Matacalane Revisited!

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Day one. Clearing the piece of land ready to start building the church.

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We bring in our supplies of poles and reeds for the walls, and timber and corrugated iron for the roof.

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Four days later our team of builders and cooks proudly show off their new church building.
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The local people love the "Jesus" film and come back each night to watch it again and again! Our screen is a king-sized bed sheet, hung from the end wall of the church building. Played through our powerful sound system, it can be seen and heard for miles around.

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We wonder where the people come from in this remote location, but they do!


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Armindo and I, preaching on our last night of our evening outreaches, here at Matacalane.


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Reginaldo and his wife Sonia, who are now heading up the work here in Matacalane, under Armindo`s supervision.
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Pedro and His wife Louisa from an Assembly of God church, pictured here with Armindo, on our opening Sunday, being prayed for, as they will be working closely with Reginaldo and Sonya. Pedro is a great evangelist, and Armindo and I are excited about the potential which we can already see in this couple's lives.
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We are excited about the church plant here in Matacalane. We have joined together with around ten other Christians from the local AOG church, who's pastor had died. They are excited to have a building to meet in, and it's been a thrill to see them throw themselves into the work, helping to build the church, then praying and fasting for the outreach events.

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We were surprised how many people came to the evening outreaches. Some would be coming just to see what was going on, but the Lord was busy drawing even spectators to himself.
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Numbers normally drop off after we leave, but that's when the real work starts. We hold our breath, pray lots, and watch what happens as the church gets established, with Reginaldo leading a new believers' course.

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We had 40 adults and 15 children in last Sunday, which we were thrilled about. Thank you everyone for your support in every way. Please keep praying for our new churches, these new leaders, and the new Christians.

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All of us out here are in at the deep end, learning to swim, sometimes in difficult waters. Satan does his best to discourage us. He's not a fan of our work out here. He has hit us with everything over these last few months; but Jesus promises that He will build his church and tells us that the gates of hell will not prevail agaist it - and on this promise we stand!!

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