Nigeria Update #11 - Sunday 12/9/12

Update #11

We were not able to post from Nigeria as we had planned. This is an update that I wrote while there. Please scroll down for additional updates or see a list of Recent Posts to the left. 

6:55 AM
In 2009 we went to the city of Ibadan and preached a Ministers Conference in one church and a Gospel Crusade at Landmark Christ Mission. Bro. Stephen Kuye is the Pastor at Landmark. We had a great visit that year in Ibadan.

We were able on that occasion to leave enough money behind to put a roof on a church building that Bro. Kuye's congregation was erecting. They had the trusses and roof on within three weeks.

The new church walls had been built around the existing small church building. They soon removed the old building, poured the floor and completed many other things in order to have church in the new structure.

We are excited about going back for another visit today. We are anxious to see the new building and preach for them again.

Bro. Kuye is a quiet and Godly man. He was converted to Christ under Bro. Shobanke's ministry many years ago. He is one of the first men that we met in Nigeria and we love being with him.

He is one of many men in this country that labor faithfully for God in less than ideal circumstances. They love God fervently and press right through adversity, poverty and opposition.

These good men make me want to do better and walk closer to God. I am so glad to be among them. I thank God for the privilege to know such men and call them brother and friend.

It is definitely going to be an exciting and memorable day for us.

6:50 PM
We left before 8:00 this morning and arrived back at the hotel in Abeokuta about 4:30. It has been a super day.

We were blessed to visit and worship with many friends today at Landmark Christ Mission in Ibadan. Pastor Kuye and his folks welcomed us with open arms. The worship service was great and we had a wonderful altar service. God moved among the people and I am thankful.

The church was full and the neighborhood and dirt streets were full of people too! I love that kind of preaching. I kept picking out people passing by on the streets and sitting on their porches and giving them a slice of Gospel preaching.

I about preached myself into a fit. I believe God was planting some Gospel seed in that Muslim society. Did I mention that I love to preach in settings like that?

This was our last service in Nigeria this visit and I was very thrilled to see people blessed. Thank you to all the folks that prayed specifically for this service. It worked again.

I was blessed and honored to be ask by Pastor Kuye to preach in the new church. It is beautiful and spacious. The old church was about 20x40 and the new one is 40x70+. The platform area is only slightly smaller than the old building.

The floor is poured, including a poured platform, the inside walls are finished and painted. They finish the block walls here in concrete like stuff and call it plaster. It has a smooth finish and looks nice.

Some of the windows are installed and there is a small study for the Pastor and a small room for the sound equipment. It really looks good and I am so happy for them. It would be neat to help them complete some more of the building project. I am praying about what to do and gathering information. I will let you know.

Here are a few pictures from Bro. Kuye's church and then some more news below.

Across the street

Pastor Kuye and Pastor Shobanke

Pastor Kuye

The Adelani family

We ate lunch in Ibadan at the new KFC! Can you believe that? KFC in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria! What will they think of next?

Just two weeks ago we ate at the original Kentucky Fried Chicken in Corbin, Kentucky and today we ate KFC in Nigeria. The world is getting smaller every day.

The chicken was very good and the prices were comparable to Chicken Republic. Now we know why Chicken Republic has started offering fried chicken. The Big Dog  Bird has arrived.

We visited outside with the hotel staff for a while when we arrived back at the hotel. We all had a lot of fun.

We were going to get cleaned up and work on packing but the water and electric are off. That means no air so we are laying across the bed trying to be as still and cool as possible. I figure we will have three or four hours awake in the middle of the night so we can work on pulling things together then.

God bless you all.

Davy

Nigeria Update #10 - Saturday 12/8/12

Update #10

We were not able to post from Nigeria as we had planned. This is an update that I wrote while there. Please scroll down for additional updates or see a list of Recent Posts to the left. 

8:20 AM

We both slept a little better and we thank God for that.

The last day of the Ministers Conference is upon us. It is hard to believe this trip is wrapping up soon. We looked forward to it so long and in two days we will be leaving.

I do hate to leave these folks so bad. I know that it will probably be two years before we see most of them again. I suppose that is part of being an evangelist.

Bro. Shobanke does his very best to treat us well. He is a terrific host. I pray that God blesses him tremendously for the blessing he is to us.

8:05 PM

What a wonderful conclusion to the Ministers Conference. The men and women filled the altars today dedicating themselves to God's service. It was beautiful. I challenged them this morning to walk in purity before God and they responded. I believe God performed a lasting work in some hearts and lives.

It was great to see the preachers and all of the church workers rejoicing and praising God at the end. Bro. Shobanke danced and shouted like a young man. It was a refreshing move of the Holy Ghost.

These were services #11 and #12 today and God helped in a mighty way. God bless all that were praying. I could feel the strength and the help of God. He helped me boldly declare some things I needed to preach and I believe it was in response to your prayers.

When it was time to say goodbye we hugged and wept all over the place. These people have my heart and I sure hate to part from them. They were all declaring that God would send me back in 2013. I told them we will see. If He sends me back I will be glad to come.

We are aiming for bed soon because we must rise early in the morning. Bro. Shobanke will be here around 7:30 AM. It is about a two hour drive to Ibadan if all goes well.

