N2N CRUSADE SUMMARY 2018 INTRODUCTION: International Commission s N2N (National to National) Project, aka Dick Senter Ministries, provides funds to nationals to reach their own people. Our crusades have been completed. RESULTS from ALL: Professions of Faith: 35,252 Rededications: 1510 Baptisms: 897 Special Services: 1359 If you would like to support a future project, please contact Pastor Chad Selph at chad.selph@fbcallen.org. MISSION LOCATIONS, DATES & PARTICIPANTS: 1. AMRIA, UGANDA FEB 11, 2018 20 preachers; 8 associations; 11 churches Professions of Faith: 4119 Rededications: 56 Baptisms: 208 Special Services: 50 2. KAYUNGA, UGANDA JUL 27-AUG 5, 2018 3 associations; 25 preachers; 15 churches Professions of Faith: 6796 Rededications: 184 Baptisms: 248 Special Services: 173 3. GUBLACK, ETHIOPIA AUG 4-18, 2018 11 preachers; 5 churches Professions of Faith: 216 Rededications: 50 Baptisms: 42 Special Services: 30 4. MAKETE, TANZANIA AUG 24-SEPT 2, 2018 9 associations; 20 preachers; 12 churches Professions of Faith: 3460 Rededications: 18 Baptisms: 41 Special Services: 56 5. LUSAKA, ZAMBIA AUG 25-SEPT 1, 2018 42 nationals; 22 missionaries; 24 churches Gospel Shares: 3256 Professions of Faith: 1968 Rededications: 230 New Church Plant: 1 6. KODERA FOREST, KENYA OCT 4-13, 2018 13 churches; 26 preachers Professions of Faith: 11,123 Rededications: 766 Baptisms: 234 Special Services: 894 7. WANGA, KENYA OCT 12-21, 2018 7 churches; 8 associations; 15 preachers Professions of Faith: 7570 Rededications: 206 Baptisms: 124 Special Services: 155
INTRODUCTION: International Commission s N2N (National to National) Project, aka Dick Senter Ministries, provides funds to nationals to reach their own people. Below is a report of the crusades that have been completed through this project. 1: GUBLACK AUG 4-18, 2018 LOCATION: Northern Ethiopia; hilly, some flat, semi-desert. TRIBES FOUND: Paganism: worship idols, rivers, trees; most are of orthodox religion. WAY OF LIFE: People use donkeys and camels for transportation and walk by foot. Some grow a bit of maize; many raise cows, sheep, goats, camels and donkeys. MISSION: Eleven preachers and five churches participated. Opening Rally: About 170 attended. Mission Work: The gospel was shared door to door and in every opportunity that God provided. Professions of Faith: 216 Rededication: 50 Baptism: 42 Special Service: 30 Our team visited a man who was convicted of his sin and prayed to surrender his life to Jesus. After he prayed, he said, I feel a change in my life. I was worshipping my clan leader, worshipping my religious leader. I bowed to him and gave glory to him, but today, God opened my eyes. God is the only one to be worshipped. Praise Jesus for He changes lives of people who come to Him by faith. A woman was under demon control. She would fall down and faint. She heard there were preachers visiting her area, so she went to look for them. Our team of preachers shared who Jesus is and what He can do. The lady was convicted of her sin and she prayed to give her life to Him. After her prayer, our team laid hands on her and praised Jesus for setting her free. She said, I thank God today I am set free from the evil powers. I give God all of the glory. Praise to Jesus! Closing and Thanks: About 120 attended the closing rally. We are so thankful to all the brothers and sisters in the name of Jesus for your prayers and contributions toward this project. It would be very difficult to do without your support. We appreciate you all. Our prayer is that our God will bless you many-fold. May He also meet your needs. Glory and Honor to our Father in Heaven. 1
2: MAKETE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION TANZANIA AUG 24-SEPT 2, 2018 LOCATION: Makete, Tanzania; mountainous and very cold. DENOMINATIONS FOUND: Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecost, Mourovian, Anglican, Seventh Day Adventist, Jehovah Witness, Muslim, Presbyterian, Devil Worship, Many Cults WAY OF LIFE: Mostly agricultural - growing maize, potatoes and trees for timber; raise cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and donkeys. MISSION: Nine associations sent out twenty preachers to Makete. 12 churches participated. Opening Rally: About 120 attended. Mission Work: The gospel was shared in homes, schools, colleges and in every opportunity that God provided. Professions of Faith: 3460 Rededication: 18 Baptism: 41 Special Service: 56 Our team visited a 90 year old man who was a leader of a devil worshiping group. We shared about the true savior. The man was convicted of his sin and prayed to surrender his life to Jesus. After he prayed, he asked the team to go return his devil worship goods back to the main group and he would come to church. The man was so happy to have Jesus in his life. To God be the glory for He is able to change the lives of people who open their hearts in true faith. God used our team to share with others about Jesus in Ubiluko and to start a new church. Twelve adults gave their lives to Jesus and wanted a church to be started so they would not have to walk so far. Our team dedicated the place for the new church. Praise to Jesus! Closing and Thanks: About 170 attended. We are so thankful to God for what you dear ones have contributed towards this project. Without you, it would be very difficult to do. For those who prayed, we very much needed your prayers for our spiritual encouragement. For those who came to serve, together we made a great army for Jesus. We praise the Lord for you all and for giving of yourself to serve the Lord in this way. May God our Father bless us all many times over. 2
