October 2011

Urban Teams’ Prayer Update for October 2011

Cape Town Metropolitan Evangelism Team

A sentence to prison for 7 years is what God used in Abongile’s life to bring his heart to conviction for his sins and an understanding of Jesus’ gift of salvation. For Eviwe, Sibabalwe, and Lihle, Abongile sharing his story is what God chose to use to bring these 3 boys into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Pray for more young men like Abongile to share their story of God’s saving power to others. Pray for God to continue to transform the lives of Xhosa boys and young men for Christ.

Johannesburg Evangelism Team

It has been reported that there are over 300 languages spoken in Joburg.  Several pockets of unreached peoples have been found living in the city of Joburg.  It is our desire to find more!  Please pray that we will be able to “map” the city in order to find more people groups and make a plan to reach them with the Gospel.

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 UPGs

Language Teacher Wanted.  At lunch with a Moroccan Muslim friend, a co-worker and I were introduced to this Moroccan women’s South Asian friend.  We had been searching for a language teacher for several months after we lost our previous teacher.  Come to find out, this South Asian woman was unemployed and looking for work.  God opened the door for her to be our new language teacher.  She is open to hearing about the gospel.  Pray the Lord will honor her openness by revealing Himself to her and drawing her to salvation.  

Answered Prayer:

A group of Muslim ladies attend an Islamic studies class at a mosque.  A worker was able to share the "Creation to the Cross" story with about 10 ladies at the mosque.  They listened intently and asked questions.  Praise Him! The worker is continuing to invest in these ladies and was able to give the head teacher the entire Bible.  Now that the teacher has the Scripture in her hands, pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to do His work and move in her heart.

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

Career m, Dana B writes: “Sometimes in our lives we find ourselves being a part of something that causes us to think, ‘I was created for this!’ I have the weekly privilege of experiencing just that in a township outside of Windhoek.  A seventy-two year old Nama lady lives there and loves the children in that area through a weekday feeding program which she has conducted over the past nine years.  She is called Ouma (Grandma) Christina.  Monday through Friday the children begin lining up at her gate at noon and over  the next two hours about three hundred school-aged children pass through her home and eat a small portion of whatever Christina has to offer for that day.  She depends solely on the Lord’s prompting people to share their food and money to enable her to provide what is needed to feed His children each day. Every Monday afternoon, I lead a Bible study there for the seventy or more children who choose to remain after eating.  Ouma Christina and the children’s needs are great, but as I teach the Bible stories of how God performed the ‘impossible’ for the Israelites, I, along with Christina and the children, are discovering that God is still busy doing the ‘impossible’ today.  Please pray for Ouma Christina’s fragile health, for the food provisions to be plentiful, and for the children to discover and accept our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who wants to do the ‘impossible’ in each of their lives.”

Answered Prayer:

In June the Windhoek Urban Team asked you to pray with us for the Namibian women who had agreed to participate in the Breaking Free Bible study. We were asking that lives would be transformed as these precious ladies spent time studying God’s Word together, learning to apply Biblical truths to their lives. The Bible study has just come to a close and God has answered our prayers! About 15 women persevered through the eleven weeks of study and what a blessing it was to see how their lives were changed as they began to apply the principles they learned in the study. Pray with us now, that these women would take the truths they learned and share them with others in their respective churches and communities.

The Support Center

Please pray for all our support center staff as they minister in different areas around the center.  We praise God for all they are doing among the peoples in Joburg.

Please pray that God will and refresh them daily as they meet the demands of taking care of all our workers around Africa!  We appreciate them so much!

Member Care Staff:

Pray for health and endurance for Jane L as she works double with Denise on STAS.  Continue to pray for all the ministries spreading the Good News that our team takes part in outside the Support Center.