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Prayer Letter 3

Dear loved partners in prayer,

I love you. I thank you earnestly for having participated in the spiritual war for Africa with your prayer.

For the last two times, you have heard of the spirit of Satan oppressing Africa. Today, I would like to share about another force of Satan that is keeping Africa from the word.

Satan has planted fear deep in the hearts of African people. Disguised as ancestral ghosts, Satan has planted fear in their hearts and bound them to these ancestral ghosts. It has taught the people that they become ancestral ghosts when they die, and that if they did not worship the ghosts that this will bring problems and hardships into their lives. It makes people use witch doctors to call the ancestors and give and take messages from them. One of the reasons why funerals are becoming larger with increasing attendance is that people do not want to anger the ghosts from the recent death and bring harm to their households. The ancestral ghosts are easily angered and cause more harm than blessing the families. Thus, they are taught that they need to treat the ancestral ghosts right, and listen to the witch doctors who call the ancestral ghosts.

Whether it is after a car accident, a husband’s affair, losing a job, being sick etc, the witch doctors points to objects of criticism and offers solution like sacrificing a lamb or cattle, making charms, or performing exorcism. Traditionally, the men are circumcised when they turn 18 years old. This is a ritual dedicated to the ancestral ghosts. A ritual calling the ancestral ghosts is required whenever an animal is killed. As they are told that the ghosts live amongst the animals, this is also a reason why women stay far away. Whoever fears these ghosts greatly, becomes spiritless and weak, or end living as they have been told.

The most quickly growing church in Africa is Zion church. As a cultic religious group that worships both Jesus and ancestral ghosts, it is growing rapidly and totals 60% of the whole population of people attending church. It is because the culture of worshipping the ancestors’ ghosts is deeply rooted in them, that the root of their faith cannot reach as far deep even after they have accepted Christ in their lives. The black people’s government discusses with the witch doctors whenever they make a decision.

Our faith is worshipping Jesus only—relying on and worshipping God only. God hates mixing principles. If there is anything that can be seen in the bible that God really hates the most, it is worshipping other gods.

Africa is not a problematic continent. It is not a symbol of poverty. Satan has covered people’s eyes, disguised its identity as ancestor’s ghost, planted fear in their hearts, and made them slaves of ancestor’s ghosts. Please pray against Satan.

Every night at 10 o’clock, I ask you to pray together with us, and command Satan, who is oppressing Africa, to leave for good. If you pray at 10pm from all over the world, then the prayer against Satan will not cease for 24 hours, and Africa will be a land of hopes, the kingdom of God.
Please pray as follows:

  1. Dirty and filthy spirit! Satan, who has covered up the eyes of African people and left them in their selfish living! Let your hands be bound forever in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! We command you to leave forever from Africa, in the name of Christ of Nazareth!
  2. Dirty and filthy Satan! Satan, who is covering the eyes of African people from seeing the future and made the people slaves of the past! In the name of Jesus Christ, we command you to leave Africa for good!
  3. Dirty and filthy spirit, who are disguised as their ancestor’s ghost, and made the people spiritless and weak, we command you to leave in the name of Jesus Christ! Leave Africa for good! We tie you down with eternal chains, in the name of Christ, and you will let go of African people… God! May your kingdom come in the land of Africa…

Through prayers for Africa at 10 pm all over the world, Africa will become a new land and new sky through commands against Satan in the name of Jesus Christ.

For the kingdom,
Missionary Young Ohm

Prayer Letter 2

My eternal brother, my eternal sister

I hope you are well!  I’m so sorry I have not written for so long!  Time has gone so quickly!  I am so thankful for you and for the abundant life that we have in Christ!

A few updates:
Thank you for your prayers for the patient who had very advanced lung cancer last year. She passed away.  She was very tired of fighting and I believe in the end, she let go.  However, before she died she repented of her sins and asked Christ to be her Lord.  I know we will see her again one day and I am just praying for her daughter to also know Him and His peace.

I recently attended the Northwest Naturopathic Physicians Conference in Seattle, Washington and was greatly inspired by all the amazing doctors that I met from every kind of background.  I pray that every day I may be a better instrument in His hands to bring healing to others – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually…etc.

We have completed the 2nd edition of our training manual.  Please let us know if you would like an electronic copy.  It is useful to train any mission team or for training for the missionary-oriented life, Kingdom lifestyle.

We are in the process of putting up a new website.  Please continue to check http://africanleadership.info for new updates.

We have quite a few teams this year and I’ll be going back to South Africa to help lead some of them.  I’ll be leaving June 10th and I’ll be gone about 2 months.

A few things I’ve been thinking about lately:

From our training manual:  “Rely on Christ.  “Christ is alive in you and in your coworkers, even though they may act differently and behave differently than you.  Dietrich Bonhoffer reminds us in Life Together that we dare not relate directly to one another.  We must allow Christ to be our intermediary – the bridge between us as we relate to one another through him.” – Tim Dearborn

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself and became obedient to death– even death on a cross!
-Philippians 2:5-8

Life is simple – just trust and obey.  We came into the world with nothing.  Everything we have and do comes from God.  Our life’s purpose is wrapped up in Christ.  All we have to do is trust and obey Him.  Live for Him.  I love this song by Matt Redman, “If you know you’re loved by the King, live for Him, live for Him, live for Him…”

As we look at God, may we rise above our circumstances to remember who we are in His everlasting Kingdom, so that we can live as citizens of the Eternal Kingdom, not only of this earth which will fade and wilt and pass away one day… may we store up treasures in Heaven and not on earth… may what is dear to us be what is dear to Him… may our passions be His passions… may His boundless, infinite love be known by us daily so that we can love beyond our human limitations so that He might be glorified!