3: LUSAKA, ZAMBIA AUG 25-SEPT 1, 2018 LOCATION: Lusaka, Zambia MISSION: After quite a few failed attempts, we thank God that this project has finally happened. Mission Work: Twenty-four churches, 42 nationals and 22 missionaries from other countries participated in this project. We shared the gospel to 3256 people. Professions of Faith: 1968 Rededication: 230 New Church Plant: 1 A Muslim man dramatically gave his life to the Lord when our team was making visits in one area called Emmasdale. He was captivated by the Evange-Cube that was used to present the gospel to one of his friends who he visited. He drew closer to the preacher and asked, Can you please also explain to me the message you are sharing with my friend? The preacher explained to him and he bagan asking questions. He first confessed that he was Muslim, but he wanted to believe in Jesus because for the first time in his life, he understood the truth that he had been ignoring for years. The preacher led him to Christ and took him through the assurance of salvation. A family of nine gave their lives to the Lord when one of the teams was going house to house sharing the gospel. Their joy was ignited when the gospel was presented to them clearly for the first time. This family has been deeply rooted in some traditional practices, but since the gospel was shared with them, they were ready to accept and change their way of living. Thanks: We wish to thank all the participants who made sacrifices and commitments toward the success of this project. We also appreciate the funding partners for their generocity to help us reach our own people in a very simple, yet highly effective way. 3
4: AMRIA, UGANDA FEB 11, 2018 LOCATION: North of Soroti District; flat, fertile land. DENOMINATIONS FOUND: Catholic, Anglican, Pentecost, Muslim, Baptist and many cults. WAY OF LIFE: People use private cars, bicyles and a lot of walking. Agriculture - potatoes, millet, sorghum, beans, maize, fruits and vegetables. People keep sheep, cattle, goats and poultry and fish from the swamps. MISSION: Twenty preachers from eigth associations and eleven churches participated. Opening Rally: About 122 attended. Mission Work: The gospel was shared at homes, schools and every other opportunity that was provided. Professions of Faith: 4119 Rededication: 56 Baptism: 208 Special Service: 50 Our team visited an 82-yr-old man. He was sick with swollen legs and we shared Jesus with him. He was convicted of his sins and prayed to surrender his life to Jesus. Our team laid hands on him and prayed for healing. God was so good and He healed him right then and there. The man said, I did not know that there is free healing in Jesus. I feel no more pain any more. I want to be baptized and attend church. Praise be the name of our Lord, Jesus! We visited a muslim man and shared with him about the true savior of the world. The man was convicted of his sins and he prayed to give his life to Jesus. He said, I feel good in my heart. I want to know more about this Jesus and I am ready to join a church with my family. One of our team members visited a teenage girl and shared about Jesus. She was convicted of her sin and she prayed the sinner s prayer. She said from this day she was going to join a Baptist church. Closing and Thanks: About 130 attended the closing rally. We are so thankful to God for all you dear ones who participated in this project so it would bring success for the Lord. Also for you who prayed and for you who contribruted toward this crusade. We appreciate your obedience to our God. Glory and honor to God our Father. 4
5: KAYUNGA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION UGANDA JUL 27-AUG 5, 2018 LOCATION: Kayunga, Uganda; West of Jinga District, transected by Nile River. Hilly area, tourist area due to Kalungala Falls. DENOMINATIONS FOUND: Catholic, Baptist, Pentecost, AIC, Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim, and many cults WAY OF LIFE: Mostly agricultural - growing maize, beans, cassava, coffee, sugar cane, ground nuts and assorted fruits and vegetables; people keep cows, sheep, goats, pigs, camels and chickens. There are also some factories: Kayunga coffee factories, sugar factories and pineapple factory. MISSION: Fifteen churches, three associations sent out twenty-five preachers. Opening Rally: About 100 attended. Mission Work: The gospel was taken to homes, schools, and in every opportunity that God provided. Professions of Faith: 6796 Rededication: 184 Baptism: 248 Special Service: 173 Our team visited with a muslim lady but the lady was not ready to listen to the word of