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A Word From Scott Nute
April 26, 2011
Dear Friends,
God moved tremendously in Southern Africa! We recently returned from our mission project in Zimbabwe, and the Lord did so many things it will be a challenge to cover it all in this letter!
As a result of our CityCelebration event, a new church was planted, with eleven people who accepted Christ at the event attending the first church service! Plus, over one hundred fifty pastors, evangelists and church leaders received training at our two leadership conferences, and will return to their churches to pass on what they learned.
Police were ordered to attend some of our school programs to make sure that we were "only" preaching the Gospel, and not discussing political issues! At least one policewoman accepted Christ! We met with her a few days later, gave her a Bible, and she shared how her life was already different.
We distributed over 30,000 Gospel tracts and more than 150 Bibles. We gave away 4 portable sound systems, as well as 4 Proclaimers, (portable battery and solar-powered audio Bibles) to our Zimbabwean NEST (National Evangelist Support Team) partners. Our NEST Teams use this equipment as they preach and do follow-up year-round, full-time.
Our team ministered at a disability home for children and youth. In this photo, I am with teen Christian girls who, in spite of losing arms and legs, are getting an education, and can write superbly using their feet, partial arms, and mouths...it was a deeply moving experience to watch them write. This is why the director of their home calls them the Wonder Girls!
We preached in 62 schools and 10 churches in 3cities, and saw 46,466 people make a public decision to repent and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior!
Now, when some people hear of such large numbers of people coming to Christ, it is normal to be concerned as to what message was presented that motivated so many people to give their lives to Christ.
Our message is not a sugar-coated, cotton-candy message, but rather a thorough proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is that God loves us, we have all sinned and deserve judgment and hell. We preach the Truth -- that Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead, and that we must repent of our sin and genuinely surrender our lives to Jesus as Lord and Savior in order to go to heaven.
At every meeting, I tell people if they don't really mean it, that they should not commit to follow Jesus, because there will be challenges and possible persecution in this life, but, if they are serious, they can pray and turn to Christ. Then He promises that He will enter our heart, forgive our sins, and give us an abundant and eternal life filled with joy and power to live for Him!
This is the Gospel we preach all over the world, and people by the multiplied thousands are repenting and turning to Christ! And you, our wonderful, faithful friends and ministry partners, are greatly helping us reach and train people all across the planet with this powerful, life-giving, life-changing message...the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, love and support! Together, we are getting the Great Commission done!
For world-wide evangelization and discipleship, I am sincerely yours...
Scott
Scott Nute
Evangelist Scott Nute
David Stockwell Evangelistic Association
P.O. Box G, Katy, TX 77492 USA
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