Showing posts with label Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigeria. Show all posts

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Good News For GoodNews Christian School

I am happy and thankful to report to you that we were able to send a good amount toward the construction of the new classroom building at GoodNews Christian School in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria early this week. It takes a few days to process and we are awaiting confirmation that it was received.

We are incredibly thankful that we are blessed to be able to partner with Bro. Shobanke and our friends in Nigeria to assist in the education of over two hundred children. Sis Rebecca, Sis Ruth, Bro. Samuel and their staff are doing an amazing job for the precious children.

We love the school and we love doing everything we can to support their work. We were there for the Christmas program in December and loved every moment of the day.


Goodnews Christian School is touching lives that we could never reach and the joy on the children's faces and the happiness in their voices are testimonies of God's work in their lives. We soak up their love each time we are there with them.

Our plan is to send more toward building the desperately needed classroom building in early April as God provides. I will post pictures of the progress as soon as I receive them.

I hope you have a super great day.

Davy

Friday, March 1, 2024

No More Dirt In The Church

In early early February I posted about the new construction of the church in Nigeria. This is an existing church that needed a larger sanctuary. It is a branch of Christ Ambassadors Holiness Church.

Before we were there in December they had torn down the old sanctuary and partially built a bigger one. I was blessed to preach in the new church under construction. 



While I was there I determined to try to help them finish the building. I had received the estimate on what it would take to finish and by God’s grace and the help of others, we had the resources to send them the money needed to complete the church. 

Thursday I received an email with videos of the concrete floor being completed. Concrete work is very labor-intensive, but especially in Nigeria where everything is done by hand. I am thrilled to see the floor going in so that they do not have to have church on the dirt floor.













Bro. Shobanke told me they were able to purchase all the supplies for completion of the sanctuary with the money that we sent and that it will be completed as soon as possible. Hallelujah!!!

Bro. Shobanke had mentioned on the phone that  it was his desire for me to travel to Nigeria later this year and dedicate this new sanctuary. He repeated that in the letter I received yesterday by email.

The impossibilities and impracticalities of us going to Nigeria this year loom very large in front of me. There is no way I could go this moment, but I expect to be much better a few months along this journey.

My immediate response is to say I cannot go this year, but if I am honest, there is a little bit of fear speaking right there. We have talked a lot about what would have happened if I would have had a stroke two weeks before I did in Nigeria.

We are definitely going to have to pray that one through and find the Lord‘s will. I do not want to be ruled by fear but I do not want to make a decision based on proving something to myself.

GoodNews Christian School
We still hope to send a good offering toward the construction of the new school building for GoodNews Christian School. We are hoping to send some in early March and then send a matching amount in April, if we are able. 

Can you tell, I am a little bit excited about these projects? Thank you for joining us today.

Davy

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Boggs Family Ministries Has Work To Do In Nigeria

Even though we are sidelined for the moment, as far as nightly preaching and weekly travel goes, Boggs Family Ministries continues on. We have hopes and dreams that we would like to complete and obligations that we intend to keep.

One of the things that we had intended to do early in January was to find out how much money it would take to complete the church construction that we had helped support earlier in Nigeria.

It has been many years since we first preached there in the front yard of the smaller older building. We were blessed to visit the church again and preach for them one night while we were in Nigeria recently. It was a wonderful night and our hearts were touched. 

When we were there in 2023, they were happily having church in the unfinished building with dirt floors. The Lord moved powerfully that night and I determined then to help them finish their new building.





Also, GoodNews Christian School has begun a new two-story building on their property. We saw the foundation and slab when we visited the school.

I also intended to ask them what it would take to get the new classrooms under roof. They need that building currently and I would love to see it completed as soon as possible.

Obviously, I have been sidetracked the last several weeks with a medical issue and have not had the time or brain power to even think about it. Recently, I was able to send an email to Bro. Shobanke and some of the other men and try to get those figures.

Last week I received an email from Bro.  Shobanke with the numbers that I had asked about.

