{"id":1956,"date":"2018-03-12T17:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T17:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2018-03-12T17:30:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T17:30:42","slug":"helland-newsletter-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/helland-newsletter-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Helland Newsletter: March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stories of New Life (Vida Nueva)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Every week we have been reaching out to Spanish speaking individuals in the downtown and northern parts of Amsterdam. Last Sunday, we had our first church meeting in our neighborhood (Amsterdam Nieuw-West). It was so encouraging to begin the meeting by hearing stories of people whose lives have been changed in the last year of knowing us and coming to our church.<\/p>\n

“For over six years, my legs had open wounds on them that would not heal. Ever since I started getting to know God and coming to church, my wounds began healing up. They are fully healed now. I also used to struggle with a feeling of thinking I was going to die soon. That feeling has disappeared, and now I really enjoy prayer and worship, and love bringing people to our church.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Before Matt baptized me, I suffered from nightmares and terrible night terrors. Since my baptism, I have never experienced that again.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I have always believed in God, but had never gone to a church before. Since I started coming to Vida Nueva, I have encountered a peace and presence of God in my life which I really enjoy.”<\/em><\/p>\n

We are thrilled to see a strong community continue to develop with individuals who love God, love each other, and are truly experiencing a new life (vida nueva) in Christ.<\/p>\n

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On the street with Judah doing Power Evangelism<\/p><\/div>\n

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First baby dedication of Spanish group<\/p><\/div>\n

Training in Prophecy and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“This week, I saw God use me to heal someone. I learned that I can speak in tongues and have grown in prophetic ministry. Before, I didn’t believe the Holy Spirit could do that <\/em>in me.” -YWAM student<\/em><\/p>\n

In the last few months, we have been able to train people in Power Evangelism and Prophetic ministry in Norway, Virginia, North Carolina, and Holland. A new generation of believers is being raised who find it normal to heal the sick and share the gospel using the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

At the end of March, Matt will be taking a ministry team to Budapest, Hungary where there are some amazing youth movements bringing people to Christ regularly through healings and prophetic ministry on the streets. In the next few months, Matt’s book will be launched in Hungarian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian. There is a hunger that people desire to know God, and not just know information about Him. Using prophecy, words of knowledge, healing, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit can be important keys to sharing the gospel effectively (1 Cor. 2:1-4). We are seeing amazing things accomplished by young people who believe the words Jesus said; “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). They believe these words and are living them out.<\/p>\n

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Hannah helping me out in Oslo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Femke Ministering<\/p><\/div>\n

Family Corner<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is wonderful getting to do ministry together as a family. Going on the streets to do Power Evangelism with Judah (13), and traveling to Norway with Hannah (11), who helped Matt pray for students, is amazing. It is wonderful to see our children develop their own relationship with Jesus. Levi (8), who now does percussion for the school band, also loves Jesus and is quite the ice skater. His brother, Benjamin (5), will not be left behind. Femke and I are thrilled to be parents to such wonderful kids and to do ministry together in Amsterdam’s Red Light district and beyond. Thank you for your faithful prayers and support. Your generosity allows us to keep doing what we are doing. THANK YOU!<\/p>\n

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First Spanish service in Amsterdam West<\/p><\/div>\n

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Group photo of YWAM Students I taught for a week<\/p><\/div>\n

Sincerely,
\nThe Hellands in Holland<\/p>\n

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi, & Benjamin Helland<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u00a1GUAUU! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1LA IGLESIA SE VUELVE IMPRESIONANTE !!! HERMOSOS PIES, ALFOMBRAS, AIRE ACONDICIONADO, HERMOSO P\u00daLPURA Y VENTANAS MANUFACTURADAS ...<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

El primer servicio de la iglesia en los Estados Unidos es normalmente un choque cultural para nosotros despu\u00e9s de estar en \u00c1frica durante tres a\u00f1os. Muchas de nuestras iglesias en el sur de \u00c1frica tienen pisos de concreto, sin techos, ventanas b\u00e1sicas, ba\u00f1os exteriores, sin aire acondicionado y p\u00falpitos artesanales hechos con madera de desecho. Sin embargo, las personas all\u00ed est\u00e1n llenas del gozo del Se\u00f1or: danzar, cantar y dar testimonio de la provisi\u00f3n y la grandeza de Dios.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

