Category: Update

Dear Prayer Partners,

Director Yves Beosso reports that the leadership training was a great success. Thanks for your prayers. He and an associate are now in South Africa at the 2016 DeafNET Africa Conference, presenting a paper on deaf education. Pray that their presentation will will highlight God’s faithfulness.

Pray for us as we look to add a new teacher for our school in Bukavu (DR Congo). We have an excellent candidate picked out, but need to work a few logistics regarding his accommodations and salary.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,

Please keep our board member, Marjorie Crumley, in your prayers. She fell and broke her hip and will be undergoing surgery and physical therapy.

Pray also for our Chad church leaders as they begin their leadership training this month. Pray that all our schools and churches will be benefited by the spiritual training their delegates will receive.

In Nigeria, the Deaf Annual Christian Leadership Conference voted in their new round of national leaders for the work among the deaf. Pray that God will guide them in their various roles.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,

Construction at our campus in Nigeria has been greatly helped by a $22,587 donation from the UPS (United Parcel Service) office in Lagos. Praise God for this wonderful blessing!

Our school in N’Djamena, Chad will host its third annual leaders training workshop in September. The theme will be “Mobilizing the Church”, focusing on the Gospel integration of church, individual involvement and the community. Director Yves Beosso is planning for about 30 deaf church leaders from several provinces across Chad. Pray that the participants will have a safe journey and a rewarding conference.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,

Our Chad director, Yves Beosso, reports that twelve of his students have graduated from Primary 6th. Those that tested well will continue on to Secondary school, while the rest will enter vocational training. In Nigeria, we have deaf graduates from the Secondary school who will apply for college education in the USA. Pray that God will grant them success in their endeavors.

In Bukavu, DRCongo, our recently re-opened school is in need of an assistant teacher. Pray that we can find the right person for the job.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,

Please be in prayer for Yves Beosso and our school in N’Djamena, Chad. Recent storms have done some damage to the school property, and repairs are underway. We also sustained damage at the new construction site in Toukoura, just outside of N’Djamena. Funds are limited, so the repairs are slow in coming. Pray also that we will receive funds to complete the construction that was started back in January.

We have several Nigerian deaf graduates awaiting the results of their SAT scores. If their scores are high enough, they may be able to continue their education in the USA, and perhaps join other deaf Nigerians at SouthWest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf, in Big Spring, Texas. Pray that these students will do well academically, and more importantly, that the cultural change will not damage their spiritual foundations.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,

We’re thankful for your prayers as our Congo Bible Camp was a sweet success. About 85 people were in attendance, 1/3 of whom were church leaders. We covered the book of 2 Peter from start to finish, stressing the importance of clear Biblical teaching. In our church leadership classes, we taught a brief introduction to church history and martyrdom in the Church; what it means to pray “in Jesus’ Name”; and the history of heresies attacking sound doctrine through the ages. Much of the material was completely new to the church leaders, and help to provide some clarity to various long-standing questions.

Director Yves Beosso (from our school in Chad) was able to join us again. In addition to helping teach 2 Peter, he also taught classes on baptism and marriage. We appreciated his ability to take the truths of Scripture and teach them in a way that dovetails with cultural particulars that Africans would appreciate.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,
In a few more days we head out to set up for our annual Congo Bible Conference. We were hoping for a different venue, but the Lord has other plans, so we’ll be back at the same one we’ve used for the past few years. Pray that safety and health concerns will not be an issue.

Continue to pray for the number of young men in the eastern DR Congo region who have stepped out in faith to start schools and churches for the deaf. Several of them are working in impoverished areas and have to work hard to resist the urge to return to the big cities where employment options are better. Our conference is a great source of encouragement for them, but their work is not easy.

Your prayers are coveted.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,

Although we had some promising options for a new venue for our Congo Bible Camp, one didn’t materialize and the other ended up being too costly. Unless something changes in the next week or so, we’ll be back at our usual place. Pray for the general welfare of the attendees as we meet next month. A number of them got sick (myself included), and have expressed concerns. Pray also for the new partners who will be traveling with us from US to Africa for the first time. Aaron and Kristi Kuglin are bringing their 5-yr old daughter, and the Lindquists have a young friend from their church who is interested in deaf mission work.

The construction project with our school’s expansion in Chad has come to a standstill as funds have been depleted. Pray for more funds so we can finish the building by adding windows and doors for security.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Construction at Toukoura, Chad

Plans are underway for our 2016 Congo Bible Camp in Bukavu, DR Congo. Pray with us as we search for a new venue that would be better able to meet our growing needs. Aaron and Kristi Kuglin will be returning with us, exploring opportunities for full-time work with the deaf in Burundi. Pray with them that God will show them His will for them.

In Chad, work continues steadily on our new property in Toukoura. Our director and staff are excited about the  two-room building that is nearing completion. Pray that God will continue to supply our needs as we expand the facility to serve the deaf in N’Djamena.

In Him,

Tim Foster

Dear Prayer Partners,
Although we had tickets in hand, we didn’t receive our Nigerian visas in time to go to CMD Nigeria’s 55th anniversary in Ibadan and Lagos last weekend. We are sad that we missed the celebration and fellowship, but trust God’s decision in this matter. Praise God with us for the excellent testimonies of His faithfulness over these many decades, and for the excellent turnout.

God has shown His faithfulness in other areas: We now have the funds on hand to proceed with drilling a well at our new property in Chad. Pray with us that this will be sufficient to stem the squatting. And in Bukavu (DR Congo), we are seeing excellent progress with our new school and staffing. We still have a few important hurdles, so we still covet your prayers.

In Him,

Tim Foster