World Report

September 13, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

Hidehiro Ouchi, the pastor of our church in Kawasaki, Japan, recently sent a report about the congregation’s summer activities. His letter stated:

Thank you for your prayers for us in Japan. We are well and had blessed summer programs. We had VBS on July 31 with twenty-three children and saints, and our twenty-second “praise night” was on Aug 19 (pictured above). Sixty-nine people attended, and sixteen groups sang or played instruments. It...

September 10, 2018

The Apostolic Faith Church in Pullman, Washington, held a picnic at the park on Saturday, August 25, to welcome students back to Washington State University, and to reach out to new students. Several of the fifty-five participants had never attended a service at the church. The picnic included a devotional titled “A Proper Connection” taken from the Apostolic Faith Church website. The attendees learned the value of connecting with God by seeking Him first. ...

August 28, 2018

During the month of August, various church activities were held at our branch churches throughout the nation of Burundi, spread across the country from north to south. In the course of the four week campaign, souls were saved and sanctified, and many were healed.

One of the most memorable events was a water baptism held last week in the Cibitoke region for five brothers and two sisters. There were others who wanted to be baptized but could...

August 28, 2018

The theme of the Southern Africa camp meeting held in Botswana, Gaborone, on July 15-22 was “The End of All Creations,” focusing on the soon return on Jesus Christ. During the week prior, revival services were held each night, with two teams distributing flyers inviting people to the revival and subsequent camp meeting.

The message during the opening service was given by Lordick Motshidisi, District Superintendent of Botswana, and was titled “Eternal Heaven and Eternal ...

August 27, 2018

The Apostolic Faith camp meeting in Newfoundland, Canada, was held August 5-12 at the headquarters church in Roddickton. This camp meeting commemorated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Newfoundland work, which began in Roddickton. Attendees came from the five churches in Newfoundland (Bide Arm, Birchy Bay, Englee, Roddickton, and South Brook), as well as other branch churches across Canada. Gary Bertram, from Chehalis, Washington, who attended with his wife, Sandra, was a...

August 16, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

Sam Ajayi, Director of South America Work, and his wife, Shade, have been visiting the saints in Misiones, Argentina, but on Tuesday they crossed the border into Paraguay and spent the day there. Brother Sam sent this report of their activities:

Over a number of years, an interest has developed in reaching Paraguay with the Latter Rain Gospel. This interest has been aided by the fact that Encarnación, the...

August 14, 2018

The Apostolic Faith Midwest camp meeting began with registration on the evening of Tuesday, July 31. In addition to attendees from the eight Midwest branch church locations, a number came from the East and West Coasts, as far north as Toronto, Canada, and as far south as Mississippi.

The three Bible teachings focused on prayer. On Wednesday morning, Charles Schleicher, the pastor in Madison, Wisconsin, took his text from James 5:16 and spoke on the...

August 8, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

As the camp meeting in Peru continued Tuesday through Sunday, we received this report of the services from our United States representatives:

With the Peru camp meeting fully underway, the enthusiasm expressed by the saints in Peru for wanting to learn more of God´s Word is both evident and inspiring.

Tuesday morning began with the prayer service for those prayer requests submitted earlier, as well as for the camp meetings...

August 6, 2018

From the Superintendent's DESK

This year’s South Korea camp meeting, which ran Thursday, August 2 through Sunday, August 5, marked fifty years since the start of the Apostolic Faith work in South Korea. Bill McKibben, Director of Asia Work, and his wife, Lori, were there to join the celebration as well as Rich Barrett (whose parents founded the South Korea work) and his wife Karen, of Portland, Oregon. Brother Bill sent this report of the...

August 6, 2018

Activities for the Southern Oregon and California Youth Camp scheduled for Monday, July 30, through Friday, August 3, began the Sunday evening before with a combined youth rally and pizza party in Medford, Oregon. With the exception of six from Los Angeles, California, everyone who had registered for the camp attended. The excitement among the staff and campers was palpable, and the Spirit of God was present as Pete Sferle, pastor from Sacramento, ...