October
2013 Riley Family’s Update for Liberia
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Webpage: wordsowerliberia.com
Address: P.O. Box 1648 Piqua, OH 45356
The mission of Jesus; “not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to
repentance” (2 Pet 3:9 NIV),
is also our mission.
This
was our busiest month ever thanks to the new bikes and plenty of gas. Our mission is that every village of Liberia
will have a healthy church. Most of the
towns and villages of Liberia have no church.
We have worked in over 300 villages in 12 counties; there are 8,700
villages and towns in 15 counties. We made 143 mission trips, visiting 79
villages and other locations and we made many other local mission trips. Our
longest mission trip was 2 weeks the shortest a few hours. 10 attended our 2 week Bible Institute. We
printed and distributed approximately 28,000 pages of teaching material (We
purchased a new copier for about $2,000).
27 were baptized and 24 completed our extensive Bible study
program. Jesus film was shown 2 times in
the local dialect to over 200. We had 3
1-2 days conferences. We acquired 3,900
Bibles.
Some highlights of the
month
Testimonies
from the Bible Institute: Last month we graduated our 3rd class of students
from the Bible Institute level 1 courses.
We had 10 students in attendance.
I just returned from a mission trip in which I visited 4 towns and 2
former students of the Bible Institute.
Lois graduated the Bible Institute 1 week ago. Already he is discipling people from 2 towns
that have no churches. His hometown is
called Gbabo and the other town is called Pennizon. When I met with the disciples from Gbabo, I
was encouraged by their commitment to the Lord.
I told these young believers that I believed I was looking in the eyes
of church leaders who would establish a church for the first time in their town
and would bring the Gospel to every person in their town. They all gave a hearty “amen.” I told them we would train them as they
started the church. They agreed to meet
for the first time as a church this one week after Lois graduated from the
Bible Institute. I praise God for what
He is doing. As I prepared to leave
Gbabo, Lois asked me if I had time to go and encourage the disciples in
Pennizon. While meeting with these
disciples, I had the same experience with them as I had with the believers in
Gbabo. Where is Lois today? He recently got on one of our new motorbikes
and traveled to Jailbo and Pola. His
vision is to start churches in all 4 of these towns! Praise God for what He is doing!
While on
mission, I spent time in Gborlu and Paynes town. Paynes town is deep in demonic worship. This is a hard, hard place to minister. My goal in going to Paynes town was to meet
and encourage a man named Payne. Payne
attended our second Bible Institute class. He is daily fighting an intense
spiritual battle. Please keep him in
your prayers. He has about 30 young
people he is discipling. While talking
with Payne, people outside the hut said, “all the white man came here to do is
to try to destroy dancing with the devil.”
They did not approve of my coming.
Please pray for this town. Simply
put, the town is ruled by the devil. The
devil (witchdoctor) has been brutal in the past. Please pray for Payne as God uses him to
deliver his town. I am certain as the
church takes root, God’s disciples will be persecuted there. Please pray.
Testimony
from Kim Smith: Delta
1 as they call him, was also a former commander of the war. I met him in a bar on a Sunday in the capital
city, Monrovia. The whole bar became a
congregation. All listened to the word
of God and prayed for forgiveness. Many
of them are now doing our Bible marking study.
Delta 1, I discovered, is good friends with the other two former
commanders that have join us and that I have written about. He is studying and preparing to come to our
Bible Institute. The army grows!
Purchasing
of another ¼ acre lot: Praise
God for more answered prayer! We had been
praying for the ¼ acre lot that boarders our existing property. In the past the owner did not want to
sell. After days of prayer Kim was
preparing to go to him and ask him again.
But, before Kim went, the man came and asked if we would buy it. Sold!
We plan on using it for our permanent press house, a storage building,
bike shelter, and future expansion of our Bible Institute. And, maybe to store water well drilling equipment
and supplies, read below.
Preparing for the printing
presses: Our printing press shop is on the
boat and should arrive in the port mid November. We are now changing our storage and bike
garage into the temporary press house. We need prayer! The equipment weights about 3 tons. It is too fragile to travel the terrible Liberian road
from Monrovia, the capital, to Zwedru.
It will have to be flown in.
Thank our Lord that Samaritan’s Purse, Billy Graham’s organization, has
agreed to fly it to us by plane or helicopter at no cost. But there are issues. How do you pick it up and get it through the
door of a small plane? We need
prayer. We may need to put it in a net
under the helicopter, issues there also.
We need prayer, please pray with us.
Clean Water
for all: We
are in discussion with two other organizations about working together, The Last
Well and Water of Life. They are
committed to evangelism, church planting and clean water for all in
Liberia. We are praying to see how we
could work together. We may be given the
assignment of drilling wells in the South East region, our region, of Liberia.
