New Life Missions Nigeria Report
February 2001 Newsletter
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| Your support has yielded fruit. | |
| We held 62 meetings last year. | |
| New believers in Christ and new Churches. | |
| Another landmark in our mission's work. | |
| Meetings and birthdays. | |
| Prayer Requests | Needs in the United States, London, and in Nigeria. |
| Relief Efforts | Providing for widows and their families. |
| Nigerian Projects | New Church construction and a Nigerian headquarters. |
| How to Reach Us | Call, write, or email us. |
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our numerous partners for their gracious and generous support this last year. Your support has yielded a hundred fold in our missions. The old saying, “Seeing is believing!” is really true. In many ways, what you see and hear in this newsletter will encourage you and even motivate you to continue to support your Sister Church in Africa.
There were 62 meetings of all types held last year in Nigeria. There were six crusades held, with two new churches being established. The Deborah International Women’s Fellowship (Debi-Fee) was started with ten women’s conferences being held. We visited in 32 churches, seven secondary schools, two primary schools and three nursery schools.
In the churches, 3200 new believers made first time decisions for Christ. The two new churches were each registering about 86 on Sundays. The school visits yielded a harvest of 2800 souls for Jesus. The Deborah International Women’s Fellowship (Debi-Fee) is growing stronger in Africa. We have received invitations to come and establish Debi-Fee chapters in three new countries in Africa: Kenya, Togo and Ghana.
The Deborah Fellowship fed 300 families in December.
Deborah International
Women's Fellowship:
Redding Summit
This established another landmark in the work of New Life Missions in northern California. Thirty-six women, representing churches across northern California, met together for a time of refreshing at the feet of the Master. We had six speakers at the summit, and every one of them spoke as an oracle of God.
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Deborah International Women’s Fellowship anniversary February 12, 2001 |
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Freeman Odurukwe Birthday February 17, 2001 |
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Revival Prayer Conference February 23 to 25, 2001 at Evangelistic House of Prayer, Redding, California |
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Pastor Churchill Odurukwe Birthday March 3, 2001 |
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Revival Prayer Conference March 30 to April 1, 2001 at All Nations New Life Fellowship, Fort Bidwell, California |
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Lady Anne Odurukwe Birthday May 4, 2001 |
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Deborah International Women’s Fellowship Retreat July (no date yet) |
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Praise for divine healing for Mrs. Denise Jordan. |
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Anne Odurukwe is expecting a healthy baby in May. |
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We still need the $10,000 to deposit with the Nigerian government for the property to build a mission headquarters in the capital. |
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Our pastors are undergoing terrible hardships in Nigeria. |
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Sister Ashley Joiner has left for a mission trip to Uganda. |
Widows and their families are provided for at the Debi-Fee conferences. At the conclusion of the conference, each woman in need is provided food for her family. Because most of the women who come must walk several miles, the food packages have to be kept small. Each package is made up for a family of 5, with adjustments for actual numbers as needed.
Items included: rice, beans, flour, canned or powdered milk (powdered is preferred due to weight), canned meat, sugar and Ovaltine. The Ovaltine is the primary source of vitamins. It is mixed with water and a little sugar, no milk, and served in a common bowl for the family to dip bread in so all get a little portion for the vitamins.
Cost per package: $25-30. Weight: approximately 40-50 pounds
Remember to pray for new church construction in Nigeria. As each new congregation is established, a meeting place must be provided. It is preferred to be in a new building owned by the local church, after the Mission sponsors construction.
We are still waiting on the Lord for the funds for the land in the capital city, Anambra, for a mission headquarters site.
Our website is: www.newlifemissions.org
You may e-mail us at: revodurukwe@aol.com
Mail: New Life Missions, P.O.Box 493433, Redding, CA 96049-3433
Phone: 530-224-9568 / 530-221-4879
For more information about this ministry, please email Pastor Churchill at pastor@newlifemissions.org.
Questions or comments about the web site can be directed to the webmaster at webmaster@newlifemissions.org.