Prospère is a 14 year old boy who has been attending the Adventist church here in Kandi for a few years.
Unfortunately, he failed his school exams last year and so his father refused to sign him up for school this year and instead sent him off to do a blacksmith apprenticeship. That was in October. Since then, he hasn't been able to come to church at all because he works 7 days a week, usually from early in the morning until quite late at night. We went to visit him and his father with Pastor Michée in November to offer to help with the school fees because Prospère had said that he really wanted to stay at school instead of working. His father was completely drunk, as he usually is, and refused to speak with us. He just hurled a load of abuse at the pastor before running off to buy more drink. (Prospère's mother doesn't appear to be on the scene at all.) We continued to pray for him but didn't feel there was much else we could do.
About a month ago, Prospère started coming to the prayer group that we have with his friends on Monday nights just around the corner from his house. Prospère is always so full of joy, always filled with stories about what God is doing in His life, always wanting to pray for the missionaries around the world so that more people can know the love and forgiveness of God... Over the last couple of weeks, he has begun to pray earnestly that God will do a miracle for him so that he will be free at least on Saturday so he can worship at church with his family in Christ. Tonight especially he expressed his desire to be at church this Saturday as his friend Suzel is getting baptised.
Please join us in praying that God indeed will do a miracle so that Prospère will not have to work and can share our day of celebration at church on Saturday!
Unfortunately, he failed his school exams last year and so his father refused to sign him up for school this year and instead sent him off to do a blacksmith apprenticeship. That was in October. Since then, he hasn't been able to come to church at all because he works 7 days a week, usually from early in the morning until quite late at night. We went to visit him and his father with Pastor Michée in November to offer to help with the school fees because Prospère had said that he really wanted to stay at school instead of working. His father was completely drunk, as he usually is, and refused to speak with us. He just hurled a load of abuse at the pastor before running off to buy more drink. (Prospère's mother doesn't appear to be on the scene at all.) We continued to pray for him but didn't feel there was much else we could do.
About a month ago, Prospère started coming to the prayer group that we have with his friends on Monday nights just around the corner from his house. Prospère is always so full of joy, always filled with stories about what God is doing in His life, always wanting to pray for the missionaries around the world so that more people can know the love and forgiveness of God... Over the last couple of weeks, he has begun to pray earnestly that God will do a miracle for him so that he will be free at least on Saturday so he can worship at church with his family in Christ. Tonight especially he expressed his desire to be at church this Saturday as his friend Suzel is getting baptised.
Please join us in praying that God indeed will do a miracle so that Prospère will not have to work and can share our day of celebration at church on Saturday!
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