Updates from the field:

2023

July

In July, Motivator Joseph ministered in the churches. About 54 members attended each Sunday in the mother church and 132 members in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village. Six disciples shared their faith stories with others and 3 people accepted Christ and joined the church. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He asks that you pray with him for strength as he walks from village to village.

June

In June, Motivator Joseph ministered in both churches. About 68 members attended each Sunday the mother church, and 127 attended in the daughter church. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays for his family to overcome challenges of life.

May

In May, Motivator Joseph ministered in the mother church, and about 55 members attended each Sunday. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He asks that you pray with him for the ministry, and for strength as he walks from village to village.

April

In April, Motivator Joseph ministered in the mother church, and about 58 members attended each Sunday and also 113 in the daughter church. Six disciples shared their faith with others this month. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor, for the rains and for the many that have returned to the village. He asks that you pray with him for strength as he walks from village to village.

March

In March, Motivator Joseph ministered in the mother church, and about 53 members attended each Sunday and also 131 in the daughter church. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He asks that you pray with him for the ministry, and for strength as he walks from village to village.

February

In February, Motivator Joseph ministered in the mother church, and about 64 members attended each Sunday and also in the daughter church were 131 believers met. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He asks that you pray with him for the ministry, and for strength as he walks from village to village.

January

In January, Motivator Joseph ministered in the mother church, and about 48 members attended each Sunday and also in the daughter church were 55 believers met. He was able to distribute 12 Audio Bibles, 1 hard copy Bible and 1 DMM Bookmark this month. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays that God would strengthen their families faith.

2022

December

In December, Motivator Joseph reported that there are 91 members in the mother church in Nalepiet Village. In the daughter church, there are 47 members in Natamakaruo Village. There are 4 Champions who are each leading their own Lighthouse where they are teaching disciples how to make disciples of others.  Joseph plans to reach 2 more villages in 2023 – Localale-Akwaan Village & Kachoda Town.

November

In November, Motivator Joseph ministered in the mother church, and about 67 members attended each Sunday. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays for spiritual growth within the church.

October

In October, Motivator Joseph ministered in 2 churches. About 48 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 141 attended in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village. He also shared the Gospel in Kachoda Village, and 1 person accepted Christ. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor.

September

In September, Motivator Joseph ministered in 2 churches. About 54 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 159 attended in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor and that they can trust God with all things in their lives. He asks you to join him in praying for strength as he walks from village to village.

August

In August, Motivator Joseph ministered in 2 churches. About 55 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 109 attended in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays for his family and the church to continue trusting in God despite the challenges they face and for strength as he walks from village to village.

July

In July, Motivator Joseph ministered in 2 churches. About 87 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 160 attended in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays for his family and the church to continue trusting in God despite the challenges they face.

June

In June, Motivator Joseph held services in all 3 churches. About 54 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, 69 attended in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village, and 81 attended in the daughter church in Kaalem Village. Joseph also shared the Gospel in Lokalale-akwaan Village again. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays for healing for his son who is sick.

May

In May, Motivator Joseph held services in all 3 churches. About 65 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, 97 attended in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village, and 81 attended in the daughter church in Kaalem Village. Joseph also shared the Gospel in Lokalale-akwaan Village, 14 people accepted Christ and were baptized! Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor.

April

In April, Motivator Joseph held services in all 3 churches. About 53 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 301 attended in the 2 daughter churches combined. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He prays that his family and the church will be strong in the faith.

March

In March, Motivator Joseph ministered to his church families. About 75 believers met each week in the mother church this past month, and 454 met in the two daughter churches combined. He is grateful for the support he receives and asks that you pray with him for strength as he walks from village to village and also for his son who is ill. He is also planning an outreach to Kachoda Town, about 7 kms/4.3 miles away, sometime in 2022.

FEbruary

In February, Motivator Joseph ministered to his church families. About 64 believers met each week in the mother church this past month, and 352 met in the two daughter churches combined. He did an outreach in the daughter village of Kaleem and 35 people accepted Christ! He is grateful for the support he receives and asks that you pray with him for strength as he walks from village to village. He is also planning an outreach to Kachoda Town, about 7 kms/4.3 miles away, sometime in 2022.

January

In January, Motivator Joseph reported that there are 67 members in the mother church in Lochor-edome Village, 67 members in the daughter church in Natamakaruo Village, and 31 members in the daughter church in Lomaareng Village. In addition to regular church services, Joseph does baptisms, homestead-to-homestead evangelism, and teaches the DMM methodology.

2021

December

In December, Motivator Joseph ministered to both his church families. About 60 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 187 attended in the daughter church in Naramakaruo. He is planning an outreach to Kaalem Village, about 16 kms/9.9 miles away in 2022. Joseph is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor and asks that you pray with him for the outreach in Kaalem Village.

November

In November, Motivator Joseph ministered to both churches. About 59 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 136 attended in the daughter church. He is planning outreaches to Kaalem Village, about 16 kms/9.9 miles away, sometime in the future. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He requests that you pray with him for strength as he walks from village to village.

October

In October, Motivator Joseph ministered to both his church families. About 58 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 188 attended in the daughter church in Naramakaruo. He is planning outreaches to Kaalem Village, about 16 kms/9.9 miles away, and Lomaareng Village, about 5 kms/3.1 miles away, sometime in the near future. Joseph is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor and asks that you pray that he would have the strength to walk the long distances between villages.

September

In September, Motivator Joseph ministered to both churches. About 57 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 167 attended in the daughter church. He is planning outreaches to Kaalem Village, about 16 kms/9.9 miles away, and Lomaareng Village, about 5 kms/3.1 miles away, sometime in the future. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He requests that you pray with him for the church to continue to grow in their faith, for strength as he walks from village to village.

August

In August, Motivator Joseph ministered to both churches. About 65 members attended each Sunday in the mother church, and 141 attended in the daughter church. There are now 16 disciples learning how to make disciples of others. Joseph is grateful for the continued support from his sponsor. He requests prayers for his son to be healed.

July

In July, Motivator Joseph ministered to both his church families. About 55 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 150 attended in the daughter church in Naramakaruo. Joseph is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor and asks that you pray with him for his son’s ear to heal, also that he would have the strength to walk the long distances between villages.

June

In June, Motivator Joseph ministered to both his church families. About 64 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 155 attended in the daughter church in Naramakaruo. Joseph is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor.

May

In May, Motivator Joseph ministered to both his church families. About 68 members attended each Sunday in the mother church in Nalepiet Village, and 150 attended in the daughter church in Naramakaruo. Joseph is grateful for the support that he receives from his sponsor. He is also praying for a supply of clean water for his communities. He is planning an outreach to Lomaarang Village, 5 kms/3.1 miles away, sometime this year.