THE KINGDOM ADVANCES !!!

Hi everyone,
It has been a long time since you have heard from me, I really apologize for that, things have been hard for me, I still don’t understand why I was unable to send my update from last month, I have written the update in the beginning of last month tried many times to send it but it wouldn’t, but one thing that I know is that the enemy will not relax while we are spreading out the Gospel even in places like palm ridge, a place known for high crime rate,I know that he can’t handle to see people giving up their old way of living and come to Jesus and have their lives turned around for good,

I want to thank you all who pray for us, just want to say thank you and to let you know that you are highly appreciated, it is your prayers that help us to stand and not be unshakable.
Things are starting to happened praise!!! I had been praying the whole week asking the Lord what he wants me to speak on this past Sunday, and I didn’t know what he wants me to speak till on Sunday morning, the resurrection morning, the Lord simple said that the church is ready! I didn’t get it at first what he means by this but before I asked I felt an anointing for healing strongly on me and I knew what he was talking about, I knew that the power was present for healing! A Picture of our Church Community.

I have been teaching them the basic tings of Christianity since we started the church on the 9th of June, but this was a day that the Lord has declared that to be a day of healing in our tent, I spoke about healing, cause people can easily accept that God forgives, God sets free but when it comes to healing its always a challenge, I spoke on that, giving them understanding that when the Lord went on the cross He did it for our Salvation, deliverance and healing, just simple message and went on telling them a true story of when I was in one of the villages preaching the gospel telling them that Jesus saves, sets free and heals, called out for sick people to come forward and a man who had a short leg than the other came and he used a stick to walk and he asked me to pray for his back, I did wonder why not his leg, I prayed for his back and the Lord healed him immediately, I asked why not your leg? Can I pray for your leg He said yes and as I was praying for him I saw teas coming out, I thought pain or something he was feeling so I sad what is going on? Tell me how you feel? The man said I felt my short leg grow and I saw it grow! Glory to God!!!
The man stood on his own with ought a stick and began to walk. I tell you that was an opening for people to come and receive prayer in that village, not only there but in our little Church this past Sunday people came believing for healing and the Lord healed them, from serious back problems, Stomach issues, neck problems. It was fun to see what the Lord is beginning to do in palm ridge.
Keep us in your prayers that what the Lord has started will continue in the place.
Many blessings.


Things to pray for;
Please pray for the presence of God to increase in the tent.
Pray that the Lord will give us strength to reach out more for the lost.
Please pray for the Brumbaugh’s family in San Francisco who are working on razing funds to buy us a portable office to use in the Church.
Please pray for our cars, still straggling on this meter, we need funds to fix the car.
Please pray for me and Anna that the Lord will send us financial Supporters.
Please pray for our protection in this place where people are murdered everyday.

Please for donations contact us on this email felito@africaonfire.com

Felito &Anna Utuie
Postnet Suite 117
Privet Bag X1
East Rand
1462
South Africa
Felito’s Cell +27 792 85 2946
Anna’s Cell +27 735261753



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May the Lord Bless you!
Felito Utuie

Palm Ridge is experiencing a change!!!

Palm Ridge is experiencing a change!!!

Palm Ridge was known for the Indian community during apartheid and known as Moslem community, even today when you drive in to this township you don’t need any one to show you or tell you, its very obvious that it has been a Moslem place for long time,

In the entrance there is a Big Big Mosque,

As we sent you an email last month saying that we have started a Church on the 9^th of June, it has been going well, we are growing in numbers and, we are seeing lives being transformed, its amazing,

Let me tell you some of it, we started the church in the tent, with 100 chairs, and it is in the middle of winter here in South Africa, and the pastor who gave us the land to use said

It is very cold now, people wont come, let me tell you this, our 100 chairs are full and we are in need of more chairs, God is so good!!!

Here is another story

One of the guys in Church is Sthole he is in His 40 s and this guy I have known him for Long time, and he always didn’t want anything to do with Jesus, I remember once I was visiting my brother here in South Africa and He was in my brother’s house and we had small group to pray together and this guy would go out side and wait till we finish praying, but if the Lord can change Paul of Tarsus, He can change Sthole’s heart, The Lord sent Him to help us find the Land and from the first day of the Service this guy has nave messed a service, He even called me and asked why do we have to wait till Thursday to have a service? That’s a Long time He says, He is so hungry, Talk about transformation, his wife still can’t believe that the Lord has given her a new husband,

We are seeing people being changed everyday, Palm Ridge is also known for wichcruft

But when they come they give up everything, and they just want the real thing, this people are hungry!!!

