A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING
IN A LOT OF PLACES.
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Hope this finds you doing
well. There has been 35 baptisms in the last 6 weeks. It has been
really busy this side, especially here in the Cape for me. The
reason being Chariot 2 starts its evangelism right here in the Cape
with me. So its been working with Jonas and Harrison, our new full
time worker helping me in the Cape. Great doors are opening. We
distributed thousands of free Bible lessons in the surrounding towns
where there are no congregations. We also took the Chariot to all
the groups we are working with. There are 3 new works. One in Knysna,
just 45 minutes away - a big township. A 75 year old man and his
blind wife, Kendrew and Edith. He was baptized some 40 years ago by
a brother named Garner Kentani in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape.
He then came to live with one of his sons here in the Cape. I came
in contact with him and now we worship in his shack. Its a wonderful
start. We also have some Malawian brethren working in the town who
come to worship. Then there is another door in the Grags just 30 min
the other way. In this town there are a number of Malawians working.
So we have helped them start a Sunday worship. Harrison who now
works full time with me is from Malawi. The wonderful thing about
him is Malawians find Malawians. They are doctrinally sound and
wonderful to have in a new congregation.
The best door of all is the
one in the town of George some hour and a half away from here. Last
year I came in contact with a man by the name of Jackson. He told me
he started a congregation and was the preacher. After studying with
him I found out they were very similar. I then helped him with some
issues and continued to work with him. Gave him a lot of literature
and assistance with preaching material. We then baptized his wife
Gladys. Today they are a sound Church of Christ. They meet with
about 60 members every Sunday in a small house. They are lovely
people. His wife, Gladys has a daycare with over 50 little children.
I am looking so forward to working with him. They have so much
potential. We put the Chariot outside his house and preached to the
community and members. 4 were baptized. This is a big township
called Tembuletu. With Harrison Nkabelani working full time with me,
I now can kick it up a notch knowing that there is a full time
worker looking after the new congregations and converts in the area.
Jonas with Chariot 2 left yesterday for Namibia where I will join
him Monday. There are many towns in the region where we need to
plant congregations. We are hoping to get a short term school at our
Church building, but need the funds for accommodation for the
students. Harrison will head that up. Just imagine as we work the
surrounding towns and find those hungry for the Word, we can bring
them back to Plett to live with us as we teach them sound doctrine.
Then we send them back and bring more. This is a method we use at
all our offices. Just that, this is a new area I live in....Enough
about my area.
OFFICES, SHORT TERM SCHOOLS
AND CORRESPONDENCE LESSONS.
There has been a lot of
activities at the different offices. We have had World Bible School
seminars in Venda, Durban and Thabanchu. There were 11 souls saved
through this. Its where we go into our database and get all students
in certain areas to visit with us on a certain Saturday. We usually
hire a conference center for the venue or use one of our offices. It
really helps us work economically. We have thousands and thousands
of WBS students. So what we do is. Instead of traveling out and
visiting with one student who wants to be baptized we hire a venue
and give hundreds the opportunity to visit with us. So we shoot many
birds with one shot. We have so many students. Our mail box has to
be emptied every day because of the amount of mail coming in. Vicki,
my daughter-in-law, works this ministry then the team do the
practical side of things. Anyone with follow up names can e-mail
followup@gcm.co.za
There was a Moslem lady
baptized at our Durban office seminar as well as a blind lady. The
Durban office has seminars every Saturday for students wanting
follow up studies.
Short term school is in and
2 of the students were baptized. We have just finished printing our
Nations University curriculum into a book form. We have also printed
25000 Bibles. Next month I will show you a photo of the printing and
delivery. The Venda office is doing well. Brother Malindi and his
daughter head it up. They have had a number of activities. Last
month they got brethren from the surrounding congregations to help
on a Saturday. They put outreach tables on street corners recruiting
students to enroll in Bible studies. They also had a seminar with 60
attending.
Brethren from the Benton
Church of Christ campaigned into Windhoek, Namibia helping with
teaching of students at the office there. God is working in so many
places through this work. Thank you brethren.
CHARIOTS.
Chariot 1 has been working
in the Free State. That is the area between Cape Town and
Johannesburg. Meetings were held in Bultfontien, Thabanchu,
Bloemfontein and is now at the African Lectureships.
Chariot 2 has just finished
off with me in the Cape and is heading for Namibia. From there it
will be going to Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. I am so
grateful for Charlie Worrel who came out and helped check things
over on the Chariots. So many things were repaired. We are hoping to
do this yearly. We cannot leave this in the hands of dealerships or
even co-workers. Thank you Charlie once again. These Chariots have
got some work to do and need some tender loving care.
AFRICAN LECTURESHIPS.
I leave for the African
lectureships in a couple of hours. I will meet Mike Knappier at the
Johannesburg airport. He will accompany me. Then we will head for
Namibia and onto all offices. The African Lectureship is well
attended. You can get up to 4000 attending over this weekend. I love
going because I get to see so many black brethren I have not seen
for so long. Then there are the many souls we have converted over
the years and you see some of them and that really motivates me. Our
goal at Gospel Chariot Missions is to get Africans to evangelize
Africa. That means putting this work into the hands of key leaders
in Africa. This way it will continue after one's departure. We are
doing an outstanding job in this regard. I have always believed in
networking. I have a saying :we are not a ministry who wants to
compete with other ministries, but a ministry who wants to
complement other ministries. That's what makes us so effective. Team
work is dream work. At times we have to work so hard in areas where
we are pioneers doing it all ourselves. Other times we are working
in areas where the Church of Christ is established. When that is the
case, we network using local brethren. Next report I will try give
you a map of Southern Africa and the areas we cover. This is truly a
ministry reaching far and wide. TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS. BIG THANK
YOU.
MOST URGENT NEEDS.
Chariot Travels into
Africa...............................................................$10,000.00
Printing
Costs...............................................................................$10,000.00
Short Term School
Buildings..........................................................$10,000.00
Thank you once again.
Brother George Funk