No sooner did we arrive in Zimbabwe and we were immediately caught up in the action. On Sunday, September 26th there were prayer gatherings all across this nation. It has been absolutely amazing to see what was shared as a dream in the hearts of about 12 people gathered two years ago (Marlene and I had the privilege of being in that gathering) has now resulted in a major ‘trumpet call’ to prayer and action right across the Body of Christ here in this nation.
At the gathering we attended in Bulawayo there were Christian leaders from Catholic, Mainline Protestant, Evangelical, Charismatic and Independent churches leading in prayer for transformation in this nation. We have heard many similar reports from other prayer gatherings that happened in other cities and towns here on that same day. What a wonderful expression of unity in the Body of Christ!
In these same gatherings there was also a call to mobilize thousands of farmers to implement the principles of Foundations for Farming as a means to feed the poor in this nation. This initiative will help the farmers to be able to be freed from the yoke of poverty in their own lives and generously help others to do the same.
Foundations for Farming is based clearly on Christian principles and really calls for hearts transformed by Christ’s great salvation to fully function. We feel God has given us a little part to play in all this as we continue to develop Chronological Bible Storying as a strategy for telling this Great Salvation Story throughout rural Africa and beyond.
Two days later Terry and Wendy Virgo, who pioneered the Newfrontiers family of churches, came to Zimbabwe. We had a great time with them and Newfrontiers churches gathered in two locations to receive teaching from Terry. One gathering was for the Churches here in the Bulawayo area, the other was in Harare for the churches closer to that city. Terry preached a wonderful message on how being brought into the Kingdom of God through Christ’s saving work results in righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
We also had the opportunity to spend two days together with Terry and Wendy and some of the Zimbabwean Newfrontiers leaders in a beautiful place called Antelope Game Park. We had some highly prophetic times in prayer together. Terry shared with us on what it actually means to be an apostolic movement and on being a people of the Word and the Spirit.
Great times!
