Borrowing their boats – Congo Week 1 – Night 1
Dear Mission Partners,
Last month, CfaN was in the DRC, one of two “Congo” nations in Africa. This week and two weeks from now, it’s the other one (Republic of the Congo, or ‘little Congo’) where the Gospel is being preached. God is at work in this region!
In the city of Pointe Noire, CfaN Bootcamp graduate Evangelist Randy Roberts is declaring the Gospel in the evening and conducting a Fire Conference with local church leaders in the mornings.
Hundreds of church leaders endured the rain, hungry to receive from God
I just received this message from Randy:
“Something brother Bonnke used to say to pastors all the time was, ‘I am a fisherman. I am coming to your town and would like to borrow your boats (the local church) to catch a great harvest. When I am done, I will empty my nets of my entire catch into your boats and won’t keep one for myself. Then I will mend my nets and go to the next town.’
The local church is so important to what we do because we need a place to put ‘our catch’ so they can be discipled. This is why I was so happy with the results of the Fire Conference this morning. We had no power for quite some time, and it also was raining, and yet the 700-800 pastors didn’t run and hide – they stayed and sang worship songs acapella. As I stood there in the rain with them, I thought, ‘These are people who love God and will love His people. We are leaving the new converts in good strong boats!’
We had a good first night. The crowd was responsive, we saw many pray the prayer of salvation and we had so many miracles, we couldn’t get to them all!”
Mercia had suffered from a constant sore throat for six long years. She could not speak well without pain and even drinking water hurt her. But after prayer tonight, all pain has gone and she can swallow easily.
Marie had an accident, falling on the road and hurting her right arm. During the prayer for the sick, she felt a warmth over her hand and now she can raise her hand easily without pain.
Isaac could not stand up straight because of the pain in his kidneys that he felt every day. After the healing prayer, he found that he could move his body freely without pain.
This amazing harvest in Africa is a team effort! We can’t do it without ‘borrowing the boats’ of both the local churches and the worldwide body of Christ. Will you ‘lend us your boat’ by becoming a Monthly Ministry Partner?
Yours in Christ,
Daniel Kolenda
(Together with the whole CfaN team)
These Gospel Crusades are all funded by partner donations. Will you help us meet the costs and bring in the harvest?
