 AFRICA AREA WEBSITE IS LAUNCHED Bob has been busy over the past few weeks building a website to give information about the work of Global Partners across Africa. Despite our Internet being down for over two weeks due to cable theft, the website is now up and running. Check it out and let us know what you think! Go to www.gpafrica.org
LIBERIA LAUNCHES NEW WORK IN NIMBA PROVINCE On July 20, Peter Kollie, the National Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church of Liberia led a team to baptize and receive the founding 35 members of the First Ganta Wesleyan Church. Praise God for making it possible for the first Wesleyan Church to be planted in Nimba County. Nimba County, the second most populous province in Liberia, is located in the eastern interior bordering on the country of Guinea.
 REV. DAVID KAJILA RECEIVES MTH DEGREE
On July 8, Rev. David Kajila, missionary from the Democratic Republic of Congo serving in Cameroon, was awarded the Master of Theology degree from the Cameroon Faculty of Theology. (Recently Rev. Kajila's wife, Cecile, was hospitalized after being beaten up while she was evangelizing. She has been released from the hospital, but continues to suffer emotional problems from the trauma.)
THE WESLEYAN CHURCH OF MOZAMBIQUE REACHES INTO TANZANIA Wesleyan believers in the most Northerly Province of Mozambique recently reported that two Wesleyan churches have been planted across the border in Tanzania. The most recent church plant is being led by a believer who has been employed for the past 18 years in the U. S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam.
PILGRIM WESLEYAN BIBLE COLLEGE GRADUATES A RECORD NUMBER On July 23, 2011, a record twenty-nine students graduated from Pilgrim Wesleyan Bible College in Zambia. These students have been assigned to ministries within eight Zambian districts. One graduate was the former leader of The Wesleyan Church of Malawi and is returning to Malawi to help lead the church there.
 CHAPEL CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED AT ZIMBA MISSION HOSPITAL
Within a three-month period (May 1 - July 30) Zimba Mission Hospital constructed a much needed chapel building. The chapel will seat 150 as well as provide the hospital chaplain with an office to meet privately with patients for counseling and prayer. (Construction on a new outpatient department is nearing completion.) For more information read Dan & Joan Jones' August newsletter.
AFRICA AREA PRAYER CALENDAR A prayer calendar with requests for every day for July - September, 2011 is now available by clicking the following link: Africa Area Prayer Calendar Feel free to share it with others who are interested in praying for God's work in Africa.
PRAISE POINTS - Praise God for the continued expansion and growth of the church in Mozambique.
- Praise God that Jim & Karen Pickett have arrived back safely in Mozambique and are busy settling into new responsibilities in Maputo. (Read their July 30th newsletter.)
- Thank God for His provision and the progress being made in the expansion of facilities at Zimba Mission Hospital, Zambia.
- Praise God for a new corps of freshly trained workers for the harvest in Zambia.
PRAYER REQUESTS - Please continue to pray for Rev. Bill Niemack, District Superintendent of Transkei District, South Africa. He recently went through surgery to remove a large abdominal mass and then had a strong dose of antibiotics to battle a subsequent infection. He now has begun chemo treatments.
- Pray for God's healing hand on Cecile Kajila in Cameroon as she continues to recover physically and emotionally from the attack she suffered.
- Please continue to pray that our residence permits are issued as promised. We call the office each week and keep being told that they are "in process".
- Zach & Lyndy Szmara expect to relocate to the city of Nampula in northern Mozambique by the end of August. Pray for God's help as they settle in and continue the task of mastering the language skills needed to live and minister effectively in this ripe harvest field.
SUPPORT REPORT The financial year for Global Partners ends August 31. As we approach the end of the financial year the reports show that we have received donations for our support very close to what was budgeted for the year. With just a bit extra this final month we will end the year in the black!
Praise God and thank you so much to all of you who continue faithfully to stand behind us financially. Your faithfulness and generosity is amazing!
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