Tuesday, April 20, 2010

REPORT FOR JANUARY 2009 EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN IN MOHALE’S HOEK LIKHUTLONG TSA BOCHABELA.


REPORT FOR JANUARY 2009 EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN IN MOHALE’S HOEK LIKHUTLONG TSA BOCHABELA.


I happened to have a dream to hold an evangelistic campaign in any of the three districts I am serving as a pastor in order to get Christ church growing in this southern territories of Lesotho

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
TRANSPORT
MUSIC
PREACHERS
ATTENDANCE
INTERVIEWS
CHURCH HISTORY
QUESTION ON CHURCH GROWTH
THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO POOR CHURCH GROWTH
BAPTISMS ON 24TH JANUARY 2009
EXPENSES
GRATIDUTES
RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTION

It was just a week or two before Christmas when the good news came to me by pastor Matete who informed me on an informal talk that one of my members would like to pitch the tent from his cofas and ask him to come as the guest speaker. I waited for a report from that particular member and tried to avail myself by visiting her irregularly since I knew this interesting good news.
Finally, I remembered that one day they told me that they are planning to get a tent pitched there at Likhutlong tsa bochabela that is where they reside. I asked the madam, when do you think you will be ready for pitching the tent and she answered and said we are ready but the church also has the same plan to pitch the tent there. I met church elders and church clerk and arranged for a church board meeting whereby this issue was finalised and recommended and accepted by church.


CONTRIBUTIONS

Mrs Moiloa contributed half of the payment of the tent watchman who did his work faithfully and we thank God for that. She went on to make photo copies of invitation cards which entailed the theme for the campaign ( LEFATSE LE THETSITSOE, RUA TSEBO O PHELE KA HO FITISISA) and all the teaching aids eg Catholicism speaks, Leselinyane la Basotho 1994 etc.

TRANSPORT

Mr + Mrs Khau transported the tent from Maseru to Mohale’s Hoek and back which is the bigger and the fundamental role to be played to make this whole idea sensible and successful and provided their sound system and the keyboard for music.

Mr + Mrs Khau transported the tent from Maseru to Mohale’s Hoek and back which is the bigger and the fundamental role to be played to make this whole idea sensible and successful and provided their sound system and the keyboard for music.  

As the tent began on the 3rd January 2009, we found out that one of the most important things has been omitted which was to transport our invitees at the later hours. They helped us with their car to transport them while I hired a car to transport those from Thoteng where I reside. I thank God for Mr Moeketsi Mohase who also assisted with transport.


MUSIC

Thabang Mohoalali standing next to the organist who is Teboho Khau and on his left is mrs ‘Mateleoe Rakepile standing next to Lebohang Khau who is next to her elder sister Matseliso Khau and on her left is Lehlohonolo Mohlahatsa. I thank God for the good work they did.
 
PREACHERS

Pastor Amos Chete Bohale
Mr Sele Andrew Kheswa. I thank God for brother Kheswa for the seven sermons he preached, Mr Matlali Phatsoane for a sermon he preached and the musician he brought with him being they MR R Bohale and Mr L Mapetla

PS MATETE

Finally we thank Pastor Paul Lekoroana Matete for the sermon he preached during last night of the campaign and the musicians he brought with him from Maseru being they Bro Sekhabi, Bro Tankiso and Bro Lehlohonolo Linakana. I thank them for their contributions that ultimately made this campaign to end with a greater success in soul winning.

ATTENDANCE

The attendance was good since the beginning of this campaign, the interesting part of it was, it had a good number of adults unlike in most campaigns where by audience in only children. I am impressed even though we baptised youth, I am almost sure that with post campaign that we will do, we will catch most of the adults even though normally they come to sit in the church and do nothing for they no more think big except for complaining and waiting to die. It was in short amazing thing to see what God has done by bringing such great numbers though we did not do the pre campaign.

INTERVIEWS ON CHURCH GROWTH HISTORY IN MOHALE'S HOEK

On the 3rd January as the efford was to begin that evenning I intervied Mrs Mamonoang Lebakeng, Mrs Mamohlahle Namanyane and Mr Mosiuoa Kou who happen to be old members of this church.

They told me that about distance of 200 metres where the tent was pitched was tent in 1971by Pastor Chalale which prepare them to get baptised in 1972 except for Mr Kou who was already a member as the church first came to Mohale’s Hoek.

QUESTION ON CHURCH GROWTH

I asked them to mention things that might have contributed to poor church growth in the south.

THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED IN POOR CHURCH GROWTH

- Lack of church services such as schools, clinics etc.
- Their members move to the church institutions in the North for work.
- All the Pastors were from the North and so seemed to have had a heart to develop home.
- Most efforts were done in the North and they seemed to have been neglected.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CONFERENCE

MEANS FOR MORE EFFORTS IN THE SOUTH TO CATCH MORE.
TO WORK WITH US TOWARDS MAKING AT LEAST TWO SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH e.g HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.
ALL PASTOR MUST HAVE DIGITAL CAMERAS, PROJECTORS, DVD MACHINES, LAPTOPS AND INTERNET IN ORDER MAKE THEIR WORK EASY AND MODERNISED AND FOR PROFESSIONAL REPORTS.

GRATITUDES

- We thank the conference for granting us the tent to use.

- We thank the president for visiting us during campaign with his family and for coming to baptise the converts.
- I thank the following church members: Mr +Mrs Khau, Mrs Moiloa,Mr Kente, Mr Kou and all the church members for having contributed to make this efford successful.

- We thank the conference granting us with the tent.
- We thank the president for visiting us during campaign with his family and for coming to baptise the converts.
- I thank the following church members: Mr +Mrs Khau, Mrs Moiloa,Mr Kente, Mr Kou and all the church members for having contributed to make this efford successful.

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