It may be that we will get trucks and all necessary well drilling
equipment. We at first would put water
wells in all the places we have started churches and then use it as a tool to
plant churches in the Muslim communities.
This also would give our missionaries much needed jobs. During the day they would put in wells in the
evenings establish and strengthen churches. The Last Well’s goal is clean water
for all Liberia this decade. Pray about
this with us.
God Bless!
Don
Donations:
Donations may
be mailed to:
Wordsower
International
P.O. Box 1648
Piqua, OH
45356
Donations may
also be made online by going to our webpage: wordsowerliberia.com
All donations
are tax deductible. A receipt will be
sent at year’s end. 100% of donations go
to the mission for the Liberians and Ivorian refugees. None is used for me or administration. If there are any donation questions, you may
call Doug Billeinstein at 937-459-6412.
Villages,
towns and cities we have been working in:
Sinoe County:
Bardoua, Beatuoken, Bilibokee, Charlic, Cass Town, Chebioh, Cheboken, Dagbe,
Deedo, Dejila, Deyankpo, Fanfin, Funnioh, Gbliyee, Gardoway, Greeneville,
Geelor, Greft, Jalay, Jaytoken, Joazon, Joe Village, Jokoken, Judu, Karquekpo,
Kilo, Korjayee, Kuwait Gold mining camp, Nyennwlejen, Pellkon, Pokpaken, Putu
Jadweodee, Peace Camp (a gold mining camp), Polay, Pratt, Pynes Town,
Qutatozon, Saygbeken, Seetor, Saybaken, Saydee, Senquene, Sennajalh, Titus,
Voobadee, Wiah. Grand Gedeh County: Army barracks, Badou, Bah, Bargblor, Barte-jam,
Bassa, Bawaydee, Beezon, Beh, Bently Mining Camp, Best, B’hai, Tarway, Billibo,
Boe, Boley, Boplue, Border, Boundary,
Chayee, Chebeh, Compound, CVI gold mining camp, Deplay, Diah, Dolozon, Dougee
Refugee Camp, Duo Town, Dweh, 48 mile,
Franzaz, Garbo, Garley, Gbakah, Gbarbo, Gbayea, Gbeyoubo, Gbloue, Gboe, Gboe Geewon, Gboleken, Gambo, Geeha, Geeyah,
Gleplay, Gorabert, Gorbowrogba, Graddeh,
Grady, Gwenebo, Jackson, Jaibo, James’s
Sayon’s, Jargbeh, Jarwleh, Jarzon, Jayteken 1, Jayteken 2, Jellu, Johban, John David, Jonesgbaye, Juahzon,
Julutuzon, Karlowleh, Kohn, Kojayee, Konobo, Ziah, Kpae, Kyne, Kwebo, Ma
Esther, New York gold mining camp, Nico, Old Pohan, Panwolor, Pellelzon, Penokon,
Peter Saydee, Pineapple village, Ploe Bodee, Polar Town, Polar Village, PTP
refugee camp, Queboe, Sant, Savah, Saylee, Sayubo, Sentrodu, Sewion 1, Sewion
2, Sinkon, Sloman (a gold mining camp), Solo Inside, Solo Outside, Solo Refugee
Camp, Sowaken, Steven, Suahken, Taye’s Village, Tiama, Toes Refugee Camp, Toes
Town, Toffoi, Togbayee, Tojillah, Toueah, Tuglor, Varglor, Vleyee, Whybo,
Willie Jellu, Woloken, Wulu, Zarzar, Zaiyee, Zeon, Ziulay, Zwedru, the county
prison, 4 road check stations, and the county hospital. Montserrado
County: Bannerville, Jacob
town, Monrovia, New Georgia, Pipeline. River
Gee County: Cheboken, Dweaken, Fish Town, Fish Town
Prison, Geeken, Jarkaken, Jaytoken 1, Jaytoken 2, Kanweaken, Kaytoken,
Klaboken, Myoken, Podroken, Putuken, Sargba, Sweaken, Tartiken, Tuaken, Wartiken. Bomi
County: Beh,
Jaway, Joes Town, Tubmansburg. Margibi County: Army
barracks, Bovclay, Brown, Dolos Town, Harbel camp 7, Kpuyah, Mazoe, Naway,
Sherflin Barak, Takata. Maryland County:
Cain, Cavalla, Cavalla Konukridi, Gbolobo, Dakay, Dannis, Dibleken, Factory,
Fish, Gboloken, Halfgrayway, 7 locations in Harper, Holegrn, Judy’s, Kablaken,
Kings, Lexicon, Little Weleppo Refugee camp, Middle town, Nekpachelu, Nemelken,
New Half and Whole Graway Towns, Old Lady, Olegravic, Pedebo, 4 locations in
Pleebo, Philadelphia, Poceken, Pular, Pulla, Puluken, Refugee Village, Rock,
Rubber Bag Camp, Saydeken, Sawlowken, Saywonken, Siliken, Spring Hill,
Warteken, Weah’s Town, Wechoken, Wholegrayway, Wuluplukredi, the county prison
and check stations. Nimba County: Beatwo,
Camp 1, Dialah, Fienney, Freeman, Glalay, Gonkopa, Graie,
Guotoin, Kpaytuo, Miller, Noway, Sarlay, Tappita, Towah, Unification, Venn,
Wontoe, Yiteepea, Your Peg, Zarwulugbo, Zautuo.