God. Instead, the lady chased our team away from her house. When the lady refused to hear the truth, our team left. After a few minutes, the lady became possessed by an evil spirit. The neighbors called our preachers to come and pray for the lady and praise God, she was set free! Our team visited a man at his house who was a follower of another church where he said they were taught that they should not go to the hospital when they are sick, or use the telephone, or register for the national identity card. They were taught that all of this was a sin. Our team shared about the true mesage that changes the life of people. He understood the message and prayed to surrender to Jesus. He began attending evening fellowships for the week. Our team visited a witch doctor and shared the good news of Jesus and what He can do. Praise the Lord, he was touched by the Spirit of God and he prayed the sinner s prayer. After the prayer, he asked our team for another visit to hear more about Jesus. Closing and Thanks: About 150 attended. Thanks to God for your support. Your prayers strengthened our preachers and tehy spoke the word with great power. Your contributions toward this project made it possible. Glory and honor to our Father in Heaven. 5
6: KODERA FOREST, KENYA OCT 4-13, 2018 LOCATION: Kodera Forest, west of Kenya - a hilly area with valleys. DENOMINATIONS FOUND: Seventh Day Adventist, Catholic, Anglican, Pentecost, God s Last Appeal, Muslim, and many cults. WAY OF LIFE: People use private cars, bicyles, motor bikes and a lot of walking. People grow maize, millet, ground nuts, bananas, beans, sugar cane and many fruits and vegetables. MISSION: Thirteen churches and twenty-six preachers. Professions of Faith: 11,123 Rededication: 766 Baptism: 234 Special Service: 894 Our team had an opportunity to visit a police camp and share with the police about Jesus. Praise the Lord, seven police officers were convicted of their sins and they prayed to give their life to Jesus. As our team was doing visitations, they came across a mad boy on the roadside wit his parents who were looking for help. The boy had run away from home for a long time. Our team shared Jesus with the parents and when they heard about Jesus, they were convicted of their sins and prayed to give their lives to Jesus. Our team prayed for the mad boy and our compassionate Savior, Jesus, touched him and the evil spirits were cursed out of him. The boy was delivered from the bondage of the evil one. They boy could not speak before, but then he began to speak and praised Jesus! Glory to God our Father. Through the week, we were led to start a new church. God made it possible for this area to have a church start. Thirty-five new converts gathered to worship at this place on our last Sunday. Praise be the name of the Lord and to the two pastors who volunteered to lead this new church. Closing and Thanks: About 120 attended the closing rally. We thanl God for you all who prayed for us while we were in the field sharing about Jesus. We needed God s strength and power to be upon us. For those who contributed, it was so great, surely without you it could not be possible to do what was done in this week. 6
7: WANGA, KENYA OCT 12-21, 2018 LOCATION: Wanga, a village in western Kenya - hilly and cold. DENOMINATIONS FOUND: Catholic, Baptist, ACK, Salvation Army, Pentecost, Muslim, and many cults. WAY OF LIFE: People use private cars, bicyles, motor bikes and a lot of walking. People grow sugar cane, maize, cassava, millet, sorgum, rice beans, sim sim, potatoes and many fruits and vegetables. The people keep cows, sheep, pigs, rabbits and goats. MISSION: Seven churches, eight associations sent out fifteen preachers. Opening Rally: About 70 attended. Mission Work: The gospel was taken to homes, schools, and in every opportunity that God provided. Professions of Faith: 7570 Rededication: 206 Baptism: 124 Special Service: 155 Our team visited a home and met a 25 yr-old man who had been bitten by a snake. The left side of his body was paralyzed. After sharing Jesus with him, he was convicted of his sins and prayed to surrender to Jesus. Our team prayed for this man and the Lord Jesus healed him. So many village people came to Jesus and were saved! Praise be to God for this miracle. A muslim man was visited by our team who shared about Jesus, the Son of God. The man was hard in his heart, but the Holy Spirit of God touched his heart. He was convicted of his sin and he prayed to surrender his life to Jesus. He became really happy, but he said, I am happy but I am fearing about my life for my fellow muslims when they hear that I have given my life to Jesus, they may kill me. Please let s pray for each other, that God will take care of me. Our team prayed with him for safety. Closing and Thanks: For you who contributed to this crusade, you made it a successful one. We praise the Lord for your support for this project. For you who prayed, we very much needed it for our spiritual health and that our teams would be encouraged to walk long distances in this area. Glory and honor to God our Lord and our Father in Heaven. 7