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CHIPATA

Thank you for “Present Day Events” and other magazines which I feel are very helpful. They help me a lot to know more about events in these last days and things which are happening in this world, especially in Israel. Please do not give up sending me these magazines which increase our spiritual knowledge.

Bro. Donald Mwale

FRINGILLA

Every day our lives ought to be a day of thanks; therefore we are blessed to be alive and we have to give praises to God. Therefore let us change our well-being by denying ungodliness and worldly lusts and living soberly and righteously and godly in this present world, looking for that blessed hope of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ. However, we live with friends and relatives to whom we should reveal the Word of God. Moreover we should not become weak, we should always pray to God to give us strength and courage to do his work in harmony.

KABOMPO

The brothers and sisters are suffering many difficult challenges, unpleasant situations caused by present conditions in the world economy, persecution and other circumstances. It is a fact that hardship creates the right situation for people to consider God. Really, the signs of the times are stimulating at the moment and we wonder how much more have to be fulfilled before the return of the Lord.

Despite all these difficulties our Heavenly Father is in control. Through the magazines we remind one another worldwide of the signs of the times, as it does seem that the coming of the Lord is very near and we all have to prepare ourselves for that – “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord. Giving thanks always for all things unto the God and Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Eph.5:15-20. The reason is that we are the temple of God.

The Gospel News helps us understand not only events and signs of the return of the Lord Jesus Christ but also it plays a major role in uniting us in the love of our Lord in our walk to the Kingdom, because we read in it news from our brothers and sisters worldwide. This is a wonderful blessing from the Lord and may our Heavenly Father continue to bless you and use you to send us literature to encourage us.

I came to know the Truth and be baptised through the advertisements you put in the newspapers in Ndola in 1979 to 1980. I also thank you for sending me all the books which I use as reference books during our group Bible studies and as library books to lend to my Bible students. I am happy that Bro. Denis Kombe of Ndola has been sending names of new Bible students to the linkman, Bro. David Nicholls and many have now begun receiving their 40 lesson postal courses. We expect the baptisms of three people soon, two men and one woman who have been studying with us.

Jerusalem, the City of the Lord, shall be given a new name when God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. (Isaiah 61:11); “And the Gentiles shall see God’s righteousness and all kings thy glory, and thou shall be called a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.” (Isaiah 62:2).

“But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for behold I create Jerusalem a rejoicing and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.” (Isaiah 65:18-19). Such will be the lifestyle of the subjects of the Kingdom of God when the Lord rules the world with his saints, who will be kings and priests with him.

We have a huge responsibility therefore out of love for the return of our Lord, to preach the gospel of the Kingdom of God and it is for this reason that the Kabompo Ecclesia, of which I am the secretary, has a project known as “Sowing Seed Project”, aimed at enhancing the preaching campaign in Kabompo district this year, using door to door campaign preaching and distributing Christadelphian pamphlets and visiting Bible students, encouraging them to read the Bible as well as to study the 40 lesson postal course.

Really I am not alone, you are with me and I am with you and the Lord Jesus Christ is always with us. We shall do all things by the power of God who sustains our lives for a purpose as it pleases Him. We do not desire riches but we daily seek His Kingdom and His righteousness that we may be found blameless through His righteousness, not our righteousness, for not one of us apart from Him can earn eternity or life immortal in the age to come. Surely no infirmity or illness can stop us from proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, for the love of God in Christ Jesus cannot be overcome by these conditions. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.

I have come to learn that all those who preach the Word or Gospel of the Kingdom of God are not loved by the world because they and the world are opposed to each other and indeed, “Who has believed our report and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?” Jesus Christ, our Master, grew up as a tender plant, as a root out of a dry ground: he had no form nor comeliness and even when he was seen he had no beauty that they would desire him. (Isaiah 53:1-12).

He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief and people hid their faces from him. He was despised and they esteemed him not. But surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows away, (that is why I do not any longer consider my own illness as a hindrance but a positive condition for me to preach and proclaim what the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished for us. He has provided the atonement for our sins. He has put on us his righteousness, so as to be our garment, lest we appear to him naked at his appearance with his holy angels soon). We should esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted and wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon him and with his stripes we were healed.

