PREPARE TO VOTE

Namibia celebrates its 24th independence anniversary this year, the same year in which all eligible Namibians will go to the polls in November during the country’s sixth national elections.

The process to register voters for the national elections is on the way. The Electoral Commission of Namibia yesterday said 122 025 people had registered to vote countrywide by Sunday. The registration exercise will run for 42 days, until 2 March this year.

Every Saturday, there will be a special prayer meeting for all Christians at Gospel Outreach, Hochland Park, at 6 am to 7 am to pray for Namibia and the Elections of 2014.

More information: Roy and Gerda Wallace 061 222325 / 235823 | 0811278867 |  gonam@africaonline.com.na

Let us cover the process that will lead up to the elections in November in prayer. Pray that all party officials and voters will stay calm and patient and that all will do what is right.

Pray for the Electoral Commission of Namibia and their staff. Their task is to deliver free, fair and credible elections, managed in a transparent, innovative and participatory manner to strengthen democracy in Namibia. 

Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth. Proverbs 16:13

Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Daniel 2:20-21

He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time? Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? Luke 12: 54-57

BELLS FOR PEACE

As a nation we are thankful to God for our country to maintain its culture of democratic process as ensured in the Constitution of our Republic. A general election is the democratic right of all citizens to elect their political representatives. It is against this background that Council of Churches Namibia (CCN) urges all her Member Churches to devote the first week of November 2009 as a NATIONAL PRAYER WEEK FOR PEACE, TOLERANCE AND RECONCILIATION During the national prayer week the CCN are suggesting the following

• Let each church ring the Church Bells at 06H00 every morning. As Christians we are calling for Peace, Tolerance and Reconciliation.
• Let us pray together as Christians all over Namibia three times a day for Peace, Tolerance and Reconciliation, at 6:00, 13:00 and 19:00.
• Let us pray for a culture of Caring, Serving and Love to all God’s People.
• All our sermons on Sundays and wherever we preach should emphasize the message of Peace, Tolerance and Reconciliation.

For more information please contact Rev. Dr. Tshapaka Kapolo or Ms. Kristiana Shilongo at 61 – 374058 or 374066.

PHOTO: Church Bell DRChurch Windhoek East

I DECLARE I CAN PRAY!

I declare that I can pray for Namibia and our nation because I believe and confess that:

• The Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is sovereign, rules from heaven and is in control over Namibia! Psa 47:8; Jer 10:7
• God sees and responds to everything that happens in Namibia! Psa 33:13-15; Gen 16:13
• God has a plan and a purpose for Namibia! Is 14:26
• God answers the prayers of those who cry out to Him. Isa 41:17; Isa 58:9-10; Matt 7:7
• God will bring salvation to the unsaved in Namibia! Ps 42:11; Ps 79:9
• God wants the wicked and the violent to repent and turn to Him! Ezek 18:23
• Justice will come to Namibia! Luk 18:7
• God's mercy will triumph over judgment for the healing and restoration of our nation! Jas 2:13; 2 Chron 7:14

Prayerfully spend some time with the Lord and His Word
and make this your confession.

Sunday November 1 is
the National Day of Prayer for Elections 2009

Please pray that Namibians everywhere will pray!

YOUR WILL BE DONE

Dear Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I want to thank you for the leaders of our nation. I pray that you will give them wisdom to make good decisions for this country. I pray that you pour out your Holy Spirit on our nation's capital and draw men and women in Windhoek to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

I pray that in this upcoming election, you will grant us leaders who will "do good, love mercy, and walk humbly with their God." I pray that you will grant us leaders who will respect human life and execute justice for the poor. I pray that you grant us leaders that will serve the interests of the people and not merely use people for personal gain. I pray that you will give us leaders that will do what is right both for Namibia and Africa.

I come against any attack of the enemy that would seek to thwart your plans and your purposes during this election. I declare the plans of the enemy null and void in the name of Jesus Christ.

Most importantly Father, I pray that your kingdom come and your will be done in Namibia.

Amen

AN EVENING OF PRAYER

The Church in Namibia want to take up the very important role of intercession and work for a peaceful, free and fair election process. All prayer and church leaders in Windhoek are invited to an evening of prayer for the Elections 2009. A strategy for prayers for the elections and how intercessors and churches can participate will be shared.

The main focus of the evening will be to pray for these elections and the National Day of Prayer on 1 November. Believers will also have an opportunity to sign up for a prayer chain that will run through October.

Date: 17 September 2009
Time: 18:00 to 21:00
Venue: Khomas Community Church, Borgward Street, Khomasdal

Please pray that God will prepare the hearts and minds of his children to establish His Kingdom in Namibia. Trust that God will prepare the Church to boldly take up the role of being a prophetic voice by speaking out clearly on issues that relate to the well-being of the nation. Pray that He will empower church leaders to offer godly counsel to all elected officials on matters that will aid nation building.

