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NEW THIS MONTH!!! – Glossary of Sesotho and English Terms
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Friday, June
1 Just
yesterday, Jordan Gestring finished taking his final exams. Give praise
for his completion of his school year. Pray that Jordan is fully prepared
for entering the next phase of his education in whatever location God
takes him. Saturday, June 2 Isn’t it wonderful how God cares about every detail of our lives?!! Give praise for the provision of a great house for Alan, Babs, Daniel and Mohau inside the Katse Village. The house was constructed for international engineers to live in while the Dam and Lesotho Highlands Water Project was being developed and built. As a result, it is of a much higher standard than most housing in Africa. If that wasn’t wonderful enough, He provided a volunteer team from Shorter College to help move the Dials from one home to the other!! Sunday, June 3: Please pray for blessings to fall upon the Gestrings as missionaries gather today in Maseru for a farewell get together. Pray for their hearts to be flooded with joy rather than grief as they say good-bye to friends and fellow laborers Monday, June 4 Pray for Tom, Cindi, Zach and Eli during the next several weeks as they continue to live in Zambia for cross-cultural training. Tuesday, June 5 Please pray for the national mountain bomoruti, Phoka and Molapo, as they testify in boldness with the gospel of Christ to others in neighboring villages. Wednesday, June 6 Pray that God will fill Ntate and Mme Mokhathi with His teaching today as Wes meets with them in their weekly TEE study. Pray also that they would continue to search the Word of God for truths after Wes leaves.Thursday, June 7 Please pray for the team from Kentucky that arrives next week to work among the Free State Basotho. Pray that they would be prepared to unashamedly proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. Friday, June 8 Pray that Zach and Eli will find the time to get some of their home school work completed while they are in Zambia so they won’t find themselves too far behind when they return to Lesotho Saturday, June 9: Please pray God's protection and safety as Sefiri travels back and forth from the mountains of Lesotho to South African to attend seminary. Sunday, June 10: Please pray for Wes, Beth, Jordan, Bethany, and Michelle as they say good-bye in their home church in Maseru this morning. Monday, June 11 Please pray for John, Sarah and Michael as they home school. Give thanks for the blessing that they have become to Carla since she began teaching them at home. Tuesday, June 12 Please pray for Chief Sekonyella in the mountains of Lesotho, who is seeking to know more about Christ. Wednesday, June 13 Please pray for the Bible study on marriage that meets together with Wes and Beth on Wednesday nights. Pray blessings for the marriages of the couples that have studied with Wes and Beth over the years. Pray also that the couples that have learned from the Bible about the Lord’s plan for marriage would be bold to share with others all that they have learned. Thursday, June 14 Pray for Alan, Babs, Mohau and Daniel Dial as they begin to prepare for their stateside assignment. Friday, June 15 Today is the last day of school for Bethany and Michelle Gestring. Give thanks for a good school year for them both. Pray for them as they say their final good-byes to many of their friends. Saturday, June 16 Please pray for Open Bible Baptist Church in Free State, South Africa as it targets an area the township of Bohlokong over the next week. Pray that many would come to know the joy of being a child of the King as a result of this work. Sunday, June 17 Please pray for the Gestring family as they travel throughout Lesotho today and the next few Sundays to say good-bye to different Baptist churches. Pray that the Lord will give them a Word to encourage and challenge the different congregations. Monday, June 18 Pray for Ed who is assisting in opening the doors in the valley of Ha Seshote for people to hear about Jesus.
Tuesday, June 19 Please pray for Moruti Solomon Selepe and Ntate Thabo Mokoena as they lead their congregation in understanding the very basics of the Christian life. Wednesday, June 20 Please pray, asks Alan and Babs, for Mosiuoa and Letsia, strong men of faith whom we believe God is calling to the ministry. Thursday, June 21 Pray for the village HaRamokoatsi that God will build a body of true believers who will carry on the work. Friday, June 22 Pray for David and Carla as they teach pastors and pastors wives in TEE. Saturday, June 23 Please pray each day for Wes, Beth and the kids as they pack their belongings in preparation to move from Lesotho. They will be sorting through many items and making many decisions about what to take and what to leave behind. Some of these items hold a lifetime of meaning to them. Give praise for the lifetime of treasures in heaven as they leave behind many treasures of earth. Sunday, June 24 Please give thanks for the volunteers who have worked so hard among the Basotho in the last year. Monday, June 25 The immigration application process for Daniel and Mohau to enter America will begin in July. Please pray that the process goes well and without problems. Tuesday, June 26 Pray for the Dials as they prepare to leave the mountains for their Stateside Assignment. Wednesday, June 27 Please pray for the Holy Spirit to be moving in the hearts of future Baptist leaders in the Lowlands of Lesotho. Pray that the Melvins would be led to these men and women upon their return. Thursday, June 28 Please pray for the volunteer team that is coming next month to work with David and Carla. Please pray that each team member would be filled with a love for the Basotho. Friday, June 29 Pray for Hlabeli, a little 3 year old who has been dedicated to learn the practices of the sangoma and ways of the ancestors and traditional African religion. Pray that God will deliver him from the evil one. Saturday, June 30 Pray that Tom and Cindi would be able to put to practice the cultural training they are learning in Zambia.
Sesotho / Eglish Glossary Dumela / dumelang – Greetings (“hi”) Mme – Mrs. Moruti (bomoruti) – Pastor (pastors) Ntate – Mr. Sangoma – Witch doctor; traditional practioner TEE – Theological Education by Extension Thabo – Joy
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