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Stephan Nell

Missionary Organization: Transformation Namibia

Location: Namibia

Email: stephan@thenamibiandream.info

Missionary Objectives:

Together with our international partners, we envision a country where:

  • Every child will have the opportunity to receive Jesus as their personal Savior, and be discipled into a local church.
  • Where unemployment, HIV/Aids and corruption are virtually non-existent.
  • A place where the church is within walking distance for everyone.
  • Churches demonstrate the love of God by serving the community.
  • There is an intentional biblical worldview

 

Field Report July 2008

Greetings to all you lovely people out there, in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

With almost six months behind us, we are so excited for what God is doing in our Nation.

God has proven Himself faithful again. All Glory and honor to Him, Who deserve all Praise and adoration.

On a personal level:

  • We are healthy and very blessed by God’s protection and provision.
  • Beverley is working for Christ Hope International, an organization that focuses on Orphans and Vulnerable children.
  • The children are doing very well in school, both academically and in sports. We are so grateful to God for His favor on our children
  • Just last week we started hunting for a High School for our oldest daughter, Tanitha.(Please pray with us on this one, we are considering a Christian School, and that would cost us USD200,00 per month)
  • We need to move into yet another house that we will lease for the next 12 months. At the house that we stayed in for the past five month, we did not have to pay any rent. For the “new” house we will have to pay.
  • Spiritually, we are all doing well; there will always be room for improvement.

Ministry:

  • I have been given a weekly timeslot on the National Radio to talk about Community Transformation; the Lord has been using this in an awesome way. It is free marketing for the Kingdom’s purposes.
  • On the 10th of February we had a Day of Prayer for the relationship between parents and children. Because we marketed it on a national level, it was difficult to measure the amount of people that participated. This will now become an annual project.
  • On the weekend of the 21st of March, over 300 intercessors gathered in the Capital City to pray for the Nation. At this meeting it was decided that 2009 will be a year of focused intercession for Namibia. (we are busy listening to God on how He would like us to do this)
  • On the weekend of the 2nd of May, we were visited by KIDZANA Ministries, an organization who trains workers for Children’s Ministry. All Glory to God, Pastor Larry Williams and the team was a great blessing. 149 attended. (the largest number ever gathered at once for this kind of training)
  • The 5th till the 9th of May we held a Holiday Club in Katutura, a poor part in the Windhoek. We ministered to the kids; as usual they were so receptive
  • On the 11 of MAY Namibia also participated in the Global Day of Prayer. 31 Towns took part as well as the hospitals and prisons. We also had a site at the Refugee camp. Praise the Lord. My office had the privilege to organize this event.
  • On the 24th and the 25th of May, my local church in cooperation with 3 other churches hosted a City wide Crusade with Angus Buchun as the preacher. Almost 30 000 people attended for the two days. Great numbers received the Lord.
  • On the 30th of May I left for Brazil to attend an International Conference on Community Transformation. I was blessed beyond my imagination. With George Otis JR. as the key speaker, it was so amazing to listen to all of what God is doing on this earth. What He is doing in India, Fiji, Indonesia and South America; HE CAN DO FOR US AS WELL.
  • From the 11th to the 18th of June we hosted a team from Prisoners for Christ. They visited six prisons and trained 82 local Christian to work in prisons. PRAISE THE LORD. The prisoners were so receptive to the gospel. The ministered to over 1000 inmates, most of them received Jesus as their Lord.
  • Next week we are expecting the arrival of a team form Canyon Hills Community Church, Elim Lutheran Church and Goldendale. We will have the opportunity to go to Mariental, a town in the south of Namibia. We will target to reach 2000 children with the life changing message of the cross. The children will also be given a cup of soup every day. In the evenings we will have a crusade for the adults. I cannot wait to see what God will do.
  • The Saturday the 5th of July, the team will minister to women who are HIV Positive.
  • I will leave on the 20th of July for Swaziland to join the USA team for another Holiday Club and evening crusade meetings.
  • Let me just stop here, before you put me on “forced retirement”. You now have mouthful to pray about,

How can you get involved:

  • Please continue to pray for us.
  • Email and ask questions on how you would like to assist us.

I would like to thank you for your financial support for the last six months, I want to believe that you will continue to support my family and the precious work that God has called us to do in Namibia and Southern Africa.

Like John Maxwell would say “Teamwork makes the dream work”

May God Bless you all,

Love Stephan, Beverley and the children.