Gospel News — Sep-Dec 2012

NEWS FROM BROTHERS & SISTERS

1 Thess.4:13-18. Bro. Isa gave a closing prayer and after a short break we started by singing 2 hymns, one from the Shona hymn book then another from the Swahili hymn book and Moses introduced Bro. Pascal who gave an explanation of death and resurrection as well as encouraging mourners, basing his talk on 1 Cor.15:12-28.

Bro. Patrick Mandivinga

GURUVE

Just to let you know that the front cover picture for the March-May 2012 Gospel News was not actually for the Kenyan ecclesia as stated, but for our ecclesia at Guruve.

The two writers of 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and Matthew 24:4-8 are informing the entire world about the events that will take place before Jesus comes. As to what we can see at the present time, for example, here in Zimbabwe where the U.S. dollar is being used as the local currency, indeed you really see that 99% of the population are vying for the dollar, not for the Word of GOD.

The desires and thoughts of many people are on this dollar because they want to achieve their plans before the dollar returns to the

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U.S.A. The rich people especially want to be so much wealthier so that they can achieve their goals; forgetting that there is GOD the CREATOR who is above all and also forgetting that these earthly riches are nothing in front of GOD. What surprises most is that those who are very poor and have no particular assets are the ones who are very busy on the work of God.

Droughts. earthquakes, wars (nation against nation) and food shortages, all these mostly affect the poor people because when these take place the rich people are on the safe side because they can go to a safe and better place, but the poor have nowhere to go and at the end of the day are the worst affected.

Even though these have to take place before the Saviour Jesus comes to rescue the poor people he had better come today because we are tired of this HARD LIFE, we cannot cope with the PRESENT SITUATION. It is like driving a vehicle on a dust-road during the night while it is raining heavily and no moon light. See what type of driving it is? So that is why Timothy and Matthew said that there would be hardships during this present time. Therefore the rich are poor in the spirit and the poor are rich in the faith.

HARARE

It is very good to know that we are keeping up our hopes and expectations of the coming of the Saviour. I would like to thank you very much for your latest copy of the Gospel News magazine. Since receiving this copy I am now unable to receive others because the Post Office box I have been using was closed because of non-payment of box fees. At present I am unable to pay this monthly fee mainly because I am out of work and also the help I used to get from CBM. is not forthcoming due to their financial problems.

In case of a reply I would advise you to use the P.O. Box Causeway, used mainly by the Harare CBM. I am not a key holder to this box but as I try to settle the matter of my Hatfield P.O. box you can send me the magazines through this address.