{"id":3276,"date":"2019-10-30T09:49:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2019-10-30T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T14:49:41","slug":"delport-newsletter-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/delport-newsletter-october-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Delport Newsletter: October 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GREETINGS SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS<\/h3>\n

Not a day goes by without Jesus reminding us that the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few (Luke 10:2). Has God really placed a passion in our hearts for His harvest? Are we willing to be that witness? Southern Africa needs more harvesters than ever before. We are raising a new generation to proclaim His gospel in these turbulent times. Will you pray for us so we can run with greater passion?<\/p>\n

SOUTH AFRICA PHC TRAGEDY<\/h3>\n

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Easter 2019 will forever be etched in the minds of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in South Africa. Tragedy struck when a freak storm caused a wall to collapse on women and children sleeping in the Kwa Zulu Natal Church conference hall. Thirteen people died that night, and another succumbed to her injuries days later. The national government, provincial government, community organizations, and churches came to the aid of the church. Much healing has taken place since that fateful day, and the families are now able to continue with their lives, by the grace of God.<\/p>\n

TENT MINISTRY<\/h3>\n

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The church in South Africa is growing continuously. It is one of the countries in my region that still utilizes evangelism tents. I have leaders inquiring about tents quite often. Tents have served a crucial role in establishing churches in the Southern Africa region.<\/p>\n

DISASTER RELIEF<\/h3>\n

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In March this year, Cyclone Idai pummeled Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, affecting millions of people in the region. Many of our IPHC people, especially in the rural areas, lost their homes and crops. We owe a big thank you to World Missions Ministries and People to People Ministries for assisting with much-needed aid. The people are still talking about the help they received.<\/p>\n

BOTSWANA<\/h3>\n

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I was honored to preside at the Botswana National Conference in April. It was the first time I have presided over a conference where each previous council member was re-elected and unopposed. Bishop Lesego Legetho was re-elected as the national bishop. It was an honor to have our first superintendent of Botswana, Bishop Mmidiwa Seboalo, with us at the conference. He is 98 years old.<\/p>\n

TANZANIA<\/h3>\n

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In March, I went on a two-week tour of our PH churches in Tanzania. Thanks to Bishop Mlambya for hosting me and taking me to so many different parts of the country where we have churches. It was so refreshing to see how dedicated the men and women are to grow the church. Many of the leaders are trying their best, with the little resources they have, to build church structures. The capital city of Tanzania, which is Dar Es Salaam, is being relocated to a place called Dodoma. Bishop Mlambya acquired a prime piece of land on the outskirts of the city.<\/p>\n

ZAMBIA<\/h3>\n

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The Zambian PHC has grown very well over the years. At the recent Zambia National Conference, held in Kabwe, Bishop Chilumba Zulu, the re-elected National Bishop of Zambia, reported that the PHC has 107,356 members, 817 churches, and six conferences. They are considering establishing the seventh conference. Bishop Talmadge Gardner presided over the conference, executing his duties with professionalism.<\/p>\n

MADAGASCAR<\/h3>\n

\"Tojo<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/a><\/p>\n

Pastor Tojo Ranaivoarimanana, the pastor of our first IPHC church in Antananarivo, Madagascar, was able to come to an agreement with the landowner to purchase a new parcel of land, paying him over a period of time. Reverend Steve Cofer and Bryan Nix accompanied me in June to Antananarivo, the capital city, to experience firsthand what God is doing on this island. The church growth is phenomenal. The new church property, which was actually a rice paddy, has been landfilled and is now ready for the first phase of the church str ucture to be built. They have already built a security wall around the property.<\/p>\n

Joe & Maggie Delport<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GREETINGS SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS Not a day goes by without Jesus reminding us that the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few (Luke 10:2). Has God really placed a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":2110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1,4],"tags":[336,111,110,324],"class_list":{"0":"post-3276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-missionary-newsletters","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-world-missions","10":"tag-336","11":"tag-delport","12":"tag-joe-maggie-delport","13":"tag-october","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Bolet\u00edn de Meyers: octubre de 2019","content_es":"

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\r\n\r\n\u00a1Saludos desde Jap\u00f3n!<\/strong>\r\n

