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Dramatic Entry Into Cape Verde

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June 19, 2018

My entry into Cape Verde was not easy. When I got to Praia, it became a night mare. I got into a queue for international arrivals as usual and filled all the forms as protocol demanded.

I noticed ahead of me that others were asked to stand aside and when it got to my turn, I was also asked to stand aside! The officer kept on scrutinizing my passport.

He was particularly interested in my used UK visas.

I stood there for about thirty minutes. Not knowing what was going on, I eventually attempted to speak to one of the officers who spoke a little English.

After some more scrutiny, they asked me if I had money.

I declared it, then to my utter amazement, the officer asked me how much I was paying the guy who was going to pick me up.

Obviously irritated I asked him what he meant.

He said flatly, “we’re sending you back tomorrow”.

Before I could say anything, I was ushered into a side room with about seven other men. The room had two bathrooms and two rooms, one for males, another for females. The main door was locked.

At this point, I was fuming!

About thirty minutes later, an official came in with about 6 Sierra leonians. They spoke English.

Fortunately the official could speak French so I asked him in Fench what was happening. He looked at me with an expressionless face and asked how much money I had.

I immediately answered thinking I had a glimmer of hope.

To my utter surprise he said “il n’est pas suffice” meaning “it’s not enough”.

That was the end of the dialogue and he was gone.

I settled in a corner chair and began to pray. Just when I had settled with the idea of going back, an officer came in and called my name.

After about 5 hours of detention, I left the airport, but that was not the end.

I left without my passport nor my luggage. They were confiscated!

Fortunately, my host happened to be an important banker who knew people in high places.

God used him in my favour. He made some phone calls that had me released. I was particularly grateful to God!

The following day Daniel (my host) took me to the airport to reclaim my passport and luggage but it was to no avail. I managed to get my passport stamped and get my luggage a week later!

‘Interesting’ way to start a mission indeed!

I guess the prince of Cape Verde met me at that airport!

Kweku Sompa Osei

Adventures In Mexico: I Believed!

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May 26, 2018

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From about the age of 12/13 I had a strong desire to be a missionary like the Missionary Sisters from India… (Roman Catholic Nuns).

After secondary school I wanted to go to Bible School but I knew my Nigerian Daddy would cut my head off so I had to live with this constant nagging in my spirit to go out there and preach the gospel.
At 20 I moved to England and although I thought it would be the last place God will give me an opportunity to serve Him, it happened there. I met an evangelist in 2003 who believed that this black girl could serve God! I thought I had met Jesus!!!

Fast forward to 2005, I got married on the 8th of October and left London on the 13th! Yes a 2/3 day honeymoon and I was set like a boy bounding home from school.
I never thought that it could be till it happened!

My husband wasn’t able to go at the time but gave his full blessing for me to go ahead.
People say it was brave but I can’t imagine how different would have been without Mexico! It was like in the volumes of my book it had been written… MEXICO!

I set off with 3 of my church sisters. The oldest of us was only 23. (This is the same mission Natalie wrote about some weeks ago).
4 single ladies making a great decision for no one but God!!! If I had to live my life again definitely this chapter must be included!

We arrived on the 14th with nothing but our Spanish translation booklet, only to be told Spanish in Spain es totalmente differente (that it’s totally different).
Mexicans we excited to see us; we were like their prized jewels.. que guapa, que bonita…. hola chica… we were buzzing! I mean I don’t think I’ve ever felt this useful!

Walking to class one morning I found 800 pesos on the floor and I knew it was God’s assurance that he would take care of us… I gave one of my sisters 400 pesos as she was with me. I had paid for the first level of classes in Spanish which was for 6 weeks. Unfortunately I couldn’t afford the next level but miraculously I could preach and even ‘argue’ with Mexicans in spanish (sorry when you have Nigerian blood you make people believe you so not that type of arguments).

All I did was BELIEVE!!!
I believed that one day a black girl from nowhere will become a missionary.
I believed that I would speak Spanish.
I believed I could preach and sing in Spanish.
That’s probably what set us apart.
In Mexico I experienced what God can do with those who believe.
To be continued…

Magaret Pierre

Interpreting Spiritual Language – Tongues

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May 24, 2018

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Interpreting Spiritual Language – Tongues

Have you ever wondered the meanings behind the beautiful language the Holy Ghost gives you the power or ability to speak?
O sha da da …..

