The Lord of the harvest has done great things that are far beyond our imaginations. He continues to show us His mercy as we make ourselves available for His service. He promised us overflow on all sides in 2024, and that was exactly what he did. We could His presence all around us and in all we did in the past year. We give Him all the glory and honor.
Many of TRICA ex-students are now in the university and other higher institutions. One of them was posted to Kebbi state for her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. More will be graduating from the higher institution in 2025. We give God all the praise. The pupils/Students of TRICA vacated on the 15th December 2024, and will resuming 12th January, 2025 for the 2nd term 2024/2025 academic session. We thank God for all the help we received in 2024 to be able to sustain this vision especially in the face of economic challenge in the country. We believe that He will make the help abound through His sons and daughters, even as cost of living continue to rise. Our major encouragement has remained the transformation we see in the lives of these vulnerable children. Indeed, God is faithfully at work in their lives. During the year 2024, there were some health challenges, but God helped us. Insufficient water supply is a major challenge and was responsible for some of the health challenges faced by our pupils/students. We are earnestly believing God for His help.
By the grace of God, the discipleship engagements for the converts from the sport outreach continues in four (4) of the Kona communities namely: Murubai, Murkuni, Yauwai and Ndiaro villages. Some of them by God’s provision received Bibles (English and Hausa translation) and are being encouraged to study. The study and interaction by God’s help are stirring them to find their place and opening their eyes to spiritual realities and truth. We pray that God continues to help them know and follow Him passionately
We are currently collaborating with some mission agencies in Taraba state for an immediate mission engagement among the Maghdi people group. They are found in nine (9) villages in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba state. We have visited the people severally and we are believing God for an engagement in the first quarter of 2025. Please pray along with us.
It was a great experience on the 24th and 25th of December, 2024, as our outreach teams visited the inmates at the Jalingo and Ankpa Correctional Centre as well as a number of hospital patients both in Ankpa, Kogi state and Jalingo, Taraba state. We also visited Jauro Sobai in Jalingo, Taraba state, where over 500 natives gathered to receive Christmas package. The outreach (Jesus Love @ Christmas) focuses on bringing practical expression of the love of Christ to the people who do not know it. Through the Christmas packages distributed in all the centres, the Lord Jesus was made known and His glorified. We thank you for your partnership in this outreach.
Your continuing kingdom partnership is noteworthy and integral to all successes recorded in the year 2024. We are sincerely grateful for your unrelenting commitment to this kingdom assignment. Thank you for believing in us, and for releasing your resources out of a willing and cheerful heart for the extension and establishment of God’s kingdom. We are always thankful to God for you and we pray earnestly that the Lord will bless you greatly. The Lord has said to us that 2025 is our Year of ENLARGEMENT. We trust God to enlarge our coast, as we push more into the frontiers to bring worship to our Father from among the nations that still sit in darkness. We pray that you too will experience enlargement in all your ways, as we journey together in a continuing kingdom partnership.
It is a honor to be involved in this Great Commission. The Lord of the harvest has conscripted us into His army to bring His reign to the ends of the earth. This we will continue to do as long as God spares our lives. With your continuing partnership, the job is easier and better done. Therefore, we encourage you continue in your devotion and commitment to God and His mission on earth. The victory is assured, the reward is certain. We pray that grace may abound unto all riches for you as you come along with us in this great assignment.
God bless you and Happy New Year.
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