Written by: Daniel Kolenda
Article source: JOY! Magazine
Last September, we called together all our CfaN evangelists from around the world to gather for strategic planning meetings. At this Evangelism Alliance Congress, I shared the vision for our 50th year of 50 campaigns from Cape Town to Cairo. Something like this is unprecedented and can only be accomplished with an incredible team. I gave a clarion call to band together in one accord, signing a declaration of solidarity.
DECLARATION OF SOLIDARITY
“With burning hearts, we, the representatives of the 2023 Congress of the CfaN Evangelism Alliance, do hereby solemnly pledge to fulfill the divine mandate for a Decade of Double Harvest. We will join forces to surpass the prophetic landmark of 100 million documented decisions for Christ in 2024. Taking the glorious Gospel from Cape Town to Cairo, we will link arms with each other and with previous generations to see the prophecy of a blood-washed Africa fulfilled. We are, therefore, willing to forsake egos and logos to unite behind the heavenly mandate in 2024. Further, we are willing to lay down our lives, even unto death. May the Lamb that was slain receive the reward of His suffering.”
Spirit of unity
There was such a spirit of unity in the room as everyone signed their names. One of the reasons why people were so eager to join this vision was because they want to continue to sow into the ministry that empowered them to step into their callings. They were filled with gratitude to be part of something so much bigger than all of us.
The power of legacy
My close friend, Evangelist Nathan Morris, and I were recently reflecting on this very topic. We were talking about the impact of CfaN on both of our lives. Neither of us would be where we are today without the great investment of Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. In the Kingdom, everyone serving God has been blessed by the work, and often by the pain and struggles, of those who laboured before them. When we recognise this, it leads to gratitude and a desire to give back. This is why I am incredibly passionate about training the next generation of evangelists. I want to see many evangelists launched into their destinies.
People want their lives to count, but they don’t always know how to get from where they are to what God is calling them to do. I remember talking with a young evangelist who was just starting out in ministry. We were standing in the CfaN headquarters in front of a giant picture of a Gospel campaign in Ghana. He said, “I’ve been standing here looking at that picture trying to figure out how to get from here to there.” Have you ever felt like that? You can see something with eyes of faith, but you don’t know how to get there from where you are today.
There are so many evangelists out there with a call of God on their lives, but they do not know how to see their dreams become reality. Through the Evangelism Bootcamp, Schools of Evangelism, and Fire Camps, we equip and empower students with the skills and experience of our ministry. They learn to effectively evangelise and plan their own Gospel campaigns. Our graduates frequently share how impacted they have been by CfaN investing into their callings. They testify that we saw the dream in their hearts and sowed into their lives. We believed in them, and now they are running full force bringing in the harvest. This is multiplication!
All for His glory
Training evangelists is more important than ever if we are going to fulfil the divine mandate of winning 100 million souls by the end of 2024 and 150 million in this Decade of Double Harvest. This year, most of the campaigns will be happening simultaneously or back-to-back. There will be teams of EA members on the ground in each location, some for months ahead of time. During pre-campaign “Gospel invasions”, we flood the region with one-on-one outreach, Gospel truck preaching, youth campaigns, and marketplace evangelism. We are also expanding a strategy called “Aftermath Campaigns”, where Bootcamp graduates can hold their own Gospel campaign in a neighbouring city right after a large campaign. This builds on the momentum and hunger in a region and expands the impact. Our desire is to reach countries and continents for the glory of God!
There is nothing in the world that God cares about more than souls. As evangelists, we are the servants God sends out to cause people’s hearts to burn for Jesus, the One who laid His life down and paid the greatest price to save them. “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him” (1 John 4:9).
Crossing the Jordan River
As a ministry, we are believing God for something above and beyond what we have ever experienced. We are all stretching our faith and preparing to give all we have to see the power of God shake nations. We are crossing the Jordan River into new territory. It is also a Jordan River moment for many of you reading. We hope as you watch us stepping out of our comfort zone, you will step out of your comfort zone as well. Let’s press into the promises of God together and see the visions He gave us come to pass. This will be a year for the history books!
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Date published: 10/02/2024
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