Therefore I count myself, by faith, already healed of my disease because I no longer value the present body of sin and corruption, but I regard myself as one of those chosen to put on immortality at Christ’s return. What I hope for is of much higher and of more noble value than the present I seem to possess or be in this world. Then if our Lord opened not his mouth when he was oppressed and afflicted and was dumb when he was murdered, judged and imprisoned, why should I complain about my illness which is a result of my former sins and the sinful nature I am in the moment, which will be swallowed up by immortality at Christ’s return. (1 Cor.15:51-58).

Indeed, our labour, my brothers and sisters in our Christadelphian community worldwide, is not in vain (1 Cor.15:58). So we should be steadfast, unmoveable, but always abounding in the work of the Lord, for our labour is not in vain, we shall behold the glory of God at the return of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Yes brother, the harvest is plentiful but indeed the labourers are few and indeed that is the situation we are in now. I am grateful indeed for your assistance. I was at the farm harvesting maize, so that we may dry it well, following to heavy downpours in February and March. The yield would have been good, however we have enough for our domestic consumption this year to last us to the next harvest. Thanking you for your prayers. We are all well and the ecclesia is well too.

Bro. Reuben Kaambeu

Sis. Carol Bwlaya, baptised 25.10.09.

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s. Sarah Kaambeu, daughter of Bro. And Sis. Reuben Kaambeu.

Lilly Musumali – a serious Bible student.

KAFUE

Greetings in the redeeming Name of our Lord Jesus Christ and Saviour. Thank you for all the support you have been giving me in my times of need, which has given strength to my feeble bones and strengthened me in the disappointments I have encountered in all my ways. May God richly bless you and your families.

I have sad news in that ever since I started working last year I have only been able to attend a Sunday service once and I am trying to negotiate with the company to give me a day off on a Sunday. I usually have my day off on a Tuesday when I spend it at the ecclesia cutting the grass and weeding around the area. The reason that I do this kind of job is that I have no one to depend on and some took advantage of my vulnerability, so I decided to work in order to stop this. I am optimistic that the same God who provided me with this job will enable me to attend the meetings again.

It is recorded that the Apostles set about their preaching in just the same way as Jesus addressed himself to converting them. He had showed himself alive to them “by many infallible proofs”, and they were the witnesses to present their proof to the world. (Acts 1:3). The word “witness” is appropriated to them in the preaching. (Acts1:21-22). When

They appointed another apostle to replace the traitor, Judas, they were scrupulous that he must have proper qualifications, having been familiar with Jesus from the beginning and up to the time of his resurrection and ascension, and so be able to add his testimony to theirs. (Acts 1:21). They also invited their hearers to note the intimacy of their acquaintance with the risen Lord. “We did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.” (Acts 10:41)

But they also appealed to the Scriptures in their dealing with their Jewish fellows. So Peter appealed to a Psalm of David to show that Jesus could not remain in the grave, and later in a letter, summed up the evidence of the Old Testament in words remarkably like those that Jesus is said to have instructed the disciples. (Acts 3:22-24). Philip could convert a man who was reading a prophecy about the suffering Christ by beginning at that same scripture and preaching Jesus. (Acts 8:30-35).

Finally, brothers and sisters, let us read the Bible in our everyday life despite the challenges we pass through as we journey towards our God’s Kingdom.

Bro. Stephen Siamabi

KALOMO

Bro. Ackim Sikabuli

KASAMA

I lost my job in 2008 so I decided to settle down at our family farm. At first it was hard for me to be living here but eventually I got used to it. You and Duncan are welcome to stay at my house. We are situated about 15 kms. from the town centre. After losing my parents in 2004 and 2006 I look at life and measure it to be meaningless. I think so much about my parents. You never know the value of parents until you lose them. I thank God that he is always at my side.

It is important for you to keep that spirit of encouraging members to be strong in the ecclesia. Here in Zambia it is now the Pentecostals and Jehovah’s Witnesses who are still moving in all corners to have support from the lost sheep. I am once again asking you to send me some Christian magazines.

So many things happen in my village here, e.g. last year an elderly woman was burnt to ashes in her small hut. Then a young boy accidently axed his young brother and a young man aged about 25 years married and with two beautiful children, committed suicide. My own daughter Beliya stopped school in grade 11 at the age of 18 and became a mother, so I am now a grandma of a lively boy. I hope that one day that Jesus will bring you here to see the children you helped to know Christ.

