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SWAZILAND TEEN CHALLENGE
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September 20 to 27 nearly 200 participants from 8 African Nations came together for inspiring worship, cutting edge training and dynamic Fellowship at the Emafini Conference Center outside Mbabane Swaziland. We re disappointed that Visa problems prevented Apostle Syd Weah from Liberia and Selamawit Debosse from Ethiopia from joining us for the training. Leaders from Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Eden SA participated. I will fly to Liberia and Ghana in November to meet with Apostle Syd and the steering committee as part of the FGBMFI Airlift to Liberia and then on to Monrovia, Ghana. |
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The LTI team, headed by Africa Coordinator Rev. Mike Zello ministered to leaders from across Africa. A highlight of the LTI was a sharing a vision. and a special international luncheon to cast vision for the continent. |
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A unique aspect of this training was the participation of so many from other Swazi Ministries who benefited tremendously from the training we offers. From Luke Commission, who provided medical care to over 250,000 people in 2009 to Samaritan's Purse and Bulembu Ministries |
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A center piece of the Training was strategic planning sessions facilitated by GTC specialist Rick Souza for the combined ministry outreaches of Swaziland. The meetings were so successful that Executive Director Kevin Ward has invited him to return in November and December to continue the planning.
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In addition to residential care and ministry to addicts, women and victims of HIV, Teen Challenge Swaziland served 4 million meals last year. They reached out to 200,000 school students with comprehensive HIV training linked to the word of God, and love in schools across Swaziland in partnership with Book of Hope through the I Matter program. Challenge Ministries of Swaziland now has 125 people on staff reaching out through five properties with over a sixteen homes, GTC Emafini, TCMI Life Skills School in Hawane foster care Home, Elusitweni center for women-ICBC and (Tibutini) reaches out to then needs of Swazi communities. They have planted 2 churches with a goal of 40 more. Each one will have Children's homes & gardens to feed the community staffed by Teen Challenge graduates<
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Teen Challenge Western Cape UPDATE
I am excited to report to you that our
meeting with Social Development was a great success. There is a total turnaround
in the whole process of registration now. The South Africa National Department of
Social Development in cooperation with the Province has requested Teen
Challenge to assist them to formulate policy and legislation to utilize
throughout the country.
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The minimum norms and standards document for the South African government is not effective to evaluate our Center. During our meeting I
had opportunity to address the issue of spiritual care in our particular
model. They specifically requested me to make
recommendations to them to be tabled in parliament. The Teen Challenge Policy
documents were highly praised. The good news is, we have been nominated to pilot the norms and standards
with the liberty to make recommendations to South African National Office.
This process
will take us to registration for accreditation. It will be a very time
consuming process though. Our next meetings will be on 08 & 23 October. 30 November, 2009 is my target date to complete the
project.
Well if all goes well and we've followed through, the main objective will
be to utilize Teen Challenge as a Best Practice in the field of substance
abuse treatment for the Nation of South Africa. |
| We are looking forward to seeing our partners from Pennsylvania at with Dan and Donna Clark at Trinity Assembly of God in West Chester on Sunday and then on to a wonderful week of ministry with Jimmy Jack and Bro Wilkerson for SPIRITUAL IMPACT Brooklyn, Long Island and Albany Teen Challenge next week at Camp Champion |
We do have some challenges.
1. We will need a medical professional, preferably a psychiatric nurse
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INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
November 2009
Monrovia, LIBERIA
FULL GOSPEL BUSINESSMEN Monrovia
Jan 18-20 2010
GLOBAL Pastor's Network
Orlando FLA
JANUARY 20- 26, 2010
Buenos Aires, Argentina
January 25-28
THIRD LAUSANNE CONFERENCE
ON WORLD EVANGELISM: US Meeting
Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas
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Oct 4, 2009
TRINITY A/G,
SUN 8:30 & 10:30 AM, West Chester, PA
Oct 16-18, 2009
Potomac Men's Conference
HONOR BOUND
Oct 25, 2009
Calvary Assembly of God
Frederick MD w/ Pete Gillott
Nov 2-9
New Orleans Teen Challenge
Annual Banquets, Louisiana
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.2. we will need a psychologist
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(On an ad hoc basis)
3. Fire and Safety compliancy we need to upgrade our existing equipment and supplement some to
include the entire building) Quote received of $2,350,00
4. Zoning needs to be done
Please pray for us as this will be a tremendous breakthrough for Teen
Challenge in South Africa.
God Bless You,
Jacous
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PARTNER
PRAYER
FOCUS FOR
SEPTEMBER |
1) Please pray for the new Center Opportunities in AFRICA ... Ghana, Liberia, Tanzania and Botswana and Zambia and faithful laborers are working hard to see the ministry launched in their nation.
2) Pray for the LTI Graduates as they return to their centers and Ministries to apply the training they have received. AS WE SAY: Learn it Today-Apply it for a lifetime.
http://mygtct.org/AFRICA-LTI.html
3) Pray the new steering committee that Mike Zello is establishing for the new Teen Challenge in Tanzania and powerful continuing work of John ad Annie Marin in Nairobi Kenya. Pray for details are we prepare to leave for meetings in Liberia and Ghana for the launch of 2 new centers.
4) Pray for safety for the workers of Teen Challenge around the world and the ministry of Kenya Teen Challenge as well as preparations for the launch of the new center in Tanzania
5) Pray for workers for the Harvest ...Teen Challenge Centers in 86 countries need staff and we currently have invitations to start Teen Challenge in 43 nations. They are crying out for help. They need the power of God to meet a pressing social need... but we know it has a SPIRITUAL ROOT.
We offer SPIRITUAL RESOURCES to meet the need.
MATTHEW 9: 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” |
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Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they reveal character.
Watch your character; it determines your destiny. |
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