Prayer Request from Lesotho

Greetings from Lesotho!  It definitely feels like fall here.  It's cloudy again, and that adds to the chill.

First of all we want to share several answers to prayer:

Praise:

• The Easter conference was a great blessing.  Many people found spiritual help. 
  
• The last time we asked you to pray for a young mother who was in physical danger.  We praise the Lord that He has protected her, and the man who was stalking her has been banned from the village by the chief.  She has stood strong spiritually and told the truth through the whole situation.  It has been an excellent witness in the village where she lives.  Thank you so much for praying!
• Last weekend we had a much needed rain.  It has been dry again since January, and we had thought the dry season had already started.  This fall rain will help people's gardens grow well until the frost comes and contribute to good nutrition throughout the winter.  Praise the Lord!
• Stephanie got a good report from her doctor last week.  Both she and the baby are doing fine!  Thanks again for praying for us!
  

Prayer:

• PLEASE intercede for the pastors here in Lesotho.  Several of them are going through difficult trials right now that could seriously affect God's Kingdom.  We need your prayers in a special way right now!
• Pray for us and the rest of the missionaries on the Southern Africa team.  We need God's constant grace to maintain good spiritual and physical health.  We also need divine wisdom for the many decisions we face.

News:

• We are looking forward to hosting a Touching Lives For Christ (TLC) mission team in June.  We will be working together with youth from the church in Lesotho to hold a VBS and have outreaches in several villages.  I'm sure they will also help with some "hands-on" projects--painting, maintenance, and maybe making some church benches. 
  

We appreciate your prayers!  God is at work!

Glenn, Stephanie, and Kaitlyn Gault
Hope International Missions

Easter Conference

Rev. Thabang Khasipe from Ladybrand was the special speaker.

Kaitlyn enjoyed the children's services

It was a time to get re-acquainted with old friends. This is Ntate Mokoena with Poloko and Kaitlyn

Of course there were LOTS of choirs and the services were long. Sunday the service started at 9:30 and ran until 2:45!!!

Lesotho Update

Dear Praying Friends,

Thank you so much for your consistent prayer.  The month of March was very busy, and so far it looks like April will be no different.  Here's a little prayer request update so that you can support us more effectively in this spiritual war.

Praise:

• The last time we wrote, we asked for you to pray as we held the funeral of a converted witchdoctor.  God answered prayer, and several people have responded to the Gospel in that village.  Most of the family did stand against all forms of ancestor worship.  Praise the Lord for this!  This past weekend, the extended family came to conduct the final ceremony for the ancestors in connection with the funeral.  Bro. Mahlomola went there to preach on Sunday and assist the family through this difficult time.  When he arrived, he found a drunken celebration going on in one room of the house.  In the other room the converted members of the family were fasting and praying for protection and the salvation of the rest of the family. 
  
• We also asked you to pray especially for an HIV positive orphan that Rev. Pheko is carrying for.  God is answering prayer for her!  Monday I saw her, and she looks so much better.  Praise God for His physical touch, and keep praying for her.  Except for a miracle, there is no cure for AIDS.

Prayer:

• Please keep on praying for the weekend Bible School.  We are so encouraged with the new group of students who are attending!  Pray that they will be able to apply the lessons they are learning to daily life and ministry.  Pray that God will call some of them to be full-time pastors!  Also pray for us teachers.
• Our annual Easter conference starts tomorrow (Thursday) and runs through Sunday afternoon.  Please pray that God will graciously pour out His Holy Spirit on us. 
  
• Please pray for a young mother from the Matukeng congregation that is in physical danger at the moment.  The details are complex and personal, so please just breathe a prayer that God will keep her safe and help her stand strong spiritually during this difficult time.

News:

• Probably all of you have heard through our newsletters or blog, but we are expecting another child in September.  We are excited, but please pray for Stephanie and the baby's health!

Thank you for your faith-filled prayers.  God is at work!

Glenn, Stephanie, and Kaitlyn Gault
Hope International Missions

We're Expecting!

You can check out the pregnancy ticker at the bottom of our blog!

'Mesa

In Sesotho, the name of the month that corresponds with April is 'Mesa. It is derived from "ho besa" which means to roast. It is the month when the corn is ripe enough to roast and eat. Since God graciously gave us rain this summer, we have a nice crop of field corn in the clinic garden. Towards evening some nights we light a fire and start roasting corn for supper. It's yummy! We wish you could join us around the fire under the stars to talk for an hour or two while we roast and eat fresh corn!