May your life be filled with His love, joy and peace my dear brother, my dear sister!

With love and blessings,
For the Kingdom,
Tobi Lin

Prayer Letter 1

prayerletter1The time has once again come to be able to be infused in God’s work in South Africa.  I am excited, eager, and ready in anticipation to witness the incredible things that God has in store for our team.

I am humbled to have such a great support of friends and family who I know will journey alongside our team through prayer.

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Cor 3:17-18.

This is my prayer for our team.  That our team will not be fixated on making sure everything runs smoothly and not being disappointed if things don’t go according to plans, but experience the freedom when we rely on the Holy Spirit.  My prayer is that our team will listen and act upon the Spirit, and go with the boldness and power that is found in Christ.

There are only 4 of us (Helen Lee, Samuel Kim, Audrey Choi), and it’s probably the only time that I’ve ever been in a group and been the tallest, but even though we may be small in number and range from youth to adult, we are huge in excitement, gifts and talents, passion, humility, teachability, and good looks. :)

We will be serving South Africa from Jul 3 to Jul 19.  We will have the blessing to be able to dive into the township culture within Khayelitsha (City Life) and Transkei Culture (Rural Life) where we will serve through children’s ministry, sunday school ministry, youth programs, sports programs, evangelism, labour, and pre-school ministries.

Our days will be long and busy so do pray for our health and safety so we can give all that our bodies can give in order share the love of God to our brothers and sisters in South Africa.

Thank-you for journeying alongside our team in extending God’s Kingdom in South Africa.  Our team is encouraged and strengthened through your prayers.

As we experience the freedom that is found in Christ through our journey, I pray that you as well will share in that freedom as well.

Enkosi Kusikelele (God bless you),
Solomon

African Leadership Prayer Report May 2009

Preschool – Thanksgiving for the Mfuleni preschool starting next week.  Pray for the 2 teachers that they can love the children and understand the preschool ministry, as a method of delivering God’s message.  New preschool building in Greenpoint.  Pray that we can finish it.  Pray for Glory continually as she does the teachers’ training program and starts Bible study with some of the teachers.

Children’s Church – Pray for the teachers continually for their commitment.  Now it’s the winter season, it’s not easy sometimes.  Rain comes sometimes and prevents the children’s churches from meeting.  Pray for God’s provision of good weather every Saturday at 10am.  Pray for continual development of the cdhilren’s church.  We are still praying for 1000 children’s churches to be raised up.

Primary School Ministry – Many schools  are not organized enough to receive our ministry.  Sometimes, they are not prepared for our coordinators to go in and serve.  Pray that the schools will be organized enough and see the benefit of our ministry on the children.

Netball Ministry – Thanksgiving for the coaches’ camp last weekend.  They had a re-dedication for the ministry.  Pray for the coaches continually.  The ministry is planning a trip to another city.  They are forming a representative team and starting Bible study.  Let them be ready to share the Gospel to other cities.  Pray for their fundraising for their expenses for this trip.

Soccer Ministry – They started league.  Pray for all the young people involved in the league – that more of them will except Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.

High School Ministry – Continue to pray for their Saturday gathering.  Pray for all the chosen leaders to grow continually and lead others well into the presence of Jesus.  Now the schools are starting to be more closed to outsiders so please pray for wisdom and God’s leading as we approach schools to share the Character First Ministry.

Kraaifontein Ministry – Pray for Vanessa, Wonga and Lucky who are developing the youth program – to find more teachers.  Thanksgiving for 3 more youth who are starting children’s churches in Kraaifontein.  Pray for the first children’s church camp in the first weekend of June.  Pray for the leaders’ preparation for the camp.  Pray for God’s provision of land for the youth centre in Kraaifontein.

Automechanic Ministry – Thanksgiving that we’ve put some equipment into the building.  Now we are editing the curriculum.  Pray for patience and success in developing the final presentation of the curriculum.

Bible College – Winter is coming.  It’s hard for those students who are working during the day and come to school afterwards in the dark and cold – pray that they will be encouraged and experience God’s Presence.  Praise God that we received 200 sets of pastors’ training books (2000 books) in the Ethiopian language.  Pray for the Ethiopians classes continually that through their hardships, they will really learn to trust and follow the Lord.

Women’s Ministry ­– Thanksgiving for Rose who has joined the women’s ministry. They meet on Fridays.  We are trying to develop the women’s ministry through the mothers in the preschool.

Madagascar – Pray for political stability and God’s ways in the government.  Pray that we will be granted permission to start mobile medical clinics.

Short Term Missionaries – Many teams are coming.  Pray that they will bring much blessings to Africa!

Long Term Coordinators/Missionaries: Continual growth in personal relationship, dependence and faith in God!  Daily renewal in Christ and filling of His Spirit.  Increased grace, love and encouragement to one another.  For greater awareness of the enemy’s strategies and victory over them through Christ.  We can do nothing on our own strength!