SWAPO ELECTORAL COLLEGE 2014

The Swapo Electoral College will take place this week-end. Around 215 delegates and candidates will meet in Windhoek between 29-31 August to decide on the list of Swapo Party members they want to submit as their representatives in the National Assembly, which will be elected during the National Assembly polls in November.

A combined 215 delegates and candidates are expected to attend the gathering to decide who will go into the “pot” as candidates.

All 14 regional structures have now convened their regional conference where they elected two candidates – male and female – that will attend the ruling party’s electoral college here in Windhoek. At this year’s electoral college, the party’s much-lauded 50/50 policy will make its debut, which is seen as a major boost for the female candidates who will be looking to outshine their male counterparts.

Pray for this most important event where it will be decided who will fill most of the seats of the National Assembly after the polls in November.

Here is a suggested prayer for this and other Electoral Colleges and the forthcoming Elections Namibia 2014. (But do pray as the Spirit leads.)

Father God,

We trust You that the upright be chosen 

to dwell in our next Government. 

We trust You to cause a shaking 

so that only those who are complete 

and blameless before You will stay. 

We pray that You will cut off the wicked, 

and that the unfaithful be rooted out. 

Will You oh Lord bring to light what is hidden in darkness 

and expose the secret aims of the hearts. 

We pray that You will raise up a standard in our leaders 

and cause the rains of the Spirit to flood this nation, 

and that the glory of the Lord will be revealed in Namibia.

In Jesus Name
Amen

More info at  Namibia: Do or Die for Old Warhorses At Electoral College

PRAY FOR THOSE WITH HEARING LOSS

 

The incidence of hearing loss and related communication problems in children in Namibia is high. Access to health care can be difficult and the quality of provision can be poor, especially in rural areas. Lack of awareness and irregular treatment of ear infections, insufficient pre-natal care in many rural areas and a high incidence of malaria and meningitis in some parts of the country all contribute.

The Association for Children with Language, Speech and Hearing Impairments of Namibia (CLaSH) works to ensure that the children it represents can access the support they need.

Please pray for with those with language, speech and hearing impairments in Namibia and also for organizations like CLaSH and those in government and education who work to empower these dear souls and open doors for a better life for them.

Pray for:

• The early identification of children with language, speech and hearing impairments. 
• The best assessment and counselling sessions.
• Suitable therapy, treatment and availibility of special education.
• Parents of these children - to understand, assist en encourage.
• Equal opportunities for children language, speech and hearing impairments in Namibia.
• Children to understand their challenge and experience God's care and love.
• Children to understand who they are and accept their true identity in Christ.

Alfie Williams' Prayer for the Deaf 

Dear Father God,
Please help all the deaf people in the world, 

whether they are mildly deaf or profoundly deaf. 

Help them to find a good way to communicate 

with others so that they can be
whatever they want to be.
Please also help people to be kind 

and caring towards deaf people, 

and to understand how difficult it is to be deaf.
Lord in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

AMEN

WATER FOR LIFE

A number of ministries and churches in Namibia are also reaching out to our neighbours – Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. In the coming days Kunene for Christ , a ministry in the Kunene Region of Namibia will continue their work in Angola. Their vision is: All people in the Kunene region must know, worship and serve the Lord Jesus as Redeemer. Kunene for Christ wishes to plant very small congregations which are self-governing, self-sufficient and self-evangelising, to be established with discipleship training of the local leaders. They also have a heart for those across our borders.

 

In partnership with several churches and ministries in Namibia and South Africa, they are involved in establishing a training facility in the north of Angola at Kikuni. One of the greatest needs in the area is for clean water. As in the rest of Africa, water not fit for human consumption, causes health problems and deaths.  

Every 21 seconds, a child dies in the world from a water-related illness 

  Women of the world spend 200 million hours a day collecting water.

This problem needs to be addressed before progress with the training facility can be made.