River Cess County:
Darhga, Gbee. Grand
Kru County: Baclaville City,
Baclaville Check Point, Bewan, Boniken, Camp Spin, Company Camp, Doubbo,
Gbarken, Iron Bridge, Kladipah, Leaceco,
Solokent, Woelowinken, Wropluken. Bong
County: Bucannon. Grand
Bassa County: Baccoline, Goah.
Updates
from Family Members:
Update from Christian:
Hi
Friends and Family,
I miss
you all. I have a lot of fun here. I went on mission last weekend to Gbabo,
Pennizon, Gborlu, and Paynes Town. It
was a nice trip. We started two
churches. It is amazing how kids here
look at you as a white kid. They will
sit and stare at you until you leave. It
is real fun to sleep on bamboo beds in the bush. While on mission I told some Bible stories,
went to church, and that’s about it. Kim
has a duck. It’s name is, “Eat me not”
because here if someone gets hungry for a duck it’s name is “Eat me, Eat me,
Eat me.” Anytime an animal stops
producing or it is no longer useful it’s name is “Eat me, Eat me, Eat me.” We raise chickens and ducks here. Chicken is one of the best meats here. I like catching the chickens. It is fun because you have to run around
while the dogs chase them. To tell the
dogs to chase the chickens you say, “Sha, Sha, Sha.” Tommy raises ducks. His duck’s name is Love. He says that he won’t kill it but I think he
will get hungry for duck one day and it will be gone. I am going to raise chickens because they are
faster to reproduce. After raising
chickens I will add on ducks, then sheep, and then goats. Maybe, just maybe I will get a cow one
day. Here, you can get animals a lot cheaper
because they don’t know the American price, so we got our dog for around
$5. He is a really good dog. I like catching chicks because they calm down
and you can pet them. Here, if a hen has
chicks and you try to touch one of the chicks, the hen will jump up and kick
you. I learned this one the hard
way. Sometimes the mom will abandon the
chicks at a young age. When that happens
I can pick them up with no problem.
There are ant hills on our new property.
They are fun because we climb on them.
There are 4 large ant hills that we like to play on. I love you all. Goodbye.
Love,
Christian
Update from Grace:
Hi, I miss you all very much. I really like it here. It is very fun. So far, w e have been
doing school. We do school Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Last Monday we had a family day because Saturday and Sunday Daddy went
on mission. We learned a game here
called bebeo. You draw a circle in the
dirt and then you have people stand on the circle line. Then you go A, B C, D chulan as you go around
and touch different people. Then the
last person who has not gotten chulan will have to say bebeo. When they say bebo, the other people who have
gotten chulan say “Payol” The person who said bebeo will say, “I must
come?” The other people will say yes or
no. If they say yes then the person who
said bebeo will run and try to touch their hair. Those who make it back into the circle are
safe. Do you know what Biblos
means? It means book. Do you know what souris means? It means lizard. Do you know what dinosaur means? It means terrible lizard. I am in 2nd grade now. Thank you so much for the building stuff you
have bought. Thank you for the
motorbikes and gasoline. Thank you for
partnering in our ministry.
Love,
Grace
Update
from Tommy:
I like it here. I can’t wait to see you all again. Did you know that I am raising a duck and its
name is love. I love you all really,
really, really, really, really, really, really, really much. I love you all. We have a new property. There are ant hills on it. We like to climb the ant hills. I can’t wait to see you all. How are you doing? Are you well or not well? Are you sick or not sick? I love you really, really much. So, we have plenty of friends here. One of our good friends is named Junior. Junior is a good friend. I can’t wait to see you again. Bye.
Love,
Tommy
Update from Donny:
I like
playing with Junior. I want to play a
game with Junior
Love,
Don
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