Dear Friends,

I have been thinking again recently of Paul’s words in 2 Cor 9 – ‘Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ’. The chain of links from the good news of Jesus, to our confession of Christ, to our obedience to the practical ramifications of that confession, to the glorification of God, wonderfully sews together the grace of the gospel with our response and others glorifying of God because of that response. So often we receive reports from our sponsored project members in which they glorify God in this way. In one recent set of reports from the Comfort Babies project in Congo, they mentioned how the support they received helped them escape prostitution, alcoholism and a life of darkness. As one mother, Akonkwa, said, ‘Since I joined the Comfort Babies Congo project, I abandoned the life of prostitution and I began to go to church. Our future is filled with hope and success because God transformed our past and today we are integrated 100% into society. Since we are in the Comfort Babies Congo project, God appeared and continues to appear towards us through you.’  

Prayer is the key to the transformation mentioned above, which produces that hope and praise. We are in a constant struggle against the powers of darkness and your prayers are the key to the victorious Christian living in the lives of those mums and babies above. It is vital that God endues the project members with the power they need to break free from the chains of sin and hopelessness that have bound them, often for many years. That is not an easy thing and we cannot underestimate the crucial importance of prevailing prayer. Don’t give up praying, because lives are being changed and God is being glorified. Keep fighting for this. Keep praying!

Thank you, 

Callum Henderson

Comfort International