Dearest in Christ,
Greetings to you and your family from the families here in Wotutu, Cameroon. Life is on and we are moving on. God is there helping us in any step we take. Life is not the best now coupled to the facts of the prevailing circumstances in the world. We are not relenting our efforts and are praying daily for the problems we find ourselves in.
The last two weeks have been very busy for me and the students of BVBIC-Wotutu as I was teaching the course “MARRIAGE AND FAMILY.” The aim of the course is to help strengthen and make stronger marriages and families. It was amazing as eleven couples, along-side single students, were in class.
As I write this report now, students are done with their quarter and they are in different locations. They will be back in school, only at the end of this month. That will be the time I will resume my reporting. Please pray for us as we pray for you.
After the marriage class, we registered with the government of Cameroon as many of our students were only married traditionally, meaning they had no marriage license with the government. What they did traditionally is not illegal nor is it COHABITATION as the government, the people, and the church all recognize it as a legal and moral union. To have legally shared assets that can go to the surviving spouse in the case of death and for other legal issues, the government demands that after you have finished with your traditional or customary marriage, you need to proceed to the court to legalize it with a marriage certificate. We made it possible for these students. They stood before the Cameroonian people to declare their traditional union. They are signing in for the “ONE MAN ONE WOMAN” form of marriage as Cameroon law also permits the option of signing for polygamy.
We gave each of the couples a marriage certificate from the school. We call it “CHOOSING MY MATE AGAIN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.” Many thanks to brother Bill Stewart who wrote the book that we are using to teach with. We were part of his class here in Cameroon when he came to teach the course.
Boxes of mission printing tracts were packed and ready to move to the hinterlands of our country as students go with them to preach and teach and give the tracts to many who will love to take them and read them and call for more studies. These tracts have helped many people come to Christ in this country. We are thanking the people who are all volunteers at the mission printing office and many congregations in the USA who are taking their time to put the materials together and make it possible for them to come over to us to ease our evangelistic efforts. My God bless them all.
PLANS
All students are out in different locations. Some are in new lands. I will be visiting from one congregation to another within this time until the students return by the end of September.
APPRECIATIONS
Thank you so very much for all you are doing for the work here. Your prayers and your support are all timely to make things happen here. God is watching and will reward you in due season.
Elangwe and family
By His grace director BVBIC-Wotutu