Are we ready?

7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. – Mark 13:7-8

I’m sorry to start out this month’s newsletter this way; so heavy…Well Ok, maybe I’m not?…Did you see that just there?..I had a heavy, confronting and possibly offensive subject of urgency on my heart which in fact comes packaged in scarlet letters from the man Jesus Himself; however I was momentarily reluctant to share it even with you my fellow believer and prayer partner. Is this not the main matter of concern for us as believers, being in the current times of war, rumors of war, nation rising against nation, natural disaster, etc which are only the birth pains preluding the even greater tribulation to come; that we are so reluctant, and for some of us even unwilling to speak the confronting absolutes of God’s Word, as if offending a brother or sister or worse a non-believer is a greater evil according to our post-modern / secular-humanistic / socially just, false sense of morality than avoiding the absolute truths which are difficult to stomach, and in so doing, risking eternities? Is it not on these lines of the fine print T&Cs which we don’t always like to read or talk about that the following division is drawn by Jesus in the same chapter of Mark’s Gospel? … 12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. 13 Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” I don’t know about you, but the reality of this passage of scripture and the fact that it is immanent, if not already upon us based on the signs of the times as described in this very chapter in verses 7 & 8; is a very scary thought…Well as for me and my house, I want to do all I can as a husband & father to insure that one family member does not betray another on the account of the truth or compromise thereof! Nicole and I are so confronted and sobered by this end time reality; are we cultivating a lifestyle of constant awareness & application of truth…of The Absolute Truth – The Word of God; every detail of it in every detail of every part of our lives? Furthermore, are we training our children in this way; ourselves fully cognizant, and nurturing them to be fully cognizant of the times we are in…

In a time of so many different shades of grey being accepted as relative, preferential, self-made truths; the fine print, or lesser read T&Cs of The Word of God which we often prefer to not speak of, are more important than ever as they begin separating the wheat from the chaff!

  • By Jean-Michel Masson

Outreach to School in Brits

On the 18th of March we were invited to minister at a school in Brits. We started off the morning by doing a Puppet Show with the Junior Primary Children followed by activities, while the other half of our team did Evangelical Games with the Senior Primary Children. Later in the day we did Worship and shared a message with the high-school children. It was such an honour to be Jesus’ hands and feet and to see young ones give their lives and hearts to Jesus.

Launch of Children’s Equipping

In March the Witbank House of Prayer launched the Children’s Equipping Centre; currently this runs on Sunday evenings during the Fellowship. The long term dream for this is for the Children to be running their own prayer-room while the Adults run their prayer-room. Trinity does the dances for the children for this and assists wherever else is needed.

Easter Weekend – Churches Gather Together

Easter Weekend is always special but this past one was extra special as the House of Prayer Community Celebrated it with 3 other congregation in Witbank. We gathered together for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, it is always awesome for us to watch different parts of the body fellowshipping and celebrating together.

Family News

March was a month of celebration for us; having celebrated our 12th Wedding Anniversary, Jean-Claude turning 7, Nicole’s Father turning 70 and Trinity turning 11. We also had the privilege of going away for a few days to Marloth Park…it was a good time; Nicole was just sick for most of the time away, but we are grateful for her full recovery now.

We’re enjoying pursuing a lifestyle of prayer and worship together, attending the house of prayer daily, doing schoolwork and sport and running Masson Music.

Its also an exciting time for Jean-Michel on his running journey, as he runs his next Marathon this coming weekend (7 May) and his first Ultra-Marathon in June; all in preparation for the Comrades Ultra-Marathon (90km) on the 28th of August. Keep him in your prayers, for safety, strength, good recovery, and no injuries.

As a family we would be grateful for your continued prayers for financial break through and wisdom in each season…Also, for protection of our health as we are going into a very busy ministry season.

Upcoming

  • Cherished Outreach – 7th May

Nicole will be doing her first street outreach in Middelburg to the ladies working in the sex industry.

  • The Send – 14th May

We will join the live stream from Kansas City.  It is 10am – 10pm Central time, which means we will be here in the Prayer Room from 5pm – 5am.

Here is a bit of info about “The Send”:

In the midst of confusion, moral decline and church disengagement we see an opportunity for a whole generation of believers to arise who will have no disconnect between their belief and action— Who instead of settling for a life of complacent Christianity will be activated into the message and action of Jesus.

There will be numerous speakers as well as worship sessions during the 12 hours.  Among the speakers are Mike Bickle, Lou Engle, Heidi Baker, Tod White, Daniel Calveti, Andy Byrd and many more.

It is going to be 12 hours of being encouraged and inspired to step up and to step out.

Anyone can come for the 12 hours or a part of the 12 hours.

We encourage as many people as possible to join us, even if you only joining us from 5-8pm or 6-8pm…but try to do as many hours as possible!

This is going to be life-changing!!!

  • Ministry in Klarinet – 21 May

On Saturday 21 May we will be ministering as the House of Prayer Team in Klarinet Township; please pray for us for this.

  • First Love Conference – 27-28 May

Join us 27-28 May to ignite a fresh fire of Fist Love in your heart.

Registration is open online, and cost is only R50 per person. We have limited seats available and encourage everybody to register as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out.

The Saturday afternoon of the conference we have prophetic rooms and healing rooms available for conference attendees and spots need to be booked online.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be strengthened and encouraged in your walk with The Lord.

It is going to be a weekend of a fresh awareness of how much God loves us and a time learn how to love Him back and to grow in intimacy with Him.

To book follow this link: https://witbankhop.co.za/product/first-love-conference/

  • Paul Visiting – 31 May – 10 June

Paul Ameen will be visiting us again from 31 May to 10 June to provide further equipment in understanding Islam and how to reach Muslims with the gospel. We do not yet have details about the program but are excited about what Father is planning with this visit from Paul at Witbank House of Prayer. Keep a look out for information…

  • Eiland Outreach – 25 June – 10 July

Our House of Prayer Team are going on an outreach to the Eiland ATKV resort again from 25 June to 10 July and are excited about the opportunity we have again this year to be able to share the GOOD NEWS to broken people in different ways. If you know of any Youth that would be keen on joining this outreach, you’re welcome to contact us.

Thank you very much to every financial partner; what we are doing would not be sustainable without your partnership.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our monthly newsletter, we really appreciate your support.

If you are not a financial partner, but would like to financially partner with us, here are the details:

Account Name: House of Prayer; Bank Name: FNB (First National Bank); Account Number: 62718897848; Branch Code: 230146; Account Type: Cheque Account; Reference: HVG-JN

If you would like more information about financially partnering with us, please send us a WhatsApp so we can have a coffee to discuss further. Partnership of this nature is such a blessing to us and goes a long way in covering our monthly expenses as we run full time with the ministry mission God has called us into.

If there is anything in this newsletter that you have questions about or would like more information about, please contact either of us via WhatsApp. Also if you personally need prayer for anything, please let us know so that we can join you in intercession.