GRADUACI\u00d3N Y BODA<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Un punto culminante de nuestro permiso ha sido asistir a la graduaci\u00f3n de la escuela secundaria de nuestra nieta, Shaan Delport. \"\"<\/a> Otro ha sido que Joe se haya casado con nuestro nieto, Trysten Delport, y su bella novia, Rachel Lowry Delport.<\/p>\r\n

NUESTRO VIAJE MISIONERO<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

La \u00fanica cosa que ha sostenido nuestro viaje como misioneros es el llamado de Dios. Durante veintinueve a\u00f1os, hemos experimentado la gu\u00eda y direcci\u00f3n de Dios en nuestras vidas. \u00c9l nunca nos ha fallado, independientemente de los desaf\u00edos que hemos tenido que enfrentar. Los catorce a\u00f1os que pasamos en Zimbabwe fueron muy gratificantes ya que invertimos en la vida de l\u00edderes, personas y ni\u00f1os. Fue durante ese tiempo, Dios nos llam\u00f3 al centro y norte de Mozambique a un pa\u00eds destrozado y personas heridas, que hab\u00edan sufrido 17 a\u00f1os de guerra civil. Este fue uno de los momentos m\u00e1s gratificantes de nuestro ministerio, ya que las personas recibieron a Jes\u00fas como su ancla.<\/p>\r\n

Nos pidieron que nos mudemos en 2002 para servir como Directores Regionales para \u00c1frica del Sur, supervisando el trabajo en seis pa\u00edses. En los \u00faltimos 15 a\u00f1os, hemos experimentado un movimiento fenomenal de Dios en esta regi\u00f3n. Los siguientes son algunos de los puntos destacados recientes:<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La APS sudafricana estableci\u00f3 su duod\u00e9cima conferencia en 2016<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia General de Botswana tuvo una exitosa conferencia anual de 2017 en Mahalapye, Botswana. Est\u00e1n planeando comenzar dos conferencias nuevas.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 El programa de capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo ISOM (Escuela Internacional de Ministerio) ha sido muy efectivo en nuestra iglesia en Francistown, Botswana. Tambi\u00e9n se est\u00e1 estableciendo en otras \u00e1reas del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 En junio de 2016, celebramos la dedicaci\u00f3n de nuestra iglesia en Maputo, Mozambique. La iglesia ya tiene 300 personas presentes y est\u00e1 creciendo.<\/p>\r\n\u2022 En noviembre, 21 estudiantes se graduaron de Advance School of Ministry en Lilongwe,\r\n

NUESTRO VIAJE MISIONERO CONTINU\u00d3<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La capacitaci\u00f3n de DCPI est\u00e1 funcionando bien en Sud\u00e1frica. La mayor\u00eda de las conferencias han participado en los programas de capacitaci\u00f3n con buenos resultados.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Varios equipos de EE. UU. Han visitado Mozambique a lo largo de los a\u00f1os.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Joe realiz\u00f3 numerosos eventos de capacitaci\u00f3n de liderazgo en iglesias y conferencias durante todo el a\u00f1o.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia General de Sud\u00e1frica ha estado trabajando arduamente para establecer el programa de capacitaci\u00f3n ISOM, que comenzar\u00e1 a principios de 2017. Cada una de las 12 conferencias se ha comprometido a que al menos cinco iglesias participen en el programa. Esto significa que habr\u00e1 60 centros de capacitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 La Conferencia del Sur de Mozambique licenci\u00f3 a 22 l\u00edderes j\u00f3venes, y los desafi\u00f3 a convertirse en plantadores de iglesias en las ciudades y pueblos de la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n

\u2022 Swazilandia ha visto un crecimiento fenomenal de la iglesia. En ocho a\u00f1os, nuestros misioneros sudafricanos, el reverendo Xolani y Thembeka Ngema, han plantado seis iglesias. Est\u00e1n apuntando a Manzini, la segunda ciudad m\u00e1s grande de Swazilandia para plantar la pr\u00f3xima iglesia.<\/p>\r\n

SOLICITUD ESPECIAL<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Necesitamos soporte mensual adicional para permitirnos regresar al campo. Si puede contribuir a nuestro ministerio en el sur de \u00c1frica, lo apreciaremos mucho.<\/p>\r\n

Puede contactarnos en: joedelportwmm@aol.com o 864-999-0148.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a1\u00a1\u00a1GRACIAS POR TU APOYO!!!<\/p>\r\nJoe y Maggie Delport","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/jesus-revolution-oslo-e1520875227196.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-vy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}