It is a land the LORD your God cares for;
the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end. Deuteronomy 11:12
We believe God has called Namibia and it's people for a time like this.
This Blog calls you to join us as we pray for Namibia.
Tonight temperatures will drop below minus one. Many in the informal settlements accross Namibia – where people live in shacks built from corrugated iron sheets, cardboard and plastic – walk long distances to collect wood from the veld. If you can't make fire, then you suffer from the cold.
Most of the people in the informal settlements are unemployed or underemployed, and struggle to afford the basic necessities. It is calculated that over 23 per cent of Windhoek’s population lives in the informal settlements on the outskirts of northern Katutura.
Please pray that God will touch the hearts of those who have, to provide for those who are in need.
Pray that God will come to town in Katutura in deeds of love through his children, the church in the city.
Pray for various ministries who work in the poor community, that they will be able to meet the needs of the hungry, the cold, the sick and the lonely.
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27
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.
And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth". Genesis 1:20 - 22
This past week-end we visited a friend's place called "Shalom" on the Oanob Dam near Rehoboth. Indeed it is a place of peace. These pair of ducks made me aware of God's creation and how He has blessed Namibia with unsurpassed beauty.
Praise God for our beautiful country, for the mountains and the desert, for the wildlife and the birds of the sky, for the plants and magical sunsets in the evening, for special people, lonely places and tourist attractions unique to Namibia. Pray that we will look well after them and manage them it such a way that God will get the glory. Pray that people will flock to Namibia to see our beauty, and to find the Creator of them all!
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:20
As you pray for your community, make yourself available to be used by God to bring the change you want to see. We will share resources and ideas how to work toward Biblical community transformation during the 90 Days of Blessings that follows GDOP from 1st June. We also want to challenge you to read through the Bible in 90 days from June 1. This will help you to understand the big picture, how everything in the Word fits together and get an understanding of Gods love for you and His people. My wife and I will run through the pages, how about you? If you want the program for the 90 days, please write to louis.conradie@gmail.com
Pray for all in Namibia who registered for this 90 Days Bible Reading Marathon, that
we will be faithful to keep our appointment every day
God will meet with with us in a very personal way
the Holy Spirit open our eyes to see His truth
that this marathon (the Word) will change our lives.
Global Day of Prayer is right around the corner. Many have joined in a season of ten days prayer to meet God with the world on Pentecost Sunday, 31 May 2009. Believers in all 220 countries of the world will be praying the "Prayer for the World". Namibia is participating and many exciting things are happening all over our country.
In Otjiwarongo 15 churches decided to unite at one place for the worship service on Sunday morning and turn it into a GDOP event. There is an air of expectation in that town!
Here in Windhoek many will gather to pray at the Independence Arena in Katutura at 14:00.This year the "Prayer for the World" is for the first time available in local languages like Oshivambo, Oshiherero and Khoekhoegowab (Nama/Damara)! Praise God! At the time of writing, there will be GDOP gatherings in 45 communities from Oranjemund in the far South to Katima Mulio in the far north-east. Small places like Kalkfeld, Tses, Maltahöhe, Karibib, Otjimbingwe and Aus are on board for the very first time. Rehoboth will also for the first time include GDOP in their yearly Feast of Pentecost.
We are sad that there will be no organized event in the Ohangwena and Omusati Regions or amongst the San Bushmen. On the other hand, by an intervention that could only be God, we have made contact with Pastor Asaph Kandjeo and this year Hereros in Okakarara will again join the world in prayers after an absence of several years. Praise God!
We are also excited to join hands with the AMOS farm ministry as they distributed GDOP requests to their members. We trust that many farms will create an opportunity for their workers to participate in prayers.
Photo of the church in Otjimbingwe where GDOP will take place on Sunday (completed in 1867, the oldest to have been built to serve the Herero community).
Two visiting lady doctors and their male friend from South Africa were attacked and robbed on a hill in the middle of Windhoek City last week at eight in the morning. He landed in the hospital for a emergency operation. From this hill you have a lovely view of the city. This is the ideal spot to pray for the city! Unfortunately it is also a lonely spot. An ideal place to commit a crime.
Our hearts go out to the tourists. As Namibians we are ashamed that this has happened. Our hearts also goes out to all in our country who are targets of crime. We don't want this. And we don't want all the factors that leads to crime.
So what do we want?
A change of heart!
Change My Heart Oh God
Change my heart oh God Make it ever true Change my heart oh God May I be like You
Change my heart oh God Make it ever true Change my heart oh God May I be like You
You are the potter I am the clay Mold me and make me This is what I pray Change my heart oh God Make it ever true Change my heart oh God
Source: Photo - jv.news24.com/Rapport. Song - http://www.kennycarter.net
