• According to the Congressional Research Service, Africa had, as of May 9th 2009, 371,459,142 Muslims, 304,313,880 Christians, and 137,842,507 who practiced indigenous religions.
• According to the recent World Religion Database, 48 percent of Africa’s 1 billion inhabitants are now Christian (495.8 million); 41 percent are Muslim (423.5 million) and 11 percent belong to native religions.
• In four short years Bible believers have now outnumbered Muslims by 72.3 million.  Because of this, Muslims in some countries, have become violent and are attacking Christians and potential converts.
• Among the African countries, 31 have Christian majorities, 21 have Muslim majorities, and six have populations which adhere mostly to traditional African religions.
• In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity. Everyday, 16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Every year, 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity.
• There are many reports of Muslims having visions of Yeshua and coming to faith.

Who says that our God is asleep? He is awake and well!!

• Plea to consider Africa missions
  • What Africa needs the most is the Gospel and not the money.
  • Values of hard work, creativity and innovation always come with the Gospel.
  • In 1900 Christians in Africa totaled ten million people.
  • In 2012 this number reached almost five hundred million.
  • In ten years time, it is projected that Africa will be the largest continental bloc within Christianity, outdoing Europe and the Americas.
  • There are now more practicing Christians in Africa than in Europe.
  • Some Islamic ultra-fundamentalists consider it scandalous that there are more Christians than Muslims in Africa and  have proceeded to persecute and kill Christians in countries such as Nigeria, Mali, Somalia and Kenya.
  • The statistics from the World Christian Encyclopedia (David Barrett)  says most of the 552,000 congregations in 11,500 denominations throughout Africa in 1995 are completely unknown in the West.
  • Much of the Christian growth in Africa is now due to African evangelism rather than European missionaries.
  • Today, 20 percent of the world’s Christians now live south of the Sahara Desert.
  • The Lord is moving in this poverty stricken, disease ridden land of Africa.
  • We invite you to partner with us and others laboring in this backward and conflict torn continent.
  • Africa needs the love of God.
  • “To the loved, a word of affection is a small piece of bread, but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast.”- Max Lucado

We at the Zambia Messianic Fellowship are sharing the Word of our God until all have heard.

In our September newsletter we asked if you could join us in praying for the granting of the occupancy certificate for our new orphanage. Two long years have passed from the time we applied and we have met obstacle after obstacle, corruption, inefficiency and government red tape. I am glad to report that on November 9th the City council granted us the occupancy certificate.

The kitchen at the new orphanage building
We ask that you join us if you may in praying for the remaining license from the government authorizing us to begin boarding the orphans. In Zambia orphans are regarded as government property and you need a special license.  We also ask you to pray for guidance on how we are to go about financing the day to day operations.  We had partnered with an organization who has, unfortunately, had to rescind their plans with us.
The Yalenga Family

Meet Bracha Yalenga, our newest daughter born September 19th
PRAYER POINTS- Please join us in prayer for the following:

• We are in need of a new book keeper at the Zambian ministry office.
• Pray for our Shalom Zambia radio outreach to bear fruit among the 2.5 million listeners.
• Protection from counterfeit believers who have been attacking our work and the flock
• Open doors for the gospel
• Salvation of the Zambian Jewish community, Muslim community and Traditionalist communities
• Spiritual and numerical growth.
• Finances for ministry needs, including a sponsor for every child, full sponsorship for the Yalenga family and for the needs of the other congregations under ZMF’s covering

 
NEEDS

• $90 will sponsor one radio outreach program to over 2.5 million people.
• $150 will help pay the monthly wage of one teacher at the orphanage day school. We have 5 teachers teaching 164 children.
• $25 will feed  and educate one orphan for the whole month. We still have orphans in need of sponsors.
• $6 will buy a bible for a new believer.
• $50 will buy a goat to provide protein  for 164 orphans for a day.
• Monthly support for the Yalenga family

Thank you for being a blessing.
Shalom, Shalom.
To Donate
Donations are tax deductable in the USA and are received with thanksgiving. For tax-deductable contributions in the United States, write checks to:
Congregational Roeh Israel
8556 East Warren Ave
Denver, Colorado 80231
If you are looking for possibilities of sponsoring an orphan or the Yalenga family,  Debra Green, at  zmforphanage@gmail.com or 303-400-2990.
When sending checks to Roeh Israel, please specify in the memo if you have specific intentions for your giving.  For example, if you want to help support the orphanage, clearly write “Orphanage” in the memo.  If you want to help support the Yalenga family, write “Yalenga support” in the memo.  If you want to help provide for the other needs of the ministry, write “Ministry” in the memo.  If you want to be sure your giving provides for bibles, write “Bibles” in the memo.
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When you donate to the Zambia Messianic Fellowship you can be sure that you are contributing to an organization that is witnessing to the lost, discipling believers, raising new leaders, taking care of orphans, planting congregations around Zambia, fighting anti-Semitism, teaching the church about their Hebrew roots and responsibility to Israel, lobbying government for biblical values and helping the poor masses with viable economic activities.
 
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