Restoration Time Vol. 1 Issue 2

Come conclude missions month with us

Please join us tomorrow (Tuesday 2 December 2014) as we conclude our Missions month. We are honoured to have Pink share her life story as a young missionary. Indeed The Lord has been faithful. Don't miss out!

Pink did her training with 13th floor. More about 13th floor at 13th Floor

Missions month continues, on Tuesday we are meeting Esther Banzi. Come journey with us and her

Nontsikelelo Esther Banzi
Private Bag X03, Lynnwood Ridge, 0040 Pretoria, South Africa
Email:- esther.banzi@om.org Cell. No. 0836606854, Office No. 012 8070161

BACKGROUND
My name is Nontsikelelo Esther Banzi born on the 19th February 1979 and raised in a Christian family. Even though I knew the truth about God, I rebelled a lot and ended up having a child at the age of 15. My life was very messy and my parents gave up on me, but prayed that I would meet God one day. I did meet Jesus through their prayers and I gave my life to the Lord in 2000 and ever since I have been faithfully serving God. I am living with my son since 2010 after not seeing him for 15yrs of his life, as we were separated from each other when he was 4 months old.

After I gave my life to the Lord, I saw my life changing in many different ways. In that process I decided to go to Bible school and there I heard a lot about missions and saw God’s heart for people. My heart was heavy and I wanted to serve in missions as well. This is where I heard about OM and the ships ministry. The ship came to my home town and I did a volunteers program on board and they taught us about becoming a disciple of Christ.

The desire for me to go to missions grew stronger and stronger. I prayed that God would show me if this was His will for me. He answered my prayers. God showed me I need to share my life experiences with other young girls who are facing the same difficult situation I was in before I met Jesus. I want people to know that God is there for them and wants to change their lives like He did with mine. I want people to know that Jesus loves them unconditionally.

OM is an international and interdenominational organisation founded over 50 years ago. OM is working in over 113 countries all over the world. We are the largest organisation that works among Muslims. OM had also operated with ships that go around the world bringing knowledge (through the bookshop on board), help (through community project like building schools, visiting orphanages, hospital etc.) and hope (by sharing the love of Christ with the local people of every country the ships are visiting). OM South Africa started over 20 years ago and we are having over 1500 people serving in and out of South Africa.

I joined OM in 2003, did six months missions training with OM South Africa and afterwards went to the ship (Doulos) for 4 years. I had many positive experiences on the ship. I shared my life story and God gave lots of opportunities to share with ladies that have been through what I have been through. Doulos sadly was taken out of service a couple of years ago, and today Logos Hope is OM’s only ship. God is still helping me to minister within the vision He has given me.

Since 2009 I am working with OM South Africa. I started working in the Finance Office. After a year I was asked to step in as a volunteer coordinator, organizing ministries for volunteers that want to come here to South Africa anywhere from 3 months to 2 years. With that job I was also an Events Coordinator, organizing short term outreaches for OM SA, and also sent people to attend outreaches overseas.

At the moment I am back in the Nontsikelelo Esther Banzi
Private Bag X03, Lynnwood Ridge, 0040 Pretoria, South Africa
Email:- esther.banzi@om.org
Cell. No. 0836606854,
Office No. 012 8070161finance office working in a team of 6 people.
My role is to process all the support gifts of all the South Africans serving with OM, nationally and internationally. I make sure that all the gifts are allocated to the correct people and in time. We have over 400 South African OMers.

I am committed to work with OM SA until God has to lead my steps to the next movement. My heart’s desire is to be full-time involved with ladies, youth and young girls just sharing my life story with them and letting them see the unconditional love of God. I believe that one day God will open the door to serve Him in that capacity. I believe I can do this even if I am serving in the finance office.