As you requested, below are the cost of completion for our two building projects in Naira (₦)

1) Church Branch at Mile 2, Ayetoro Ogun State

A) Flooring -             1,005,000
B) Electrical Works-   500,000
C) Ceiling -                 1,767,000
D) Painting-              2,504,827

GROUND TOTAL= ₦5,776,827
Dollar Equivalence: $ 4,126

2) The Goodnews  Christian School Project Completion

A) First Floor -                      7,500,000          
B) Second Floor-                  7,500,000
C) Plastering and Flooring-  900,000
D) Roofing -                           2,800,000

GROUND TOTAL=    ₦18,700,000
Dollar Equivalence =$13,357

The inflation in Nigeria is running away and killing their economy. However, this causes the American dollar to be very high against the Naira. Hopefully, our dollars will buy more during this process.

A dear friend, who is an incredible missionary, had a burden from the Lord to help us build this church and sent a great offering toward it. With his offering and our mission commitment, I will send the money to complete the church today

I have a little bit extra to put toward the school and I would like to send a sizable amount toward the new school building around March 1st IF possible.

We took the first three pictures while we were there and the pictures after demonstrate the current state of construction. I received these pictures with the financial information.




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I would love to help them get the school building under roof and be that much closer to the children being able to use the space.

The amount listed above may not complete it. They need to equip a chemistry lab in that building, but it will go a long way. I am excited to even think about it.

As you know, I believe in this school. We have unashamedly invested as much as we can into the school for 14 years and I know the hundreds of children are worth every penny.






Thank you for reading today and thank you for helping us do all that we have done and will continue to do by God’s grace. We are taking a moment to heal and catch our breath but there is much remaining that we can do in the interim.

Davy     

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

YouTube Revival Announcement

We have a Revival announcement today. Beginning Friday night and running a total of three Friday nights, we are going to post revival videos on our YouTube channel.

These are NOT current revival services but services from the Gospel Crusade in December at Christ Ambassadors Holiness Church in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Please take note of this. These services are from December.

This was the final revival for us in 2023. The crusade ran on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights outdoors at the church.

I had already edited these videos before Christmas hoping to post them at sometime in January. Now is the time. 

The first night I am preaching to people who are hurting, the second night I am preaching directly to those who need to be saved and the third night I am preaching to those who need a miracle.

I am preaching with an interpreter and that will be included in the video. I hope that you enjoy the videos. We had an awesome time those three nights in Nigeria.

I think that you will see how much I love and enjoy preaching to the Nigerian people. They are sitting on the edge of their seats, pulling the preaching out of me and I love every moment of it.

I added some bloopers from Odie at the end of Friday's video. She was recording an introduction for me this week and we laughed so hard I thought I was going to pop the feeding tube out of my stomach. I posted the bloopers video this morning separately. Let us know what you think.


Thank you for joining us today and I hope you will join us Friday night at 8:00 Eastern/7:00 Central time.

Thank you.

Davy

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Swallow And Praise! Davy Update 1/14

Hey Friends, 

This is Odie reporting for this Sunday's post. Yesterday was a two post kind of day. Check both of them out here and here if you missed seeing them. 

They are both worth reading! The morning post was about our precious friend Dorcas in Nigeria. The second one was a Saturday Evening Post. It was an encouraging update from my mother about Dad. We praise God for each movement of forward progress in Dad's recovery.

I was getting ready for church this morning when I received a YouTube notification on my phone. Dad posted a video from the hospital. I immediately opened the video! This is what my eyes and heart saw!


I had a little church right here in my bedroom! He's An On Time God, even on a frigid January day!

Then I had to share the good news with you! Please keep praying for a  complete miracle! God is at work. I know the family of God has been going to war on our behalf! We are so thankful for the grace of God in the last 16 days!

Odie

Saturday, January 13, 2024

A Little Good News And A Lot Of Praise!

