We have been supporting Stan and Donna Armes in Port Elizabeth, South Africa for eleven years. They are with MTW, and Stan comes from an amazing heritage of missionary service for several generations. They have previously served in church planting work in Kenya, but during their time in SA, Stan has been teaching Pastors at a Bible Institute. Donna has a nursing background. Together they have been addressing issues of AIDS and divorce through their church.
They now embark on a new project – developing a church-based curriculum and ministry to address the very high divorce rate in Port Elizabeth. Current ministries are too western to work in the townships where they serve. This is a great new opportunity for them as Stan leaves his work at the seminary and they serve together, helping those who face marital challenges. Their work will be translated into the local language.
This Sunday we will be praying for the Armes that the Lord will guide and empower them:
to research and write material that will speak to the felt needs of the people,
to find competent and committed translators,
to test the material before they can move on to training,
to find pastors who are willing for them to come to their churches,
to find people who are willing to pray for them in this endeavor.
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