November 2014

Dear Friends and Family,

The Togo Palms Institute semester will be coming to a close in a few weeks. Our first student will be preaching his first sermon in New Life Church next week. This is the church where he was saved, and discipled during the past four years . This is truly a testimony of the gospel’s work in his life. 

Victor, a young man that trusted Christ because of the basketball outreach, has been helping me to disciple two young men, Loui and Davi. Loui is the son of the Muslim couple that lives down the road from us. He is starting to get some resistance and pressure from his family about his faith in Jesus. Please pray for him that he stays bold and courageous in his faith. Davi is a young man who recently trusted Christ as well.  After two hours of discipleship time together, Davi told me that he wanted to keep learning about the Bible for the rest of the day. He has shared the gospel with both of his parents in the past few weeks and is praying for their salvation.

I have been to Kara twice in the last month to work with my dad on a tractor that has had some fuel (mechanical) issues. Now that it is up and running, we will move the 52 hp Massey Fergusen tractor from northern Togo next week. It will be a great help for the construction projects here, in the south.

A grandmother in the church in Aneho, Dede, stood up and thanked the Lord publicly for answering her prayers for her grandson, Gerrard. Gerrard was walking across his courtyard about 18 months ago and fell to the ground paralyzed. He could not walk for 18 months. She prayed fervently and this week was the first time that he came to church by his own strength. One of the core beliefs of the church is to have audacious faith in our omnipotent God. This young boy has seen God’s healing in his life. Please continue to pray for Dede and Gerrard as the grow in their walk with the Lord, and also for the other family members that they might come to have a relationship with Christ through this testimony.

We thank you for allowing us the privilege to share the greatest story ever told with the Togolese people. 

JJ, Melissa, Mia, and Aubrey Alderman