The Promise of God
May 6th, 2008Team: Buja B
An outreach team accompanied a government minister and a truck to distribute insecticide treated mosquito nets to three small villages in an area known as Chibitoke where the president has humanitarian programs. The mosquito nets can decrease the mortality rate from malaria in children under five by 50%! The people were already gathered when the team arrived. The government minister introduced the group and then the leader of the outreach teams gave a Gospel message and called for those who wanted to receive Christ. Many raised their hands and prayed the sinner’s prayer. Afterwards, the team sang worship songs in Kirundi and the people just loved it! The worship was joyful and true. Wherever we go, we are bonded with the people through worship. Two team members shared testimonies. One of them, an 18 year old girl, told the crowd how she prayed for four years to be able to come to Africa with Times Square Church. She exhorted them to trust in God because he promised he would never leave them and would always take care of them. As she spoke her voice broke and she struggled to hold back the tears. The people were touched by her words. The government minister reminded them, after she spoke, that this young girl was evidence of the promise of God for their children and their children’s children. The villagers were then directed to form lines to begin the distribution of the mosquito nets. Each family received one mosquito net. |