Well from scripture we understand that they are tongues on angels.

But also sometimes ordinary human beings understand it. This happens when the tongues include a language spoken by people in other lands. An example was when the apostles in Acts 2 spoke for the first time after receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Greeks, Romans and other people’s had come to Jerusalem for the Passover.

Other times people are also given divine gift of interpreting. That is divine!

In modern times, translating language using apps has is trending. Well has it occurred to you to try interpreting your tongues?

I guess it has not!

But some young people are praising God as they discover the meaning of snippets of tongues using language translation apps!

Depending on your leaning: conservative Pentecostal or a modern charismatic you may be excited or worried.

But the thought of perhaps using technology to discover what God is doing on your behalf is exciting!!!

My Stories On The Mission Field

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May 14, 2018

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“On the 25th of August I left Accra, Ghana for Mozambique to start our mission church. I was full of zeal and passion but at the same time I was gripped with fear, the fear of the unknown. I was going to a country that had been plagued with civil war for almost 20 years, a Portuguese speaking country, one of the poorest countries in the world where I didn’t know anybody there. You can understand why I was gripped with fear in spite of my zeal and passion to go to the mission field. I had just been married for less than four months and was leaving behind my wife who was also carrying my 2 months baby in her womb. My spiritual father, BISHOP DAG HEWARD-MILLS who had sent me on this mission prayed for me on the phone and encouraged me that God shall be with me. I felt the love, the believe, the trust and the confidence he had in me as I was going to the mission field. I felt so strengthened and encouraged as the plane took off because of the assurance of MY PROPHET that “IT WILL WORK”.
I landed safely at Maputo International Airport the next day by the grace of God to start the Lighthouse Chapel Int Mission in Mozambique which now has 27 branches across the country. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!…”

To be continued…
#GodrichlyblessBishopDagForSendingMissionaries#

The Discontented Missionaries

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May 14, 2018

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” Some years ago, some missionaries I had sent to the mission field began complaining about various things. They would call one another and gossip about how they were not being treated fairly. Through no fault of the Missions Office, one of them was separated from his wife and felt that his wife’s trip to join him was being unduly delayed.
Another missionary complained about the routing of his wife’s flight. Other missionaries joined in and became equally discontented about other issues. Different little issues became mountains of fodder for discussion.
After a while, the spirit of discontentment, murmuring and grumbling was rife amongst this team of missionaries.

I remember a meeting I had with them. They all seemed different from the people I had known. I wondered how they had become so forgetful so soon.
These young men had forgotten how I had helped them to come into ministry.
They had forgotten how I had flown them into international cities and set them up to start churches.
They had forgotten that they had never had to rent a house since they finished school.
They had forgotten that their daily bread was guaranteed, whether the church they pastored made enough money or not.
They had forgotten that cars were handed over to them on a silver platter.
They never needed to know the price of a car.
They had forgotten the times of fellowship and love I had had with them.
They had forgotten how I had visited them in their homes and become close to them.
They had forgotten my involvement in their personal lives.
They had forgotten how I would sit, chat and fellowship with them.
They had forgotten how I had helped them to choose marriage partners.
They had forgotten how I had encouraged and guided them in the ministry when they were in university.
“They had forgotten how I helped them to have their weddings.
They had forgotten how I sent them on honeymoons and paid for everything.
They had forgotten that they did not need to know the price of a plane ticket – it was just bought for them.
They had forgotten how privileged they were to have been sent to countries they had never known.

As I sat at the meeting, I realized that my young missionaries had forgotten too many things too soon. They had become grumpy, disgruntled and discontented with the ministry and with me. It was as though another spirit had taken over their lives.”

I held on for as long as I could but I had to dismiss them from the mission field and from full-time ministry.

It was a painful and very difficult decision but there was no way out. I had no choice but to take the decision to dismiss them. These were beloved sons of mine and I knew that what I was doing would change their lives drastically.

These soldiers would not be a part of what I was doing and I would march on without them.

Forgetting had cost them too much. May you not forget what the Lord has done in your life!”

Excerpt From: Dag Heward-Mills. “THOSE WHO FORGET
.” Parchment House Publishers, 2011-06-16T00:00:00+00:00. iBooks.

