Mengen | Simon & Annika Flanagan

Mengen magic – the cup

February 6, 2012

Magic and manipulation of the Spirit world is part and parcel of life amongst the Mengen people. Click this link to find out about the first ceremony performed on a newborn baby. Pray the Lord will free more Mengen people from the grip of the evil one.

Translation workshop and more…

January 26, 2012

A year and a half living amongst the Mengen people, about 520 days of language and culture study, ten days of a translation workshop at our support center and I have been able to translate the first chapter of the book of Ruth. These are exciting and encouraging day and I thank God for allowing […]

Christmas celebrations

January 25, 2012

Well Christmas was all brand new for the Mengen church. This year the church got together to honor their Savior and mark the time of his birth. The church got together and donated money to buy a large box of lamb flaps from town, from their own gardens they donated sweet potato, yams, tapioca, various […]

Controlled by the Spirits of the Dead

January 24, 2012

The Mengen people believe that the Spirits of the dead roam in the night and in the fog. The believe they can eat us. Click on this link to hear more of their fear of the dead. Praise God the gospel is breaking through the fear and Satan is losing his control over the Mengen […]

Men from cucumbers?

January 24, 2012

The Mengen people have some strange beliefs. But the word of God is bringing truth and revolutionizing their world view. Follow this link hear how the Mengen people believe the first people created came from a cucumber!

Pray for Alex and Mande

July 29, 2011

“Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer.” E. M. Bounds Hi, here we have a special couple; special because Alex is one of our men in training. Unfortunately his wife Mande is not a believer, this of course has ramifications […]

Pray for Matius and Kona

July 20, 2011

“Prayer is the greatest of all forces, because it honors God and brings him into active aid.” E.M. Bounds Please pray for your sister Kona! Her husband Matius is not a believer in our Savior Jesus. Matius goes along to the Catholic church also; as our believers say “he is standing on a dry branch”. […]

Pray for Kymotu and family

July 12, 2011

This week please be praying for my language helper Kymotu. He is becoming a dear friend and the Lord has laid a burden on my heart for this guy. He has other alternatives for coming to help me with language; recently he has been pressing me for elastic rubber for his catapult. He thinks by […]

Pray for Komiti and Berta

July 4, 2011

Hi all, Well another week is upon us and we need you to call out to God once more because lives are at stake. Komiti is a believer, his wife’s name is Berta, they have a son named Damien and another baby boy called Blaze. Please pray particularly for Berta to come to a clear […]

Pray for Alfonse and Trinde

June 26, 2011

“God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it.” — John Wesley Well a what rascal we have to pray for here! Meet Alphonse and his wife Trinde. Alphonse is one of the biggest trouble makers in our village and is at the heart of most problems. He just recently stole one of our gas […]