“We will let you live but……we can’t have you among us.”

Report from Kenya- Savanna Village:
“We will let you live but……we can’t have you among us.” They burnt down his house along with everything he owned, and almost burning the whole family inside. The family did managed to escape, but with nothing but the clothes they had on. This Muslim sheikh had just declared he had converted to Christianity and couldn’t continue leading the over three parishes under his care. The consequences—burned out.

But this man's faith has continued to grow. He has cut trees to burn charcoal and sell to not just support his family, in the new village he moved to, but to also pay back the Ks.200,000 that had been allocated to him when he was Siekh. Though he used it to help the people, the Muslim leaders still insists he has to pay it back. He had just paid about $450, but his hands were full of blisters and he couldn’t do that anymore.

We thank God that despite threats on his life and leaders from Iran coming to talk to him out of His faith, he has withstood the test.

A missionary to Ghana succeeds in his bid to 'dig a little deeper'

Posted: 11 October, 2010
Ghana (MNN) ― "Christianity is a million miles wide and one inch deep." When Michael Mozley first came onto the scene in Ghana in 1999, he was struck by this impression.

Mozley had just joined The Mission Society for service in this region after having a tug on his heart grow stronger as he finished his education. "After our time of language and culture acquisition, I began to do ministry with a Ghanaian evangelist named Joseph Otsen. We helped to raise up in Ghana evangelists, pastors, and church planters; we did church planting, leadership training and leadership development."

The Mozleys invested themselves in the region where they were serving and were thrilled to see results. But again, the impression of shallow faith stayed with Michael. "The majority of people are Christian, by name, but I would say the greatest need is taking those that are nominally Christian into a deeper relationship."

Mozley began to come alongside other churches to share not only the vision for evangelism but also discipleship. Careful cultivation in least-reached areas took ten years. With his team, they trained and supported indigenous pastors and helped mobilize Ghanaians for mission. "We saw the church explode in their church-planting efforts; we saw a new vision and passion to do mission."
And then: God.

Mozley says one of the greatest gifts of his service was seeing growth. "They planted a church up in Burkina Faso--a French-speaking country just north of Ghana. It was exciting to see how that church exploded and the Ghanaian church rallied around those missionaries and the church that was being planted."

It seems that with the seasons of growth there also comes a season of change. Just as God called the Mozleys to Ghana, after ten years, He was telling them it was time to move on. "What we did leave behind was a real passion and vision for international missions and the people that we were called to work among. Fortunately, we have two missionary couples that continue to carry on the work."

The Mission Society's work in Ghana also includes the Ankaase Methodist Faith Healing Hospital, Community Health Evangelism (CHE), literacy projects and water sanitation projects.

Mozley says he's left his heart in Ghana. His hope is that God will use the strategically placed region to change lives in West Africa and beyond. "Pray for revival and for the mission vision to be carried out so that the Great Commission will continue to go forth." http://www.mnnonline.org/article/14824http://www.mnnonline.org/article/14824

A Solution To Drug Abuse Problems Around The World

In the city of Santiago is a slum called El Ejido, which simply means “an enclosed space.” In this case, El Ejido was a slum area where illegal drugs were openly sold and used, causing much crime and violence as well as destruction to people.

People of El EjidoIn El Ejido, however, there is also a committee of local leaders trained in CHE. This committee decided to try to do something about the drug problems in their area.

They began by dedicating themselves to two months of intensive prayer. This might not seem very “practical,” but remember that CHE is built on the principle that every problem has spiritual as well as physical dimensions. Effective solutions require an integrated approach, and so they prayed.

During this period of dedicated prayer, things began to happen. One drug lord was shot by a rival. Another was arrested by the police. Even more amazing, they saw a change in attitude among the people living in El Ejido, who normally are antagonistic to efforts to change the situation. Many of them accepted invitations to participate in a Christian summer camp. At this camp, 60 of the most difficult characters from the slum accepted Jesus as their savior!

Of course, when you’re dealing with drug addiction, the process of overcoming the problem is not as simple as “salvation equals freedom.” After discussing possible ways to address drug issues, the committee decided to invite a group called Teen Challenge to visit El Ejido and share about the power of Jesus to transform lives affected by drug abuse. They used a flatbed truck as a stage, and various young people told their stories of a joyful life which had been set free from drugs by the power of Jesus.

Many more victories in small battles will need to be achieved before the war against drugs is completely won in El Ejido, but the body of Christ there is committed to an ongoing relationship with those who are struggling with addiction.

These positive steps triggered additional ideas among the people of El Ejido. They realized that one of the reasons people turn to drugs is the despair they feel. So they asked themselves, “What can we do to show that this place is changing, and that God brings hope?”

The drug problems in El Ejido are not completely gone, but God has used the CHE vision and program to make a huge impact. When people who used to feel hopeless despair start to achieve enough success to look beyond their immediate problems to the needs of other people, it is a very positive sign. El Ejido is no longer merely “an enclosed space,” but has begun to open up to the wider world, a brighter future, and most of all to the presence and power of God.

Finding A Solution To A Major Problem -Camp Luka, Kinshas

One of the biggest social issues in the Camp Luka, Kinshasa is that people do not have latrines. Those who have ones are built in bad conditions. As result, some times there is a little bit of exposure because the toilets are made of sacks. For the majority of the people, to relieve themselves they go outside under trees or nearby buildings.

Since the Community Health Evangelism (CHE) program started in 2008, committees and trainers have been working to mobilizing the community to come up with solutions, but in vain.

But last year, success. First, the CHE trainers had to do home visiting so that every family will be aware of the situation. Secondly, another team of CHE trainers and committees visited churches, schools, and hospitals. Third they organized a two day workshop for key leaders of the community. Finally they had to come up with a model of latrine that can be cheap and useful to everybody.

The campaign of awareness went well. There was a good response from families, students and local leaders. The workshop took place from July 25 to July 28th, with a good participation. Also, the community came up with local initiatives to raise funds for the training.

All these efforts ended up paying off. For the first time everybody in the community as convinced that they should do something about this situation. Parents decided find means to help build new latrines. Key leaders decided to even build latrines in schools and hospitals. Most importantly, they all adopted the new model for their latrines and came up with creative ways to finance them.

On July, 30th, the whole community gathered to share this new discovery. Key leaders challenged the community to change their behaviour and a committee for following up was presented to the community which was led by two CHE community members. Above all, they were so grateful to the Lord for bringing the CHE program to their community.

Hope for Women

"In much of the world the plight of women is so horrific and the pain so deep that we must dig deeper into the lies of Satan (world view) planted in cultures that women live in and teach God's truth and love for women. The goal of Women's Cycle of Life lessons is to mobilize and train God's people to come to the aid of women and alleviate some of the suffering and lead them and their families into a life of faith in Jesus Christ."

Dr Robert & Michal Ann Haakenson
CHE Facilitators
LifeWind Internationa/MAI