Note From The Unite4Africa Board – Jan 2014 – Jim Weisert

Hopefully you have had a chance to read about some of the awesome work God is doing in Africa through Unite4Africa. I hope you have been touched, blessed, and moved to pour your life deeper into the work God has called each of us to do.

Unite4Africa strives to share who God is along with His love and truth with all people. This is the reason Unite4Africa exists. What we want more than anything is to offer the world a chance to respond to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Your partnership has and will continue to increase the positive movement we are seeing as God’s people join together to transform lives for Christ throughout the world.

There are literally billions of Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists who have yet to hear the Good News of Jesus. We often find ourselves wishing, hoping, and praying that we could do more to show them the Kingdom of God. But be encouraged.

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Note From The Unite4Africa Board – Nov 2013 – Rob Reilly

On a recent trip to Swaziland I had the opportunity to spend time with the country leader for another mission organization. I spent a week with him seeing the work they are doing in Swaziland. From all the time I spent with him, one conversation stands out. He said, “The average African has given their life to Christ 8 times. We do not need more evangelists, we need more disciplers.”

The bible does not direct us to make converts of men. To hold a revival meeting, have an alter call and then pack up and head back home. 2 Timothy 2:2 says “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” Discipleship requires relationship and investment and is something we are all called to do as Christians. This call cannot be outsourced and has made me aware afresh of my need to invest in the lives of others.

One of the things that attracted me to Unite 4 Africa was its focus on discipleship. Unite 4 Africa focuses on raising up and training local leadership in the communities in which it ministers. This discipleship includes training, accountability and exhortation.

In turn, these community leaders entrust what they have learned to others. This is Christ’s model, who spent four years investing in the lives of his twelve disciples.

I want to congratulate the staff of Unite 4 Africa for living out the Discipleship model and ask you to join us in prayer for God to raise up more Disciples in Africa and around the world. Please prayerfully consider helping meet the needs of Unite 4 Africa as it continues this work in Africa.

Rob Reilly
Board Member
Unite4Africa
u4a.wpengine.com.

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Note From The Unite4Africa Board – Aug 2013 – Rob Reilly

This summer I travelled with my family to a few African countries. During this trip we had the opportunity to spend time with several ministries that are working across Africa. It was exciting to see what God is doing and to encourage those serving on the front lines.

A question that is often asked when someone is going on a mission trip is “Why are you going?”. 

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Note From The Unite4Africa Board – May 2013 – Ken Martin

There are things, after 57 years of life on this earth, that my eyes have yet to see, or my mind has yet to understand. But I have been blessed to see and learn things I may never have otherwise known during my walk with our friend Okongo.

After spending time with Okongo, since he returned from his last trip in April to Kenya and Ethiopia, I am struck by the raw power of God that is so evident during these trips and in Africa on a daily basis. The stunning part of this is how different it is here in the U.S., one of the most blessed nations in the world.

Here in the U.S. we often take God for granted and accept the status quo; living a life with blinders on our eyes to what God is doing in our local communities. As a society we have been taught to strive for independence and self reliance. In fact, it is often a measure of who we are. “Self-Made” has become a secular badge of honor in the US, and it’s often applied to our image of “independence and self reliance” for the rest of the world. This is an empty, Godless way of living. This may well be what keeps us from seeing God’s love for us and the work of His Hand during the minutia of our daily lives.

In Africa, where Unite 4 Africa is involved in ministry and empowerment, there the people are utterly dependent on God every minute of every day!

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Note From The Board – 2012 Year End Report & 2013 Goals

Dear U4A partner,

We hope you are encouraged when reading Unite 4 Africa’s monthly field updates. Our goal is to keep you abreast of the ongoing work and opportunities in Africa. We praise God for the change we have been able to affect as He uses Unite 4 Africa to accomplish His ongoing work.

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