The Obadiah Project
Omega Project 2 News to our Partners – December 2021
Dear Faithful Reader & Partner,
The Month of December was set aside to reflect on God’s goodness and faithfulness. It was “our Month of Gratitude”. Psalm 124:1 says, “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say”. Thanksgiving and gratitude provoke revelation from God. Brethren, the month of December was filled with revelations. In December, we discovered that when we give thanks and praise to God, the earth responds. The forces that govern the earth will respond and align to favour you when you show gratitude to God. Friends, our deepest form of worship is thanksgiving.
“Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.” – Psalm 67:5
In December, we took time to reflect on God’s revelation to us in 2021. We considered the many things God did for us from January to December. Be encouraged to count the blessing you received from God in 2021 and express your heart felt gratitude to Him. God will cause the earth to yield her increase for you as you do this. I pray you receive a release of God’s grace that will provoke gratitude in your heart.
Dearly beloved, recall how Paul and Silas were locked up and how God intervened and released them from captivity when they began to praise and Worship Him. God inhabits the praise of His people (Psalm 22:3). Your gratitude will bring you out of captivity into the promise God has for you. It is instrumental to note that when the people of Judah sang and praised God, He ambushed their enemies.
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten”. – 2 Chronicles 20:22
As you express your gratitude to God this season, He will defeat everyone and everything troubling you and give you peace. Brethren, it is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto the name of the Most High. Invariable, it is a bad thing not to give thanks to the Lord. Whatever we give thanks for increases in value and whatever we fail to give thanks for decreases in value. Remember, a grateful person tends to become great.
To express our gratitude to God, the Omega news for this Month include a session titled “Praise God” in the report of all the missionaries. We Praise God for the testimonies He gave us all through the year 2021 and encourage you to join us in praising and appreciating God for His mercies that endures forever. Your gratitude will usher into your life a miraculous year 2022.
Dear friends, our gratitude will not be complete if we fail to appreciate you for your continued support. Your giving and prayers ensured that in 2021 Omega Project 2 continued to reach out to missionaries in the frontier of world missions. We celebrate you and encourage you not to relent but rather increase your support for the good work of Omega Project 2.
Maranatha!
Babajide Olowodola, Ph.D
Chairman, Omega Project 2
Founding Pastor – Foursquare Gospel Church Asoskoro, Abuja
Twitter @BOlowodola
“It’s good work you’re doing, helping these travellers on their way, hospitality worthy of God himself! They set out under the banner of the Name, and get no help from unbelievers. So, they deserve any support we can give them. In providing meals and a bed, we become their companions in spreading the Truth.”
3 John 6-8 Message Bible
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Rev. and Rev.(Mrs) Adegbile
DECEMBER BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Pastor Charles Eke
Mrs Joy Chinoko
Mrs. Maris Ojei
Sister Victoria Isiramen
Sister Becky Williams
Pastor Seth Arastus
MISSIONARY REPORT FROM AFGHANISTAN
Dear Brethren.
We have heard and read how the Taliban took over the government in Afghanistan. There is fear that Islamic law will be imposed as the Taliban take over. As time goes by it proves the Taliban has not changed. There are so many sad stories that we may read and hear from the country. However, God has a bigger plan. While it appears evil is winning, God is triumphing as many Afghans are beginning to seek God with all their hearts.
Today our immigrant ministry is celebrating Christmas. About 80 people showed up mostly are Afghans. Many of them have accepted Jesus in their lives. Some are still learning and others are new to Christianity. Some who already accepted Jesus, actively share Jesus with their friends and families. Christianity may seem to loosen grounds in the country of Afghans, but Jesus has won many Afghans hearts.
Praise God!
1. Praise God for all He is doing in Afghanistan.
2. Praise God for the many Afghans who are beginning to seek God.
3. Praise God for the Afghans who have become Christians.
4. Praise God for the Afghans who actively share their faith.
Please continue to pray so more Afghans and other immigrants hear the good news during this Christmas season.
Efert Weenas
MISSIONARY REPORT FROM KENYA
Greetings in the highest Name Jesus Christ!
I and my household are doing fine and for that, we are grateful and so thankful for God’s protection. We appreciate all the blessings and provisions throughout the reporting period. We sincerely appreciate Omega Project 2 and pray more of God’s blessings upon the commission.
The One Little Starfish Mission in Kisii Kenya is doing well, our objective and Goals remain intact, we are progressing at a slow pace! We request your prayers and support to expand God’s work on this site and beyond! We started a sewing training program for the widows and two are already enrolled, they are catching up with the skills so well and we are praying for more sewing machines to help us enroll more. By God’s grace, we recently launched a Chicken Coops Project for our Starfish kids, it needs more resources to help us realize the full prospects of the project, with your prayer and supports we will reach our goal. God bless you richly.
