Cyndi was bit twice by an unknown insect and had a pretty strong allergic reaction. We praise God because we found a new clinic in our neighborhood and she was able to be seen right away. She got the medicine she needed and within 24 hours she was back to normal. God is good!!

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.

Abigail is doing well in Kenya. Pray that she learns all the Lord intended for her there and for her to also hear His voice clearly as she is in the final month of her internship.

Joe and I are traveling to Ghana for the World AG Congress. Pray for safe travels and for a wonderful Spirit filled time of prayer, worship and fellowship.

A fellow missionary and I will be doing Teacher's training for our Kid's Min directors here in Conakry Oct 9-10. Pray for us to teach well the importance of reaching and teaching children at their level.

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

Praise the Lord! We've seen God working just in the last 2 weeks, and we are so close to reaching our budget. Please pray for us over the next 90 days as we work toward getting all of our clearances and planning travel.

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” Proverb 16:3 Please praise God with us and pray with us: *Max reports that the educators’ conference in Peru inspired the participants throughout South America. Now he is preparing to teach Christian Social Ethics in the Dominican Republic, October 5th through 9th. Please pray for travel protection for him and God’s wisdom in the preparations, and for the students to have their understanding to be transformed for application in their ministries. *Sylvia has been teaching Theological English for 3 weeks. Please pray that the Spanish speaking students will remember the vocabulary and reading strategies they are learning and will find reading in English a very reachable goal. Thank you! (Spanish version) “Encomienda a Jehová tus obras, Y tus pensamientos serán afirmados.” Proverbio 16:3 Por favor, alaba al Señor con nosotros y ora con nosotros: *Max reporta que los participantes en Sur América a la conferencia en Perú salieron inspirados. Ahora él está preparándose para enseñar Ética Social Cristiana en la Republica Dominicana desde el 5 al 9 de octubre. Por favor, ore que él tenga protección en el viaje y la sabiduría de Dios en los preparativos, y que los estudiantes tengan una transformación en su entendimiento para aplicarlo en sus ministerios. *Sylvia ha estado enseñando Inglés Teológico por 3 semanas. Por favor, oren que los estudiantes de habla hispana pueden recordar el vocabulario y las estrategias de lectura, y que descubran que la meta de leer en inglés es muy alcanzable. ¡Muchas gracias!

We have about 10 individuals have tentatively signed up for training to prepare them to serve trafficked, abused and addicted women. currently 5 are taking the first class and the others will start in January. Pray for them to persevere.

The permit process for the Zrenjanin church is in its final phases. Pray we will be able start construction before the winter.

- For resources so we can return by our goal of March 2027. - Resources to complete our New Dorm & ChildCare Building - Missionary Colleagues to join us

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!