40 years ago, on Thursday, 11 November 1965, at the most solemn moment of Armistice Day, the 11 th hour, Ian Douglas Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, signed Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
This act of defiance, which came after many months of negotiations and fruitless discussions with the British Foreign Office, resulted in a most extraordinary explosion of diplomatic activity, international outrage, economic sanctions and motions of condemnation from the British Commonwealth, the Organisation of African Unity, the United Nations, the Soviet Union, and even from the US State Department. Incredibly, Rhodesia was labeled: “A threat to world peace!” This from nations engaged in nuclear arms races and invasion of other lands!
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![]() Zimbabwean Human Rights campaigner, Collen Makumbirofa, the head of Foundation of Reason and Justice has been arrested and is in danger of being repatriated to Zimbabwe. Collen Makumbirofa has been arrested in Zeerust as an “Illegal Immigrant.” A Sergeant Makgotole: tel: 018-3672 (ext 3) informed us of his arrest and that a R3,000 fine was needed. It was not clear if this would free him or merely have him escorted to the border and handed over to Zim officials. The SAPS would not let us talk to Collen. Home Affairs informed us that no fine would secure an illegal immigrant’s release – that was “merely a bribe”. They said that Collen would be sent to Lindela Detention Camp and returned to Zimbabwe. Monday, 18 July 2005, the Frontline Fellowship Field Director, was surrounded by a mob of Muslim students at the University of Pretoria threatening him and demanding that the Frontline Fellowship missions display be removed. We had been officially invited by the University Missions Committee to take part in their “Go Love the Nations” Missions Week.
MUSLIM MOB AT MISSIONS WEEK Within two hours of setting up the Frontline Fellowship missions display, we began to receive hostile reactions from Muslim students, some of whom swore and cursed at our missionary, and threatened his life. Soon a mob of fifteen to twenty Muslim students were surrounding the Frontline mission display shouting and swearing at him. Some tore up or burned Frontline literature. A Muslim member of the Student Representative Council then fetched the Dean of students to inform us that we had to dismantle the Frontline mission display. My recent mission to Europe was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. I traveled across a continent in decline and crisis, yet I had the privilege of ministering in some of the brightest outposts of vibrant spiritual life and dynamic faith. Secular Humanism with its materialism and unbelief was pervasive, and, in many surprising places, Islam was on the ascendancy.
While Europe has a dynamic and rich Christian heritage, most of its inhabitants today barely seem to give it a thought. Most Europeans seem to have forgotten or rejected their Christian heritage. Yet, I witnessed strongholds of Protestant Christianity and dynamic evangelistic churches as far afield as Northern Ireland and Romania. “…Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Acts 16:9
By God’s grace, Timothy, William and I have safely returned from our mission to Zambia and Malawi. We conducted Biblical Worldview Seminars in Zambia and Malawi and presented a total of 80 lectures, Bible studies and sermons, including at Bible colleges, ministers fraternals and churches. Over a tonne of Bibles and Christian books were delivered and distributed to churches, schools and missions. The team also purchased a pick-up truckload of food, soap, salt, rice and other supplies for prisoners of Lusaka Central Prison (where I had been imprisoned in 1987). The Biblical Worldview Seminar in Lusaka was opened by the Member of Parliament for the area and over 230 pastors, deacons and evangelists registered as participants in this BWS. Dear Friend of Frontline Fellowship
Every month Frontline sends out many packages of books to as far afield as Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, India and Nigeria. It is your support that makes this ministry possible. For your encouragement and edification here is a selection of quotes from letters received in response: "Thank you very much indeed for the lovely 'Discipleship Handbook'. I appreciate it tremendously, and found it a real blessing." "Thank you for 'Biblical Principals for Africa' it was rock solid." "Greetings in the Mighty Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank you for the book, 'Biblical Principles for Africa'. I am touched by your experience in the service of the Lord". "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here I am. Send me!'" Isaiah 6:8
Since Frontline Fellowship launched the first Great Commission Camp, in Franschoek, January 1998, the GCC has attracted interest from around the world. This year's GCC again started in the beautiful Franschoek valley surrounded by mountains and forests. Participants came from as far afield as Arizona and Zambia, Canada and the Congo, California and New Zealand. The seminars were held in a beautiful church venue and numerous of the people we met on the streets of Franschoek during the Saturday afternoon outreach joined in for the special Reformation programme on Saturday evening. Summary and Analysis of Response Forms
The Great Commission Camp and Course (25 June - 12 July 2004) consisted of: 15 lecturers (of which 10 were guest lecturers), 56 lectures, 12 devotions, 7 church services, 16 outreaches, 9 films, 10 day visits to other missions, 5 workshops, 13 PT sessions and 5 hikes. Participants came from as far afield as: California, Arizona, Canada, Congo, Zambia, South Africa and New Zealand. MOBILISING MISSIONARIES
"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here I am. Send me!' " Isaiah 6:8 Since Frontline Fellowship launched the first Great Commission Camp, in Franschoek, January 1998, the GCC has attracted interest from around the world. This year's GCC again started in the beautiful Franschoek valley surrounded by mountains and forests. Participants came from as far afield as Arizona and Zambia, Canada and the Congo, California and New Zealand. The seminars were held in a beautiful church venue and numerous of the people we met on the streets of Franschoek during the Saturday afternoon outreach joined in for the special Reformation programme on Saturday evening. Despite a very rainy week, the planned outdoor Sunday morning worship service at the Huguenot Monument was blessed with magnificent weather, clear skies and sunshine. The Director of Frontline Fellowship, Dr. Peter Hammond, was particularly blessed on Reformation Sunday. He was invited to minister at a congregation at Khayelitsha which we have been seeking to help for several years. In 2002 this congregation was still meeting in a small home. During the Great Commission Course in July 2002 Frontline Fellowship hired a tent and mobilised the GCC participants in a series of literature distribution, personal evangelism, door to door and film outreaches in Khayelitsha to assist this church planting project. By the last Sunday of the GCC the tent was not only packed full, it was overflowing. And this in spite of a very cold and wet winter, and torrential rain.
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