So that you can praise God with us . . .

On Monday as Allen was preparing for the night's English Bible study he was contemplating if it had already accomplished its purpose and whether or not to keep it going (it is common for us to consider things like this every once-in-a-while). That night a new person came to the study and afterwards told how grateful she was for it. She is the only Christian in her family and is not permitted to attend church, but she was allowed to come to this study because of the English practice. She was thankful to have the opportunity to read God's word with others. We are humbled that God would desire to give us this confirmation and also that He sees fit to use the study for His glory.
A couple days later Allen received a phone call from one of the girls that attends youth group. She wants to go to Sports and English Camp but her dad has not let her go in previous years. She asked if there was some way she could convince him to allow her to go this year. We told her we would pray about the situation and 10 minutes later she called back to tell us that he gave her permission to go! All glory to God!