We will be preaching one service for Bro. Kuye there and then coming back tomorrow afternoon by God's grace. I will try to tell you more about his church tomorrow.

I hope you are enjoying the pictures we are posting each day. There is no way to capture the excitement of these services or to convey what we feel while we are there. I am afraid a few words and pictures will never communicate it well but that is all we can do.

This is Dr. Hull and his wife Arleta. They are the Baptist missionaries that I wrote about earlier. Dr. Hull came to the Ministers Conference on Friday morning and they both attended Saturday morning. It was very kind of them to visit the conference. 

It is common today to turn a cold shoulder toward those that do not believe just like you but how Christ like is that? We decided long ago to err on the side of compassion and kindness and it has always proven to be the best route. The Hull's extended their hospitality to us and we tried to do the same to them.

God bless you all.

Davy

Home Update 12/21/12

I hope you have been enjoying the updates and pictures from our Nigeria trip. I still have several to post. I am still excited about the things the Lord has done. It was awesome to be an eye witness to it.

Pastor Tim Webb had invited us to Waterloo Holiness Church for a service while we were in for Christmas. Wednesday night was the appointed time so away we went to northern Kentucky.

We had a super great service. I enjoyed singing and preaching to his folks so much. They responded very well and we had a great altar service and prayer line afterward.

I hope these good services this week are an indication of what The Lord is going to do in 2013. Our nation needs a move of God and I want to do everything in my power to promote it. I can not bring revival. But I certainly want to be an instrument in God's hand if possible.

Pastor Tim Webb and Davy

After church I "taxt" my Bro. Steve. I knew he had been working late and he was still working at 10:00. We met him at Camp Washington Chili in Cincinnati. It is a one of a kind place near his work like the Gold Star and Skyline franchises.

It was so good and we enjoyed the fellowship too. Camp Washington Chili is just east of I-75 at Hopple St. exit 3. Stop in sometime.

Kelly Jo has not been feeling well since Thursday morning. I do not think it was the Camp Chili since there is a stomach bug going around. We were going to visit some sick folks on the way to church Thursday but decided they did not need a bug if that's what it is.

That pretty much brings you up to date on us this week. God bless you all.

Davy

Nigeria Update #9 - Friday 12/7/12

Update #9

We were not able to post from Nigeria as we had planned. This is an update that I wrote while there. Please scroll down for additional updates or see a list of Recent Posts to the left. 

There will be a second post today about noon with current news from home. 

3:00 AM

We went to bed early and with a little better result. Kelly Jo made it about 4 hours and I made it about 5.

Kelly Jo has been struggling with allergies and combined with the lack of rest she is feeling pretty miserable.

Many of you know how weak her lungs are and I know that you pray for her. She needs it right now.

If I could ask for special prayer right now I would do it. But lacking good communication through the phone or Internet I will depend on something better.

It is about 3:00 AM Friday morning here and 9:00 PM eastern time Thursday night. I believe God is quickening Holy Ghost filled saints all across America right now to pray for us.

I am believing God with other saints that God is going to heal my wife and give her rest.

Praise God for His help and healing power. He is our rock. He is our deliverer. He is our healer. We are trusting that He will do what is best for us.

Thank you for praying.

6:25 PM

God came to us and helped us at 3:00 AM when we were praying for Kelly Jo. She is not completely well but she was able to breathe better and get some more rest this morning. Thank God for it.

We found out today at church that Bro. Shobanke was up at 3:00 AM praying for us. I knew that some one was praying for us. I knew God had quickened some one to pray.

I hope to find out later who was praying for us in the states at that specific time. I imagined different families in each time zone feeling led to hold our family up before God.

Thank you for praying and thank God for answering your prayers. As I said, Kelly Jo is not completely well but she is a whole lot better than she was at 3:00 AM this morning. Hallelujah!

The services were great again today at the Ministers Conference. Thank you to those that committed to pray for services #9and #10.

I am really thankful for all who are coming each day. God moved in the hearts of these men and women again today. Several more men traveled from other cities that had to return home after the services. It is a real hardship for them to travel so far for one day but they are hungry for God to move in their lives. They expect God to speak to them in the preaching. It is a great  responsibility on me to hear from heaven and communicate to these men.

I am preaching on two different themes in the conference. I preach on one theme in the first session of the day and another in the second session.

The second session is divided into two messages so it makes for three sermons a day. I am sure that Bro. Lockwood is hearing enough of me to last him a while!

The ministers and church workers seem to be soaking it up. I am always concerned that I am not clear enough but they assure me that they understand completely.

Pastor Adelani from Ibadan is next to me translating into Yoruba so what they do not understand in English they glean the rest from him. He always does a great job. This is the fourth ministers conference we have done together.

We have two more services in the conference tomorrow and then we go to Ibadan for one service on Sunday. I know that some one is praying for services #11 and #12 tomorrow. I can feel God's help.

I will really be issuing a challenge to the men and women in service #11. I know God is going to give us some great victories in that altar service.

Well it is nearly 6:30 PM in the evening and Kelly Jo is already in bed. She came in after eating and was spent. She is determined to get some sleep when she can get it. I do not blame her. I am not too far from sleep myself.

Here are some pictures from today.

God bless everyone of you.

Davy