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The Journey It had been
quite a journey to get to Muanda. The team left on Monday morning along
a very dusty road to travel about 120Km from Boma to Muanda. An hour or
so into the journey Charlene who was travelling behind the Generator
noticed a flat tyre, to her surprise there was a loud bang and the
opposite tyre burst! One of the men rushed back to Boma and got two
brand new tyres, surely now we were set for the journey. They moved on
again this time the entire tow hitch with the back bumper broke loose,
the generator ploughing nose first into the dust. Thankfully no damage
was done. The team split up and went for help. Jacques erected his
mosquito net and seeped the night on the roof of the Land cruiser. In
the morning the team met up again and put their heads together deciding
it was not possible to tow the generator to Muanda. They returned it to
Boma where God gave us tremendous favour and it was loaded onto a
dredging ship that kept the path clear from Boma to Muanda. We had been
given free passage. All of the equipment arrived safely.
Radio and TV broadcasts - Good morning
Tshela are you ready for the Word of God. Jacques and Charlene did daily
radio programs- The teachings went out far into Angola and could be
heard by men working on the oil platforms. In Africa radio is a
wonderful tool. It seems like every one has a radio on where ever we
went. People would get really excited when Jacques or Char went to the
local shops or market. Many would come running just to see the visiting
radio preacher. Another addition to the Crusade was the Entire Crusade
from beginning to the end was broadcast live on two radio stations. It
was touching to see people walk to the meetings from as far as 30 KM.
The Lord healed many- An Evangelist Robert
Bangama had suffered with a Hernia for four years – God touched him and
He ran behind the tent and thougherly examined himself out of the view
of the crowd. God had completely healed him the lump had disappeared and
all pain had gone-
Mr Vane Ezekiel had been to the witchdoctor for a charm or fetish to
help him- he lost the charm and then went back to the witchdoctor - the
outraged witchdoctor told him because of this he would walk mad on the
streets – he removed his cloths and said from this point you are mad!
For 1½ years Ezekiel aimlessly wandered the streets of Muanda out of his
mind. The power of God touched him powerfully setting him free in his
right mind and clothed he testified how he was now free.
Seminar the leaders were hungry for the
Word of God it was very well received seldom have I had such an
attentive crowd who took notes and looked up all the scriptures. There
was a blackboard behind me and a scribe jotted down all the scriptures
for the people to note down.
Fruit that remains The impact of an evangelistic campaign has long term
results. 10 years ago Evangelist Peter Pretorious did a crusade in
Muanda. Samuel only 10 years old attended all the meetings only after
the campaign did one of the counsellors lead him to the Lord. Today
Samuel is a fine man of God serving the Lord with all of his heart.
A young man Luscern had been involved in a Crusade held by Reinhard
Bonnke in Likasi about 10 years ago. His life was greatly impacted in
the Fire Conference and today he is involved in Evangelistic work. Truly
the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation.
At the crusade the attentiveness of the thousands and thousands of
Children always amazes us. It seemed that every hand was raised and
every mouth called out to Jesus for salvation. Surely the seed sowed
into these precious lives will have lasting effects. Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people
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