Sis. Jane Bwalya Daka

KAZEMBE

Just after the curing of a damsel, Paul and Silas suddenly found themselves dragged into the market place, lied about, severely beaten and thrown into prison. Paul and Silas had certainly known better days! However the mistreatment they endured did not crush their spirits. About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God and other prisoners were listening to them. (Acts 16:25).

Then an earthquake hit the prison and all the cell doors flew open. Even the chains that bound the prisoners came loose. When the jailor woke up and saw what had happened, he feared his punishment more than he feared death. Braving his sword, he was about to kill himself when the voice of Paul came from deep within the prison. He said , “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!” What happened next is the basis of this study: The jailor called for lights, rushed in and fell before Paul and Silas. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:29-30).

There is so much that we do not know about the jailor. Was he kind or cruel? Did he worship in the temples of idols? Before that night had he been spiritually interested at all? Had he heard anything about Jesus or Christians? We simply do not know. What we do know is that he was terrified by his near-death experience and he was thankful just to be alive and to have a second chance. Some power greater than anything he had ever known had shaken the foundations of the prison and his life. Was there anything he could do to be saved?

WE CANNOT SAVE OURSELVES. Before we look at what the jailor was told to do it is important to realise that we cannot save ourselves, we cannot earn salvation and we cannot provide a worthy sacrifice for our own sins. In writing to the Ephesian Christians, Paul stated this clearly. “By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Eph.2:8-9). On another occasion Paul wrote to the church in Rome, “Just at the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly……God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:6-8).

Without Jesus we are powerless sinners, incapable of doing anything that would save us. So whatever the jailor was told to do that memorable night, he was not challenged to save himself; only Jesus can be a Saviour! But the jailor found that there were things that he needed to do to respond to the Saviour’s invitation.

Bro. James Kambobe

LIVINGSTONE

God takes the home to be a very important place in the believer’s life. The family was made by God for the keeping of much that is worthwhile in life. If less attention is put to the home even our progress in life goes down. Home is a means of developing spiritual qualities, one’s fitness for leadership in the ecclesia grows out of a man’s character in the home. There must be a family altar in a believer’s home where the family gathers for Scripture reading and for prayer. The father must have authority in the home and he should use it in wisdom and love. The mother must know that her first responsibility is to God and the family in the home. Father and mother should show a godly example to their children. Both parents must come together on matters concerning the disciplining of their children. God places discipline very highly. (Heb.12:10-11). Some parents spend much of their time away from their children. This is bad because children may suffer from lack of affection. It is important to keep the family unit. In every believer’s home, work for the Lord should be put first. Whether at home, at work or wherever we may be, we should know the fact that we represent our Saviour and so every word and act should be worthy of him and should be governed by him.

Bro. Likando Ileshebo

I thank Almighty God for His love in bringing us together as one family in Christ. We must put our trust in knowing that when we die or when the Lord Jesus returns we have been promised a place in God’s Kingdom and we have no need to be frightened. We should always remember that great and precious promise. Many people today are concerned as to their future prosperity, no longer considering the things of God.

I am sorry for being silent for a long time but now I am able to write and indeed strong in Our Lord. He certainly is the only certain hope in life. A great difficulty has faced Livingstone which we never experienced before. Due to heavy rain many people’s houses have been submerged, bridges damaged and fields washed away.

I hope this letter finds you and your family in good health in preparation for the coming Kingdom. I am happy for the great help to me concerning the book I asked for. It will help me in my plan and I appreciate your concern. Please continue this spirit of dedication for the work of the Lord.

Bro. Caphes Sikanyika

LUSAKA

Thank you for sending Gospel News. Please continue to send it to me and I am very happy if you put my letter in the magazine. I am your fellow soldier in the conquest and advancement of the Gospel and pray that the good God will continue to help, provide and protect you.

Bro. Aaron Samalo

Being lonesome is a situation where you feel neglected with no one to talk to. In life we need somebody; the one you delight. He or she is your companion; you are attached together in one mind and have one common goal. When you are separated you begin to feel desolate. It is not a good condition.