This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven". Matthew 6:9,10

SWAPO ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEETS

This weekend the Swapo Electoral College, around 190 people, will meet in Windhoek to decide on the list of 72 Swapo Party members they want to submit as their representatives in the National Assembly, which will be elected during the November national elections.

Please seriously intercede for this important meeting of the Swapo Electoral College and the Swapo rally during the week-end. Trust that the Electoral College will ask and heard God's voice as they appoint the 72. Many of those on the list will govern the country for the next 5 years. Also continue to pray as all parties finalize their list of candidates for members of the National Assembly. Pray that godly men and women will be on the list of candidates of each party.

The Swapo Electoral College will vote for their candidates and a list will be drawn up. By Sunday President Hifikepunye Pohamba (photo) will announce the final list.

Here is some background information to the Swapo process. The Electoral College will be composed of:

• All 83 members of the Central Committee (which include the top four)
• 17 Members of Parliament who are not in the Central Committee
• Five delegates from each of the 13 regions (65 people)
• Five delegates from the Swapo Party Elders’ CouncilTen delegates from the Swapo Party Women’s Council
• Five delegates from the Swapo Party Youth League
• Five delegates from the National Union of Namibian Workers (affiliated organisation)
• The delegates will vote for 59 candidates.

These will be added to the 10 that President Hifikepunye Pohamba must appoint as well as Swapo Party vice president Hage Geingob, Secretary General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana and her deputy Nangolo Mbumba, who are automatic selections. Depending on how the ranking is done, each of the 59 elected candidates could be pushed down by 13 places because of the automatic selections and Pohamba’s choices. Pohamba will announce his preferred 10 after the elections and is likely to go with people who are not generally regarded as heavyweights in Government or the ruling party.

Source: http://www.namibian.com.na

DATES FOR NAMIBIAN ELECTIONS

The Namibian elections will take place on 27 and 28 November.

• Pray for the Electoral Commission of Namibia as they organize the 2009 elections. Pray for effective planning and timely actions, so that all polling stations will have enough ballot papers, ink, boxes etc.

• Supplementary Registration of voters will take place from 17 to 30 September. Trust God that registration will run smooth and that voter lists will be drawn up in an efficient manner.
• The Electoral Commission is busy to recruit and train 3500 officers to help with the registration and elections. Trust the Lord for the right people and that this huge task will be finished on time. The Church in Namibia also wants to appoint godly people with strong character to man polling stations as observers. Pray for the whole process of appointing and training of these observers.
• The final date to nominate candidates is 19 October. Continue to pray as all parties finalize their list of candidates for members of the National Assembly. Pray that godly men and women will be on the list of candidates of each party.
• Wisdom and strategy to involve every Christian Church in Namibia in prayers for the Elections 2009 and the National Day of Prayer on 1 November 2009.
• The gathering of prayer and church leaders on 17 September in Windhoek. That God will meet us and involve us in His plan for Namibia.
  

Mobilizing Prayer for Elections

On Tuesday, March 31 2009, for the first time in Namibian history, church leaders from Protestant, Charismatic and Pentecostal churches came together to make a historic national call for a peaceful election process. Full text of the declaration available at http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_16071-544-2-30.pdf or by e-mailed on request. (pray4namibia@gmail.com)

The declaration encourages all churches to take up the very important role of intercession through mobilizing individual and corporate prayers all over the nation for peaceful elections. A working group to mobilize prayer, with chairperson Pastor Roy Wallace, has been established to encourage churches and believers in all 13 regions in Namibia to pray for the November elections. Visit this blog for updates. Please pray now for -

• Fair, free and honest elections.
• Wisdom as the Steering committee continue to implement the declaration
• Finances for printing of the Declaration in all languages.
• Distribution of the declarations to all churches in Namibia.
• That church leaders will apply the Declaration.
• The Electoral commission as they prepare for the November elections.
• Voter education and high voter participation.
• Unity among believers in spite of political party differences.
• Proper communication with all role players and voters.
• Peace and stability in the time leading up to the elections, during and also after the elections.

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone -for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Tim 2:1-2

Pray for the Elections

Namibia will go to the polling stations in November. Church leaders signed a declaration to support the election process and organize a Day of Prayer on the 1st November.

On Thursday, 18th June 2009 third consultative Conference on the Church Leaders’ Declaration on Elections in Namibia will meet in Windhoek to deliberate on the way forward.

This Conference will serve to engage participants in the appointment of the four Working Committees for the process to be successfully implemented:

• Prayer & Intercession
• Voter Education
• Election Monitoring & Observation and
  
• Media/Public Relations
  

Here is the dream of the organizers: "Let us stand united in our witness for a just society, ensuring that the members of the Body of Christ engage in the process of elections in our nation in such a way that Jesus Christ will be glorified as the Lord of all by displaying unity and love among us."

Please earnestly pray for the consultation and that this dream will be realized.

Photo: Paulus Kirche in Rehoboth that celebrated 100 years in 2008.