We would love for you to be praying for Samuel Koech and the church plant taking shape in Longisa. Samuel is 31, full of energy, and genuinely gifted, but stepping into church leadership for the first time is a lot to carry. He is currently leading a small group of about fifteen people who meet under a tin roof structure that floods when it rains hard, which in this season has been often.
David has been making the trip out to Longisa every other week to disciple Samuel and walk through sermon preparation, conflict in the group, and the practical questions that come with starting something from nothing. It is slow going. There have been a few families who started attending and then stopped coming, and Samuel has wrestled with discouragement over it.
We believe in what God is doing there, but Samuel needs prayer for confidence and endurance right now. He is young in this role and sometimes doubts whether he is the right person for it. Please pray that he would sense God’s presence clearly in the coming months, that the group would grow in stability, and that a handful of faithful families would emerge as the core of this church.
Pray also for David’s energy for these trips. The drive to Longisa is long and rough on his back, and we want him to be able to keep showing up for Samuel without it costing him more than he can give.