Christ’s ambassador,
Israel Jovo
The King’s command: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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It’s been a while since the last blog post but as you will see in the email from Israel below there was a lot of activity in his village in the latter part of 2009.

Thanks to everyone that remembers Israel and the work he’s doing in their prayers!
I once came to a point where I though, it will be my grand children to use electricity in our community, yet we were praying that the Lord somehow will do something about the need of electricity in our Village. Many of our partners have been part of this prayer request since they have known me. It is with great honour for me to write today talking about an answered prayer that we have joined hands and faith together for years, praying that one day electricity will be installed in our Village.

I thank you very much for being so faithful, praying and supporting us during our time of this very big need. Finally it is here, the year 2009 is the year the Lord has appointed to be the year of a prayer to be answered. We rejoice in the Lord for hearing and answering our prayers in times of our lives, and in times of our very need. I really thought the visions, dreams; projects and missions we have written down, only our grand children will be able to fulfil them, but I was wrong, the Lord have heard our cry, the Lord have seen our faith and the many hearts desires in our Village, and as we stood still and knew that the Lord is God, here we are today, it is as if we are dreaming yet it is a dream come through.

I took this picture standing in our School land where children are thought Gods ways, as we are neighbouring with the clinic, you can see the poles coming right till at the nurse house which is opposite our land. The Lord just brought the electricity right to the school; all we need urgently is to build an office where we will be able to connect the electricity. Thank God, for being God in our lives.

Please do rejoice with us, as you have been part of this prayer request, for its being answered. I can’t wait for the days I will be writing to you, now telling you that we already have electricity in our school. I believe the as we proceed completing this prayer point it is now time for us to thank the lord that as He has provided the electricity in our Village which seemed to be impossible, he will also provide everything we need for the electricity to be in our school.

As the electricity is in now, there is another prayer request that was going along side with the electricity one, the need for water. Lets join hands, faith and hearts together again, asking and trusting the Lord to provide for us to bore a water hole which can turn to be a blessing to the whole village, because this one, people can install pipes in their houses, then women and children won’t have to put 25litres of water in their heads and walk for long kilometres. This time I really believe the Lord will do it for us in my life time, and soon, because we are called to be a blessing to the Nations.

As I extend my thankfulness to you for standing with me in heart, faith and prayer for our Village, I encourage you to hold on, and go a little father, just an extra mile praying for the resources we need in other for us to make use of this electricity blessing. Just for you to remember, this means we can create Jobs opportunities, which will bring down the devils plans, because young man won’t have to leave the country to South Africa for Jobs. These means children will grow up knowing their fathers from early stage. Woman and man will have enough time together. Let us continue dear friends and partners, for the Lord is with us, and he has chosen us to bring the change in this community.

May the Lord bless you as you bless others.

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Dear Beloved,

Praises be unto the Lord for, the Lord is the only God that is worthy of our praise.

Many times we think preaching the word of God, and sharing testimonies is about gathering people in the Church, cell groups, or under the trees. (Your life style) is the most tools to influence people. See this experience:

On the 21st of March 2010, at 04:15 am, there was a nock-knock on my door, when I asked who was there, it was my mother. She told me her in-laws from where my younger sister is married, have come so early that morning because, my younger sister and her child are facing difficulties of being ill one after another always.
When they go to the Hospital they are not accepted, till her in-laws goes to a traditional healer (sangoma), only after being at a traditional healer (sangomas) place they will be helped at the Hospital.

They believe the sicknesses and the fact of not being received at the Hospital, is because the Ndlovus dead spirits (ancestors) don’t know where my younger sister is, there fore they had come that morning so that I could please talk to the dead spirits of Ndlovus in other my sister and her child to be well.

What a challenge!!! Have you ever had that kind of request in your life?

Before I said a word, my brothers wife, replied: this boy does not connect with ancestors, he doesn’t talk with the dead because he is a child of God, he is a Christian. I just knocked my head up and down to show that she is right. We told the in laws that we would inform my bigger brother who deals with ancestral worship, and connect with the dead to help them. At the end I asked the old man, as you came to my family sir, you are here for help, and the person to help you is me at this point, allow me to do something that will help your grand son, and my younger sister, can I pray for them? Oh yes replayed the old man. I knelt down with both my knees, and I felt what Elijah have felt in mouth Carmel when he had to call the fire from haven to come and burn the offering. I said Lord of heavens and earth, I don’t connect with dead people because I am your child, so I come to you right now in the name of Jesus, because you are alive…

I just prayed for them, and sent them back with a promise that I would inform my bigger brother to come deal with their issue as they required, but in mean time I prayed that there be peace, because they said they came so early because they had not sleep, because the child was crying all night. At 07am I took a journey to meet my big brother and informed him all that had happened. His response was that they are on the right track, but they must come pay LOBOLA, then we can inform the ancestors that their child is now married to such and such family. Then we both left to meet the in-laws again at my mother’s house on the 22nd of March 2010. At the end of our conversation with them now with my big brother, the old man (in-law) said, please young man (Israel), last night we were able to sleep because of the prayer you had made, thank you very much for that, now I want you to pray more, because there is power in prayer I saw it last. Isn’t GOD AWESOME?

