Mission to South Africa Newsletter - Joyce W. Adams

Greetings,

It is a pleasure to be able to write a newsletter once again. I have not written one since June 2004. I have to admit that 2004 was a year of great challenges, but God has proven himself to me in glorious and marvelous ways. I greet everyone of you in the precious and unfailing name of Jesus Christ. He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore!
I returned to the States for my annual furlough on April 1, 2005 and was able to stay there until May 29, 2005 when I returned to Durban. I had a wonderful time at home and we celebrated my mother’s 80th Birthday during my visit. God has granted my mother good health and longevity of life. I am so blessed by her life and example. I flew via Zurich and had a 12 hour layover there. As usual, I went to a hotel to rest up for 6 hours before returning to the airport to resume my flight to Durban. It takes 3 days to get back and it is amazing just how tiring it can be to fly for hours on end, but my God is always faithful and I sleep most of the trip! I arrived safely to the Durban airport and was met by my dear friend Connie Fynn. She and her husband, Frank, are my family in South Africa. I never cease to thank God for their presence and love in my life.love in my life. I pray God’s favor upon their lives and ministry.

Update
I will provide an update on what has been happening since I last wrote a newsletter. When I wrote last year I told of my upcoming trip to Cairo, Egypt and Manchester, England. I left on June 15 and flew through Egypt to Manchester. My friend Laila and I had a glorious trip. We were there to minister once again in a local assembly. God was faithful and we did quite a bit of personal evangelism, door-to-door witnessing and revival at that assembly. To our delight, we were treated to a day trip to Edinburgh, Scotland just before we returned. On the 30th of June we left London for Cairo. We were met by the host family and went home with them. As usual, the pastor and family were so very gracious to us. We had a wonderful time of ministry there as well.
We had opportunities to speak at two assemblies and at their annual conference. This is an Assembly of God ministry as well as the one in Manchester. There was one sad note during this trip, with one of the pastor’s wife dying during our conference. The conference was subsequently cancelled early and we returned to Cairo for the funeral. Our prayers are still with those families.
We returned to Durban on the 14th of June. Just prior to our Egypt/England trip Laila and I had attended a Women’s Conference in Isipingo, where we were prayed for and received prophetic ministry. One of the words were that healing of cancer would occur during that trip. We prayed for a man in Manchester who was dying of cancer and God has wonderfully healed him! What a mighty God we serve.
Upon returning, I became in my local ministry once again. As I have indicated in previous newsletters, I mentor several people in ministry. This is a source of ministry that brings me joy. I like to pour out to others what I have received. I also volunteer at the local YMCA on the University of Kwazulu Natal. This tour has provided many counseling opportunities. I have been involved with marital, pre-marital, grief, debt-management, etc. counseling and have seen God’s mighty hand of salvation. I also made a short-term return trip to the states for a family emergency.
God was faithful and I was able to minister there as well as attend our International Convention of the Church of God in Christ, Inc. in Memphis, Tenn. I returned to Durban on November 17th 2004, just in time for the Singles Conference in Rosetta.Publisher Volume Number 6 Issue Number 1 July 4, 2005 TextSingles Conference I was the speaker for a singles conference sponsored by the Inner Chamber Family Fellowship. We met at Rosetta, South Africa. Truly God ordained that conference and we were all blessed. The theme was: Single and Whole.
I had an opportunity to speak in area of ministry for which I am very passionate. It is an area of ministry that is often overlooked or under-utilized in the general church body. I also had a time for one-on-one ministry with the participants and I have subsequently shared the printed resources with others that are addressing this same area of ministry. Everyone was blessed and I am confident that I will have future opportunities to share these truths. I would like to say in this format that marriage is ministry and everyone is not called to it. So, what do we do when we are single? What is our role as a believer? Every believer is to live a Holy life before God. To bring him glory in earth’s atmosphere and to a degree provide advertise-ment of who God is! Glory can be defined as giving the correct estimate of value. How can people know God’s worth if we, his followers, do not extol him in everything we do? To be single is natural, but to be single and whole is supernatural!

Prayer & Praise Points
I am still trusting God for a carI want to thank God for blessing me with two camcorders. I am in the process of getting the equipment needed to utilize the one I brought to Africa, but I am confident I will be able to record some events for display during my furlough next April. The sale of my home in three days! I always spend 90 days furlough in the states each year and I had many people praying with me for the sale on my home during my stay. God showed me just how faithful and infinite are his ways. I signed a contract on a Friday and the house sold the following Monday! I completed the final edit on my book and am trusting God for the funds ($2000.00 ) to start a publish by demand of the book as soon as possible.
I recently partnered with Apostle Terence and Prophetess Jacqueline Townsend via the Kingdom Builders Ministry. I have agreed to be their representative in Africa. I know that this is a divine appointment and connection and praise God for his ways. Praise God that Inner Chamber Family Fellowship has partnered with me for sponsorship in 2005! New ministry opportunities in Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria. I know that God has plans that I am walking into by faith. An official website created by Apostle Townsend for my use: http://www.ourchurch.com/member/m/MissionSAfrica.

Upcoming release of my book!
Financial breakthrough for the missions trips into other African nations.ContributionsMay be sent to the following address: P. O. Box 1885, Temple, Texas 76503-1885. I in turn promise to do the following:Faithfully invest my life full-time for Jesus Christ so that I may see lives changed for His glory! To inform you of my progress through prayer/newsletters. Pray for you and the needs of your family and ministry. Be strictly accountable for the use of these funds within the policies of the Mission to South Africa Ministry, Inc.

May God bless you abundantly now and forever as we work to see His kingdom come and His will be done. I am confident that He who has begun a good work in me is faithful and will complete it in due season.