Mother

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May 13, 2018

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From the day my mother conceived

Toils and hardships she’s perceived

From the very day of birth

She’s worked hard to fill me with mirth
Rolling and kicking in her womb

I proceeded in the strangest mood

Laying me on her tender laps

She gave me kisses and gentle taps
Through my very troublesome childhood

She taught me much to prepare me for adulthood

And this thing she used to say’

Be the very best while you may’
She brought me up in the ways of the Lord

She made it fun, I never got bored

She’d always say

‘Never give the devil a side

Because he’d always like to drive’
My tears and laughter in them she shared

I was simply amazed at how much she cared

I’ve always known that words can kill

But not her words, they sure did heal
Day by day my thoughts I gather

And I always think if my mother

Among all mothers, she’s the first

Oh yes, in her is the very best
So on this precious joyous day

In the lovely month of May

As I sit and gaze at the cloud

I can’t help but shout out loud
I’ll forever love my mother

She’s the greatest gift ever!’

The Law Of The Farm, “You Reap What You Sow”

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May 4, 2018

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The Law Of The Farm, “You Reap What You Sow”

The law of the farm is an old adage, and it does not defy the laws of nature. No one sows maize and reaps tomatoes.

Many years ago, a passenger left his jewels in a taxi. Another passenger who later joined, picked it up without the knowledge of the driver. The former, on realizing his folly traced the driver, who reported having no idea of the loss. Together, they went to the house where the “thief” alighted. On being questioned, he vehemently denied seeing any jewel. He was the only passenger who joined after the other passenger had alighted. The man looked up and sighed, laughed and said, “God knows our hearts, and sees everything under the sun”.

He later sold the jewels, built a house, bought a car and other goodies. Several years on as he sat in his porch something entered his eye as a slight wing blew. Tried as he did, he was not able to see. He ended up at the hospital, but was not able to gain his sight. The family had to empty his bank accounts but to no avail. The cars were sold, houses followed, and other possessions too. He was flown abroad for surgery but there was no success. He never regained his sight even after losing all his possessions.

He recollected the man’s words that fateful day, and said, “I have reaped what I sowed several years ago”. His family deserted him, and had to fend for himself by begging on the streets of Accra.

The law of the farm is a true statement, we really sow what we reap. You sow an action, you reap a habit. You sow a habit, you reap a character, you sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

Adventures In Mexico: Daring Steps, Glorious Beginnings!

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May 4, 2018

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Adventures In Mexico: Daring Steps, Glorious Beginnings!

We were young and consumed with a passion to serve Him. That is all that mattered to us, even if it meant doing it in a strange land.

At 19, I embarked on my first missionary journey to Mexico from the United Kingdom (I’m Ghanaian by the way).
I had never lived in another country before and really didn’t know what to expect. This mission was particularly interesting because we were the first “all female” set of missionaries that were sent out from my church.
We arrived in the country without speaking a word of spanish! (well except what we picked up on the plane journey there. “Te por favor” which means “would you like some tea?”).
So we arrived and settled in a hostel.

A lady helped us to obtain student visas to a language school where we registered to learn Spanish.
Problem was, it cost us 300 dollars per level so we couldn’t stay in that language school very long.
We did about two levels of Spanish in the language school, then continued learning by reading and interacting with the indigenous people.
Language barrier was definitely a major problem in our outreach efforts.

Also, there were very few black people in the city so people would often stare at us as we walked through the streets (the way some people look at Caucasians in Ghana)
People would point fingers, call us “nigga”, some would laugh in ignorance, a whole mixture of responses! Some were very suggestive…but we stuck out like a sore thumb basically.
I must say though, from the onset, it was a very glorious experience upon arrival. We felt like God was saying “These are my beloved daughters in whom I’m well pleased”. Great feeling it was.
People received prophetic words about us, we would pray for people in English and they would hear Spanish… That glorious an entry, until our “wilderness season”…
(More to come in subsequent episodes)

Natalie Welds

One Out Of Every 11 Ghanaians Is A Church Of Pentecost Member

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May 2, 2018

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One Out Of Every 11 Ghanaians Is A Church Of Pentecost Member

It has been established that out of every 11 Ghanaians you meet, one will be a member of The Church of Pentecost.

This is because the overall membership of the Church in Ghana as at the end of December 2017 had grown to 2, 566, 818 (Two million, five hundred and sixty-six thousand, eight hundred and eighteen), representing an approximately 9% of the total estimated Ghanaian population of 29, 088,849.