Praise God!
1. Praise God for all His blessings and provision
2. Praise God for omega project 2
3. Praise God for the One Little Starfish Mission in Kisii
4. Praise God for the Sewing training program for widows
5. Praise God for the Chicken Coops Project for the Starfish Kids
Gideon
Photo From Kenya
MISSIONARY REPORT FROM ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Calvary Greetings,
These months were devoted to the preparation of the lessons to be taught but also to the resumption of classes. In the church Sunday School department, I supervise the junior class, whose age is between 3 and 7 years old.
To the glory of God brother AB gave his life to God and became an active member to the point of teaching in the children class. I remain grateful to God for his faithfulness. Glory to God in the highest during evangelism and film screening, the Lord added ten converts to his Church.
GOOD NEWS CLUB
Regarding the BENI neighbourhood good news club: I worked with a sister from our Church, the teachings that we continue to bring to children are about the love of God through Jesus Christ. In the month of October we prayed for these children individually to learn more about their condition and to access the work we are doing with them. One of the teenagers I had prayed for in years past because of the blood disease (sickle cell disease) that she had, recently said most men of God have declared that she is going to die. But we are trust God for preservation of her life at the same doing follow-up with her.
The ANONO Good News Club
Tuesdays and Saturdays has been set aside to teach the teens and kids in the neighbourhood the love of Christ and the story of the Samaritan. Trying to disciple and encourage them, also advice them to go to school.
ACTIVITIES WITHIN LAMI
The ministry every year organizes a program of building and teaching for the body of Christ, this program is called ECOMIN (School of Ministry) which started for this year in June and ended in August. The theme “CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GOIRE” taken from the passage of Col 1: 27 was the theme treated by the Benjamins from 7 to 11 years old. Then for adolescents aged 16 to 20 the theme developed was “LIVING FOR GOD IN JESUS CHRIST” taken from the passage of ROM 6:11.
The last retreat was for adults, and the theme was “SHINE LIKE TORCHES IN THE WORLD” from the passage in Phil 2:15. God helping activities like; prayer section, teaching and discipleship including words of encouragement was carried out in the village of Anono. We had a number of 8 persons working with us. 2 couples, 4 housewives, 2 men, to the glory of God just got married.
I have had teaching meetings with AWA on creation, prayer, sin. We had times of prayer for the AC family, and times of reviewing the teaching on our “Christian Identity.” we spent some time with KOUASSI’s family for a tithing education.
Praise God!
1. Praise God for brother AB and for all the converts the Lord added to the Church
2. Praise God for the GoodNews Club and for all the Children
3. Praise God for the preservation of life
4. Praise God for the ECOMIN (school of ministry)
5. Praise God for all those working with Us and for the Couples that just got married.
We say thank you to the Lord for these months spent by his grace, we ask for more of God’s blessings upon you. Thank you for your provisions.
BRUCE HELENE
PHOTOS FROM CÔTE D’IVOIRE
MISSIONARY REPORT FROM NIGERIA
Greetings from Ile-Ife,
Give thanks to God for He is good and His mercies endure forever. Psalm 136:1.
We give thanks unto the most high God for His unquantifiable mercies over our lives from the first week of the eleventh month to the end of it.
COMMUNITY EVANGELISM.
We engage in one on one personal witnessing, visitation to families with challenges for counselling and prayers in my community.
The monthly Outreach Team had the last meeting for the year with a get together and follow up teaching for the converts who were invited for the special occasion.
PRAYER And INTERCESSIONS.
We engage in online and physical gatherings. Prayer and Intercessions for our community, families, the Church of God and our Nation, Nigeria.
FOLLOW-UP And DISCIPLESHIP.
We had two additional centres for Children Bible Clubs in the Community, Ogunwusi Quarters, Fashina ile-Ife through which children and Teenagers are taught the word of God with the aid of video clips.
MISSION AWARENESS And MOBILIZATION.
We visited some other Church Congregations during the Month for Mission Awareness towards the Mission Training scheduled to hold in January.
We also engage in online Mobilizations and online follow-up of some converts.
TESTIMONY
We give thanks to God for the way people receive us, especially when asked for the use of their house for the children Bible Clubs. The turn-up of the children also is very encouraging.
CHALLENGE FOR PRAYER.
Please join us to pray in unity for my son’s deliverance from a ten years affliction that has caused him to lose his admission in two Universities, UNIBEN and OAU. We are being referred to Aro psychiatry Hospital Abeokuta from OAU Teaching Hospital, presently.