We had Stephany from Vineyard Laguna Niguel come last week and taught about prayer, they were taking in everything, and cause of that we have niticed that their prayer life is not the same anymore, something has been released up on them,

We are Having Cathy this week from the same church who will teach worship, everyone is looking forward for that.

I just want to thank personally that church in California San Francisco that sent us funds to buy Bibles for our people, you don’t know how blessed people are by this, Thank you.

I will say this, you have made things worse for us in a good way cause they have thousands of questions to ask about the scripture, they just cant get enough,

I also want to thank the Vineyard Laguna Niguel Church for sending a team Here that Blessed us a lot, and let me say that the people that were reached on that one day out reach are still with us,

Things to pray for;

(1) pray for my car to be fixed, its almost 2 months without a car, its hard,

(2) There was a strong wind last weekend that riped our tent in to peaces, please pray that we can get the right person to fix it, that’s our building,

(3) Pray so we will be known as community of Love,

(4) Pray for the growth not only in numbers but Spiritually also.

FELITO UTUIE

I WILL BE PUTTING UP PHOTOS ON THE BLOG SOON

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God's Open Doors

Dear Friends

Sawubona (hello). Can’t believe that it has been four weeks since we have arrived back in the Rainbow nation. And though times have been rocky, God is so amazing.

AFRICA ON FIRE CHURCH – The Beginning
Great news! After six months of planning and preparation, we are finally underway. Yes, we have started the church plant in Palm Ridge. A township one hours drive from the Johannesburg International Airport and our little flat.

The road to this point has not been easy or quick, but God has this vision in His hands and all timing is according to His purpose. Until the middle of May, we had been unable to find land on which to start the church. After many attempts with city governments, we were led to a plot of land by a man who is not a Christian, but wanted to help us. Through him, we were able to secure a large, central location, which we are currently borrowing from another Pastor who has advised us to apply for the land permanently.

Once we received the paper to say we had officially borrowed the land, the work began. There were many things that we needed to accomplish before we could start church services, one of which was getting a fence to surround the tent. After price shopping at several places, we found a man selling fences on our way to the land. This man helped us organize people to clear the land. We believe that as they burned the brush and rubbish, God was spiritually clearing the land and preparing it for encounter.
We also had to build a small house on the property for a couple people to stay and keep watch (our friendly guards).

The day before we began church, we bought an 18 by 7 metre tent and 100 chairs.

The man who sold us the chairs gave us a very good price and offered to supply us with 50 to 80 free loaves of bread to give out at the end of every month. Ironically, this man has a brother who is a leader at the biggest mosque in Palm Ridge (Palm Ridge is known for its Muslim inhabitants – during apartied Palm Ridge was where the Indian community lived).

God is just so good! The favour of God is being shown already from people who are not even believers. There are many more stories that must go unwritten for the time being.

And so, after two weeks of hard work and taxing anticipation, we had everything ready for church.

THE FIRST SERVICE
Sunday, June 9, we had our first service. We had a surprisingly good turnout and community members have been very welcoming (even wanting to advertise us with a blow horn on the back of a pickup). The first service was the dedication of the land and the tent, patterned after 1 Chronicles 7 when Solomon dedicated the Temple to God. After a brief message, an altar call had three young men and a bunch of children come forward to receive Jesus. Since then, the young men are hungry for God and have formed a choir with our resident missionary, Eric Brumbaugh (from the USA).

NIGHT MEETINGS
We have also been having evangelistic meetings every night and have seen God beginning to move. It has been a blessing to see the people’s hunger as even the small children sit and listen attentively to every word of the message.
Throughout the whole process, we have clearly seen God’s hand in directing the right people to help us at the right time. There are so many names I could mention, without whom this church would not have happened. God is truly sovereign and the King of this church. It is just another testimony that when God calls someone to do something, He is abundant in His provision. In accordance with Jeremiah 1:12, we have seen God act upon His Word.
We hope that this newsletter encourages you to follow what God is speaking to you.

PRAYER REQUESTS
· Please pray for provision to fix at least one car (my two cars are currently broken)
· Please pray for provision for rent and a new place (closer to the church land)
· Please pray For God’s presence to increase every day in the tent

Thank you for your prayers and support.
God Bless you richly & love
Felito & Anna Utuie


CONTACT DETAILS
Address: Africa on Fire Ministries
PostNet Suite #117
Private Bag X1
East Rand
1462, South Africa

Website: www.africaonfire.com & www.yaysmilesalot.blogspot.com

Felito Cell: +27792852946 & Anna Cell: +27735261753