Village wants to hear God's Word
Forty-one names were on a list given to a church in Senegal: 41 people who want to hear God’s Word.
A representative of a Konyagi village several miles away from where missionary Chantal Pilon serves brought the news of a village that wanted someone to come and teach them God’s Word. It’s not an unusual request, though this man traveled almost 22 miles to get there.
The request was passed on to the pastor of a Konyagi church in another village, Bonéré, who biked two hours in the heat to get to the village.
"While he was there," wrote Chantal, "he saw people who were hungry for the Word of God. They gave Bonéré a list of 41 names, 41 names that represented 41 men and women who were asking that someone come and teach them God’s Word. Forty-one people that don’t have access to God’s Word in their language or to biblical teaching but who desire to know this God they’ve heard about."
"They had even begun building a meeting place … so that when someone finally comes to teach them, they’ll have a place to meet."
Bonéré returned excited and presented a challenge to the Konyagi church he serves in -- that the job to bring God’s Word to the other village was their job.
Please pray that the Konyagi believers accept the challenge and reach out to those around them with the Good News.
A representative of a Konyagi village several miles away from where missionary Chantal Pilon serves brought the news of a village that wanted someone to come and teach them God’s Word. It’s not an unusual request, though this man traveled almost 22 miles to get there.
The request was passed on to the pastor of a Konyagi church in another village, Bonéré, who biked two hours in the heat to get to the village.
"While he was there," wrote Chantal, "he saw people who were hungry for the Word of God. They gave Bonéré a list of 41 names, 41 names that represented 41 men and women who were asking that someone come and teach them God’s Word. Forty-one people that don’t have access to God’s Word in their language or to biblical teaching but who desire to know this God they’ve heard about."
"They had even begun building a meeting place … so that when someone finally comes to teach them, they’ll have a place to meet."
Bonéré returned excited and presented a challenge to the Konyagi church he serves in -- that the job to bring God’s Word to the other village was their job.
Please pray that the Konyagi believers accept the challenge and reach out to those around them with the Good News.