Hey Friends,

This is Odie checking in for a quick minute. This is the second blog post for Saturday. Pleases Click here to read the first post about my dear Nigerian sister Dorcas.

Now, I have a rare treat for the second post of the day. Mom sent me an update on Dad to share. We rarely get to read a post from the mouth of the Kelly Jo Boggs! Take it away, Mom!😇

We have good news that we would like to share with you. You have been praying with us that Davy would regain the function of swallowing. He has had no food or drink in over two weeks now. He has been nourishing from a feeding tube in his stomach for about 10 days, but trust me that is not the same.

He has had speech therapy several times, probably 15 sessions. The therapists have been working diligently to help him retrain his muscles and regain swallowing. It has been slow going, and frankly, discouraging at times. The therapists have been very encouraging and we praise God for each one of them.

Although he is not having a functional swallow,  He has been getting down a drop of water every now and then during therapy. Friday, he was given a barium swallow test. They give you barium to swallow while they x-ray you from the side.
It took him several tries, but he did get a little barium down. Then the therapist put some barium in some applesauce, and he eventually got two small bites of that down. That’s good news, but even better news,  none of it went into his airway. Even when he cannot get it all down in a swallow, it is not going to the wrong place.

The therapist says that shows that he’s getting some mechanics right. We just need to keep training those muscles until they get it.   
 He may be days away, he may be months away, but at least he is on the way. Although he cannot drink, and he cannot eat, he is encouraged. 

Thank you for holding us up in prayer. God will do miracles in response to sincere fervent prayer. We look forward to giving you more good news in the future.

Kelly Jo

Sad, Sad News From Nigeria

We received sad, sad news from Nigeria on Friday. The news is heartbreaking, yet it leaves me with a small smile.

We heard that our beloved friend, Sister Dorcas, passed away recently in Abeokuta. Sister Dorcas had been our steadfast and faithful friend for over fourteen years. We have looked forward to seeing her on every trip since that time.



We saw her beautiful smiling face and visited with her on our recent visit.


This is the last picture we have of her taken on Dec 9th.


We were so thrilled to see her again but we were saddened on that last night to depart. If we had only known that would be the last time we would see her here on earth, we would have held on tighter, and I promise you she would have held on tight to us. I am not sure we have been loved any stronger.

We met Sister Dorcas at a gospel crusade at Christ Ambassadors  Holiness Church in 2009. We first spotted her as she was dragging herself to the altar across many dozens of feet in the grass and dirt. I met her on my knees in the dirt as well.

Two nights, she pulled herself to the altar seeking to be saved, and the second night, she was gloriously saved. We came to find out later she was a backslider from the church and had become handicapped in the course of her life. Odie was with us that year and we were instantly bound to this young lady who lived a hard life in an environment that was not tailored to her.

Even after she was saved life was very difficult. I have told her story in pulpits all over America and others came to love her and desire to help her as we did. Her life became a blessing to many other people.

We loved her because we were there when she got saved. We loved her because if our daughter had been born in the same circumstances her life would have been much different than it has been. We loved her because she deeply loved us.

This sad news has kept us near tears for hours. Yet, the fact that she is now in heaven with no more pain, no more heartache, no more handicap allows me to, even in my grief,  to smile a little bit because she is home. As much as the devil may hate it, he can never take that away from her and the comfort away from us. 

So I give honor to you, Sister Dorcas. You have made it. Keep a place for us. We are on the way.

Davy

Friday, December 29, 2023

Nigeria Road Pictures

While in Nigeria, we seem to spend our fair share of time riding in a car. Each day and sometimes twice each day we are taken back and forth to church. We always snap some pictures from the back seat and the pictures seem to be popular on Mile Markers.

With that in mind, here are the pictures we took on the road while in Nigeria 2023. Most of these are from the city of Abeokuta except for two or three on the road from Lagos to Abeokuta.

I hope you enjoy them. Thank you for dropping by today.

Davy









Zoom it in. Four people on the motorcycle taxi.