March 2011

Cape Town Metropolitan Evangelism Team

Centrifuge, will begin a five year partnership with the International Mission Board’s Sub-Saharan Africa region the summer of 2011. A FUGE team will be coming over to South Africa to discover specific ministries in which they can be involved in Cape Town. Please be in prayer as the discovery team seeks out ministry areas in which to work and then as they prepare their teams to return to Cape Town to begin their ministries this year. Pray for their safety and begin praying for the young people who will encounter Jesus through the Centrifuge ministry.

New Crossroads Baptist Church has been looking and praying for a pastor for the past 2 years. God has answered their prayers by sending Kwanele Yako and his wife. In an induction service on Sunday, January 30th before the congregation, local Baptist pastors and guests, Pastor Kwanele along with the leaders of the church confirmed that God has called him to the church and community of New Crossroads. Please pray that God would strengthen and equip Pastor Kwanele and this church to reach the Xhosa people within New Crossroads and neighboring communities for Christ.
Pastor Lucas Mpendulo and Samora Michal Community Church are believing that God has plans to start a new church in a nearby township known as Gugulethu. They have set up a tent and are asking God to draw their Xhosa neighbors to hear the hope of salvation in Jesus Christ. Every week day evening from 7-8 PM all the way to Easter they are inviting the community of Gugulethu to come. Please join Pastor Lucas and Samora Michal Community Church in praying for God to move in the hearts of the Gugulethu Xhosa.

Durban Urban Evangelism Team

Please pray for our team as we train, disciple and witness to the peoples of Durban.

Johannesburg Evangelism Team

Please pray that people of peace will be found in UPG’s in Joburg.

Port Elizabeth Evangelism Team

Prayer for Rhonda's mother, Neva Lyp, who suffered a herniated cornea about a week ago! This comes on the heels of her step-dad's heart surgery.

Please pray for Boyd's dad, Jim Hall. He does indeed have lymphoma. As soon as he returns from a mission-trip to Haiti, he will begin chemotherapy. The doctor's prognosis for this is very positive.

Give praise for the awesome experience with Uitenhage Baptist Church's youth leaders in a leadership "camping" trip!

We thank God for an inspirational Xee training in evangelism, resulting in an exciting new tool to reproduce with local leaders.

Pray for Rebekah as she prepares for a mission-trip to Slovenia during Spring Break from OBU.

Soweto Evangelism Team

We are excited, a Centrifuge discovery volunteer team joins us mid-March. The eleven members will minister with the goal of sharing the people and the work here with youth and kids who attend “FUGE events this summer. A partnership will be formed as a result. We pray the FUGE leaders will see where God wants them working and be able to share needs and God’s work. The March group will be in secondary schools, witness and spend one-on-one time with Christians from local churches.

Tswane Evangelism Team

The Women’s Precept Bible study class will be studying Deuteronomy for 8 weeks. Bev leads and hosts this class. Pray that we will have most of the ladies returning and that there may be some new ladies who join in.

A volunteer team will come to Pretoria from Feb. 19-28^th. The team will be doing prayer-walking and evangelism in different parts of Pretoria and Laudium. The team is from First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale, Arizona. Four members of this team will explore the possibility of forming a partnership to help reach and plant churches in Urban Pretoria. Pray for this time. Pray for wisdom for all of us and for safety as we walk in different cities and pray.

Windhoek Evangelism Team

Career missionaries Ron and Lisa Jones just recently returned to Windhoek after a short Stateside Assignment and will be applying to renew their work permit in Windhoek this month. For a number of years prior to the Jones arrival in Namibia in 2008 the government had been refusing requests for work permits by our personnel desiring to enter the country. But by the grace of God, and as a result of much prayer, the Joneses were granted a two year work permit which will expire this month. Therefore they are asking you to intercede once more on their behalf, asking the Lord to have His will in this matter. Ron is currently teaching at the local seminary and is looking forward to beginning to train pastors in the local township. Lisa is currently involved in women’s and children’s ministry; and, the door has just been opened for her to partner with Philippi Trust in Windhoek in the area of counseling as well as training nationals. Both Ron and Lisa feel the Lord called them to Windhoek in order to use them in equipping and empowering Namibians to do the work of the church. Thus they are trusting that once again they will find favor in the eyes of the government to continue doing just that!

Support Center:

Finance Team

The FST praises God for time and opportunities team members have in outside the office ministry. Please pray for Tim and Jeanne Mahoney as they prepare for leading a week of preaching in Kitwe, Zambia for the Kwacha Baptist Church, 18 – 27 April leading up to Easter. Pray for clarity as Tim prepares the messages on the atonement and sacrifice of Christ, that people would come to know the Lord.

Pray also for the Bible study in Somalia Park of Tokoza Township where Dan Forman co-leads a Bible study with Pastor Benias for a group of believers. Pray that the members of the study would be bold to share their faith in their community. Pray also that the Bible study can continue when Dan goes on STAS in April.

