This is a quarterly report from Dr. Essiens brother, Akpan Essien in Nigeria.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 5:58 AM
Subject: second quarter report and account

Dear Elders,

Greeting in the name of Jesus Christ to you all as well as the entire church. I thank God for giving me another opportunity to communicate with you by sending in this report for the months of April to June,2003.
Worship: The church at Afaha Itiat whom I am serving now permently continues to benefit from my services of teaching and preching. The church maintains and average attendance of 150 members including children against 90 members in January 2003 when I stepped in to help. The collection had also increased from N500 to Nl800.00. I preach to church of christ at Ikot Ebom who invited me on June 1 2003.
Evangelism: This on going programme is progressing a lot. Most backslidders have now been back to the servicse due to visit to their homes. Under this programme, conselling services to some of their prblems are profered.
Midweek Classes: This on going programme too continues weekly thogu attendance is poor due partly to rains, as we are under raining season now and weeding in the farms mostly by women and children. Poor attendence do occur on market days since members will be going to sell and buy. Morning prayer is being conducted from Monday to Saturday during the hours of 5 a.m to 5.45 am.
Baptism: One baptism was recorded during the period.
Outreach Ministry: I was able to effect and outreach ministry to a neighbour church at Ididep Usuk. This church had been without a preacher thus causing backslidding factions etc. After being with them for two sundays and fridays during the month of April,2003, some of the backslidders had comeback and the factions wipe out. In order to help those coming back to cement their faith, a preacher who just came out of preaching school was asked to be with them. This preacher is supported from the support given me by you. At least, one third of the amount realised is given to him. His name is Etim Effiong Bassey from predominantly catholic community. I will send his report to you in the furture since he is benefitting also from your help to me. Under this programme, I intend to extend it to teenagers. Our teenagers are under more pressure than ever to get involved with drugs, pre-marital sex, alcohol, occult as well as false religions and the like. So, a sure way to raise a Godly generation is to build their character and personality around Christ the solid Rock during the adolescent years. The teens from Afaha Itiat and Ididep Usuk /congregations are going to be used in starting the Teenagers Outreach Ministry.
Finance (Account): The spending of the suppkort may not be fixed every quarter as charges for good and services have gone up 100% in the country due to high inflation, especially now that fuel prices have been almost doubled. The amount received from the bank was N73,000.00 (Seventy Three Thousand Naira),. My share was N36,500.00 (Thirty Six Thousand Five Hundred Naira) and was spent as follows:
1. Personal use: N22,000.00 (Twenty Two Thousand Naira), for cloths medication, feeding and other needs of the family.
2. Surpporting the preacher Bro. Bassey N4,500 (Four Thousand Five Hundred Naira)
3. Transportation N8,000.00 (Eight Thousand Naira) family needs, Gospelmeeting, midweek activities, visitations, repairing vechle and fueling.
4. Benevoleuce: Nl,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Naira) while visiting backslidders a need to help financially may arise and needly ones asking for help.
Proposal: A part from the teenagers outreach ministry partly on ground, I intend to take four ministers to different places to preach and conduct open air lectures as well as strengthening those without preachers. God helping, this may take off by July 20,2003. The time will be after normal worship servicses being over. Pray for the proposed programmes to materialise succsessfuly in the Lord.

Warmest greeting.
Akpan Essien.