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Good News from Fruitful Africa It was on tour in 2008 on an Arik Air flight to Benin from Lagos, Nigeria, that I saw a vision. This was the first tour of the Harvester Blues Band including Apostle Andre and myself, the Collins Brothers Dale and Leigh, Greg “Ching” Smith, and bass man Jean-Pierre Joubert. At that stage it was hard for people to understand the maths of missions. It felt like we were sowing and sowing, going and going and the ground was hard. Apostle Andre said that he initially did not think he would go into Africa, but rather to the English speaking nations of the world. Today there are already two French Churches relating to Harvester in Côte d’Ivoire and there are 45 more French speaking nations to reach. With the recent connections in Uganda with Pastor Richard Sisendi and other brothers in Liberia busy adopting the Harvester Constitution, it seems clear that those early seeds sown in obscurity are producing tremendous fruit. The vision was of a huge tree the s...

There is a beautiful little valley tucked away behind Stellenbosch called Jonkershoekvallei. Most tourists stop at Lanzerac Wine Estate, but five minutes down the road is the site of our MBC camp this year, "Die Eiland" or "The Island" so named because of the fork in the river cutting out the area of the camp. This year we have a full time group of students compromising mostly "Africans and an American" as Apostle Leigh put it. So when we arrived in this picturesque Eden, with water jets flowing over time rounded rocks it took no time for our students to discover the natural "Jacuzzi"! On Sunday at Church we had to explain what the students meant after their testimony about the wonderful MBC Camp: God providing delicious food, a soccer field and the time they spent in the "Jacuzzi." The river is of course a shallow and cool mountain river fed by nearby fountains in the mountainous surrounds, so you can position yourself on a large pebbl...

When God blesses you with awesome photographers like Jean-Pierre Uys and Du Wayne Denton, it becomes possible to document a move of God's Spirit as it happens. Jean-Pierre has a blog where you can view some of his recent ground breaking ideas and products for your most memorable occasions. http://www.jeanpierrephotoblog.com/ The Good News Team appreciates the Photos Jean-Pierre and may it inspire us to Share the Gospel of Jesus Christ's Kingdom with world in 2012. Enjoy the photo essay!

I was with Apostle Andre in the late 90's when he planted the Church in Wellington. The local pastor we sent there to carry on with the work basically stole the church for himself and never restored relationship with home base. But I heard these words once when driving to Mbekweni - a district of Wellington: "Doubly Fruitful". It is here where Pastor Mqokilele "Actor" Mtanga and Pastor Malibongwe Gibisela have started two very interesting works, both relating to Harvester International Ministries. While Pastor Mtanga is running the local Community Centre and holding Church meetings there on Sundays, Pastor Malibongwe has reached out to the youth of the local school. There are former tik  (drug) addicts and also top students that have dedicated their lives to the Lord and more impressively, studied the Word formerly utilizing the Miracle Bible College Curriculum. I was very honoured to speak at their Graduation where the average member of the c...

" For me what became a miracle is: I play a scene that became earthed in my life. In the intro scene I play the role of "Maqhankqa"  little did I knw that I will also hang the posters of good news in real life. (On the Roads of Cape Town!)This is prophetic to me that I will bring the good news to others, this links with the statement made by the Preacher in Madman scene one of my favourite lines: he said "God will use you!", in Jesus name let all the glory go to my Master and best friend Who made this possible." Gift S.Matebese     "There have been many fruits to pick for me through taking part. I have seen the importance of working together like a well-oiled machine. Every part HAS to do its share, or the others suffer. I have grown in discipline and in working under pressure. I also know many people better than before and feel enriched because of it, seeing Jesus in all of them!" Marlize Haasbroek "It is Thanksgiving Su...

Janine - a member of the Good News cast came up to me smiling: "My Grannie got saved!" This was in addition to others who made a decision to follow Jesus on Saturday Night. One little girl gave her heart to the Lord and prayed with me. Jesus is alive and well and healing the brokenhearted today. We can just praise God for a wonderful run and for confirming His Word with signs and wonders following. Rudie Faurie - who played a lead role in the play, the Camera Man for Stella the reporter - operated in the gifts of the Spirit and had a word of knowledge for someone with severe pains in the left side of the brain, an elderly lady came forward and he prayed for her, she started to shiver and experienced the power of God! We look forward to following up possible shows next year Lord willing, in Durbanville, Mannenberg and some High Schools in Cape Town where there are so many more souls to reach with the Gospel of the...

it is probably intimidating to admit that you have a broken heart during a live production in front of a theatre of strangers. What we have seen though, is that believers stand up and bring their friends forward for prayer. Throughout the Life of Christ there were people who weren't ashamed to cry out: "Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!" Anyone who has been saved and truly born again have made a public confession of Jesus Christ  as their Lord and Saviour. The Holy Spirit helped us last night with words of knowledge to loosen up hte bonds that held people back from responding to God's love and the message in the show. One man with a lower spinal injury was ministered to and the anointing breaks the yoke. Tears flowed from some and deep healing took place. Apostle Leigh and Pastor Derrick got involved and laid hands on people in Jesus name - the value of including spiritual leadership in the cast and crew of Good News. The inserted photo is from a scene entitled:...