This is the third mission’s trip to Durban. Of primary interest was returning to Bottle Brush once again to visit converts from the preceding years, and see how the church planted last year was faring. By God’s grace, all are doing well and growing.
We did another five-night crusade in Bottle Brush. A terrible cold front moved in, but despite the cold weather, people came out to praise the Lord, and receive the Word from God. Every night, the Lord was faithful and healed His people.
One lady with HIV Aids was prayed for on Wednesday, and was told to see the doctor, which she did on Thursday. The doctor confirmed that this deadly disease is “mysteriously” disappeared from her body!
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One lady Pastor Aaron prayed for sought prayer for her child who was home sick. He prayed and spoke the word of God that by the time she arrived home her child will be well. She came the next night to testify that Jesus has healed her child!
Night after night, we saw healing, salvation and victory in the tent. The final night, despite the cold, the people stayed on after the service for an additional 30 or 40 minutes dancing and rejoicing in what the Lord has done. It was a wonderful celebration in the Lord!
Children’s Ministry
The children that live in this community are desperate and destitute. Many of them no longer have their real parents taking care of them due to death, predominantly because of the HIV virus.
Our host church, Good News Centre, has been feeding the children in Bottle Brush for the past 10 years. They are feeding 1500 children in a span of 3 days.
We continued to have the privilege of serving them in a small way by packing the food, praying over the food, and then distributing the food to the children.
We were invited one morning to speak to a Christian School from the grades of 1-12. It was a good meeting filled with Ghanaian praise and worship! Then one of our older students, Mr. Coker spoke to the group followed by Abiba, the former Muslim. Afterwards, the team sang a few more songs, and some of the students boldly left their seats to join us on stage and dance with the group. According to the principal, this was quite unusual and she felt that something had been lifted and broken in the atmosphere.
We did not know until later that the school admits anyone, including Muslims, so it was powerful that Abiba, being a convert from Islam spoke, and she spoke very well.
Afterwards, they asked us to pray individually for the lower elementary school children and the entire teaching staff, and it was so sweet to see each member of the team pray for each child one after the other
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 Bible College students praying and loving on the children |
Phoenix is the largest suburb of Durban. We spent 3 days there ministering in a church there called Zoe Global Ministries. On Sunday, in between the morning and evening services, we went to a more poverty-stricken area and fed all who were willing to come out for food, worship, and the Word. About 100 men, women and children came to receive.
The final night of the revival meeting was awesome, as God’s Holy Spirit moved among the people. After one of our faculty members, Rev. Nelson, had finished his message,, the Lord impressed me to call all the youth of the church forward to pray over them. Testimonies came later how such a spirit of freedom and liberty swept through the church.
God moved sovereignly each night of the revival meeting. Again and again, God confirmed His Word with signs and with wonders. We feel so blessed to see what we have seen. It is an awesome honor and privilege to minister in the name of Jesus. It is a joy for us to see our students step out with boldness in another setting to declare the Word of God. What a joy to see them loving on people that have even less than they have.
Thank you all for your prayers and support of this ministry. We are making an impact beyond Ghana. Give God all the praise and glory!