March

    In March, Francis ministered in the mother church in Nakabaran Village where 51 members met weekly for services. In the daughter churches, there are 83 members in Lodos Village, 72 members in Nakwie Village, and 42 members in Nabei Village. Francis is grateful for the support he receives and for the rain that they have received. He asks that you pray with him for those that are suffering from hunger.

    February

    In February, Francis reported that there are 49 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 83 members in Lodos Village, 72 members in Nakwie Village, and 20 members in Nabei Village. Francis is grateful for the support he receives and asks that you pray with him for rain and an end to the drought.


    2022

    December

    In December, Francis reported that there are 96 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village. In the daughter churches, there are 105 members in Lodos Village, 70 members in Nakwie Village, and 43 members in Nabei Village. There are 5 Champions who are each leading their own Lighthouses where they are teaching disciples how to make disciples of others. Francis plans to reach 1 more villages in 2023 – Lositoi!

    November

    In November, Francis held services in 4 churches. About 52 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 96 attended in the daughter church in Nakweei Village, 96 attended in the daughter church in Loboth Village, and 82 attended in the daughter church in Nabue Village. Francis is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor.

    October

    In October, Francis held services in 3 churches. About 97 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 100 attended in the daughter church in Nakweei Village, and 98 in attended in the daughter church in Loboth Village. 3 people accepted Christ as Savior. Francis is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor.

    September

    In September, Francis held services in 4 churches. About 60 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 113 attended in the daughter church in Nakweei Village, 132 attended in the daughter church in Natangor Village, and 69 in Nabei Village. Francis thanks God for sustaining them so far and asks for prayer for the many that are starving due to lack of rain. He is also grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor.

    August

    In August, Francis held services in 3 churches. About 52 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 109 attended in the daughter church in Nakweei Village, and 124 attended in the daughter church in Lodoth Village. Francis is also grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor and asks that you pray with him for the many suffering because of the drought.

    July

    In July, Francis held services in 3 churches. About 59 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 137 attended in the daughter church in Nakweei Village, and 160 attended in the daughter church in Lodoth Village. 14 believers were baptized this month. Francis is thankful to God for DMM classes that are progressing well and people are able to understand the content of the Word of God. He is also grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor.

    June

    In June, Francis held services in 3 churches. About 66 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 87 attended in the daughter church in Nakweei Village, and 95 attended in the daughter church in Lodoth Village. Francis is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays for rain.

    May

    In May, Francis held services in all 4 churches. About 58 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 253 attended in the three daughter churches combined. Francis is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor and asks that you pray with him for rain as many are suffering due to the drought.

    April

    In April, Francis held services in all 4 churches. About 82 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 253 attended in the three daughter churches combined. Francis is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor and that DMM is progressing well.

    March

    In March, Francis held services in all 4 churches. About 50 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 179 attended in the three daughter churches combined. Francis is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor and also that the DMM classes are growing. He asks that you pray with him for rain for Turkana.

    February

    In February, Francis held services in all 3 churches. About 44 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, 99 attended in the daughter church in Lodos Village, and 72 attended in the daughter church in Nakwei Village. Francis is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor.

    January

    In January, Francis reported that there are 96 members in the mother church in Nakabaran Village, 105 in the daughter church in Lodos Village, and 70 in the daughter church in Nakwei Village. He ministers in the mother church every other Sunday and in Lodos Village the other Sundays. He visits the church Nakwei Village on a monthly basis. In addition to Sunday services, he also does sacraments, baptisms, homestead-to-homestead evangelism, and training believers on the DMM methodology. He plans to reach Lositoi Village (67 kms away) with the Gospel by October of this year.


    2021

    December

    In December, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 54 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 200 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village, about 67 kms/41.6 miles away. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and is praising God for the positive response to the DMM. He asks that you pray with him for the believers that are migrating in search of food and water for their livestock.

    November

    In November, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 46 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 145 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village, about 67 kms/41.6 miles away, sometime yet this year. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and that the DMM implementation is going well. He asks that you pray for the believers that migrate in search of food and water for their livestock.

    October

    In October, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches and did an outreach in Latongor Village. About 55 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 222 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village, about 67 kms/41.6 miles away, sometime yet this year. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and is praising God for the many answers to prayer this past month.

    September

    In September, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches and did an outreach in Nachoo Village. About 13 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 213 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village, about 67 kms/41.6 miles away, sometime yet this year. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and is praising God for the rain that they received this month!

    August

    In August, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 47 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 218 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and asks that you join him in praying for rain.

    July

    In June, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 54 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 213 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village (67 kms/41.6 miles). Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and asks that you join him in praying for more souls to be saved.

    June

    In June, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 59 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 231 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village (67 kms/41.6 miles) sometime in the future. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and asks that you join him in praying for rain for this area.

    May

    In May, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 68 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 217 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village (67 kms/41.6 miles) sometime in the future. He also did an outreach in Kaelal Village and at this time no one made a decision to follow Christ. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor.

    April

    In April, Motivator Francis ministered in the 3 churches. About 67 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 216 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. He is planning an outreach to Losutoi Village (67 kms/41.6 miles) sometime in the future. Francis is grateful for the support from his sponsor and asks that you pray with him for rain during this season of drought.