We
ask that you will prayerfully consider joining the Repent and Believe South
Africa ministry team in embarking on a mammoth journey that will take on huge
proportions of travelling the length and breadth of South Africa, initially
from Cape Town to Musina and from Alexander Bay to Kosi Bay and eventually the daunting
task of traversing the continent of Africa, from Cape Agulhas to Alexandria and
from West Africa to East Africa – venturing into some of the most hostile,
rebel war-torn and genocide ravished countries with the Gospel of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ of Nazareth – taking the Light of hope into dark destitute
lands.
We,
Brothers Lungisa N. Zondi and Gary Stephen Crous, have been seeking our Lord’s
face and His leading, “And he said to them
all, If any man
will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross daily, and follow me.” ~ Luke 9:23. We take the Gospel
serious, and therefore we humbly submit to fulfilling the Great Commission; firstly to our
country South Africa (short-term) and secondly to the unreached people groups
on the African continent (long-term). In obedience to our Lord’s command and
laying down our lives for the proclamation of His Word, we endeavour to take
the Holy Bible and Scripture literature to the most remote regions locally and
internationally, and we therefore ask you to join us in our labouring together
in our King’s harvest field and to be a partner in the mission at hand that each
and every Christian should be a part of – on a Mission for God – as we all join
in co-mission with our Father Jehovah, obedient in labouring for His purpose of
furthering His Kingdom:
18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen. ~ Matthew
28:18-20
10But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at
the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful,
but ye lacked opportunity. 11Not that I speak in respect of want:
for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith
to be content. 12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to
abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be
hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13I can do all things
through Christ which strengtheneth me. ~ Philippians 4:10-13
… and as the Lord leads:
9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses, 10Nor scrip
for your journey,
neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of
his meat. 11And into whatsoever city
or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go
thence. 12And when ye come into an
house, salute it. 13And if the house
be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace
return to you. 14And whosoever shall
not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet. ~ Matthew 10:14
We hope to share testimonies,
to fellowship with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit with saints and to encourage
the Ekklesia to be on Mission with
God and to “…, Go ye into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15). We also intend to teach from
God’s Word His unadulterated Word as “Thus sayeth the Lord…” and to make
disciples teaching them to observe all things our Lord Jesus Christ has
commanded. We do know that it will cost us everything to be obedient to our
Lord and we commit to lay all down for our Risen, Glorified and Reigning King,
the Creator of the heaven, the earth and the sea and all that in them is – the
Only True and Living God Jesus Christ the Righteous. We, all of us in
partnership, can take comfort from the following portion of Scripture:
29And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house,
or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands,
for my sake, and the gospel's, 30But
he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and
sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the
world to come eternal life. 31But
many that are first shall be last; and the last first. ~ Mark
10:29-31
We do ask that you join us
continually and fervently in prayer taking our petitions before the Throne of
Grace and we do see this as an honour to you for doing so. Our prayer requests
include and are not limited to the following.
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Please pray for protection of our families that
we will leave behind for long periods of time. Please pray that the Church at
large will visit and assist our families, keep them in prayer and keep them
spiritually fed out of the Word of God.
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Please pray for divine wisdom, knowledge and
intervention in all decision making as we are lead by the Person of the Holy
Spirit. Please pray that we will continually be filled with the Spirit and will
not act or listen to our flesh. Please pray for protection of our souls and
beings that we will be committed to our Lord in all that He directs and we respond
for His Glory. Please pray for our faithfulness and that we will reflect
holiness as Christ-like in word, thought and deed.
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Please pray that we will be protected whilst
travelling, when we enter into remote areas and areas where there is unrest.
Please pray that we have favour with the law enforcement agencies during the
proclamation of the Gospel in towns and cities, at border posts and the like.
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Please pray that our Brothers and Sisters in Christ
will provide us with Gospel literature, Bibles (in English – KJV, and many
other language translations), Scripture portions and Tracts.
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Please pray for homes to be opened for us and that
our necessary needs be met.
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Please pray for fuel costs and toll fees (if need
be used) to be met and we also request that you prayerfully seek our Lord to
support us financially with donations at the “Donate” button in the side-bar.
We do envisage that travelling by vehicle should work out cheaper than taking
flights and carriage buses continually. This would also hinder us going into
the remotest of areas. From a travelling point of view it would also be safer.
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Please pray for a sponsor of a 4x4 Four-seated
Land-cruiser and a trailer to take us over all types of terrain and long
distances which will materialise. This will help tremendously. Please earnestly
seek the Lord on this matter. We do pray, “Father, Your will be done!”
During the taking of the Gospel
to the world we will daily log, as time permits, to show the work been
undertaken and to record our prayer requests for challenges that will arise.
Please join with us mere servants so we can all share in the rewards.
24Now unto him that is able to keep you from
falling, and to present you faultless
before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25To the only
wise God our Saviour, be glory and
majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. ~ Jude 24, 25
Love and peace,
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