Praise God!
1. Praise God for the additional Centres for Children bible Clubs
2. Praise God for all our converts
3. Praise God for all those who open up their home for the Bible Clubs
4. Praise God for delivering my Son
Ruth Orimoloye.
Greetings from Oyo
OUR MINISTRY ACTIVITIES
– Discipleship work targeting Teachers, who meet weekly for Bible study and prayers
– Bible study in the Churches.
– Operating a nursery and primary school to combat illiteracy in the area and disciple the children.
– Children Bible Club still meeting weekly reaching out to the children and discipling them for Christ.
Praise God!
1. Held another pastors training for 7 pastors of Last Church of God, and went to one of their interior zones for leadership training for their Church leaders about 40 in all. Praise God.
2. The Children Bible Club is doing fine with many conversions and discipleship is ongoing. And it’s generally accepted by the communities. Praise God.
3. The 3rd set of kindergarten pupils graduated to the primary level again this year, and we were able to take them out to the town for an educative excursion, praise God.
PRAYER REQUESTS
1. Thank God for his mercies and faithfulness so far.
2. Pray for the provision of about 700,000 naira for our flight tickets(round trip), as we plan to go on 3 months leave (January – March 2022)
3. Pray for us to be able to move our son back home to Nigeria for a better and stable education, as he is lacking behind in his education.
4. Pray for resources for the proposed Mission School in Kameme that it will work out as planned.
5. Pray for the community transformation as we work among the people.
6. Pray for the Bible Club that the children be discipled and grounded in the Lord.
7. Pray for the Provision of a vehicle for mobility, for movement on the field is challenging.
8. Pray for an outbreak of revival in the land.
9. Pray for the School to be established as we fulfil our goal of godly foundation and sound education.
MINISTRY PROSPECTS
1. Continue the holistic discipleship work with our team of converts, trusting God they grow in quality and quantity.
2. Continue to engage the community for holistic discipleship.
3. Continue to run the Nursery and primary schools, and believing God that the discipleship work among the children will deepened.
4. Build the structures for the Cross Culture Missions School and commencement of the school.
5. The window opened for us to go to Last Church of God Tanzania for Pastors training, but closed again at the last minute because of covid – 19. Continue to pray, for this training to be made possible.
Sholotan Bunmi (CMF)
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Unreached of Day
Gil Bedouin in Morocco
Morocco in Gil Bedouin
Gil Bedouins traditionally live a nomadic lifestyle. The word “Bedouin” comes from the Arab word “bedou,” meaning “desert dweller.” Nomadic Bedouins number about one-tenth of the population of the Middle East. Bedouin life is generally pastoral, raising camels, sheep, goats and cattle.
Ministry Obstacles
It is almost impossible to find Christians who are willing to live the lifestyle of nomadic people for the sake of the gospel. It will take hearty believers who can and will live among them for years, learn their language and share the gospel in a way that makes sense in their culture.
Outreach Ideas
Believers who are willing to live like Bedouins can share the JESUS Film and gospel recordings.
Scripture Focus
“Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation 15:4
Scripture Prayer
Make this also your song of praise to the victorious King of kings!
Prayer Focus
Pray that believers who encounter Gil Bedouins would use opportunities to develop friendships with them and earn their respect to speak the truth of the gospel to them. Pray for courage and accurate communication. Pray they would see their desperate need for Jesus Christ, the only savior. Pray that Gil Bedouin children would be educated in technology to be participants in the modern world.
Saturday 8 January 2022
Main Auditorium
Foursquare Gospel Church Asokoro
7:00 am
As you read and pray for the unfolding story of our
Omega Project 2 labourers and the Spirit touches you
to further help in any specific way, or, you would like to contact any
of the missionaries in the News, please do not hesitate to contact the
Chairman directly at chairman@omegaproject2.org
or the Coordinator at coordinator@omegaproject2.org
We will not forget to pray for Nigeria, for the Persecuted Church in Nigeria, for the Families of the Executed & Beheaded Martyrs, and also for LEAH, GRACE & ALICE & many victims of Terrorism in Nigeria.
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The truth to be made known about the fate of Leah Sharibu, Grace Taku, and Alice Ngada as well as other workers captured by Boko Haram and “Herdsmen” terrorists (John 8:32).
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All Christian captives held by jihadist and terrorist groups in Nigeria to be surrounded by angels and upheld in their faith as they become witnesses living or executed for our Lord Jesus Christ among their captors (Philippians 1:12-13).
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The supernatural intervention by our Holy God to release Leah and remaining captives from their demonically motivated captors (Acts 16:24-26).
