Assumane, MozambiqueTuesday, December 29, 2009
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New Land and Building Project in Assumane
God has truly blessed the new church plant in the village of Assumane. The church has outgrown the 20ft X 40ft grass building in a matter of four months. We now have between 15 and 25 adults and well over 100 children attending the church service every Sunday morning, not to mention all of the ministry that takes place during the week in Assumane.
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Assumane is a village of great destiny. There have been so many prophecies over this village, many of which speak about it as being a key to reaching the other villages north of here, others about the Lord bringing about revival through the children of Assumane. We believe that Psalm 24:7 is a key verse to this village’s destiny, which says, “Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.” With this in mind, we knew that there would be a need to expand in Assumane.
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Earlier this year, Jesse and Peter met with the village secretary and obtained a 20m X 20m plot of land for 600 Meticais (about $20.00) where the existing grass church and latrine was built. Just a few days ago, after praying for more land, Jesse, Victo and I met again with the village secretary, sharing our vision with him about the church and the children’s ministry. We originally began to ask him for 5 more 20m X 20m plots to the left, right and behind the existing church. Can you believe it? He ended up giving us a 60m X 820m plot of land, all the way to the river!!! And we only paid him 600 Meticais (about $20.00) for 5 hectares of land! Praise the Lord for His favor!
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We have started to draw up plans for two new, permanent brick buildings with metal roofs to be built on this new land. One will be a new 40ft X 80ft church building, where we will have combined worship with the children on Sunday mornings. The other will be a new 40ft X 120ft children’s ministry center with four classrooms and a huge open area. The children will then go to this building during the time of teaching on Sundays to receive age-appropriate teaching. And there will be much, much more going on in these buildings during the week. We just haven’t had any place suitable to house all the things we’ve been doing in Assumane as of yet. Along with these two new buildings, we will be constructing a new sign and planter bed, and new well to be dug that the entire village can come to get clean water (thanks to Remnant Christian Fellowship of Walnut Creek, California, my dad’s church and our other home church where we have ministered at during different seasons over the past 16 years, raising money during this past Christmas season). Also, there are future plans for a playground, a parking lot, a place where a future care-taker can have a home and machamba (garden), and a covered fellowship area. Construction of these new buildings costs so little in comparison to what it would cost in the U.S., yet still adds up. Please join with us in prayer for the release of finances for this new building project. Already we have saved a portion of our personal financial support for this construction, but we will need much more. Where God guides, He provides. Let us know if God stirs any of your hearts about giving toward this project specifically.
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Christian Young
Earlier this year, Jesse and Peter met with the village secretary and obtained a 20m X 20m plot of land for 600 Meticais (about $20.00) where the existing grass church and latrine was built. Just a few days ago, after praying for more land, Jesse, Victo and I met again with the village secretary, sharing our vision with him about the church and the children’s ministry. We originally began to ask him for 5 more 20m X 20m plots to the left, right and behind the existing church. Can you believe it? He ended up giving us a 60m X 820m plot of land, all the way to the river!!! And we only paid him 600 Meticais (about $20.00) for 5 hectares of land! Praise the Lord for His favor!
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We have started to draw up plans for two new, permanent brick buildings with metal roofs to be built on this new land. One will be a new 40ft X 80ft church building, where we will have combined worship with the children on Sunday mornings. The other will be a new 40ft X 120ft children’s ministry center with four classrooms and a huge open area. The children will then go to this building during the time of teaching on Sundays to receive age-appropriate teaching. And there will be much, much more going on in these buildings during the week. We just haven’t had any place suitable to house all the things we’ve been doing in Assumane as of yet. Along with these two new buildings, we will be constructing a new sign and planter bed, and new well to be dug that the entire village can come to get clean water (thanks to Remnant Christian Fellowship of Walnut Creek, California, my dad’s church and our other home church where we have ministered at during different seasons over the past 16 years, raising money during this past Christmas season). Also, there are future plans for a playground, a parking lot, a place where a future care-taker can have a home and machamba (garden), and a covered fellowship area. Construction of these new buildings costs so little in comparison to what it would cost in the U.S., yet still adds up. Please join with us in prayer for the release of finances for this new building project. Already we have saved a portion of our personal financial support for this construction, but we will need much more. Where God guides, He provides. Let us know if God stirs any of your hearts about giving toward this project specifically.
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Christian Young
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