Cape Town Metro
Evangelism Team
Many people are scared of speaking
or singing in public. Giving a speech or leading a song can be a daunting task,
especially for a 12 year old being asked to share with over 200 of his or her
peers! Every Tuesday, Sarah and Michal work with 15 middle school students from
Linge School, who are learning a story from the Bible, discovering the truths
to live by from it, and then preparing to share the Bible story or help lead
praise songs in a student worship service later in the week. It is difficult
for these 15 young believers to prepare and not be nervous, afraid or
soft-spoken when sharing or singing. Please
pray for these students to have the courage to share the Bible stories they are
learning and to boldly sing praise songs to God with their friends and peers.
Pray for wisdom and clarity for Sarah and Michal as they encourage these boys
and girls to grow strong in their faith.
Answered Prayer:
Praise God! Within this past
year alone God has done amazing things to bring Himself glory through the Xhosa
schools ministry. He has opened the door to weekly being in 4 primary schools
and 1 secondary school. In the Life Orientation classes, the Bible is being
taught and students’ spiritually hungry questions are being answered. Close
relationships have formed from the boys and girls clubs at 2 of these schools,
leading to many opportunities to share Christ with students and their
families. Local Baptist churches and even a new church plant have
embraced these youth and their families resulting in whole families making
decisions to follow Christ. Thank you, your continued prayer support is making
a difference. Please continue to pray throughout
this month, as a film about Jesus life, death and resurrection will be shown to
approximately 500 students and teachers within the schools.
Durban Urban Evangelism Team
Time apart from the normal routines of life to
listen to God speak are all too rare in the lives of most people. More than
twenty people from around the Durban area will join Roger and Meg for a weekend
of quiet and focused attention to God once again this month. Individuals that
spend this time away from regular life continually share testimonies of hearing
God give them new hope, direction and strength for life. Join us in asking the Father that this season away will
provide more individuals more opportunity to hear what He has to say to them.
Johannesburg Evangelism Team
Many students from all over Africa come to the Baptist
Theological College (BTC) in Joburg with hopes to become pastors and worship
leaders. Many already have full
time jobs. Please pray for them as learn to balance work
with study. Pray that the students
at BTC will also spend time developing their personal relationships with God
while they prepare for ministry.
Port Elizabeth Evangelism Team
Continue to pray for the Halls, their
family in the States and their ministry in Port Elizabeth. Pray for the Jensens as they serve in a
support role.
South African Urban Muslims
Unhappily married. Pray
for Muslim women who struggle in difficult marriages. Many do not
feel loved because they are in a polygamous marriage or because their husbands
have families from previous marriages. The workers here see this as a
stronghold of the enemy. Almost every woman that workers here have
relationships with are either in a struggling marriage or have been
divorced. Pray that these women will come to
know the deep, deep love of Jesus, who will never leave them or forsake them.
Soweto Evangelism Team
At
the recent Horizon Baptist Church’s mid-year general meeting they voted to
sponsor Faith Baptist, in Soweto, as the church applies to the Baptist Union as
a fellowship. Please pray that these two
churches will have a dynamic growing relationship. Pray that more from Horizon will desire to help spread the
gospel in Soweto and help disciple/mentor the Faith Baptist believers.
Tswane Evangelism Team
Please pray for the Vicks, their family
in the States and their ministry in Pretoria.
Windhoek Evangelism Team
Namibia, like most sub-Saharan African countries,
has an extremely high incidence of persons with HIV/AIDS. Many of those
infected include innocent children who have been infected from birth. Most of these children live in poverty
and have been abandoned by their families as a result of their HIV status.
Needles to say these children experience very little joy and happiness in their
lives.
Career missionary Lisa, partnering with New Song
Family Church (NSFC) in Windhoek, are hoping to bring some joy and happiness
into the lives of these children as they celebrate the birth of Christ with
them this month. They will be hosting a Christmas party for the children at the
HIV/AIDS clinic in the township just outside the city. They will also be
distributing BGR’s Kits 4 Kids, providing school supplies for the children as
they will begin their new year of school just after the holidays. Pray with us
that these precious children might feel loved and cared for by those participating
in the event. Pray also that as the Gospel is presented that many of the
children might find the hope they are so desperately seeking in Jesus Christ.
And lastly, join us in praying that nationals from NSFC will catch the vision
to reach out in love to those in need here in their own country.
Support Ministries
Please pray for all their work in Africa. We praise God for all they
are doing among the African peoples.
Please pray for refreshing daily as they meet
the demands of taking care of all our workers around Africa! We appreciate them so much!
“We give
thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our
prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of
love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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Thessalonians 1:2-3