Here is the team who discussed the water project in Windhoek. Prof Jurgens Hendriks from the University of Stellenbosch, French Ferreira from Upington (SA), Brian Stokes from George (SA) Clem Marais (DRC Synod Namibia), Willie Coetzee (Kunene for Christ Council), also a representative of IERA in Luanda, and Jacob Schoeman from Kunene for Christ.

This coming week a team will travel to Kikuni to further investigate the issue and work towards a lasting solution. Please pray for -

• Timely issuing of visas for Angola.
• Safe traveling.
• Wisdom in finding the best solution.
• Good cooperation between all teams.
• Total dependence on God.

Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and 

who it is that asks you for a drink, 

you would have asked him and he would have given you living water. 

John 4:1

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 

streams of living water will flow from within him. 

John 7:38

For the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd; 

he will lead them to springs of living water. 

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. 

Revelation 7:17

BECOMING A FULFILLED WOMAN

Being a woman of God has to do with being God’s woman. 

Wherever God has placed us, in whatever roles we have, 

Jesus is Lord. 

A woman of God lives in obedience to the Lord, 

and loves Him and His people. 

Sherilyn Benvenuti

This week-end the theme of the annual Women's Conference in Gobabis [a town in the east of Namibia, about 200 km from Windhoek near the border of Botswana] will be: Becoming A Fulfilled Woman.

Please pray for this event. Also continue to pray for the women of Namibia according to the prayer points listed in the previous post.

• Prayer Life
• Daily Devotion Time
• Deliverance and Inner Healing
• Marriages
• Parenting
• Friendships
• Jobs
• Finances
• Ministries
• Sense of Worth

Jesus turned and saw her. 

"Take heart, daughter," he said,

 "your faith has healed you." 

Matthew 9:22  

MANIFEST HIS GLORY

Women in Namibia, as in the rest of the world, carry many responsibilities – as mothers, wives, friends, sisters, daughters, employees to name but a few. The demands may seem many, but God has has called women to manifest His glory. 

Please pray for the many events in Namibia to equip women.

Pray for this week-end’s women's conference:  "Manifest His Glory" wants to equip women to live a life of purpose, character and beauty! It will include talks by consultants on fitness; image; beauty and eating the right foods! The evening sessions will focus on spiritual growth and will challenge you in your walk with the Lord.  "Manifest His Glory" promises to be a week-end of fun, friendship and growth. Trust God that His glory will be manifest and that lives will be changed.

Date: 8 -10 August 2014

Cost:  N$ 100.00
Venue: Celebration Centre, 350 Platinum Street, 
                  Prosperita, Windhoek

Info: Josephine Hangula: +264 81 260 7656  | 
                  kuyela@icloud.com

Pray for all women in Namibia along these guidelines: 

For their -

• Prayer Life - that they will enjoy their prayer time and will always make it a priority.

• Daily Devotion Time – that they will answer the daily call to spend time with You and Your Word. 

• Deliverance and Inner Healing - that God will bring healing into their lives, down to the core of their being, to their very heart. 

• Marriages –that they will be committed to their husbands and draw closer to You and find strength to persevere. 

• Parenting - that they will have a Kingdom view of their role as mothers. 

• Friendships - that they will have a good friend who can mentor and lead them into a closer walk with God. 

• Jobs - that God will shower them with favor in the workplace. 

• Finances - that they will trust God with their finances in all ways, being wise and not overspend.

• Ministries - that they will seek out and give their hearts to the ministry that God have called them to. 

• Sense of Worth: Father, I pray for each of our women to know that they are deeply loved and highly valued by You.  I pray that they will learn that their value is not found in what they do or who they are married to or how well they have raised their children or what their ministry is.  I pray that they will find out early and never forget that their value is hidden in Christ. Amen

Prayer guidelines from: Kelly McCausey, Grace Women's Ministry, Gaylord, Michigan. Click here for more prayer guidelines