Planning meeting We met with other workers for a missionary planning meeting for the year. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to revive the churches in this region, and renew an urgency to proclaim the Gospel. Pray that church leaders would humble themselves and be servant leaders who are worthy of imitation. Read more
Kizenga village We started meeting with a small group of believers in the Kizenga village. Our church, along with another village church, made a rotation schedule for teaching Sunday school and preaching on Sundays. Pray for spiritual fruit and growth and for local shepherds for that flock so that they won’t have to depend on ministry from the outside. Read more
Praise God On October 31st Krista had her first follow up MRI appointment and met with her oncologist. Praise God with us that the tumour is stable and we have been given the all clear by the doctor to return to Tanzania. We are presently in the process of preparing to go back. In the short term, Krista continues to progress towards… Read more
Munzeze The gospel preaching was met with no visible response, although the Word was faithfully sown in the village of Munzeze. There seems to be a spiritual blindness there. Pray for that village, that Satan's strongholds would be broken down and the veil lifted from people's eyes. Read more
More opportunities Our local town church is helping to restart a failed church in the village of Kizenga. Pray for this effort as it gives even more opportunities for the growing number of men to gain experience in preaching. Read more
Unreached tribe A friend is currently in the Tabora region with the unreached Wataturu tribe for one month, doing his research and field work for a Missions course. Pray for open doors, provision and protection for him. Pray that God would send more workers of light into this dark place. Read more
Updates Ethnos Canada has committed to updating a special webpage for us. Please visit https://ethnos.ca/poidevin-family/ for the latest information. Read more
Urgent prayer requests On Thursday Krista was having more pain, not just at the back of her head but also behind her eye. We decided to consult with a Neurologist and were seen on Friday. On Saturday she had a VEP and MRI done. We went to the Neurologist on Monday to receive the results of the tests done. We were told that… Read more
Krista’s eyes On New Year's Day, while at the Toronto airport waiting for a return flight, Krista notices problems with her eyes but assumed it was simply from stress and fatigue. After improving and declining throughout January, it has worsened during February. Yesterday, she had them properly checked out and the diagnosis is Sixth Nerve Palsy, which is likely a result of… Read more
Burdened Girls' Club started up again after Christmas. Ruth is burdened about how to help the teenage girls who have failed the national exam to go on to high school. Pray for wisdom and direction concerning their future. Read more
Wonderful testimonies The poor come in droves to the gate but I have a list of around twenty that are scheduled to see me (Ruth) at our house. Most of these ladies are widows or abandoned wives. It is a privilege to pray with each one and try to decide how best to help them. We have heard some wonderful testimonies about… Read more
Evangelistic team Ruth and I and an evangelistic team headed by road 250km northeast of Kigoma along the Burundi border to the town of Kibondo for outreach there. We were actually on the outskirts of the town so it was still very much a rural setting. There are 3 assemblies in that area that need teaching and strengthening. We showed films every… Read more