April/May 2008
“What does Mrs. Bechtel do all day?” This question has
been asked of me in many different ways over the years.
It seems that sometimes people forget that my wife is
also a missionary and also has ministry
responsibilities. Lisa’s first job is wife and mother
and I am happy to report that she takes this very
seriously. God has given us two beautiful boys who
happen to be full of energy and always getting into all
kinds of trouble as toddler and infant boys do. They
keep Lisa very busy each and every day. Our oldest,
Ethan, turned 3 last week and our youngest will turn 1
in July. We thank God and praise him for their lives!
Lisa’s second job is to be my secretary and accountant.
She proofreads all of my materials and emails; helps me
do my work at the Faith Baptist Bible College; organizes
transportation and hotels for all of our visiting
groups, and keeps our financial records up to date. She
also makes sure that I keep my emails answered and keep
my appointments during the week.
Lisa’s third job is her ministry job. Presently she is
teaching a Bible study that meets every Wednesday
morning. The great thing is that the purpose of this
Bible study is evangelism. It meets in a private home
and everyone is asked to bring their unsaved friends to
hear God’s Word. They are studying the topic of HOPE in
God right now and the ladies seem to be enjoying it
greatly. One lady told Lisa that she is so excited about
the study that she goes home each Wednesday and starts
her lesson for the next week. When her boys come home
from school, she is still working on it and now they
have started asking her questions about the Bible. This
past week, she just decided to read to them from the
Bible. Later as they were misbehaving she said, “You are
doing exactly what Paul told us not to do in God’s
Word.” She was so excited to share this with Lisa.
Please pray for her as she ministers to me, our family
and the ladies in our community. We are hoping that more
ladies will come to know God and help their families to
follow Christ.
What have I been doing lately? I started teaching the
new semester at Faith Baptist Bible College with 13
students. I am teaching the book of Hebrews and the Life
of Christ. Please pray for these men as many of them are
already pastoring churches in rural areas. In most
African churches, little or no discipleship is ever
done. Kenya needs pastors who want to and can invest
their lives into the people. I want to impact them and
help them to really shepherd their flocks.
I have started a program on Thursday nights which we are
calling Life Groups. We have four instructors teaching
four different Bible courses. Around 45 people are
presently enrolled, but we hope to have more people
willing to come out to learn about Jesus and to grow in
their walk with Him. My goal is to have 250 people
involved in this ministry some day and with God’s help
that is exactly what we will do.
I am still active at the rural churches, feeding centers
and schools preaching, teaching chapels and doing
teacher training. God has blessed and allow us to teach
over 312 children about Jesus on a daily basis as part
of their education. We hope that these children will
reach their villages and make a lasting change for God.
The Jesus Film was shown last week and over 1000 people
came to see it and hear the Gospel.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Bobby Lisa Ethan & Conner Bechtel
Missionaries to Kenya, Africa
Praise Reports:
- Salvation of 22 people at our three churches.
- Baptism of 10 new believers.
- Birth of Valerie, daughter to Pastor Allan and
Eve.
- $1,600 given to buy uniforms for Good News
Academy.
- New Life Group Bible Study Program with 45
participants!
- Lisa’s Ladies Bible Study
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for good health.
- Pray for visits from U.S. Groups this summer.
- Pray for Lisa as she leads her Ladies Ministry
that ladies will accept Christ.
- Pray for more support. We are in desperate need
of more ministry funds. Gospel Feeding Center and
School is under-funded by $600 monthly.
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