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South Africa Mission By God's grace, our team has safely returned from a 5,600km Mission throughout 6 provinces of South Africa. In the last month we conducted 140 meetings at 11 schools, 7 churches, 5 Mission stations, 2 Bible colleges, a Ministers' Conference and a Great Commission Seminar. Literature for Africa We delivered and distributed over 2.5 tonnes of Bibles, New Testaments, Gospel booklets, books, newsletters, tracts, magazines and audio visual materials, including over 220 audio CDs, 112 MP3 boxsets, 153 DVD boxsets and 26 Digital Libraries to pastors, teachers, missionaries, Evangelists, chaplains and to school, college and Mission libraries.
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Mpumalanga Mission Three of us drove up from Cape Town; Taryn, the Co-ordinator of Africa Christian Action, missionary intern, Ryno and I drove 5,000km to and around Mpumalanga and back. Michael and Renee drove up from KwaZulu/Natal for our intensive Mission to Mpumalanga. Through Flooded Rivers From the beginning, this Mission was complicated by unprecedentedly intense torrential rain, which swelled the rivers to bursting their banks and flooded large areas. Several of the key bridges we had to cross were rendered impassable by the swollen and fast-flowing rivers. Michael commented that not even on his Africa Overland Missions to Sudan, had he faced such obstacles in river crossing as our team had to deal with on this Mission to Mpumalanga! "When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you." Isaiah 43:2 Dear Friends
18 Countries We praise God for His provision, guidance, protection and blessing on our Mission outreaches to over 18 countries in 2013. Frontline Fellowship Missionaries conducted over 1,500 meetings in 2013. 60 Tonnes of Bibles and Books This past year has been packed and productive, with over 60 tonnes of Bibles and books freely donated by our Literature4Africa Ministry, as far afield as South Sudan. Africa Overland Mission The Africa Overland Mission covered more than 29,000km across 12 countries in Africa, conducting over 390 meetings and distributing more than 3 tonnes of Gospel literature and discipleship training materials in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Congo, Zambia and Namibia. FROM THE FRONTLINE MAILBAG IN 2013
For your edification, and for intercession, here is a small selection of remarkable, written responses that we have received by mail, or e-mail, from friends and supporters, and from the field, in this last year. Please continue to lift up these people and countries in prayer. Please continue to intercede that our publications, field outreaches and courses may continue to renew minds, transform lives, change hearts and disciple nations. The Power of the Printed Page “I came to know you through this book you wrote Answering Skeptics the book is so inspiring and it has touched me and it has made many here thirst for Revival. Thanks and be blessed man of God abundantly”. J.M. Kenya "And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one Word of them has failed." Joshua 23:14
Africa for Christ We praise God for the successful completion of a whole series of Mission endeavours. Our Missionaries, Michael and Renee Watson, have safely returned from their Africa Overland Mission. This involved driving 29,000km, across 14 international borders, ministering in 12 countries, conducting over 390 meetings and distributing almost 3 tonnes of Bibles, Gospels, Discipleship Manuals and audio-visual equipment to pastors, teachers, chaplains and Evangelists throughout South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Congo, Zambia and Namibia. "Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:11-12
Spiritual Warfare Missionary work involves constant spiritual warfare. However, sometimes the intensity of it can take one by surprise. There were so many, severe, financial restrictions on our Mission that the Chairman of the Board asked me whether it was possible to cancel the upcoming Mission to Mpumalanga. For many different reasons, I knew that that could not be considered. The engagements had been confirmed for over a year. Then I chipped two teeth and needed some serious dental work and suffered a back injury. I had a record number of articles and other writing projects to complete before I began this series of Missions, which would have me out of town for over 6 weeks. Literature for Africa
We praise God for another 17 tonne, 20-foot container shipment of Bibles, books and Sunday school materials. The pallets of Bibles were immediately ear-marked for our Livingstone 200 outreaches in Zambia and Zimbabwe. These have already been prepositioned for our Mission teams to distribute to churches, mission bases, schools and colleges in these central African countries where Dr. David Livingstone first pioneered the Gospel in the 19th century. Dodging Bullets in Sudan
"Last night we dodged bullets (literally) while changing the trailer axle in the red zone (bandit territory). This made us explicitly aware of how vulnerable we are outside God's protection. It reinforces our dependence on God." Trans Africa Mission That was part of a report from our Africa Overland Mission team this week. They have driven over 10,000 miles, conducting over 170 meetings in their first three months, ministering across Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. The extremely bad roads severely damaged the trailer axle and their bearing broke and disintegrated. Africa Overland Mission
Our missionaries have completed the first month of their 7 month, 11 country Africa Overland Mission. Their Mission to Mozambique involved visiting, ministering to and supplying with Bibles, Gospels and Discipleship literature and audio visual materials, Mission stations, churches, an orphanage, schools, and Bible Colleges. They conducted Great Commission Seminars, Evangelistic rallies and church services. They have encountered the typical field frustrations and delays which we expect, such as a major bridge was broken and necessitated a very long and time consuming detour and a refuelling station had no diesel and required them to double back for fuel. During this last week they have been ministering in a Muslim stronghold. Africa Overland Mission
Please pray for the Frontline Fellowship Mission team involved in a 7 month, 11 country Africa Overland Mission. Tonnes of Bibles, Gospel booklets, Discipleship training materials, audio visual materials, and Manuals have been prepared, printed, packaged, pre-positioned and are being transported by this team for a series of Evangelistic outreaches, Discipleship Training Seminars, Great Commission Seminars and Reformation Conferences. Bibles for Africa By God's grace, a 17 tonne shipment of Bibles and books was received just in time for the Livingstone Bicentennial. Most of the Bibles received from this 20-foot container will be distributed in English speaking countries where Dr. David Livingstone pioneered the Gospel, a century and a half ago: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania. |
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