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Bill McKibben, Director of Asia Work, is in South Korea for ten days to visit our churches and fellowship with the saints there. He arrived in Seoul on Tuesday, April 16, and was greeted by Jeong Min Kim, the pastor of our headquarters church in Seoul, who would accompany him to our churches and interpret.
On the drive from the airport, Brother Bill noted that the weather in Korea is mild...
March 28 marked the first day of the 2018 summer camp at the Bagong Sikat Apostolic Faith Church in the Philippines. There was a total of 353 registered campers in attendance from various locations. The theme was “God’s Unspeakable Favor,” and the theme verse was Leviticus 26:9. The opening session was emceed by Robert Ruiz, and included comments by the camp director, Emely Lucero, and assistant director, Richard Cruz. After the children’s choir ...
Revival meetings were held at the Apostolic Faith Church in Washington, D.C., on March 22-25. The theme was “Revive Your Church, O Lord,” and the key verse was taken from Habakkuk 3:2, “O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.”
A week of prayer was set aside prior to the special meetings, with prayer meetings at the church...
The Lees (Darrel, Randy, and Oscar) departed Zambia this afternoon and are expected to reach their respective homes Friday evening. On Tuesday, they continued to enjoy the Zambia camp meeting, which is scheduled to run through April 15 with morning Bible teachings and evening evangelistic services.
Tuesday afternoon, Brother Darrel attended a meeting of Zambia board members and regional leaders. Just prior to this, a banquet was held, and all three Lees were presented...
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Zambia’s annual camp meeting concert took place on Monday evening. After the opening prayer, I extended greetings from the United States and thanked the Lusaka congregation for their hospitality toward myself, Randy, and Oscar. Then the concert began with the orchestra playing “Come unto Me.”
Throughout the evening, we enjoyed hearing a variety of different instruments. The flutes were featured in “Arise O Zion,” the brass in “Jesus Is Coming Again,”...
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Randy, Oscar, and I arrived in Lusaka on Saturday evening in anticipation of the Zambia Easter camp meeting. At the airport, we were presented with flowers by a little girl before being greeted by Timothy Kaibula, the Eastern Africa District Superintendent, and a delegation of ministers and their spouses. They formed a line to shake hands with each of us. Oscar was included, and went down the line like a gentleman,...
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Randy, Oscar, and I attended Good Friday services at the Southern Africa headquarters church in Harare, Zimbabwe. Similar to camp meeting, there were three services: a teaching, afternoon youth service, and evening evangelistic service.
Again, there was beautiful music throughout the day. During the teaching, Precious Bosha, who is the music secretary for Zimbabwe, sang “They Bound ...
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My son Randy, his son Oscar, and I enjoyed our time in South Africa. Wednesday evening, we were hosted by Grey and Lydia Thibela. He is the pastor at Wattville and a South Africa Board Member. On Thursday, we flew with Brother Grey to Kruger National Park and stayed two nights. We spent the equivalent of one full day at the game reserve (Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning) and saw a...
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Accompanied by my son, Randy, and his eight-year-old son, Oscar, I left for South Africa on Monday. We arrived in Johannesburg early Wednesday morning, and that afternoon attended the dedication for the South Africa headquarters church, located on the campground in Bapsfontein.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new building was preceded by a dedication service held nearby under an awning. The service began with an organ prelude followed by the orchestra...