We thank God for you as 2021 comes to a close
Shalom to you my brothers and sisters in Yeshua. Blessing and peace be upon you as we reflect on the birth of Yeshua the Messiah albeit not on December 25th. Greeting and appreciations from my family and ONMI field staff to yours. The year 2021, has been a remarkable year of uncertainty yet the Lord has used it to grow our faith and stabilize us during stormy gale. When we are weak, He is strong. We must give him thanks and praises even when it is not pleasant. I want to thank God for you and your family and for America for all that you have been to us in 2021. We mourn and grieve with those who lost their loved ones in 2021. We also rejoice with those who rejoice in their success in 2021. Our ways are not His ways. God has things under control even for those like me with much trials in the family in these past 2 years. We must give thanks in everything. “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 2 Corinthians 4:7
Field Highlight
ONMI 2021, South Sudan, the highlights of 2021 are numerous but the coming back of the South Sudanese from Ugandan exile to take hold of their own country after 5 years in the Ugandan refugee camps is the center piece. With the ONMI leadership coming back 100 % reinforces the vision to rebuild the family, the church, and the community from the ashes of Islamic persecution. For this we are forever grateful to you and to God.
Your generosity is noted.
Your faithfulness has been manifested in your love, consistence, in your perseverance, giving, unity and encouragement through your prayers for USA and for ONMI keeping on pressing ahead in the midst of your own personal trials and national challenges of our time trying to divide us as Americans from each other and tear down USA as we know it.
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful.” Gratitude brings healing touch to a people and a nation. This is what we need in America today. The lack of gratitude breeds vain imagination.
Our Home country USA needs continuous prayers and remain thankful to God for this nation.
We have dysfunctional government in Washington DC literally trying to fundamentally transform the country into a Marxist socialist state in one year, deceiving and being deceived. They de-platformed God from their daily political affairs deceiving themselves to believe that God can be de-platformed. How can mere human being de-platform God who is omnipresence in everything from anything in this life? Galatians 6:7, "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap."
I have been in this country for 33 years never seen the mounting magnitudes of these pestilences of our time, these days: Massive Inflation, strangling the country. Rising cost of living. Attack on our faith, family & freedom. Serious National Security threat poses by mandatory vaccination “thus effectively removing Americans from workforce & USA military Defense Forces by the millions yet bringing unvaccinated illegals into the country by the millions to replace them?) The infiltration of CRT teaching in our schools (this divides us as a people and country.) The assault on concern parents for standing up for their children from being brain washed by CRT. Massive Invasion of our Southern border by millions of Illegal immigrations. US Frantic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years has cracked open the stability of globe to threats axis of evil like Iran threatening Israel with complete destruction, China threatening invasion of Taiwan, Russia poise to invade Ukraine, rising ISIS in Uganda, Nigeria, Mozambique, DRC,) not to mention current phenomenon of broad daylight killing by ambush, carjacking, smashed and grabbing of retail stores are nowadays daily occurrences across the USA.
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. TPS New Israel
Exhortation for believers
But in all of these if God is for us who can be against us.
‘What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies. Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
South Sudan Thank you
ONMI 2021, South Sudan, the highlights of 2021 are numerous but the coming back of the South Sudanese from Ugandan exile to take hold of their own country after 5 years in the Ugandan refugee camps is the center piece. With the ONMI leadership coming back 100 % reinforces the vision to rebuild the family, the church, and the community from the ashes of Islamic persecution. The returnees do not longer see themselves as victims rather victorious as they went through refinery of their faith during spiritual trial of lifetime. You as ONMI benefactors and prayer partners have sown into the ministry in faith and your effort has born fruits. We are approaching 2022 with much anticipation to continue the work and see what the Lord has instore for us going forward. We are counting on your continuous support encouragement.
Spiritual growth and Maturity.
There has been so much spiritual maturity and stability in the lives and leadership of those who have returned from exile and taking their rightful places in society in 2021. We have been witnessing the stewardship and management of the resources which God has entrusted to the ministry’s ground leadership team. Our country director Pastor Timothy Levi has been doing great job in the field.
Progress on the constructions of Bethlehem
Yesterday, I spoke with Engineer David Firth, our US missionary who has been there for more than a month now to share his experience with the people who have returned home. He was so elated to tell me how encouraged and blessed he was to be with ONMI’s ground leadership team. He said, you have very strong leadership and unity here among the people who are working for and with ONMI. With the strong leadership structure in place, ONMI’s US office and all the benefactors are to be reassured that there is stability in South Sudan. People are not prompted to leaving again for exile. This is priceless endeavor because the people have the heart to work together.
Testimony from Engineer David Firth
Engineer David Firth and engineer Benjamin are wiring the entire school building under construction with electricity network. Construction is going forward, and he is advising the construction team to ensure structural integrity of the building. Concrete have been poured to create the second floor of the building laying the groundwork to start walling the second floor and then finally the roofing. There is still much work to be done in the next few months. Therefore, we need your continuous prayers and financial support.
