Johannesburg greetings…hoping the New Year has started off good for you! It has definitely been a good one for me so far. It was pretty uneventful, but relaxing. I actually brought the New Year in by being able totalk to my girlfriend, Rachel, which was my high-lite!
As you may know already (or may not know), but my team and I felt GOD leading us back to Johannesburg, South Africa for our last month of ministry. So…we have been here at a hostel helping out, serving and ministering in whatever ways that GOD has been leading us to. We have been here at this hostel for about two weeks now, but have seen GOD’s hand moving by opening up the door for many divine appointments. Divine appointments such as…showing & sharing the love of JESUS and my testimony with John, Johannes (residents at hostel) and Steve (hostel owner), providing a temporary home church called “His People Church”: A multi-cultural church (which is only 15 minutes walking distance from the hostel), allowing us to meet Mark (youth pastor) and his family who have reached out and cared for us through many acts of service (lunch invitation, driving us around to go food shopping, the mall, sight-seeing, etc.), and ministering to & caring for other hostel residents.
I thank GOD for giving my team and I so many opportunities so far this month! I would like to share just a couple of these divine appointments that HE has given to us with you briefly.
First divine appointment… is bringing us back here to this hostel to be able to help out by passing out flyers to let people know about the hostel and helping by stenciling and painting designs to create a more inviting and welcoming atmosphere. Check it out…
For me it has been really comforting and relaxing, but overall, it also been a great opportunity to meet and talk to other people who are staying here at the hostel.
Second divine appointment…is meeting John…
Who is from New York and is studying abroad here in South Africa. He arrived here at the hostel a couple days after we (A-Team Remix) did. He fits in well within out group and we often joke around with him and others that he is the eighth member within our team J. He is a very outgoing and funny guy. John and I have had some really good conversations, which I have had the opportunity to share the love of CHRIST and to share GOD’s personal testimony of my life with him as well. John has also been coming to our morning team prayer and went to church with us this passed Sunday. I believe his heart is very open and is receptive to GOD.
And the third divine appointment that I am going to share with you is about…while at His People Church this passed Sunday (1/9), there was a sister in CHRIST who was sharing and prophesying about a person who was handi-capped that had a walker in order to assist him in walking. And she shared that she had not seen this person in church within the service, etc. So she shared and challenged all of us within the congregation to be aware of this person in the days and week to come. This is where it gets so cool! So after the service ended and we finished hanging out…my team, John and I, on our walk back to the hostel decided to stop by the grocery store. And while getting ready to walk into the store(s), James, John and I noticed & walked by this man who asked for food and had a walker. Not thinking anything of it, until John says to me, “We should pray for this guy.” And Irespond by saying, “Ok, let’s go pray for him.” Then James walks passed John & I and says, “We need to pray for him because he is the guy that the women spoke to us about in the service.” So James, John and I all walk over to this guy, introduce ourselves, asked him his name and asked him if we could pray for him…for comfort and healing.
Long story short, we all prayed for this man named Luke, bought some food for him and lastly, invited him to come to His People Church next Sunday (1/16). Luke shared with me that he has been there before so it is my hope and prayer that he does join us! GOD is so good and HE never seizes to amaze me!
Above are just some of the divine appointments that GOD has given my team and I so far this month. Please pray for more opportunities and that GOD would continue to work through HIS Holy Spirit, HIS Word and through myself and the rest of the A-Team Remix. We definitely are suppose to be here this month for ATL (Ask The LORD) which GOD has confirmed by the many divine appointments that HE has given to us so far. I am so humbled and thankful to be HIS witness (Acts 1:8), HIS Ambassador (2 Cor.5:20) and to share/show HIS love (1 John 4:16-17). I Am so excited to see how and what GOD is going to continue to do the rest of this month…please continue to pray diligently for us!
“the prayer of the righteous man is powerful and effective”
(James 5:16b).
I would like to leave you with a challenge for this New Year of 2011…Dare to believe that what you read in the Bible is also for you today. Deliver and be intentional in sharing & showing GOD’s love. Disciple someone in the basics (start with one person for the year). Do something you haven’t done before in regards to your time spent with GOD ( i.e. journal, take a walk with GOD, etc.).
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived,
