Andrew and Alexander went to Harare on Thurs 1st July and returned home on Sunday evening 4th July. Their purpose was to have leadership meetings (Thurs night to mid Friday afternoon) and to lead a public conference (Friday night and Saturday), and then to preach the Sunday services in Harare Vineyard (Alexander) and in Chegutu Vineyard (Andrew).

A team of 8 from Willow Hill Vineyard (Andrew’s church in Johannesburg) went directly to Chegutu and spent the whole time there to help an orphanage led by Moses and Refinwe. They took loads of supplies in a large trailer. Andre Kriel met with the local town planner regarding plans to build a new orphanage on the land given for that purpose. They got an extension in terms of building on the land –we needed to break ground by end of June, but to raise funds for this in the current climate in Zim for building is difficult. The team painted the lounge and passages, ministered to the leaders at the orphanage, put on a puppet show for the kids and generally had great fun doing ‘good works’! (more…)

In recent weeks, World Cups and screaming for Bafana, Greece, Ghana and Spain apart, Psalm 119 has stirred my soul, and tempered my actions:

74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,
for I have put my hope in your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.
79 Let me be united with all who fear you,
with those who know your laws.
80 May I be blameless in keeping your decrees;
then I will never be ashamed

I have been musing for some months about our purpose for existence as a movement, which, let me remind us all, is the planting of effective, culture-current churches that make disciples that evangelise their communities leading to the planting of effective, culture-current churches… (more…)

“Can you imagine an environment where the poor are welcomed, the sick are healed and the lost are found… where everyone engages in mission, infecting their community with the Kingdom in their daily routine of life? Imagine your own region alive to the glory of God, encountering Him through His people and awakened to the glory of God, encountering Him through His people and awakened to His reality among them. Imagine healing, signs and wonders OUT THERE among the people as you impact your community with Kingdom power and authority. If you can imagine this… then you are ready to discover just what happens when the church leaves the building.”

“Come join us for this ‘hands on’ conference that enables you to learn how to live a life of extreme risk unleashing the potential of your church to fulfil her mission.” (more…)