African Leadership

Dear friends, in the mission of our Lord,

I greet you with the declaration that we live eternal lives, in the name of the Lord of all missions. We are here today because of your prayers my friends. I thank you from deep within, for your love and prayers.

Looking back at the ministries, there is nothing that is not by grace. Seeing that the Lord is using this deficient servant, I think… the Lord is in a hurry! I sought Africa with the confession ‘Here I am, Lord,’ when the Lord searched for harvesters in time of harvest. Seeing that the Lord has used a person like me for 13 years, there’s only thanks… and grace. Furthermore, it’s thankfully all due to your prayer support and love.

Last week, I made a visit to the countryside, to Transkei. It is about 800 miles away from Cape Town, where this servant reside. It takes about 12 hours to drive. It’s an area where we have raised pastors and ministers and built five churches. This time, along with a short-term team, we visited the village of Sixandi.

A witchdoctor in village of Sixandi had heard of the gospel and and built a church in the place of her house. However in 2002, the church built by the witchdoctor Nomilisi, as an answer to God’s calling, had to close down because there was no leader to take on after her death. For the last two years in frustration, I prayed for Sixandi every time we had evangelism and pastor training activities in Transkei. Lord! Shine your light of salvation upon Sixandi. Have mercy on those who are bound to the acestors’ ghosts. In prayer and dreams for evangelism, we have bought a horse for pastor James, at the church in Qebe, a town beside Sixandi. We sent two short-term teams this year for evangelism. This servant evangelized there, and met Nomilisi’s daughter. She was now living as a mature Christian of faith; she confessed that she was living by the faith although she did not have a church to serve. Furthermore, there were several people who had decided to accept Christ and were telling their testimonies and worshipping every night… The last night of our stay, I gave a sermon. I encouraged them to build a kingdom of God that is centered upon love, and to share food and clothing in spite of the poverty. I proclaimed the word that there is blessing in sharing, that there is blessing on those who are giving and not merely receiving. We shared, prayed and encouraged each other to turn the town to one that is full of love. Lord! May Sicandi practice true sharing. Reveal Your image; build Your kingdom, centered upon loving neighbors, and help them become united in love. Let them learn the beauty in uniting with God, and experience Your kingdom, and expand.

Please pray with us:

1. Two weeks ago, we started to construct Children’s churches in a region known as SST  in Khayelitsha, with the goal being 10 children’s churches. Four have already been setup and six more will be up and running in the next two weeks. We are in the process of looking for teachers as well. Please pray that people will see God at work and that this region will be changed through Sunday school. May the newly committed teachers know the Lord more, treasure the word, and love the children.
2. May the needs for the growth of children’s church be met in ways of the Lord; May there be fulfillment in the need of snacks, teachers’ training, camp expenses, and children’s church building constructions.
3. May our family (Kyung-Hwan: Han-Dong University, Mi-Jung: Grade 11) follow the Lord more wholly and take after Him more…

For the kingdom,
Missionary Young Ohm and Young-Ae Yoo

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

The 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