November 2008 Newsletter.

Shalom,

 We pray and hope that our American friends had a wonderful thanksgiving.

It is a well known fact that when America and Europe sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold. Africa does not only catch the cold but chokes too. In more visible parts of the world due to the current financial crisis people are losing their jobs and value on their investments. In Africa the massive number of the poor, hungry and the rest of the vulnerable is swelling incredibly.

As believers events in the world affect us but do not dictate our obedience to our calling. It is during turbulent times, struggles, trails and temptations that faith has the opportunity to grow. Our work of saving the lost and building the Kingdom is more important now than ever.

Like many other ministries we have been affected but still G-d wants us to Save people in desperate need by both meeting their physical needs and sharing the Gospel with them. We feel that it is our moment! At the Zambia Messianic Fellowship we value your prayers and contributions . Whatever happens in this world, the Gospel still must reach all peoples and Israel must receive her Messiah before the end comes. So we continue, arm in arm with you, to finish the race, to carry out our Saviour's mission - for which He gave His life. May God preserve you and your family in these tumultuous times until our work on earth is finished.

AFRICA

movies Then saith He unto His disciples, The harvest indeed is planteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. (Matt. 9:37-8)

As you pray for Africa, remember these sobering  statistics

1. Morocco	99% Islam, 1% Christian
2. Algeria	99% Islam, 1% Chritianity and Judaism
3. Tunisia	98% Islam, 1% Christianity, 1% Judaism
4. Libya	97% Islam, 3% Other
5. Cape Verde Islands	97% Christianity, 3% Other
6. Egypt	94% Islam, 6% Other
7. Mauritania	100% Islam
8. Mali	90% Islam, 9% indigenous religions, 1% Christianity
9. Bukina Faso	50% Islam, 14% indegenous religions, 1% Christianity
10. Niger	80% Islam, 14%  indegenous religions, 1% Christianity
11. Chad	50% Islam, 25% Christianity, 25% indegenouos religions and Animism
12. Some	70% Islam, 25% indegenous religions, 5% Christianity
13. Eritrea	50% Islam, 50% Christianity
14. Ethopia	50% Islam, 40% Christianity, 10% Animism
15. Djibouti	94% Islam, 6% Christianity
16. Somalia	99% Islam, 1% other
17. Senegal	92% Islam, 6% indegenous religions, 2% Christianity
18. Gambia	90% Islam, 9% Christianity, 1% indegenous religions
19. Guinea-Bissau	65% indegenous religions, 30% Islam, 5% Christianity
20. Guinea	85% Islam, 8% Christianity, 7% indegenous religions
21. Sierra Leone	60% Islam, 30% indegenous religions, 10% Christianity
22. Liberia	70% indegenous religions, 20% Islam, 10% Christianity
23. Ivory Coast	60% Islam, 25% indegenous religions, 12% Christianity, 3% other
24. Ghana	38% indegenous religions, 30% Islam, 24% Christianity, 8% other
25. Togo	70% indegenous religions, 20% Christianity, 10% Islam
26. Benin	70% indegenous religions, 15% Islam, 15% Christianity
27. Nigeria	50% Islam, 40% Christianity, 10% indegenous
28. Cameroon	51% indegenous religions, 33% Christianity, 16% Islam
29. Equatorial Guinea	85% Christianity, 15% other
30. Central African Republic	50% Christianity, 24% indegenous religions, 15% Islam, 11% other
31. Sao Tome' and Principle	100% Christianity
32. Gabon	60% Christianity, 39% Animism, 1% Islam
33. Congo	50% Christianity, 48% Animism, 2% Islam
34. Congo DR	70% Christianity, 10% Kimbanguism, 10% Islam, 10% other
35. Uganda	66% Christianity, 18% indegenous religions, 16% Islam
36. Kenya	66% Christianity, 26% indegenous religions, 8% other
37. Rwanda	74% Christianity, 25% indegenous religions, 1% Islam
38. Burundi	67% Christianity, 32% indegenous religions, 1% Islam
39. Tanzania	45% Christianity, 35% Islam, 20% indegenous religions
40. Angola	53% Christianity, 47% indegenous
41. Zambia	75% Christianity, 23% indegenous religions, 1% Islam, 1% Hinduism
42. Zimbabwe	50% Syncretic, 25% Christianity, 24% indegenous religions, 1% other
43. Malawi	75% Christianity, 20% Islam, 5% indegenous religions
44. Mozambique	60% indegenous religions, 30% Christianity, 10% Islam
45. Namibia	90% Christianity, 10% other
46. Bostwana	50% indegenous religions, 50% Christianity
47. South Africa	67% Christianity, 33% Hinduism and Islam
48. Swaziland	60% Christianity, 40% indegenous religions
49. Lesotho	80% Christianity, 20% indegenous religions
50. Comoros	86% Islam, 14% Christianity
51. Madagascar	52% indegenous religions, 41% Christianity, 7% Islam
52. Seychelles	98% Christianity, 2% other
53. Mauritius	52% Hinduism, 26% Christianity, 17% Islam

 

Thank you for the prayers over Zambia, we now have a new president and the elections were held without violence. The new president is Rupiah Banda.