You see, I would have denied even to participate in that meeting as I knew it was about the ancestral worship and sacrifices, but as the man of the house, I had to stand firm in what I believe, and let people know that my way of doing things is God’s ways and principles, then let the choose if they need my help or no. They agreed and saw the power of God, not the power of the ancestors they came talking about. You see the power of prayer, they came talking about ancestors, and they left under the power of the living God which changed their circumstances. The second prayer I made I prayed that the Old man will know and recognise that God is the ultimate choice we have, if we believe in God, he hears our prayers, and come to our rescue.

• How many times have you run away from similar issues(taking responsibilities)?
• Till when are you going to try to avoid facing difficulties?
• How fast can you run away from your responsibility when things are hot?

PS: Stand firm in who you are in God, let God deal with situations, and circumstances as you trust Him. Just let God be God, it will all be well with you, and for the ones around you.

Christ’s ambassador,
Israel Jovo
The King’s command: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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God bless you.

Israel

Christ’s ambassador,
Israel Jovo

The King’s command: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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Israel needs our prayers. Please pray for Israel to maintain focus and for the Lord to keep him close.

If the Lord puts it in your heart why not consider going to Vladimir for an outreach in his village?

Hallo there;

Praise the Lord I have recovered. It is trough your prayers that I am now here e-mailing you. I had to stay some days in bed, and could not eat, talk, or anything. Even now am still not ok. Lost weight, and very weak. It is believed that it was malaria, as that is our common sickness here. Also some shortage in my system, not eating well. I also have some etching little wounds that come and go every now and then. This time they are just on, and never stop or go away.

I need to tell you that it is not well with me. In our family things are not going well, and I am at a stage where all I want is just to be far away from my home, and only go there to visit. It is getting too much for me, because family matters, and cultural issues have become so important to us that many times they hinder us to succeed an excel in life.

The only thing that comes to my mind now as I pray, and seek God about it is that I need to get a place of my own, where I can build my house and live there. At my home, many things are happening, and I feel I am pushed to take and assume responsibilities that are not mine. It is too difficult for me, and I think enough is enough. What will help is for me to get my own place, and help my family when I can, because now culturally they think it is a must for me to help them, while it is not, it comes from a good willing heart.

I am sorry to load you with this issues, I just think you my like to add this part of my life on your prayer list, and present it to the All Mighty One as I do.

Thank you so much for being there for me, and for being available to pray for me.

Be blessed

PS: Schools will be close on the 3rd of april, as soon as we close I am planning to come, and bring hortenca with.

Christ’s ambassador,
Israel Jovo

The King’s command: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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Praises be unto the Lord all mighty. With God and through His help I managed to pass my driving school exam this morning. It is believed that here in Mozambique , no one passes an exam without paying bribes. People are living in lies, the Devil feels people with fear, and lies, then people base their lives on that. I thank God, for He has proved to me that when we dedicate our time, money, and our selves, we can learn to do things right. Many people are wasting their money paying bribes when it is not necessary. The devil mislead people by making them want to do things the easy way, short cards, and get what they did not suffer or worked to get . I thank God for teaching me, and leading me in this process of learning to do to do the right things right.

I know this morning it was through Gods help that I made it in that classroom. I thank God for making me to be the example of achieving good things here in Mozambique , without paying any bribe.

With the new driver’s license that I will get soon, I am licensed to drive from a small car, to an abnormal truck. I am now licensed as a professional driver. Thank God for that.

I will register very soon again, because I want to have the highest level, the level which will allow me to transport public. I know the Lord will make a way for me.

PS: In deed the Lord is my shepered,that is why I honor Him, I glorify His holy name, I worship Him and praise Him for I have found Him being the only God that is worthy of my praise.

PS: Thank you very much for your support, and prayers. Without them I wouldn’t have made it to walk tall, with pride knowing that grater is he who is within me, than the devil in the world.

For me this victory means a lot, because it is another testimony that I will use as a tool to teach people Gods principles, and to shame the devil.

Christ’s ambassador,
Israel Jovo
The King’s command: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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We have been very sick in our family, including my self, praise the Lord i am recovering though not complete yet, and we are still praising the Lord. I thank the Lord that he is the same yesterday, today, tomorrow and for ever He will be the Lord of Lords, Kings of Kings, and the Lord of all, No matter what comes my way, I glue my self with Him, for He is the source of my streghth.

PS: Thank you Lord for Loving us first. We worship you, and we praise you. We will always praise you for we find you being the only God that is worthy of our praise no matter in what circumstances we find our selves in. Be glorified Lord in our lives, and through our lives.

This is my prayer for you.

bless you

Christ’s ambassador,
Israel Jovo
The King’s command: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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