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Joe & Cyndi

Martin

Matthew & Abigail

Serving in Guinea - Conakry, Africa

Account #2954964

4238 Westmont Drive
Youngstown, OH 44515

Joe and Cyndi Martin are high school sweethearts who are also fully appointed missionaries with Assemblies of God World Missions.  They first went to Africa with their 2 children, Matthew and Abigail, in 2013. After serving a term in Ethiopia and then for 5 years as staff pastors in Girard, Ohio; they returned to Africa in 2021 and served in the nations of The Gambia and Côte d’Ivoire.  They are currently serving the nation of Guinea where they are part of the first ever AGWM missionary team to live in residence. Their desire is to plant churches among unreached people groups, build tabernacles, and disciple local believers into maturity, evangelism and church planting. 

 

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Our family is so excited for the opportunity to Go and Make Disciples.  Is God calling you too? 

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  • Each month we appreciate your prayers for the Unreached People Groups here in Guinea. You can visit the link below to see all different groups. https://joshuaproject.net/countries/GV

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  • UPDATE: WE HAVE FOUND A GUINEAN TUTOR ONLINE!!! WE ARE USING THE APP PREPLY WHICH CONNECTS LEARNERS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS. IT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL AND ENCOURAGING. KEEP THE PRAYERS COMING. ...*****We need to go to the next level in French. We have all learned enough to function and to do ministry, but we want to be able to go deep here. For real discipleship and for teaching and training, we need to improve. 2 specific prayer requests are for divine help, learning language in your 40s is not as easy as your teens or 20s. It's not impossible but we need help. We also need to find creative solutions for making time. Our schedules here are FULL! But this is a priority so we need wisdom from the Lord on how to prioritize it in our schedule!

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  • Two boys in Upper Guinea gave their hearts to the Lord on our last Tab Team trip. Pray for Amara and Amsah. For them to continue to connect at the church and to learn more about Jesus and what it means to be a Christian

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  • We have a team coming November 10-19, to build our first ever Kid's Tabs and to do Children's ministry and Evangelism. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

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  • Abigail is doing well in Kenya. THIS IS HER LAST WEEK THERE. Continue to Pray that she learns all the Lord intended for her there and for her to also hear His voice clearly as she finishes up this internship. PRAY FOR SAFE TRAVELS HOME. And for fruitful ministry here in Guinea over the next 6 months.

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  • Matthew is loving his new school and has made many great new friends. He has a church he is plugged into as well. Pray as he is working hard to earn the money he will need for next semester's Room and Board. He is being diligent and tithing faithful so we trust and believe that God will provide. He is also working on scholarships applications so pray for favor with those as well.

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  • We have sad news. The engine in our STL car that we bought when we first arrived is shot. We have had a series of small issues that have escalated into needing a new engine. We bought this car used from a former missionary here and it has been a huge blessing. The roads and driving conditions here have just taken their toll (and our previous mechanic sadly misjudged the problem which lead to this problem). It is still a very good car and worth fixing. The mechanic said "She deserves a new engine, she has a lot of life left in her." Our prayer request and personal request is for financial help. This was a huge unexpected expense. We know that God will provide and He may use some of you in doing that. Pray with us that these funds come in quickly so that other ministry and events in the near future aren't affected. We appreciate your prayers and your support. The total for all the parts, engine and labor is $7,800.

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Children's Tabs
Started March 21, 2025

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We need funds to build 30+ Children’s Church structures in strategic locations throughout Guinea. These structures are used for Sunday school classrooms. They can also used to create kid’s camps and hold VBS services. They will also be used for Christian schools. This is an effective strategy to reach non-Christian children as local schools do not always provide an adequate education so many families are willing to send their children to our Christian schools.

STL
Started October 31, 2026

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Funds to cover our STL engine replacement.