Nigerian update 5

Hello again everyone, I hope all of you are in good health and doing well. I am writing from the orphanage once again. This week has not been as busy as the others have been. We have had plenty of time with the kids. Last week we pulled the engine out of the Peugeot and are repairing it and rebuilding it. I also fixed a motor cart for one of the handicapped fellows here and will be making some more adjustments on it this week. We fixed the well that Tom Wheeler had put in here at the orphanage but it will have to be developed even more. We went to a church in Agbenema about 2hrs from the Orphanage. The man who invited us is trying to start a church that is based on New Testament Principles. These people were looking for something else, besides what the charismatic movement wants to give them. So we stayed and preached on Evangelism, Pride and the Church. Three messages. We were there from 8am to 6 pm. After the last message we had a long question and answer time. It was a really good time. I thank God for the time we had with the believers there.
On Monday we fixed a washing machine. Only eight more to fix. We will be busy this next week with teaching, fixing washing machines, cars and anything else that needs to be repaired. I am hoping to get out and do some evangelism in some of the neighboring villages.
Last week I was able to give out around fifty tracts by sitting down at the meeting tree. Many people stop there to rest because it is a big tree with lots of shade. So anyone that passes by gets a gospel tract. Please pray for one of the Muslims leaders in the area. I gave him a tract as he went past. As He was coming back he tried to give the tract back and I told him I was offended because he did not want to take my gift that I had given him. Then I started giving him telling him about Jesus Christ. He hastily told me he would take the tract and left. :) Well that is what has been happening here. I think the next 6 weeks will go by faster than we think which is sad because I really like it here. Lord willing I will be able to return. I have been asked to come back on a more permanent basis but that is only of the Lord permits it. I am praying about that right now and we will see if that is what the Lord has in store for my life.
You may have heard about the fighting going on here and from what I understand you all are getting the wrong news. They are telling you that it is Christians against Muslims but the fact is that it is tribe vs. tribe. Last week you may have heard of reports in the Jos area of fighting and in my last update I told you about the trouble there. The fact is that there is still tribal wars and that is what most of this fighting is about. Not Christian vs. Muslim. Although that does happen some of the time but most of the time it is just Tribe vs Tribe. There was also an incident in Lukoja of a cement truck running into the market and killing 50 people. All of the cement trucks that came in that day were looted and burned. Some of the drivers were killed. It is a sad thing but that is what the world looks like without Christ. Please pray for the gospel to get out because if many find out about Christ there won’t be so much fighting and violence.
Thank you all for your prayers. I am thankful that I am able to write to you and tell you what is happening here so that you can pray for us. I hope you all have a great week. Thanks again.
Your bro in Christ,
T.J. Kerttula