“O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge” (Psalm 62:8, NLT).
Located in the northern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Mayogo translation team has been working toward the goal of completing the Mayogo New Testament by 2013. Recently, Mapuma, a key member of the mother tongue translation team for years, died unexpectedly. By all appearances there had not been a single sign that he was sick with anything, so his death was a shock to the Mayogo project workers as well as everyone else who knew him. Needless to say, Mapuma’s passing has been very hard for the translation team.
- Pray that the whole team and those around them, will experience God’s comfort and peace.
- Pray for God’s hand of grace and provision for Mapuma’s wife and children; she is pregnant with their eighth child.
- Pray that team members would look to God as their place of “refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1, NLT).
- Above all else, pray that Christ will be glorified.