Siembra y cosecha en Camboya<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nCamboya se encuentra entre los pa\u00edses m\u00e1s pobres de Asia, tanto material como espiritualmente. Han pasado cuarenta a\u00f1os desde que Pol Pot y su Khmer Rouge mataron a m\u00e1s de dos millones de personas en un intento de establecer una utop\u00eda agraria comunista, pero el legado de esos a\u00f1os del holocausto todav\u00eda se puede observar en una grave falta de infraestructura, educaci\u00f3n, oportunidades y esperanza. Menos del 1% de los camboyanos conocen a Jesucristo como Se\u00f1or y Salvador.\r\n\r\nEn septiembre, Russell ayud\u00f3 a organizar y dirigir un equipo ministerial a Camboya para llevar a cabo una serie de cl\u00ednicas m\u00e9dicas en varias aldeas. Los miembros del equipo vinieron de Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur, Georgia, Jap\u00f3n y Filipinas.\r\n\r\nLas condiciones a menudo eran r\u00fasticas, ya que ten\u00edamos cl\u00ednicas en las iglesias del pueblo. En un lugar, los funcionarios locales nos obligaron a cerrar. El gobierno budista autoritario vigila de cerca y a veces restringe las actividades de los cristianos.\r\n\r\nEn otras aldeas, las autoridades enviaron polic\u00edas y m\u00e9dicos locales para que nos observaran, pero estos quedaron impresionados por la experiencia y amabilidad de nuestro equipo. \u00a1Incluso se unieron al trabajo y nos invitaron a volver!\r\n\r\nLas madres j\u00f3venes estaban agradecidas de recibir vitaminas y medicamentos para las enfermedades de sus hijos, mientras que los ancianos estaban encantados de recibir anteojos para leer. Adem\u00e1s de ofrecer atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica b\u00e1sica y palabras de esperanza y aliento, los miembros del equipo tambi\u00e9n oraron por los pacientes que buscaron su ayuda. \u00a1La oraci\u00f3n es la mejor medicina de todas!\r\n\r\nJunto con el personal m\u00e9dico, tuvimos la suerte de contar con un contingente de j\u00f3venes sobresalientes para ministrar a los ni\u00f1os en cada lugar. \u00a1Estamos orgullosos de decir que nuestro nieto Alex fue parte de este equipo din\u00e1mico!\r\n\r\n\u00a1Los ni\u00f1os disfrutaron jugando juegos al aire libre, haciendo manualidades, escuchando historias de la Biblia, aprendiendo canciones del evangelio y simplemente divirti\u00e9ndose! \u00a1Lo mejor de todo es que los ni\u00f1os aprendieron a orar a Jes\u00fas y tuvieron la oportunidad de ofrecerle sus vidas!\r\n\r\nEn a\u00f1os pasados, hemos invertido tiempo, esfuerzo y financiamiento en viajes similares, ayudando a trabajos pioneros y cavando pozos para las aldeas. \u00a1En este viaje, nos complaci\u00f3 especialmente ver el fruto de estas inversiones en forma de nuevas y pr\u00f3speras iglesias!\r\n

PUNTOS PARA LA ORACI\u00d3N<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\u2022 Ore para que las iglesias en Camboya no sean oprimidas y restringidas en sus actividades, sino que tengan libertad para adorar y difundir el evangelio.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestras iglesias est\u00e1n ayudando a los j\u00f3venes en sus comunidades ense\u00f1ando ingl\u00e9s y ofreciendo capacitaci\u00f3n en inform\u00e1tica. Ore para que los j\u00f3venes est\u00e9n equipados para servir al Se\u00f1or y traer prosperidad a su naci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por el misionero que dirige nuestro trabajo en Camboya, Rev. Merlen Lamanilao de Filipinas. Ore por su apoyo financiero y por su hija adolescente que pronto se graduar\u00e1 de la escuela secundaria.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Ore por los pr\u00f3ximos viajes a Tailandia y Nepal, por viajes seguros y un ministerio efectivo.\r\n\r\n\u2022 Nuestro apoyo financiero se ha reducido, lo que dificulta nuestra capacidad de viajar y ministrar. Ore para que nuestro apoyo aumente y considere ayudar a responder a esa oraci\u00f3n.\r\n\r\n\u00a1Gracias por su asociaci\u00f3n en el evangelio!\r\n\r\nRussell & Sandra Board<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","author_name":"Joe & Maggie Delport","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/Newsletters.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-QQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276","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=3276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}