Moses’ Report for October 2021
The Joy of Becoming a Christian Father
Lord, I thank you for your mercy, kindness and love toward us that we would be worthy to be the servants of God. Lord, I thank you for our supporters that you provide for them to be able to support us. Lord, I thank you for the missionaries and all that are preaching the Gospel of Christ. Lord, I thank you for everything and for everyone.
This month the Lord shows up in our lives and ministry in several ways and we will share with you. As you have been praying for us, you should also rejoice with us.
Eva, Our First-Born Daughter
Eva and Her Delighted Daddy
In the early morning hours of Friday, the 22nd of October around 4:00am, my wife woke me up to say that something was going on and she couldn’t sleep. We rushed to the hospital and the doctor then informed me that my wife was in labor. I couldn’t believe it because earlier the doctor predicted that my wife would deliver her baby on 28 November and there was yet a month to go.
At this point, I was troubled that our baby would be premature. As we waited, my wife and I were talking and praying. Before long, however, the doctor decided to move my wife to the delivery room. In about an hour, I heard my baby’s cry and oh! My heart leaped for joy! Just minutes after the cry, my wife walked out of the delivery room so strong and to the glory of God!
We returned home that same day and there were no complications. Baby Eva was born so big and mature. Now my neighborhood calls me “Daddy Eva.” God has really blessed us!
Eva’s Naming Ceremony
After seven days had passed, neighbors and friends gathered at our house where we shared a meal and the Gospel of Christ, and finally we announced the name “Eva Sewuese Nyiku” for our baby to everyone. Then people gave gifts to Eva and we all rejoiced and worshipped the Lord.
Crusade at Daudu
Early in October, Pastor Hange Jonathan, a pastoral friend, visited us. We went out every day with a bible, power pack, gospel tracts and speakers to preach the Gospel. We did crusades in four areas and many souls received Christ for salvation.
However, Saturday turned out as a day that the Lord was leading us. We started the day as before, going door-to-door knocking. Early that afternoon I had to return home and cook for my wife. She was carrying our baby Eva and could not get around so much.
Afterwards the Lord led us to travel to Daudu, a nearby village of my childhood. As usual, we needed to find a location for our crusade that evening. The Lord blessed us with a location that was in front of an empty clinic. As we went into the village to invite people to our crusade, some of the people had heard me preach on the radio making me something of a radio celebrity coming to visit their village. Some others also knew me when I was a little boy that made me a hometown celebrity to them. Right from the start, the prospects were looking positive.
We started singing at 6pm at our crusade location and people began to gather. When we started preaching, over 300 souls had gathered to hear the Gospel preached. Then God moved many souls to come forward at the invitation and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour! It was such a blessed thing to see God moving and blessing so many!
Visitors from Daudu Crusade
That Sunday morning, nine people from Daudu came to our church to fellowship with us. How great it was to be a part of God’s miracle!
Baptism of Believers
I really appreciate the beautiful baptismal tank that my adopted parents Mr. and Mrs. James Idoni provided to us! Already I have used it recently to baptize four people from Daudu.
No classes are necessary for baptism. If you’re a child of God, there is absolutely no reason why you can’t follow the Lord in baptism. Salvation is very simple ― only by grace, not of works. Baptism, church membership, paying money or doing good deeds cannot save you. Only the crucified blood of Jesus through grace can save you from the wrath of God.
- And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
- And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
- Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
- Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
- And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
- And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
- The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
- In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
- And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
- Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
- And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
- And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
- And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
- And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
To the best of my knowledge, Acts 8:27 records the first conversion and baptism of a Gentile, an Ethiopian, into the Lord’s church. The harvest in Africa is indeed ripe for the harvest. Our people are hungry for truth and salvation. They are the easiest of Gentiles to win and yet the most neglected. Join us in this effort to reach these lost souls and reap to yourselves a crown in eternity.
- Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Rejoice with us for what the Lord is doing in Benue state, Nigeria. It is a joyful thing to make heaven rejoice because of our obedience to the command of Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel to every creature. I encourage you today to go out and win a soul.
Radio Ministry Update
Mr. John, a retired civil servant, loves listening to our radio ministry. Mr. John called me one day to invite me to his house and take a bag of oranges he had. I then shared those oranges with students at a nearby school ― a rare treat for some ― and preached the Gospel to them as well, and they rejoiced greatly. Every week people visit us from our radio ministry and it’s a joy to see some of them grow and become soul winners.
Church Growth
The Lord has been faithful in growing HIS CHURCH as He promised. Daily the church is adding people as we lift up Christ in the streets, knock on doors and evangelize. Five months ago, we started the fellowship with about six people who now have grown and are serving in different capacities in the church. Now we average about 30 on Sunday mornings. On the first week of November, we had a Thanksgiving service with about 70 souls in attendance with five baptisms. Oh, God’s been thoroughly good.
Revival and Thanksgiving Service
The Street Comes to Church
The Queens of Tarkuruku, Benue Land, a singing group, came to worship with us, which was a great opportunity for us to give them the Gospel. One of their Queens is a member in our church and she invited her group to come hear the Gospel of Christ. So we prayed about it and we believe God would want them to come. They came and we allowed them to sing to us. We listened to them sing and then they listened to us preach the Gospel. I believe the Gospel of Christ touched many. Now we are following up with them.
The Queens of Tarkuruku
- And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
- And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
- But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
When this account is read, the question that should be raised that most people miss is: WHY did the publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and His disciples? We know that the publicans and sinners didn’t sit with the Pharisees. The obvious answer would be: Jesus and His disciples had something that the publicans and sinners wanted that the Pharisees didn’t have.
The Lord’s church today is now in the same position. If its testimony is good as Jesus’ testimony was, then the world will want it too and they will come and “sit down” with the church. Rather than block unsaved sinners from church, as the Pharisees would do, the church would share the Lord’s priceless gift of eternal life that the world is seeking and never finding.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for wisdom to disciple converts.
- Thank God for blessing us with a baby.
- Pray for wisdom for my wife and me to raise up baby Eva in the way of the Lord.
- Pray for provisions
- Pray for our new bible study at Daudu.
A New Feature on Our Blog
After the sudden onslaught of the Corona virus unleashed upon the world, the world has suddenly become so crazy with dictators everywhere imposing draconian restrictions on a free people where it’s hard to make sense of it. It might sound strange to hear but all this madness is actually by design and purpose. This blog will be running a series of special posts that will study the history behind it all ― with evidence ― and its ultimate goal confirmed by God's word itself. We know that history constantly repeats itself because unbelievers learn nothing from history to make amends. Nor do they care to ― the devil controls their minds and emotions. However, these dictators repeat a conspiratorial pattern often seen in their attempt to attain their ultimate goal. Having this knowledge of understanding the game plan can save your lives by guiding your decisions.
- My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
One of the duties the church has is to provide truth and knowledge. We now have access to a huge library of e-books. Some we will be reviewing here for your edification, which if you want them, we’ll provide to you for a modest donation to support the many needs of this growing ministry. If you have one in mind, you can ask for it and we’ll check to see if it’s available. In any case, let Pastor Nyiku know what format you need for your e-books ― the most popular are PDF and EPUB ― and we’ll try our best.
Thank you for being a part of this great work the Lord is doing here in Benue state. Your prayers and financial support is highly appreciated. Thank you for reading our newsletter and we look forward to hearing from you if you have a question or prayer request.
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Evangelist / Pastor Moses Nyiku and his wife Joy
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