AE UPDATE OCt 2014 - African Enterprise

AE UPDATE
OCt 2014
From the desk of Michael Cassidy
are prayerfully considered at this time. Not that I would be
abandoning AE, because while I have life and breath AE will
always be on my heart and I will remain always ready to be
of service as I can. Lord willing my Barnabas Groups would
continue, likewise the writing of my memoirs, plus preaching whenever appropriate, but I would be surrendering the
executive leadership of this team. A search committee has
been appointed by the AESA Board and they surely do need
your earnest prayers for the clear guidance of God in the
spirit of Psalm 32:8. There are two or three other major
appointments that need to be made to fill other vacancies.
How much wisdom we need!
Dear Friend and Prayer Partner of the AE Ministry,
PLEASE PRAY FOR...
Warm and thankful greetings to you in Christ. I can’t believe
that it is a year already since I took over AESA in October
2013. The circumstances were difficult and far from ideal
but I give deep thanks with all my heart for how the Lord
has seen us through. You as a Prayer Partner and Donor are,
after the Lord Himself, central to our thanksgivings and gratitude. Thank you so much for standing with us as we sought
to help this ministry stabilise and get back on track with our
engine of mission running more effectively, productively
and affordably. We were in a deep hole financially this
time last year, but you helped us come out to a new place
of financial health and strength, even though it remains
true that every single month we are dependent on you to
remain afloat and to stay operative in Christian service.
But now we are close to moving into a new year and a new
season of PLANNING, backed by your prayers and
generosity, for a new chapter in the AESA Ministry.
My good friend Ted Engstrom used to say, “Fail to plan and
you plan to fail.” Effective PLANNING and goal setting are
vital. They of course require evaluation of the past, both its
successes and its failures, and bringing these lessons under
God into the future plans we must make. This also requires
looking with courageous and creative critique at our current
activities and deciding whether they are the Tasks of
Yesterday or the Tasks of Tomorrow which we must launch
out on Today. Will you therefore pray with us and keep
financially supporting us as we embark on fresh planning
for AE’s way ahead? Pray especially for our team PLANNING
Conference on November 18th and 19th.
Now here are some of the AESA PLANNING items for your
special prayers. In this regard we are holding onto the
promise found in Proverbs 16:3: “Commit to the Lord
whatever you do, and he will establish your PLANS.”
>Guidance re. new SA Team Leader.
>Underberg Community Mission (16-19 Oct.)
>Weekend-Whirl Howick Mission (24-26 Oct.)
>AE International Board Meetings (6-9 Nov.)
>AESA Team Planning Conference (18-19 Nov.)
>AE Prayer Partners’ Conference
(22 Nov.)
2. Upcoming missions: It is so important that we are guided
carefully and PLAN well for these. We have quite an assortment of varied invitations and need to know what to do
when. Thus in the book of Acts there were some places the
Apostles were meant to go and other places where the Lord
blocked them. For example, “They attempted to go into
Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them” (Acts
6:7 c.f. Acts 16:6). The right place for them, as revealed to
them in a dream, was Macedonia (see Acts 16:10). Likewise,
we need to know from the Lord where to go and how to
PLAN for God-guided missions. If you would like to plan a
mission in your area, please contact Anne Pakiry:
[email protected] or 033 347 7022 for more information.
3. New Foxfire Teams: Julian Yon and Danica Naidoo are
caught up now in selecting the new teams and PLANNING
for where they go. Please pray for them.
4. AE Centre: We need very clear guidance and terrifically
good PLANNING about the future of the AESA Centre and
its programmes. The potential of that place is huge. Pray for
Centre Director, Gary Almeida, as he plans for next year.
5. Barnabas Groups: Pray as we PLAN for next year.
Well, that’s it for now. And talking of planning, won’t YOU
PLAN to pray more earnestly and give even more generously to this ministry than you have ever done before.
1. A new South African Team Leader: It is obviously not
Warmly in the love of Christ,
appropriate that I continue in this role indefinitely and it is
wise to begin PLANNING and praying about the right person
Michael, Carol and the Team
to succeed me. It is vital that the long-term interests of AE
MEREBANK MISSION (22-29 SEPTEMBER)
Report by Stephen Lungu
“We were invited by the Evangelical Bible Church
to lead a week-long mission to Merebank,
Durban. The Mission started on a Monday
evening in a big tent pitched in front of the
church. It reminded me of the tent in which I was
brought to salvation myself! After this meeting
over thirty people came forward for prayer. One
lady said, ‘I was really touched by your message
tonight and I dedicated my life to the Lord.’ An
elder in the church said, ‘Tonight the Lord has
shown me where I have been stuck for many
years, and where I have been failing in my
marriage.’ On Tuesday night Mpumi, one of the
Foxfires, shared a moving testimony. That night
she really elevated Jesus high. Other highlights
were an event for the ladies where my wife
Rachel shared her testimony and Pearl Pillay
preached, and a breakfast where the men got
together and I spoke on leadership.
Overport Mini-Mission
Nompumelelo Mbeje (Foxfire) reports: “We were invited by Christ
Church to take part in a five day mission to Overport (10-14 Sept).
Stephen Lungu and the Foxfire Team worked together to share the
Gospel Message through preaching, dance, drama and testimony.
Members of the congregation worked alongside the team and
spent a lot of time praying for the mission too.
“One young man we met said that he had been following Christ
but when he was with his family and friends he slipped back to his
old lifestyle which involved getting drunk all the time. He made
the decision to rededicate his life to Christ on the first night of the
mission. Please pray for this young man as he determines in his
heart to overcome, with the help of Christ, the circumstances that
influence him negatively. Over the course of the five days twentyfour other people rededicated their lives to Christ.”
New AE Ministry Associates
Growing AE family
AESA welcomes a new member to the family: Baby Grace
pictured here with proud parents, Gary (Centre Director) and
Susan Almeida. Rachel Lungu has joined Stephen in PMB. Pray
for them as they settle into their new home (see pic. right).
Philip (scientist, Christian apologist) and Juliet
(school teacher) Calcott. Pictured here with their
family. Philip is deeply committed to getting science
and faith constituencies into dialogue and understanding. Juliet’s expertise lie in working with youth.
SETTING THE YOUTH ABLAZE FOR CHRIST
“TOUCHING HEAVEN, CHANGING EARTH”
AE Prayer Partner’s Conference
Date: 22 November 2014
Venue: AE Conference Centre, PMB
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Admission Free (an offering will be taken)
Refreshments and Lunch provided
RSVP: Biggie Paul on 033 347 7022 (for
catering purposes) ALL WELCOME.
P.O. Box 13140, Cascades, 3202, South Africa
Phone: 033 347 1911
Fax: 033 347 1915
Email: [email protected]
www.africanenterprise.com
FOXFIRE VACANCY:
TEAM COORDINATOR
Prospective candidates to submit a two page CV and 100
word statement about their vision for the youth of SA.
Email Julian: [email protected] or phone us on +27 347 1911. Closing date: 31 October 2014. Will live with a team
in accommodation provided, so only single candidates will
be considered. For a full list of requirements please visit
our website: http://www.africanenterprise.com/index.php/
en/southafrica/home/ or give us a ring.
DEPOSIT DONATIONS: African
Enterprise, FNB, Branch Code:
22 13 25, Account No: 50950005121
NPO Reg No: 007-107
PBO No: 18/11/13/1616

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