About the Niamey, Niger Project

Niger is located in West Africa and 80 percent of its land is in the Sahara Desert. Most of the country is desert plains and sand dunes, droughts are frequent. The climate is one of the hottest in the world. Its estimated population of 11 million are 98% Muslim. Niger is ranked 172 out of 173 countries in the United Nations Developemnt Program's Human Development index, and only 13.6% of its population is literate (6.6% of women). The Reformed Church in America partners with the Evangelical Church of Niger. Their focus in the region is to help with community development, theological training, literacy, medicine, and agriculture. The Mission project for this winter is to build a guest house to assist the Evangelical church's programs. It will give them a facility to house people who come in from the countryside for training in evangelism, leadership and other minstry skills. Bruce and Laurie Hawley are the missionaries responsible for the project and will be working closely with Kay and Sue. More information is available on the Reformed Church website at http://www.rca.org/.

Kay and Sue will be in Niamey from January 26, 2009- February 10, 2009.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Fruit of the Spirit Devotion- Day 7

Day Seven- Faithfulness: Living by Faith.

-What is faith?  Believing something to be true even though you can't prove it.  Faith is a trusting relationship.  Faith is about God, not about us.  Read Ephesians 2:8.
-What is a promise?  Have you always kept your promises?  God shows his faithfulness by always keeping his promises.  Read Psalm 100.
-Look at God's promises.  Genesis 8:22, 17:8.  Isaiah 7:14.  John 14:13, 15:7.  Hebrews 13:5-6.
-What comfort does God's promises give you?  How can you know that God keeps his promises?  Look to the Bible for signs of God's faithfulness.  Read Genesis 9:8-17, Luke 2:12, Isaiah 19:19-20.
-So God is faithful, how are we called to respond?  Read Hebrews 11:1-12:3.  What were these faithful believers looking forward to?  Read Revelation 21:1-4.
-In your life, what challenges do you face that keep you from being more faithful?  How do you become more faithful?
-Remember GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES! "Remember that his faithfulness will be your shield and your rampart" Psalm 91:4.
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