What a great revival it was

Pastor S. P. Shabangu with 

brother Joel Nukeri as interpretor
On Friday evening

Bishop Ndlhovu with
Pastor Tshidiso Tsolo interpreting

Evangelist Tshenase, calling  alta call
on Sunday afternoon

From the 21st to the 23rd we had a great revival in Bapsfontein (Mushroom Park). We started on Friday with Pastor Sihle Peter Shabangu from Latter House Glory Ministries in Brits, he spoke about the importance of going back to the position God created you to be. He says if you are not in your position spiritually, that affects the physical. On Saturday Bishop TEZ Ndhlovu from Body of Christ Conference came with his entourage, he also took us to the other dimension when he said I want to introduce to another God who is not like other gods. On Sunday afternoon, Evangelist Tshenase from Apostolic Faith Mission rounded off the revival when he said this is yout Jericho and you are responsible for breaking down the walls so that we can see what God has placed inside.

Worship team with Apostle Mahlong,
Who was MC for Friday
and Saturday

Pastor Jack Shilubana
welcoming everyone

Worship team, Sphamandla on keyboard (Tshepho was badly
injured on this day and couldn't come), with
Olebogeng (Ole) and Zodwa (Zozo)

Pastor Mahuwa also graced the
revival with his presence on Sunday,
he is the founder of ACMC
(African Christian Ministry Council)
that seeks to unite all Christians

Pastor Shabangu was MC on Sunday,

Pastor Mashudu Mufamadi (in brown jacket, with one of the elders
from the Malawian Presbyterian church (in black jacket). Pastors Thulare
and Kekana were also in attendance this evening together
with their spouses.

What is the meaning of the word Glory?? Magnificence, beauty, splendour, kgalalelo!!

Exodus 40:34-35

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

·         The tarbenacle: God’s home on earth. When Solomon built the temple 500 years later it replaced the tabernacle and God also filled it with His glory (2 Chronicles 5:13 & 14). This was destroyed again in 2 kings 25.

·         When it was

·         The overpowering sense of God’s presence.

·         Illustrates the power that lies In God’s Glory

·         Human nature could not stand the Glory, the priest in 2 Chronicles could not minister!!

·         When we are filled with God’s glory, humanness should not be able to stand,

·         With the Coming of Christ- it signified the new era-we are the temples/ church and we are the ones that embodies His glory

Hebrews 1:3

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

·         Christ is able to restore the glory that we lost through the purification of our sins.

·         In living our lives we must always remember that we have the nature of Christ within us

Promise:

Isaiah 42:8

I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols

·         When we chose to live for Christ for Him it be only Him and no other-cant be only when it suits us , but our whole being must reflect the Glory. Christ doesn’t share His glory with any other.

John 11:40

Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” (The story of the death of Lazarus and Martha saying he is already rotten)

·         Christ glorifies Himself, but we need the faith to be able to allow Him to show himself forth in our lives. When we believe nothing is impossible. He is able to revive the dead areas of our lives irrespective of how long they have been dead!

Colossians 1:27

To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Ephesians 1:17-21

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

 John 17:1-10 “READ FROM OWN BIBLE”!!

I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

·         Christ glorified the Father on earth, May we too live the lives that glorifies Him.  May the glory of the Lord be our rear guard.

·         May our lives show that his resurrection restored the glory that we have lost.

·         He has glorified us himself.

Exodus 33:18

Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”

·         May this be our daily prayer-May your glory manifest in my life today. May I know that your presence is with me

Ephesians 3:21

To him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

·         May we be the embodiment of His glory forever and ever though out all generations.

·         May we continuously worship Him in splendour of Holiness-let us give Him the glory due unto His name!

·         As a church may we display the unity and holiness that was displayed in the book of 2^nd Chronicles 5: 11-15

1 Corinthians 10:31

·         So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.Bottom of Form

Come journey with Thabang on Tuesday

Selemela Thabang Selemela

From Pentecostal Holiness Church in Mogwase

Saved in 2007, learned about Missions in 2008/9

Helped start a youth organization called ARMY CAMP OF CHRIST, through which he grew in Evangelism. He would passionately gather youth from various Churches to train EE3 for Evangelism.

Joined CAPRO in 2011

Has burden for Muslims.
For more information about CAPRO, please click HERE

Covenant keeping God

"Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;" (Deuteronomy 7:9)

Our God is a Faithful God, He thoroughly keeps His covenant. The NIV version says He keeps covenant of love. To those who love Him and keeps His commandments, He keeps this covenant to a thousand generations, He never breaks it. May we start to positively affect thousand generations to come.