Church of the Nazarene
Africa Regional Newsletter
17 May 2010 pdf - Complete Newsletter
First Class of MA Students Graduate from Instituto Superior de Teologia Evangelica de Mosambique
Dr David Restrick, SNM Academic Dean
Seminário Nazareno em Moçambique (SNM) participated in a history-making event on Saturday, 01 May 2010, when the first class of masters degree students…
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Child Development Centre Under Construction at NTCCA
Dr Margaret Scott, NTCCA Development Coordinator
In February 2010, a team from the Eugene, OR, USA, First Church of the Nazarene delivered funds, vision, and excitement to begin construction of a Child Development…
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Retired Missionary Gets Long-awaited 'Homecoming' in Africa
--NCN News 14 May 2010
Edna Lochner knew she was going to have lunch with Swaziland’s prime minister on one of her first days back to the country where she served as a Nazarene missionary…
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Praises
JESUS Film Harvest Partners - Praise the Lord for His continued blessing on Nazarene JESUS Film teams. Teams have reported that 54,988,518 evangelistic contacts have been made from January 1998 through April 2010. Of these contacts, 9,795,509 (17.8% of contacts) have indicated decisions for Christ with 3,415,837 (34.9% of decisions) initial discipleship follow-ups. There have been 22,380 preaching points started.
Prayer Requests - Please pray for:
Rev Errol Davis, who has been admitted to the Wentworth Hospital in Durban for tests following the discovery of a mass on his brain. Please pray for the doctors to be able to determine the proper course of treatment and pray especially for God to touch and heal Errol. Pray also for his with Cynthia as they meet with specialists and try to find the cause of this situation.
Family Josephine Selepe – Josephine Selepe passed away on 09 May 2010. She was the wife of the late Rev Alfred Selepe who pastored churches in Soweto, Witbank and Katlwanong in South Africa and served as District Superintendent of the South Western District which later merged with two other districts to form the current Gauteng District. Throughout years of ministry beginning in 1960, Josephine served with her husband as faithful partner, co-worker, servant leader, teacher and preacher of the Word. She was passionate for souls and hospitable to all who came to their home for short visits or long stays. Please pray for the family during this time.
Family Malie Kriel – Malie Kriel passed away on 07 May 2010 of a heart attack. She was the wife of Rev Louis Kriel, retired pastor on the Gauteng District in South Africa. Please pray for the family during this time.
Family of Donald Morris Chalfant - Donald “Morris” Chalfant passed away on May 10. Please pray for the family during this time. He was a former pastor and missionary to South Africa. He was also the husband of Yvonne Chalfont, who served for many years as the NMI president of the Chicago Central District.
Norma Miller - Norma Miller’s angioplasty procedure went well last week. For this we give praise to God. Continue to keep Norma in your prayers as she recovers from the surgery. She, along with her husband, Hilbert, are retired missionaries who served for 35 years in Swaziland, Malawi, and South Africa.
Family of Wanda Terry’s Sister - Wanda Terry’s sister, Carol, passed away recently in Orlando, Florida. At this time, details of an services are unknown. Wanda Terry is a retired missionary to Swaziland. Please pray for Wanda as she travels and for the family during this time of bereavement.
New Radio Programmes for Africa - Pray for several new World Mission Broadcast radio programmes that are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2010 in Africa. The new programmes include a magazine style youth programme in mixed English and Afrikaans languages; a women’s programme in Afrikaans; and two other programmes in the Portuguese and South Sotho languages. Pray that the Lord provides all that is needed for these programmes to air and that they will minister the love of Christ to many people.
Global Day of Prayer - On 23 May, Global Day of Prayer, Nazarene Missions International (NMI) encourages Nazarenes to join Christians around the world in prayers of repentance and unity, as well as healing for the nations. The annual focus of prayer involves a three-fold strategy: (1) 10 days and nights of prayer from Ascension Day until the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday; (2) a Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday; (3) 90 days of blessing. For more information and a link for materials at the NMI Web site: http://www.nazarenemissions.org/10049/story.aspx.
JESUS Film Harvest Partners World Challenge - Pray for the leaders and table hosts as they invite individuals to participate in the JESUS Film Harvest Partners World Challenge in Columbus, Ohio, on May 22. Pray that the Lord will bless this time of inspiration and commitment in a great way.
Dr Filimao Chambo, as he leads the Africa Region, his wife Rev Samantha, and their children Tsakani and Emanuel.
Dr David Graves, General Superintendent in jurisdiction for Africa, and his wife Sharon.
Rev Bugeshi Desire, assistant district superintendent of the North Kivu District and pastor of the Keshero Church of the Nazarene in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, for God’s healing touch on his body. Pray also for his family and the Keshero Church at this time.
Rev Danilo and Marie Carvalho as they continue to stay in Johannesburg, South Africa, in order to extend their South Africa visas and obtain a work permit for Angola to continue their missionary service there. Please pray that God will grant them favour with the South African embassy to receive an extension of their visas and with Angolan embassy to receive their work permit. The Carvalho’s are intern missionaries from Cape Verde serving in the Lusophone Field country of Angola.
April and Spencer Baggot who remain in Johannesburg, South Africa, to await the birth of their third child. Please pray that April will be able to carry the baby close to term for a healthy baby. Pray also for Spencer and the children, Luke and Abigail, during this time. The Baggots are intern missionaries serving in the French Equatorial Field country of Rwanda.
Other prayer requests for Africa Region:
1. Pray for the church to remain faithful and effective in making Christlike disciples across the continent of Africa.
2. Pray for the persecuted church.
3. Pray for the ministerial workforce to be effective ministers of the Word of God.
4. Pray for the development and implementation of an intentional evangelism and discipleship strategy for children and youth on the region.
5. Pray for the ministerial education institutions as they intensify the multiplication of educational programmes to train pastors and leaders for the fast-growing church in Africa.
6. Pray for the development and implementation of a strategy to develop missional churches with each local church becoming mission-focused.
7. Pray for all JESUS Film Ministry teams.
8. Pray for missionaries serving in Africa.
9. Pray for a mighty holiness revival across the Africa Region.
From the Word
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (I Corinthians 15:58).
“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward” (Matthew 10:42).
“Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End...The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life (Revelation 22:12-13, 17).
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Editor: Linda Braaten
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