Committing to Faithful Men

Marina and I have been waiting anxiously to return to West Africa to visit the Loron people, but the complications of Covid have made that very difficult. We thank the Lord that a door has now opened for us to make a two-week trip to Ivory Coast. We’re scheduled to leave Northern Ireland on Friday morning (Nov 19). We are currently working our way through a maze of travel forms, Covid tests, declarations and a myriad of other arrangements as we comply with the regulations of the four different countries in which we will be travelling. Red Zone Due to ongoing terrorist attacks in the region in which our village is located we will be unable to visit there at this time. So, we have invited a group of Loron church leaders to meet us in Ivory Coast’s economic capital, Abidjan, for fellowship, Bible teaching (with a focus on 2 Timothy) and prayer. We plan to pass on to them three suitcases of Bible teaching materials, commentaries and Scripture portions that we have developed in the Loron language during the past 18 months of Covid lockdown. Future Plans We would appreciate your prayers as we travel to Ivory Coast, and as we work on strategy with the leaders. The northern region would appear to be off-limits for us for the foreseeable future, so we need to improve our lines of communication through technology with the Loron leaders in order to continue our involvement with them. With the increasing threat from extremists in the Loron region, it is a challenging time for all the believers. Please pray for their safety and protection from wicked men. Pray that we will be a help and encouragement to them during our visit. We are so thankful, despite some health issues over recent months, for this opportunity to visit the work. Please pray that we will remain healthy during the trip.