We have such a wonderful being and we are warmly attached to one another. He is our Counsellor, a Saviour, a Prince of Peace, a Lamp of God, the one who cares most. Without him we feel irrigable. Let us call him to our hearts, let him build us because he is a big cornerstone to our hands or our bodies. Winds will come to destroy the building but it will remain for it is on a good foundation whose builder is Christ himself. He is the shepherd, he cannot allow us to perish. See the cross where he died! It is where redemption was won, his blood, a ransom to cleanse us from our iniquities, all our sins covered at the cross of Calvary. “If you obey my commands you will remain in my love; just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love.” John 15:10.

Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude : 21. Read Isaiah 45:5-6 and Isaiah 46:9-10.

Name withheld

Taken at Mulungushi Hotel. Sis. Sarah Stevenson and Bro. Michael Ashton were among others who came from the U.K.. Bro. Joshua Mushili, on left side and Bro. Gideon to the right side putting his bag on the ground.

MAZABUKA

It is always uplifting to read about how others are doing in the Mission Field and testimonies of how others came to know the true teaching. Do keep up doing such a splendid work in the Lord’s vineyard. I had fainting bouts earlier this year and I am glad to report that I am well again, through the grace of God. May God be thanked for all the blessing of health and life we have, not that we are important and that is why we live, but that God has a purpose for our lives. We have only a short time to prepare for Jesus’ return, which will be soon, and may we all be found to be like sheep without blemish at Judgement Day.

The old friendship between the U.S.A. and Israel is beginning to fall apart. This is a sign that the return of Christ is near; Israel will soon have no other friend in the world. This will encourage Israel’s enemies to attack her, which will lead to the last world war and will be the worst ever, with nuclear, chemical and bio weapons. Keep looking at Israel. Pray for God to give the Israelites a soft heart because as things are now, their hearts are made of stones.

I had the privilege of being called by St. John’s Catholic Church to share Bible studies with their youths. I am glad to report that my studies from the Bible Basics were liked and I would like to request more leaflets, books and materials for Bible study.

As we wait for the soon return of Jesus Christ, let us work hard to tell as many people as we can the good news, to bring people to God. Brothers and sisters around the world, can we bring God and the hope of life in God’s Kingdom for all believers and where there will be no more hunger or thirst, to our friends and neighbours: It is urgent! Let us teach the people to accept God and his Son Jesus Christ. Let us make the Word of God plain to them so that they can understand the Gospel, as we learned from it. We are now children of God and a brother or sister of his Son, Jesus Christ. We are now in God and Jesus’ hands and protected. I shall pray for you in this respect as well, to be successful in your preaching efforts to bring more people to safety and I do pray also for God to help us to find ears willing to hear the message of God and understand it, so that we can bear fruits as we labour together in the Lord’s service.

I also pray that we will become a shining example, full of enthusiasm for the Word of life and that God may help us to find listeners to hear the Gospel. I know that we can do it with the help of God and his Son, Jesus. With everlasting love for God, the Creator and Jesus his Son, I greet you all with the brothers and sisters in Christ around the world.

Bro. Gideon Timothy Hankomone

NDOLA

I am going through the public debate, “Are the miraculous gifts available today?” It is a good book and I am enjoying it. When I was looking at the Christadelphian hymn book I came across hymn no. 308. It goes like this:-

Shall we behold the promised land,
Its streams and long down-trodden dust
Delivered from the alien hand,
And given to the just?

Shall we be there with saints of old
Assembled round the judgment throne,
When making up gems and gold
The Lord selects His own?

Shall we with pure and strengthened voice
Join in that saintly choir to sing
And with immortal power rejoice
To praise the chosen King?

Compare Psalm 89:15-17, Psalm 95:1-2, and Psalm 98:4-9.

We know the end, we know the way,

And some with life he will endow,

Shall we be with him in that day?

We make the answer now.

Read: John 6:67-68 and John 14:4-7

Luke 23:42-43

Joshua 24:13-15.

Brothers and sisters, ask yourselves this question, “Will I be there on that day?” As the hymn goes on, make the answer now’

Remember the glory,

Remember the land.

May the LORD GOD’S Good Hands be with you all, Amen.