This was disclosed in the State of the Church Address read by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah, at the opening session of the 43^rd General Council Meeting at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

According to the Chairman, the sterling growth of the Church is a great potential for policy change and total development of the country, saying, “Leadership of the Church must therefore harness this potential for advancement of the gospel and development of the nation.”

At the end of December 2017, The Church of Pentecost operated in 99 countries with an overall worldwide total membership of 3,037,068, an 8.3% increase over the 2016 figure of 2,804,861. The church operated a total of 20,863 assemblies worldwide with the number of districts totalling 2,253.

“The overall percentage growth might have been enhanced by the One Member, One Discipled Soul project initiated by the Evangelism Ministry and adopted by the Executive Council,” he said.

Within the period 2008 to 2017, the Lord added 1,341,656 (one million, three hundred and forty-one thousand, six hundred and fifty-six) to the overall worldwide membership of the Church.

During the year, the evangelistic activities yielded good results as we recorded a total of 260,583 adult souls won, representing a 23% increase over the 2016 figure of 211,795. Out of the total number of adult souls won, 185,746 (71.3%) were baptised in water. “This however shows that there is need for improvement in follow-up, as 74,837 souls were left out. The number of souls baptised culminated in the establishment of a total of 1,102 new assemblies for the period,” he disclosed.

As part of the growth plan projected by Vision 2018 for the period 2013-2018, Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah said that it was expected that each assembly, district, area and nation would increase its overall membership (adult and children) by 7% per annum. By the grace of God, he said, the Church achieved an overall membership average annual growth rate of 7% for the 10 year period, 2007 – 2017, exactly as was planned.

“Breaking the 10 year tenure into two, the first five years recorded an average growth rate of 6%, while the second term (2013-2017) recorded an average growth rate of 8%,” he disclosed.

PENTECOST NEWS

COP – Cote d’Ivoire Elect New President

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May 1, 2018

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The Church of Pentecost (COP) in Cote d’Ivoire has elected a new President and a 7-Member Executive Council to lead the Church in the next five years.

The new President, Apostle Miezou Amalanon K. Ernest, replaced Apostle Sidiki Traore who has led the Church in the West African country for the past 22 years.

Other members of the new Executive Council are: Apostle Gnaore Raymond Bernard (General Secretary), Apostle Appiah Ebenezer, Apostle Kouakou Abissa Christian, Apostle Kouassi Ane, Apostle N’Guessan Nicolas and Prophet Yeboua K. Martin, all members.

The new leadership was introduced to the Church by the International Missions Director (IMD), Apostle Emmanuel Gyesi-Addo, during the Heads Session of the 43^rd General Council Meeting at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) at Gomoa Fetteh on Monday, April 30, 2018.

The meeting is being attended by over 200 participants made up of Area Heads in Ghana, National Heads from across the globe in which the Church has branches, Ministry Directors, among others.

Congratulating the new leadership in the Ivory Coast, the Chairman of the Church, Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah, thanked God for the way Apostle Sidiki led the Church for the past two decades and the smooth nature they have elected new leaders.

“We trust that the God of our fathers will continue to lead the new Executives and bless the Church in Cote d’Ivoire,” he added

The Church of Pentecost has been established in 99 countries in the world including Ghana, with two of the nations, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire, being autonomous.

According to statistics, COP-Cote d’Ivoire currently has 100,000 members in about 1,500 local assemblies, 211 districts and 26 Areas. It has 201 pastors, including 14 Apostles, three Prophets and four Evangelists.

My entry into Cape Verde was not easy. When I got to Praia, it became a night mare. I got into a queue for international arrivals as usual and filled all the forms as protocol demanded.

From about the age of 12/13 I had a strong desire to be a missionary like the Missionary Sisters from India… (Roman Catholic Nuns).

Have you ever wondered the meanings behind the beautiful language the Holy Ghost gives you the power or ability to speak? O sha da da …..

From the day my mother conceived

The law of the farm is an old adage, and it does not defy the laws of nature. No one sows maize and reaps tomatoes.

We were young and consumed with a passion to serve Him. That is all that mattered to us, even if it meant doing it in a strange land.

It has been established that out of every 11 Ghanaians you meet, one will be a member of The Church of Pentecost.

This is because the overall membership of the Church in Ghana as at the end of December 2017 had grown to 2, 566, 818 (Two million, five hundred and sixty-six thousand, eight hundred and eighteen), representing an approximately 9% of the total estimated Ghanaian population of 29, 088,849.

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O sha da da …..