Mahati, MozambiqueSaturday, November 7, 2009
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Outreach in Mahati
God has been stirring mine and Jonas’ heart to find local Makhua villages where there is not yet a church presence, and do some evangelism and discipleship. We have also been ministering to some boys from a village near the IRIS Base, one of whom can speak English, Portuguese and Makhua. His name is Adriano. Jonas and I have taken Adriano and others to the beach to swim with them and just spend time with them. They love being with us and we love being with them. I sense such a strong call on Adriano’s life, even though he is only 14 years old.
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So with my 14 year old translator and one other boy, Jonas and I headed to a village about fifteen minutes away called, “Mahati.” We just asked Adriano if he knew of a village where there wasn’t a church. He brought us to Mahati, where we drove into the heart of the village, found some friendly faces, and got out of the vehicle to share the gospel of Christ. None of this is part of our curriculum for school; it is just something that God has laid on our hearts to do as we have free time.
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I shared the gospel of Jesus with a group of over 30 men, women and children who had not heard the story of Jesus. I asked if any of them wanted to repent of their sins, including witchcraft, and receive Jesus Christ into their hearts. Almost all of them raised their hands, desiring to pray with us for salvation. It was awesome to hear them repeat after Adriano in Makhua, each one becoming a new creation. Then I asked if any of them were sick and wanted prayer for healing, explaining that Jesus also gives us power to pray for the sick and see them recover. I was able to practice my limited conversational Makhua that I have been learning. Two women came for prayer. Both were healed. One had pain in her hip. The other had pain in her chest and in her back. The gospel of Christ was accompanied by signs and wonders, which confirmed the gospel which we preached, just as it happened in the early church of the New Testament. They were so thankful that we came. We will return next week to do more follow up discipleship, and more evangelism. I will see what I can do about talking to IRIS about this village, too, as these villagers were very much longing for there to be a church in their large village.
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So with my 14 year old translator and one other boy, Jonas and I headed to a village about fifteen minutes away called, “Mahati.” We just asked Adriano if he knew of a village where there wasn’t a church. He brought us to Mahati, where we drove into the heart of the village, found some friendly faces, and got out of the vehicle to share the gospel of Christ. None of this is part of our curriculum for school; it is just something that God has laid on our hearts to do as we have free time.
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I shared the gospel of Jesus with a group of over 30 men, women and children who had not heard the story of Jesus. I asked if any of them wanted to repent of their sins, including witchcraft, and receive Jesus Christ into their hearts. Almost all of them raised their hands, desiring to pray with us for salvation. It was awesome to hear them repeat after Adriano in Makhua, each one becoming a new creation. Then I asked if any of them were sick and wanted prayer for healing, explaining that Jesus also gives us power to pray for the sick and see them recover. I was able to practice my limited conversational Makhua that I have been learning. Two women came for prayer. Both were healed. One had pain in her hip. The other had pain in her chest and in her back. The gospel of Christ was accompanied by signs and wonders, which confirmed the gospel which we preached, just as it happened in the early church of the New Testament. They were so thankful that we came. We will return next week to do more follow up discipleship, and more evangelism. I will see what I can do about talking to IRIS about this village, too, as these villagers were very much longing for there to be a church in their large village.
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Christian Young
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