Travels & Support Updates:
As for many, January was a rough start with the cold and slippery weather. We had to cancel and re-schedule, but it has worked out! During February and March we have been in OH, IL, WV, & PA. We have had an increase in support by some of our supporting churches raising their support level in this 1st quarter. We are now at 91.42% of the support level we need. Thank you Faith, in Michigan, Chippewa, and Lighthouse, in Ohio. Please be in continued prayer that we will be able to raise and secure 100% of our support level needed before we leave. We have been in 3 new churches since January and we have 2 more new churches scheduled to go to yet. $600 more a month would get us to our needed goal.
Preparing To Go:
Jackie and I have mailed in our Passports to get them Renewed. We should be getting them back in April. When we get them back then we will mail them all out again to get our traveling Visas. We have our plane tickets for June 3rd. We are having doctor appointments and dentist appointments. There are many things to be done between leaving the US and getting settled back into Ghana. One of the things we need to do is to sell our vehicle as close to our departure as we can and get a good price for it. The selling of our minivan here in the States will help towards purchasing another vehicle there in Ghana. Please be in prayer as we are gearing up to go!
Ghana Updates:
We have talked with Prince more in the last month then we have talked to him all year.
He is busy with the plans for a building and working on the land details for a building permit. He is looking forward to our return. Prince and Koasi have been looking for a new school to do devotions on Wednesday mornings. They have requested two schools near our church property. Once school resumes the school administration will consider them and decide to allow them to come. Pray that the Lord works out all the details. Matthew Prince will turn 1 year old on March 30th. They don’t celebrate birthday’s in Ghana, like we do. It’s only when Jackie makes a cake and we celebrate with them.
Sign Language:
January through March we have been taking a sign language class. Our final class is this
Friday. In the class we learn the signs, then watch a video with people using those signs. It has helped in reading the signs. Some of the videos are easy, others are “what did they say?” because it seems the signing is so fast. We are not even close to being experts; little by little we will pick it up. Being around the deaf in Ghana will help quite a bit. Using the signs we know often and continuing to learn the language is the key.
Bits of Bread:
God Is Glorified In Our Dying, Spiritually not necessarily our physical death, but in our
dying to self desires/ambitions, bearing HIS reproach and Following Him. God Is Glorified In Our Fuller Displaying of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: - John 17:1 “This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.” – John 21:19
Prayer Request:
New Supporting Churches to reach the 100% support level needed, Travels as we
continue with meeting here in the States, Passports/Visas, Sign Language, Departure of June 3rd, Selling of Vehicle, Church Land/Building Architect and Permits, School in Ghana for Wednesday devotions, Dr./Dentist appointments to go well.
In His Service,
Matthew J. Siekbert
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