tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67965720393830057182009-12-10T04:59:32.631+02:00Taking the gospel to 11 African countries with gospel chariots, short term schools, bible correspondence courses, and campaigns.Gospel Chariot Missionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749205972709304798george.gcm@gmail.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796572039383005718.post-27075554618002550542009-12-10T03:39:00.015+02:002009-12-10T04:59:32.642+02:00

All Chariots, offices and schools will close and take a months well deserved holiday over the Christmas and New year. It has been a wonderful year. The way the team and brethren worked together to reach so many. I don't believe a thousand souls were baptized, but it must be close. The year finished off with the Chariots in Pretoria and Kwandebele where 24 souls were converted. The Vhembe Bible

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When one serves God, he is in essence having so much fun, because one sees God working and when you see God working, it is a whole lot of FUN. We are coming to the end of another Fun Filled year. Even the problems we were faced with, looking back, were not that bad. The team needs to be commended. To date so far this year there has been over 800 souls baptized and who knows how many restorations;

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It is wonderful to see the Word being preached and souls being encouraged and turning to the Lord. Chariot 1 has just finished off in Swaziland and Chariot 2 has completed its travels in Malawi. Over 250 souls have been baptized during this campaign. We give God the Glory. The way the Churches of Christ work together to make this happen is so encouraging. We have had some problems with 2 wheels

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It is a dream come true. Yes the School in Venda is now officially completed and school is in. As you can see the preferred name is Vhembe Bible School. Vhembe meaning "the region". This school is on the same property as the Tshidimbini Church of Christ. GCM funded the project and the eldership will oversee the school. The Nations University Curriculum will be used. There are 15 students

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This time of the year gets really busy with the Chariots traveling into the countries north of us. We also get to work in Venda for 6 weeks. It has been wonderful. Chariot 2 has just completed its time in Tanzania and worked with the Chamala Mission. It is now on the way to Malawi. 34 souls were baptized in Tanzania. Chariot 1 has just finished in Venda where 131 souls were baptized. It will now

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Gospel Chariot Missions is on the brink of one of the greatest mission efforts ever seen in the Churches of Christ. That is if we can keep focused and keep on networking with our Offices, Chariots and Universities. Can you imagine us, the Churches of Christ in Southern Africa, having our own University in every Big City. PLEASE PRAY FOR US. We are on to one of the most EXCITING evangelistic

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The year has started off with a bang! After doing repairs on the chariots, the team all headed off in different directions. I managed to visit Quinton and Vicki and spend some time with my grandchildren. Then it was off to the offices and now heading off to the US for a short trip. One thing about the GCM team and myself is, we cover some miles every year. There have been more than 70 souls

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2009 is here and look who has arrived in the Cape to help give the Chariots some tender loving care. Yes Dimpo, Lazarus, Bongani and Ommie. One of the most important things we need to do every year is make sure the Gospel Chariots are in good running order. The roads are bad in Africa. Since last year a wonderful brother from the USA has been coming over and helping us do maintenance. His name

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What a wonderful year this has been. It is very hard to explain. Our Gospel Chariots have traveled as far north as Tanzania. The cooperation and participation by so many brethren in the different countries has made this year of 2008 the best ever. Over 1000 souls were baptised into Jesus. The GCM team needs to be commended. Wow, Gospel Chariot Missions has come a long way in 15 years. It all

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It has been my privilege to visit with the Venda brethren many times. It is one of the most mature congregations in Africa. I am so glad that George and GCM has partnered with the Venda congregation to establish a short term school. I believe that an incredible amount of good will be done and hundreds will be trained and matured.One of the things that attracts me to GCM is the fact that George

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What a year this has been. So much happening in so many areas. 2008 is turning out to be our most productive year. The Chariots traveled as far north as Tanzania. There have been seminars, semesters of short term Bible School as well as campaigns. We hope that by year end there will be over 1000 souls baptized into Christ this year alone. This will be the best year ever. We give God the glory.

