WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU PRAY FOR NEW DAY THIS WEEK AS WE DEAL WITH A DIFFICULT SITUATION THAT HAS COME UP. A GIRL LIVING ON NEW DAY LAND (NOT ONE OF OUR STAFFERS, BUT A NINETEEN YEAR OLD GIRL WE WERE HELPING GO TO SCHOOL) RECENTLY BECAME PREGNANT. AFTER COUNSELING WITH HER AND HELPING HER MAKE A PLAN FOR HER FUTURE, THIS GIRL SADLY TURNED TO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TO HAVE AN ABORTION. THIS GIRL WILL BE LEAVING NEW DAY THIS WEEK. PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL HEAL HER HEART AND REVEAL HIMSELF TO HER AS SHE DEALS WITH THIS DECISION FOR YEARS TO COME.
MEANWHILE, MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SITUATION AND ARE TELLING US THAT WE NEED TO PERFORM A TRADITIONAL CLEANSING CEREMONY ON OUR LAND. IF WE DO NOT DO THIS, OUR CURRENT ORPHANS COULD BECOME SICK OR EVEN DIE. WE HAVE REFUSED TO PERFORM THIS CEREMONY. NEW DAY'S FIRST VISION IS TO PROVIDE OUR CHILDREN WITH A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW, WHICH MEANS THAT WE TURN TO CHRIST, NOT TO TRADITIONAL BELIEFS, FOR SALVATION (AND PROTECTION!). PLEASE PRAY THAT THIS SITUATION WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AT NEW DAY TO SHOW THAT WE ARE DIFFERENT, AND THAT THE HEADMAN AND OTHER ELDERS IN THE COMMUNITY WILL RESPECT OUR TRADITION, AND EVEN BE DRAWN CLOSER TO JESUS BECAUSE OF THIS DECISION.
PLEASE LIFT UP WES & LAURIE AND JOSH & CHRISTY AS THEY DEAL FIRSTHAND WITH THIS SITUATION IN MAPANZA. THANK YOU!
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