Feedback: Trip to Mozambique

Twelve members of MOVED set out on a Missions Outreach to Mozambique. The people who went were David Crawage, Travis Bernard, Claudia Sampson, Ronelle Ribberts, Christopher Peters, Grace Chetty, Cecelia Groenewald, Mandy Sogwagwa, Vivienne Vermuelen, Mirriam Masithela, Pearl Nxumalo and Melise Bobby. Wally Van Der Haar was the driver of the minibus.

We left Johannesburg late on Wednesday, 29 April 2009, at 16:00 with two vehicles- a van and a minibus-each pulling a trailer behind them. Our intended arrival time was 23:00 on Wednesday night, but about 14 kilometres from Nelspruit, the radiator of the van burst, and we were stuck for the night. A kind Muslim family gave us shelter for the night, and we repaired the radiator the next day, only to find that the van was overheating quite badly. This necessitated that we had to leave the van and one trailer in Nelspruit, and carry on to Maputo with only the minibus and a heavily loaded trailer. We arrived in Maputo at around 22:00 on Thursday night, where we were met by the church leadership.

We were based on the outskirts of Maputo in Machava, but our outreach extended to Xai-Xai, Manjakase, Maacia, Katembe bay and Gaza. We covered about 20 communities on Friday, 01 May 2009. The 12 MOVED members were divided into teams of three each. Some of the travelling was done on local transport, like taxis and buses. On Saturday morning, I presented a seminar to the leadership of the churches, which gave them an idea of how far we as Christians have come in terms of fulfilling the Great Commission. Saturday afternoon we went to the Maputo Market, and afterwards to the beach for some R & R.

On Sunday morning we had to preach at about 10 different churches, after which we had lunch and came home. The van gave us a lot of trouble, but that is another story.

The above narrative does not even come close to imparting to you the immense anointing of the Holy Spirit that we experienced. Some of the highlights are that we had early morning Holy Spirit filled Intersession on Friday Morning at around 4 a.m, and we had an emotionally charged foot washing ceremony on Saturday night at around 11 p.m. All the team members had very interesting testimonies to tell, and some said that the experience was life changing. The deep need for further ministry was clear to see, as was the poverty and the need for help. At the church where I ministered, almost all the people committed themselves to be witnesses for Christ.

This is just a summary of all the events that took place, and I hope it leaves you panting for more!

God bless you!

David.