Coppedge Advent Calendar

As we enjoy these days of Advent and look with great expectancy to Christmas and the birth of our Saviour, we want to share some praises with you. Our family is going to pray through the advent season, praising Jesus for His faithfulness to us here in this area of Africa over the past three years. Would you like to join us in praying for our friends and thanking Jesus for His faithfulness as we walk toward Christmas together!?

November 29-Jane and Susan-Dear friends and co-laborers in Jesus' work here in Arua.

November 30-Denis, Simon, and Innocent-the Watchmen assigned to our compound. These men have cared for us and prayed with us and walked with us faithfully through the last three years...and will remain as we come back to the states, to keep an eye on our properties left here as well as prepare to welcome us back next August!

December 1-James Ouma and Emmy Mugisha-Two pastors in Africa Gospel Church who will be traveling up this day to help us with our final evaluation in Nebbi on the second. They will also be overseeing the training in Nebbi while we are in America the next 8 months.

December 2-Final Evaluation in Nebbi-Pray for our dear pastors and friends as they share stories and walk through observation, interpretation and application of those stories in their final exam.

December 3-Tom and Gertrude, Faith, Cathy, Sandra, Gloria, and Emmanuella-our next door neighbors who have been such a blessing the last three years. Tom just got a promotion and will be probably moving the family to Kampala before we get back from our time in the states. They know and love Jesus!!!

December 4-Simon and Gladys, Derek, Eddie, Lorna, Sharon and Hope-Another family here in our neighborhood that is seeking Jesus. Please pray especially for these children...Sharon gave Jesus her WHOLE heart two years ago, but the older three are struggling to stand for Jesus in their schools.

December 5-Imam and Tina Ottafire and Angela-Our dearest Ugandan friends! They will be having their "introduction" this day. Meaning, Imam will take his bride price to Tina's parents. Billy will travel down south for this really important event in our friends' lives with some others from his bible study. Pray that Jesus is the center of their marriage, home and family!

December 6-Andrew and Joyce-Two of our Nebbi pastors. Pray they might remain faithful to Jesus and He might provide for them during this coming year!

December 7-Mambo Charles and Joyce-Some of our dear friends from Arua that we will really miss this next year. Pray with us that Jesus might bless them with a baby!

December 8-Jeff and Katie Borchet and their children Fatu and Osobie will live in our home while we are in America. They are Americans working with the CDC who alternate between Arua and Colorado every other six months. Pray our home might be a place they meet Jesus every day and through which they can share His love!

December 9-Elsie Jayne and Lucy-please pray for our precious little girls as they begin a year of constant transitions...saying good-bye today to many friends in Arua...that Jesus might undergird for them and be their deep peace and strength!

December 10-Today we travel as a family to Kampala. We will be there for a week of meetings. Pray for safety in the journey one more time!

December 11-Africa Gospe Church General Council meets today. These leaders in the church will be seeking Jesus as to the coming year's training and how Nebbi needs to be included in the church's other trainings as well as what place Bible Storying should have within the pastoral curriculum.

December 12-Uganda Field Board Meeting-Please pray for us both as we join in this meeting with our Kampala colleagues, that Jesus might give wisdom and discernment and love and great attitudes!

December 13-Benson and Cosmas-Two more of our Nebbi pastors. These men make up the Servant Team that leads the Nebbi pastors with Andrew as well. Pray for a unity for all three as we are away and so much responsibility will now rests upon them.

December 14-Reuben and Joseah-our Kenyan colleagues working in Sudan will be home with their families for the Christmas season, but also raising support to travel back in January and work among the Dinka. They are incredible men of God we are honored to work with...will you pray Jesus protects and keeps them as they say YES to Him in a nation running quickly toward yet more instability!

December 15-Joy Phillips-our Sudan field director and friend. Pray for her as she leads in the coming year expectant for Jesus to work in a mighty way among the Southern Sudanese people! Oh, that they might come to know Him in this year where so many expect many difficulties for them...may we all be surprised by the PRINCE OF PEACE!

December 16-Jonathan and Lisa Mayo-our Uganda field director. Pray for Jon and Lisa as we welcome many new missionaries in the coming year. This answer to prayer will also be a big responsibility on their shoulders as they orient and welcome new families!

December 17-Jennifer and Eva-two great friends that have been in Arua much of our time here, but now live in Kampala for work. Pray both young ladies might continue to hunger for Jesus!

December 18-We fly to Hungary to celebrate Jesus' birthday with our sister and her family, Dan and Katy Beth Searls!!!

December 19-Please pray for the Searls Family...that we might be a blessing and not a burden to them and that Jesus might let their year end with incredible joys of SALVATION STORIES among those they are ministering to and loving these days!

December 20-Kisa, Ochamringa, Opio-Three more of our Nebbi pastors. Pray for faithfulness to Jesus as they seek Him in the coming year. Please pray Jesus provides food for their families this Christmas!

December 21-the Church in Hungary-as we live and love alongside the Searls, pray with us that the Church in Hungary might be a LIGHT in a dark place and lives might be won for JESUS!!!

December 22-Congo-As we head toward the new year and celebrate new life in Jesus...pray for His work in Congo in the coming year...that we might walk in Him and He might open the doors He desires us to walk through!

December 23-Sudan-Pray that this nation might know Jesus' PEACE and that the lost might be drawn to the truth of HIM...pray for pastors who were at the storying conference...that the stories of the Word might eternally change their hearts.

December 24-Uganda-That the field might continue to look outside ourselves and multiply...that we might expand into more cities, like Arua and see what Jesus might do beyond our boarders for His Kingdom.

December 25-HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!! That the world might KNOW HIM!!!! and LOVE HIM!!!!

Thank you for joining us in these advent days of PRAISING Him as we expect His coming...to our hearts and those we love in the coming year!