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WMC Newsletter July 29, 2006
This month we'd like to share some highlights of things that have happened in the last few weeks in World Mission Centre's ongoing outreach to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the nations.
The launching of Live Schools in various regions of Southern Africa and beyond…
Using the "Live School" curriculum, produced by World Mission Centre, Pretoria, the people groups targeted for the graduates of these schools vary from Muslims to the animistic least-reached.
The Zanzibar School
The school is training people to reach the least reached in that country. The regular weekly classroom sessions, and the weekend evangelistic outreaches, have already resulted in starting two churches.
The Livingstone School in Zambia
In this very unique school the classroom phase is followed by initiating farming projects in the areas where they expect to plant churches in the future. The hands-on learning is being conducted in Mayalapye, Botswana.
The School in Pretoria
 This school has just completed the "Bush Phase" training that follows the classroom sessions. The purpose is to equip potential missionaries to face some of the hardships that they may endure when on practical outreach in a least-reached people group. This third phase of training lasts a minimum of 3 months.
The Cape Town School
Here students from the Ukraine, Armenia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Nepal were specifically trained to be facilitators of "Live Schools" in other parts of the world. These students participated in the "Bush Phase" with the school in Pretoria.
The Malawi School
The Kairos catamaran is providing these students with exceptional opportunities to plant churches on the South Eastern side of Lake Malawi. In a recent outreach more than 600 viewed the Jesus film with significant numbers making commitments to follow Jesus Christ.
The Ukraine School
This school has two functions: the training of potential facilitators to initiate other "Live Schools" and the checking of the Russian translation of the "Live School" materials for accuracy and effectiveness. This is no small assignment, which must be completed before starting up any Live School in the Russian language to regions beyond Kyev, Ukraine.
WMC Headquarters
Two training sessions, with _____ in attendance, have been conducted to prepare facilitators to oversee and conduct "Live Schools" in venues seeking such mission preparation.
Information seminars for Church leaders in the Southern African region
When the purpose of the seminars were given and explained- namely the vision and function of the "Live School"- the response was overwhelmingly positive. We have every reason to believe that many "Live Schools" will result.
Affirmation of the Catamaran Kairos's ministry team
On April 18th, Eddie Robinson, the WMC Regional Director for Southern Africa, Erich the Kairos ministry team leader, and Jean Louis, the WMC Focus Project facilitator, departed Pretoria enroute to Malawi via Zimbabwe and Mozambique arriving April 20th. Their purpose was to confirm Erich as the Kairos ministry team leader and visit the churches planted there by Pastor Peter Likagwa, chairman of the pastors' fraternal in Mangochi, Malawi, and also WMC's point person.
The WMC "Live School" trained students are working alongside Pastor Peter in successful church planting ministries in such places as Kadango and Machiakuani, on the south-east shores of Lake Malawi. In Kadango, 600 attended the screening of the Jesus film, with the majority indicating their desire to follow Jesus Christ. Visits were also made to several other church plants, all with very encouraging responses to the Gospel.
Finalizing the Russian translation of the Live School for the launch in September
The Pretoria WMC media team are hard at work to complete the technical aspects of the Russian translation of the Live School. The final master copies will be completed by August 4th. Meanwhile, the WMC office in Kiev, Ukraine, is busy with the final arrangements for the official launch that will be held during the first week of September.
Recent staff movements
Marietjie Fourie from our WMC Pretoria office is now in WMC's Ukraine office, as of the end of June, believing that the Holy Spirit has directed her there. Praise the Lord for persons with administration skills that are prepared to serve the Kingdom in such a dedicated way.
As made clear by these reports, the ministries of WMC carry on unabated. What has been the secret? It is all the work of the Holy Spirit, to bring glory to Jesus Christ and Father God. Our role together has been to be available to the Holy Spirit, tracking with Him, praying for hearts to be opened, the Gospel to triumph and then providing the needed resources, in personnel and finances, to accomplish the tasks entrusted to us. Our request of you is to "hold the ropes" in prayer and financial resources so that we will not falter in the face of the enormous challenges as being demonstrated by world events on all continents. More than ever we need God's people to be our committed co-workers.
Thank you for all you have done in the past. And thank you for what you are continuing to do as our partners in ministry.
Gratefully Yours for the sake of His Name,
Willie Crew
Visit our website at www.worldmissioncentre.com
If you feel moved to support the work of the World Mission Centre financially, we welcome your partnership in our mission to evangelize the unreached people groups of the world.
OUR BANKING DETAILS: Account name: WMC International, Nedbank, Hatfield, Pretoria, # 1602 147 868 Branch Code: 160245 // Swift code (for international transfers): NEDSZAJJ
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