Logistics Team

Pray for all the support staff as they settle in to the new building.

Personnel Team

Please be in prayer for changed lives through the True Love Waits program. Pray for God’s Word and design for the youths’ lives to be spoken through Richard, Kristin, Meaghan and Elaine. Presentations scheduled for March 4^th at EBC and two at a local high school in May.

Also pray for salvation for those that are hearing the Word through all the outreaches our team is involved in.

Communications Team

Recent world events have demonstrated the powerful influence of social networking. Pray that the communication team will find creative and meaningful ways to utilize Facebook, Twitter and other social networking tools to share the stories of how God is at work and of how Christians can partner with Him in sharing His love in Africa.

www.africastories.org, www.facebook.com/africastories, www.twitter.com/africastories.

February 2011

Cape Town Metropolitan Evangelism Team

In July 2010, the Cape Town Team held Holiday Bible clubs at schools in three townships. Over 260 gave their lives to Christ. Since then, the team has been meeting with the principals, offering tutoring and Bible study each week at their schools. The team has also been meeting with the pastor and elders of New Crossroads Baptist church across the street from Linge (ling – a) school to see how they can join in the discipling of these youth and children. Please pray for New Crossroads Baptist church as they seek ways to join God in working with the children of Linge School. Please pray for the children as they are faced with the witness about Christ weak week that they will desire to know Jesus and be growing disciples. Pray also for the missionaries (Bonnie Doughtie, Bruce and Sheri Erickson, Sarah Cowan and Michal Mitchell) who go to this school each week to tutor and witness to the children of Christ’s love and offer of salvation for them.

Durban Urban Evangelism Team

Umlazi Baptist Church will be hosting a men’s conference Feb. 26-27. Ask the Father to allow the Holy Spirit to speak into the lives of these men in a mighty way!

Volunteer Caren Eagleburger will arrive at the end of the month to present “Success Now!” seminars to business professionals and university students. Ask the Father to give her many opportunities to interact with business professionals and university students during this time. Pray that hearts will be open to hearing her testimony and responding to the “Good News”! Please pray for Meg Hesch as she recruits and trains people to facilitate the follow-up course to Caren Eagleburger’s presentations in March. Ask that God will raise up committed Christians who will be able to lead the participants on a journey toward deeper discipleship and greater success in all aspects of their lives through applying biblical principles.

Port Elizabeth Evangelism Team

Pray for career missionaries, Boyd & Rhonda Hall, as they minister to youth in Port Elizabeth.

Soweto Evangelism Team

The focus of the Soweto Team, this month, is discipleship. Please pray for 8 young people and half-a-dozen grade 7-10 girls that our j-men are leading. Pray that they will grow in their knowledge of the Bible and their love for God.

Alan Locke added one new student to his TEE students. This young man worked with Zach at the soccer clinics/Bible stories in primary schools the last two years. Please pray that he will stay the course and become a strong leader in the church. Six young men work towards a certificate. Pray for them as Alan will require them to preach once a quarter in their church.

Tswane Evangelism Team

The Women’s Precept Bible study class will be studying Deuteronomy for 8 weeks. Bev leads and hosts this class. Pray that we will have most of the ladies returning and that there may be some new ladies who join in.

A volunteer team will come to Pretoria from Feb. 19-28^th. The team will be doing prayer-walking and evangelism in different parts of Pretoria and Laudium. The team is from First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale, Arizona. Four members of this team will explore the possibility of forming a partnership to help reach and plant churches in Urban Pretoria. Pray for this time. Pray for wisdom for all of us and for safety as we walk in different cities and pray.

Windhoek Evangelism Team

Please pray for the continuing work of the WET as they begin the new year!

Support Center:

Finance Team

The FST rejoices that God is sending a journeygirl to work on the team later on this year. Please pray for her as she prepares to come. We also have two units who are in the apprentice program and we are praying that they will be able to complete their program while continuing to work part time in the office.

We are thankful that the FST is getting caught up on the ER’s and allowing time to focus on other work. We are also praying that the goal of having time for ministry outside the office will soon be realized.

Logistics Team

Pray for all the support staff as they settle in to the new building.

Personnel Team

Please be in prayer for all our medical coordinators. The changes to the insurance have been a daily challenge as they desire to serve us. Please pray for endurance and wisdom for them as well as Stephen.

Communications Team

Ministering to the unreached of Madagascar is a priority for the communication team. Training followers of Christ to share their faith is an important aspect of this ministry. Mahafaly Christians in Madagascar will learn to compose praise songs in their heart language during a 22-26 February music workshop led by two members of the communication team. Pray for a fruitful time of learning and creating new songs. The following two weeks, team members will initiate a two-year project for engaging four of the island nation’s unreached people groups. National believers who want to share the Gospel through oral means will be trained in biblical storying methods. Pray for good communication during the training sessions as well as when the trainees go out to share what they have learned.