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Nigeria’s President Buhari and Nigerian military to be supernaturally moved to action on the part of these captives of Islamic terrorist groups. May their locations be found, and may the government & the military (without knowing what they do, actively intervene on their behalf (Mark 4:22) to set them free.
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GOD HAS BEEN WORKING THIS YEAR
Here are some encouragements from real student stories around the world and be refreshed in faith that God really is moving in the world’s universities.
Belgium
In May, we prayed for Sem and Ruth, staff workers for Ichtus Belgium in Vlaanderen, in the incredible story of their surprise collaboration with the city council to reach out to students in lockdown studying for exams. Ruth updates us below:
‘The week after this Prayerline was published the exam period started, and Sem and I once again went out to meet students. We had sent out a press note together with the city to call on the people of Kortrijk to write encouraging cards for the students. While society had opened up again, the students couldn’t enjoy it because they had to study. We had a mailbox placed in the public library and city hall, and people could drop their cards there and we would hand them out. In the end we had 250 cards, and for five weeks we took out the cargo bike to the dorms in Kortrijk. This time, other organisations gave us items to hand out in addition to the cards and our own flyers – coffee, provided by the city, and RedBull. We had markers from Teleblok, an organisation that helps students with studying, and flyers and bottles from Kzitermee, a mental health organisation for young people.
The students’ reaction when you handed them coffee, RedBull, bottles and markers was nice. But when we gave them a card from some anonymous person in Kortrijk who wanted to encourage them, they were thrilled. They were amazed that people cared about them. They were surprised that people took the time to write a card to them, and some even wanted to write a thank you card. Some cards had Biblical verses and encouragements on them. We don’t know what this did or still does in the lives of those students, but we prayed that those cards would end up with those who needed them most. We trust that God has answered our prayers, even though we will probably never know the outcome.
On our last round we saw Regis, a student we have talked to several times. When we told him it was our last round for the year he said ‘thank you for this initiative! It is such a small gesture, but it has meant very much to me’. We don’t know if he still lives in that dorm, but we hope to run into him again this year. We plan on going out again in the exam period in January, and while the Covid situation in Belgium is not good and I think another lockdown is around the corner, we will be out meeting the students where they are.
This year our Ichtus Vlaanderen team has read A Meal with Jesus. We don’t eat and drink with the students, but it is food and drink that brings us together. Regis’ parting words stuck with me. I realise that in the past year God has led us to students like Regis, and he doesn’t need big actions, big words, or big events. He can meet students through a simple cup of coffee.’
Ukraine
In June, we prayed for students from CCX Ukraine who experienced personal revival through meeting at a national camp to study the Bible. Sergiy Lebedev writes:
‘We had a couple of meetings after camp and almost all students who attended the camp wanted to study the Word deeper during the local meetings in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv. The internationals that were specifically touched by the content of the camp come to the English language clubs.’
Sergiy also shares the plans to continue this work in the New Year:
‘We plan to have another Mark camp at the end of January. It would be amazing if people could pray for the camp as we still lack funding – around 2000$. Please pray for this, and for restrictions not to be severe. We plan to have 150 people in one place, obviously with all of the precautions, but still there is fear that something might go wrong. Another point for prayer is that we will host a team from the US and we want everything to go smoothly with their arrival.’
Guam
In August, we heard about the amazing way God derailed staff worker Sam’s plans so that a pioneering work in Guam in the South Pacific could begin. David Walter, Regional Secretary for the South Pacific writes:
‘Guam has been one of the true highlights of IFES ministry in the South Pacific in 2021. There are now two weekly Bible studies reading John’s gospel. Two students (one who was in that first meeting of 3 students with Sam) lead a Bible study in the student dormitories which have students from across Micronesia. They regularly have 20 students attend. One of those students recently made the decision to follow Jesus, and many others are searching. Sam leads the local student Bible study (which is itself a multicultural group) which is going well. Most of the focus is on UoG (the University of Guam) but Sam is building connections with the community college (GCC – Guam Community College) and the other university on Guam (Pacific Islands University).
Sam is doing a great job connecting with pastors and other local people, helping everyone to catch the vision of how the ministry works and what God might do through it, and growing trust in the ministry and IFES. And recently, they launched Project Ambition, to encourage believers to take more initiative to speak to friends and contacts who don’t yet know about Jesus.’
From IFES Prayerline 21st December 2021
We Remember and Celebrate YOU – Our Partners
As we celebrate God’s Grace and Goodness to the Omega Project 2, we cannot but remember the SERVICE and SACRIFICES of people like you that built this mission.
“…In the Lord, your labors are not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58) Remain steadfast.
GOD REMEMBERS YOU…AND WE DO TOO.
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