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LETS FINISH 2008 WITH A BANGOur goal through year end has to be one of staying focused and committed regardless of the interruptions. The devil is never happy when one has a burning desire to reach souls for Jesus. He will always put stumbling blocks in one's way. Chariot 2 has returned from central Africa a little bent and buckled and needs some urgent body work to be done. It is also in need of

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Ron and Susan Pottberg were missionaries in South Africa in the 1980's and early 90's. They were good friends and encouraged us a great deal. They were the ones who introduced me to World Bible School. My first experience of WBS follow up was with Ron. I accompanied him to the town of Escort. It was then that I saw the potential of follow-up and working in rural areas. Reaching the mases. Thank

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Five men from the Lord's Church in Fredericksburg Texas arrived in Windhoek Namibia on Saturday August 1 for a week-long campaign. Shown left to right in the photo above are Bob Mathews, Zach Kirkland, Bob Grinslade, Michael Hartman, and Tommy LeFan. We asked the Lord's blessings on our trip, and He blessed us with fertile soil in Rundu -- hearts willing to hear the Gospel message and eager to

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I have been working with and traveling with George for 7 or 8 years now. I have heard him say many times that "GCM" is about a continent not just a country." I really didn't understand that the first time I heard him say it. I am not sure I still do, but I am beginning to understand the massive scope of the GCM ministry. The chariots go into 11 countries and through hundreds of cities, towns,

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509 BAPTISMS FOR JUNE AND JULY IN MALAWI AND VENDA...WE GIVE GOD THE GLORY. READ JUNE REPORT TO GET THE FULL PICTURE.MALAWI Above shows some serious damage to our stage. As our team crossed from Tanzania into Malawi the roads got really bad. The stage somehow came open although it has a lock and is spring loaded. How it happened I don't know, but it did. It released itself and fell open and hit

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Above is the Pretoria Gospel Chariot building. We have a number of ministries that operate from here. All our Chariots are run from this office. Dimpo Motimele is the coordinator who works closely with me. We have a short term Bible school, World Bible School office and a Downtown congregation that meets on Sundays. They are approximately 200 in attendance. Above shows the GCM team. Mamse, Jonas

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Above shows the Durban building. Gospel Chariot Missions has an office on the ground floor. There is also a congregation that meets in the building. This is a wonderful ministry reaching out to the multitudes in Kwa Zulu Natal.Above shows Paulos and Leslie who work in the Gospel Chariot Office. They network with Church of Christ brethren in the area. They also do the grading of Bible lessons as

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Above shows the Wanahede Church of Christ in Windhoek, Namibia. They worship in a house that was purchased by GCM for an office and Short Term Bible School. From this congregation doors opened in Rundu, up north, where 3 congregations have been started. Above shows some of the activities that took place in Windhoek. Gospel Chariot started the Church of Christ in Windhoek some years back. Since

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A PICTURE TELLS A THOUSAND STORIES OVER 350 SOULS BAPTIZED INTO CHRIST in JuneMALAWI Above shows the tent meeting in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. It was wonderful how the congregations worked together to make it a success. The brethren fed us, loved us and encouraged us whilst working with them. You can see many of the people could not get into the tent and had to sit on the outside of

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On the 2nd June our 2nd grandbaby was born. Wayne and Nicole Funk are the proud parents of a little girl. Is she not cute? Look at Quinton and Vicki's little Jemmica holding Chanelle. Ria and I are very blessed at this time. The Bible tells us in proverbs to consider yourself blessed when you get to see your children's children. We are so BLESSED and so PROUD of the grandchildren. Above shows

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South Africa is becoming a gangsters' paradise. As you all know, I am a optimist and have never reported about crime in my reports. Well things are getting really bad. In 2000 I was hijacked and would have been shot dead had I not handed over the vehicle I was driving. Since then I am really careful and try not work in huge townships in the Johannesburg area. Every day you read the news and there

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It was my privilege to spend three weeks on the road with George Funk and GCM encouraging, evangelizing, and dreaming. Although I have been working with George and GCM for many years I was overwhelmed with the scope of the work and I didn't even see all of it.After I flew in from Little Rock to Johannesburg we drove to the African Lectureship in Witbank, South Africa. There must have been three

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GOD IS WORKING. Above shows Jonas Maseka on Chariot 2. This Chariot has finished gospel meetings in the Cape, Namibia and is now finishing off a month in Zambia. This week it crosses over into Tanzania. There were 20 souls baptised in Zambia this month. Jonas is from Rundu. When not on the Chariot he works with the new congregations in the region. The brother with the red shirt is brother Tobias

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Above shows the Funk family. We have been blessed. From the left you see Quinton, Wayne, Chantal and Hilton. They are our 4 children. Then in the middle you have our lovely daughters- inlaw, Vicki with Jemmica and Nicole, Wayne's wife. In front you got Ria and I. As you can see we too are getting older. We are all in the Lord and we need to thank you brethren in the USA for sending missionaries

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