Keep praying for Zimbabwe. There is a cholera outbreak and hundreds have died and thousands more are sick. The Zimbabwean government has no money to treat the water and inflation stands at more than 230 million percent, 4.9 million Zimbabweans depend on food aid from outside. Many still have left the country. School attendance is at 20% and a teacher's monthly wage hardly covers a day's average transport cost. We have many wonderful believers in Zimbabwe who have been badly affected. Your prayers are much coveted.

THE MINISTRY

In November our ministry celebrated 8 years of our official existence. We started meeting in 1997 and were officially registered in 2000. In these short years we have seen G-d's faithfulness, provision, protection and guidance. We do not take lightly those  ( both within and outside our ministry ) whom God has brought across our path and who have helped us to make all this into a reality. In our short existence we have been physically attacked and verbally abused but God has kept us alive. We have lost congregations and buildings to violent animists and false brethren. We have been dumped. We have lost loved ones. We have been banned from venturing into certain areas and called Satanists yet we have seen thousands make a profession of faith in Messiah. We have fed tens of thousands of starving villagers and shared the gospel with them. We have taken in hundreds of orphans and clothed, fed and taught them. We have seen a mosque and Muslims convert and witches surrender their lives to Messiah. We have been attacked by voodoo and other supernatural means common in Africa. We have given for free thousands of Bibles to pastors and believers who can't afford to purchase one for themselves.

We have seen restoration, productivity and hope return to thousands in this land known for hopelessness. We have helped many to cease from being beggars and to becoming productive. We have stood with likeminded ministries and encouraged and supported them in their different ministries and callings. We have planted congregations in different parts of the country and trained leaders.

Every week we are in over 2.5 million homes on radio sharing the good news of our Messiah, through our Shalom Zambia Broadcast on ZNBC's RADIO 4.

Yet we are a small ministry that continually struggles to stand on her feet. In taking care of the Lord's business He has been taking care of ours. With Him we form the majority and can proudly declare;

Php 4:13   I can do all things through Him who gives me power.

Thank you to all of you who have stood with us financially and in prayer. Though we are not together in body, we are certainly together in spirit. In light of that we are also praying for you as each day comes by, as your days so shall your strength be. Surely G-d shall perfect that which concerns you [Psalms 138:8].

You are God sent!!!

NEW BABIES

We have new arrivals in our main congregation. Four babies were born in the last few months Hallelujah.

 BRANCHES

We are rebuilding the congregation which was destroyed by a whirlwind. For now the believers are meeting in the open for their weekly services.

ORPHANAGE

We want to thank the Lord for helping us meet all our orphanage obligations. The orphans never missed a meal, had all their school supplies provided and their teachers were all paid on time. We still thank our heavenly father in advance for chairs and desks for the orphans. 

Help us continue to reach the lost through the weekly Shalom Zambia radio program. We will be conducting a leadership training this month.

We are still looking for more sponsors to help build the Jerome Fleischer Orphanage. The perimeter wall has been completed. Thousands of orphaned  children live on the streets in  Zambia. There are over 30 million orphans in sub-Sahara Africa. True and pure religion involves taking care of orphans and widows (James 1:27). G-d has brought 123 orphans under our care and our prayer is to house them too. Apart from giving them school and food we plan to give them a roof over their heads. Kindly pray how you can partner with us to make this a reality. We plan to build in four phases and each phase will cost $50,000.

 

 

An artist's impression of the Jerome Fliescher orphanage.

Orphans lining up for food at the orphanage school. 

Praise reports 

• Grain mill has been bought praise the Lord!!
• The destroyed Congregational building is being rebuilt.

Prayer points

• Our Shalom Zambia radio program to touch many people who can't be reached by roads and by other means.
• Funds for the building of the House of prayer and of the orphanage.
• For wisdom, protection and direction for Alex & Fay. 
• The salvation of the Jews of Africa, Muslims and animists.  

 

Urgent needs

1. warm cloths(used) for orphans as winter approaches.
2. broken down borehole in Kasisi needs $350  in repairs to provide water to hundreds of villagers.
3. Desks and chairs for our orphanage school.  Most of the kids sit on the floor. A desk that can sit three kids costs $91.
4. $20 will provide two meals per month for an orphan
5. $5 will provide school supplies for an orphan
6. $150 will buy a bicycle for a village congregational leader to spread the word of the Gospel.
7. $81 will air our Shalom Zambia radio program giving people opportunity to hear the word of the Gospel (13 programs have been funded so far). 

Other Needs

• 2nd Minibus $14,000
•   Bibles in local languages.

Blessings

Zambia Messianic Fellowship team.

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