Dear friends
The unfolding of both the months of May and June have been filled with a lot of different turns in terms of our ministry engagements as SCOZ, challenging and calling us to walk on water and doing things differently as God nudges us to listen and obey. As a ministry experienced a challenging patch in terms of activity follow up, core direction and a shaking in terms of where we need to focus and emphasise our efforts on, it has been both exciting and trying. During my trip to Cape Town, a strong word which hit me and the ministry activities at SCOZ was the following verse, “ 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, BUT only one receives the prize? SO run to win. 9:25 Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.”
The question we asked as SCOZ was: Are we but just RUNNING, or are we conscious of our running as if we are intending to win, activity over effective discipleship making? Mindful that running to win implies knowing the capacity of our enemy and our calling by God to perpetuate disciple making for the Kingdom of God and for his supremacy. We humbly call upon you to continue praying for us as a ministry to continuously sense God’s will on our mission and purpose that we focus and achieve only that which he designed our ministry to accomplish.
Ministry report for February Zimbabwe
- Re-entry from DMM and mini ACE in Cape Town (07/06/12)
- Planning with Caroline Chirume from Gateway Christian Training College @ Hands Of Hope, Avondale, Harare (12 & 25/06/12)
- Follow-up meeting with Sibo and Revai, level 1 trained students, on Kids' games at Highlands city Presbyterian (15/06/12) @ Operation Mobilisation offices in Avondale
- Catch-up meeting on level two preparations with Tinashe (27/06/12) @ Operation Mobilisation office in Avondale
- Finalisation of TOT training with Physical Education teachers at Gateway High and Primary Schools. (25/06/12) @ GCTC offices in Emerald Hill.
- Devotion sharing with OM team @ OM offices in Avondale
- 1st session delivery at Gateway Christian Training College on a Physical Education as a discipler
Prayer concerns
· Overall running of sports ministry in Zimbabwe and a functional working team
· Ministry truck by the end of this year
· Level two in Bulawayo at willow park in August
· Continued partnership with Gateway Christian Training College
· Practical engagement and feedback with and from post level 1 and 2 trained participants
· Discipleship Making Movement efforts with our partnering ministries
RENEWED STRENGTH AND COURAGE IN THE MISSION FIELD
Strength to you all
MUDEREDZI TO BE HONOURED AT 2012 OLYMPICS
ReplyDeleteWritten by Dakarai Mashava, Senior Sports Writer Thursday, 12 July 2012 10:16
HARARE - Former Zimbabwe athletics coach and sprinter Partson Muderedzi has been chosen along with Sportsman of the Century Carl Lewis to be part of Stars for Christ Events during the upcoming London 2012 Olympics. The current and former Olympians, who are all Christians, have been chosen to preach the word of God by Lay Witnesses for Christ International, an organisation of Christian Olympians headquartered in the United States of America. The former Zimbabwean athletics champion and coach’s appointment was announced in a letter from the Texas-based organisation. “Lay Witness for Christ International Board of Directors have unanimously endorsed its president Dr Sam Mings’ recommendation to appoint Zimbabwe’s Partson Muderedzi to serve on the Athlete and Coaches Executive Committee,” read part of the letter. Muderedzi, who will be in London for the outreach events between July 27 and August 14, expressed his delight at being accorded such an honour. “I feel honoured to be chosen to be part of this wonderful ministry of Olympians championing the cause of Christ,” the former Zimbabwean athletics star told the Daily News yesterday. “I am one of only four from Africa who have been selected. Our job will be to remind athletes from all over the world who will be participating in the London Olympics never to forget that the talent they have is God-given.” The Redcliff-based Muderedzi will be presented with an award by Olympian of the Century and Sportsman of the Century Carl Lewis during the course of Games. Other athletes named alongside Muderedzi include America Kevin Young, current 400 metres hurdles world record holder, Guinness, world record holder Bruce Crevier, Zambian boxing coach Elias Kataya, among other Christian sportspersons.