My work with the nomads began on November 15, 1992 while I was helping with the Kwong Bible translation. I shared my burden for the lost souls of Islam with my missionary brother, Mark, and he was very happy and encouraged me to go out and share the gospel with nomads around me.
There are nomads traveling all over Chad according to the seasons, and I began meeting nomads around me. I [brought a letter with me] explaining who I was and what I was doing, so that I could show it to church people in the area. The letter said I was sharing the Gospel in specific regions without any financial support, and for them to welcome me as Christ for the glory of God.
I went everywhere on foot. I preached in marketplaces and by open wells and met with traditional village leaders in their homes. I saw people come to faith, and I could tell you many stories of what God did for me during that time!
Back at my home base, I spent two years cultivating friendships with nomads. It was not easy, and it took lots of work! No one wanted me there, but I visited every chance I could, and I kept sharing the love of Christ.
The first new believers were two young girls from a nomad tribe, trusting Jesus on May 1, 1994. For the next three years, we were allowed to work with this clan, leading many to the Lord. I taught the new believers and discipled them in my small home. In 1996, just before we moved to a new town, the chief of the clan came to me. He said he had lived 42 years and had never seen the kind of love that he was seeing in us. He trusted in Jesus, and sounding like Joshua from the Bible he said, 'My family, including my two wives and all my children, will follow Jesus.' He announced to his tribe that they were free to choose Islam or to follow Christ, but he called on them to follow Christ, saying 'I want even the unborn babies in their mother's stomachs to become followers of Jesus!'"
Moussa continued this work—moving to reach more nomadic tribes—for 21 years, and now resides in a town where many nomads pass through.
"Thanks to God, we have a water pump on our land, and we have baptized many in that water. Right now, the number of nomads who have given their lives to the Lord through our ministry is estimated to be more than 500 across many provinces in Chad, as well as Central African Republic, Sudan, Niger, and Nigeria. I myself have baptized 60 new believers and have recently trained 8 new evangelists to go out and make more disciples. Glory to God! Amen."
Glory to God, indeed, for the Lord's work in and through Moussa. Be encouraged, neverthirst family, by the projects, life change, and new believers that you are empowering on the other side of the world.
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