Greetings to you, my brothers and sisters at the Shackle Island Church of Christ, hope this email meet you all well.
The month of September 2020 was great in my ministry and physical family, though full of success and challenges.
Thank you for your prayers and kind thought about me, my wife, children and the church. My wife Ekaette health has improved greatly and we continue given thanks to God for His grace and healing, thank you for your continued prayers and kind thought, we are hopeful she will be heal completely. We are still following up with the Doctor’s prescription drugs and check up in the hospital.
* God add two (2) souls (Mercy Monday Jonah and Itoro Aniekan Marcus) at Church of Christ, Ikot Odiong through water baptism on September 20, 2020.
* Again, another four (4) souls obeyed the Gospel and baptized into Christ at Ata Essien Obio Akpa church on Sunday September 4,2020 during an indoor Bible Seminar /Evangelism to mark the newly planted church one year anniversary were I preached the sermon.
* The Ukanafun WBS Evangelism Team embark on Evangelism campaign at Nto Okon village, pray our efforts yield fruit for Christ kingdom.
* On Sunday September 27,2020 the Ukanafun WBS Evangelism Team holds Evangelism /Indoor Bible Seminar at Church of Christ in Ikot Udo Mbang village, the indoor Bible Seminar features church leaders Workshop to help our newly planted churches in the rural areas.
* The Ukanafun WBS Evangelism Team holds her strategic meeting to evaluate her Evangelism activities, explore medium to cope with our rural evangelism in line with COVID 19 pandemic and planning for our routine Bible Seminar /Evangelism in January /February 2021 Lord willing.
CHALLENGES :
* The outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic has really affected some of our evangelistic measures in the rural areas but we are glad there is a continued growth in the churches through our little efforts.
* The church at Ikot Odiong loss two souls to dead during the month and I preached the funeral Sermon during the funeral services, many community chiefs were present and last Sunday worship, five visitors visited the the church and promise to come again, pray they come to the knowledge of Christ and His church.
* One of our Preacher who served with the church at Obon Odor village brother Akanimo Robert Ndo died and was buried. It was very pathetic as he died leaving seven (7) little children and wife, he was a co-labourer with us at Ukanafun WBS Evangelism Team. See attached photo.
* I was also struck down by Typhoid Fever during the month for two weeks and now getting better. I thank God for healing.
* Our Bible tutorial program (Nigeria Christian College of Evangelism) NCCE Ukanafun after the lock down occasioned by the dreaded COVID 19 pandemic will resume her classes in October, 2020 Lord willing to help raise and train more Disciple makers. Pray for successful mission in our efforts to run this free Bible training to boost the church work in our rural areas.
PLANS:
Bible Seminar /Evangelism at Church of Christ at Abat Afaha Obo village last week of October 2020.
Preachers Forum
Evangelism campaigns at Ata Essien Obio Akpa and Ikot Akpan Eyo.
Pray for fruitful mission.
Thank you for your prayers and kind thought about our services in Christ kingdom. God bless you
In Christian Love and Service,
Mojima Etokudo
