March - May 2010 Simona Caba Afrika Wa Yesu – Inhaminga, Mozambique

at the church service. The need for a church in the village

Dearest friends, is great, but the way it started was wrong.
I praise God for At the seminar we had around 50 youth participating,
every new day He is some from other churches. We asked God for His
giving to us as a manifested Presence and He did come and visit us. Our
precious gift to use it seminar theme was: Christian Character and we spoke
for His glory. about forgiveness and humble heart, truth, faithfulness
As I said at the and being holy and separated for God. Josias and Enoque
beginning of this preached directly in the dialect and they were full of
year I want a anointing of the Holy Spirit. When I saw some youth
revolution in my life. Well, revolution doesn’t come in a speaking in tongues; others crying and repenting I knew
calm atmosphere. Usually comes after very strong crises, that we were not there in vain. This new generation will
explodes and throughout the battle brings a big change. I rise up from the dust and all the problems their parents
want to be changed and I want something radical. That is were facing. And they will live different. There is always
why I asked the Holy Spirit to expose in me everything hope in and with Jesus.
that hinders His complete work in my life. April
One by one He is bringing out, it hurts but it is good. I I have been
trust with all my heart the Mighty Hands that forms me. traveling most of
In the ministry I feel that I am in transition, things are the time, had an
changing. As I am challenged in my personal life, I am amazing time
challenged in all the areas of my life. with the new
March people I met and
For a month we send the evangelists Josias and Enoque to places I visit. It
Muanza in order to prepare for a youth seminar and also has been a
to check on the church. blessing to spend
While they were there, they were telling me about some time with the evangelists, to see them ministering to the
problems with the leadership of the church that actually people at a new level, flowing in the gifts of the spirit and
affected all church. helping each other in unity.
On Thursday some of the leaders together with the We have been in 3 places: Siluvu, Chimoio and
evangelists and leader Americo we had a meeting. Mocumbeze – 3 new areas for us, 3 new churches. Each
All I asked was to forgive each other, to stop accusing, place was different, with different challenges,
believe in each other and start working together – which testimonies, victories and difficulties.
they were trying doing while we were there. We prayed The first and the best place we visit was Siluvu. Our team
together and after that we had some house to house visits was there already for more than a week; the church was
and get ready for the youth seminar. exploding with joy, celebrating a great victory: they have
During our visits, during the youth meetings and also been filled with the Holy Spirit and they could see God’s
during some conversations I saw a great hunger and provision and blessing when they saw the roof put on
desire for truth and reconciliation with God. At one hut their new church building.
we visit, the mom and children gave their lives to Jesus, In spite of being young, pastor Belito is a man with a
burn all the great dream and vision for him, his family and his nation.
witchcraft she After graduating our Bible School, he went home full of
had and excitement and desire to see happening more what he has
showed their experienced here in Inhaminga.
desire to serve He and his family started meetings at his home and when
God with all the opportunity came he bought the land and started to
their hearts. dream to have a real church building. When Inhaminga
Next day they team went there at the end of March he was ready; he
were already already planted the seed and everything that happen it
participating was an answer to his prayers before God.
 Every morning Elisa Manuel, 32 years old, widow, 6 children
the church came I am coming from a family that had lots of problems; one
for devotion, to of my brothers was mentally ill. In 2008 the pastor’s
seek direction mother came to visit and told me about Jesus. I started to
for the day and come to the meetings and we all pray for the healing until
to worship God. my brother was completely healed and since then he
Because was never had that problem again. Before coming to Jesus I
Easter week, was always sick but after that I got strong and have
almost all strength to work. I used to go a lot to the witchdoctor
before knowing Jesus but now I don’t need to. When I am
people from the
sick or one of my children is sick we pray and we are
church were
healed. Since my husband died I can see how God is
actually living at
taking care of my family. I always come to our pastor and
the church –
to the church family and they help me a lot.
eating together,
Marta Jose, 5 children, 42
singing, praying
years old
and hearing the
I couldn’t have children, so I
Word of God for
came to Jesus and ask Him
3 days. Friday
to help me. God gave me
night we had
children. I praise God, I was
vigil - nobody
the only child in my family,
went to sleep through the whole night. The 4 evangelists
but now God gave me much
together with pastor Belito lead the people in true praise
more, He multiplied us. When I came to Jesus I asked the
and worship, more people were baptized in the Holy
church to pray for me to have children. They prayed and
Spirit and the church was blasting with joy in the
I got pregnant. Now when my child is sick, I pray and
manifested presence of God.
God hears my prayers. Our pastor and leadership always
Very early in the morning before the sun rise we started
help us. We couldn’t believe that we will have a real
our walk to the river to celebrate a water baptism in the
church building, but God did a miracle. Many things I
same spirit of joy and excitement in the presence of the
didn’t know before but now I know, God is teaching me.
Lord. It wasn’t only walking - it was dancing and singing
Alicia, ` 60 years old, 3 children
for more than 4 km. There were more than 20 people that
I came to Jesus because I needed a family. Everybody in
testify their faith in Jesus through the water baptism.
my family died and I was left alone. I was searching for
On Easter Sunday the church was full, we celebrated the
help, for rest, for protection and I found Jesus who is
resurrection of Jesus with songs and beautiful worship.
everything to me now. Before I had problems, there were
Small children
demons that were manifesting in my life. Today I am
were dancing,
here, I have no other place to go, I will stay here. I finally
the teens were
know that I have a family, when I am with my brothers
lifting their
and sisters here I receive comfort.
hands in
Pastor Belito and his wife Maria, they have 4 children
worship and
Belito was a trouble as he grew up. His father gave up on
the men and
him as he continues to disobey. After Belito got married
women were
with Maria and already had 2 kids suddenly he decided
leading with
that he wants more from this life. He started to get
new songs in
serious, registered to school (he gave up on school in his
the Spirit. We
first grades) and he was searching for truth, for God.
finished the
Maria, his wife was always sick, manifesting demons
service celebrating the Holy Communion with the whole
many times. Worse than anything she was a “spirit
church. Their testimonies are amazing, they live a true
women” – the lie of the devil was that she belongs to a
conversion and they are not afraid or ashamed on their
spirit and actually she shouldn’t get married.
total dependency on God. The women are coming from a
As a family they started to seek God. They started to pray
hard life and they all found the solution in Christ and the
with faith believing God for a miracle and Maria was
joy and the comfort in His family.
healed. They still struggle sometimes but they know
I wrote down some of the testimonies I heard while I was
where to go now: to Jesus and He is always the solution.
there.

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 March - May 2010 Simona Caba Afrika Wa Yesu – Inhaminga, Mozambique
Youth Seminar - Chimoio stronghold and deceive of the enemy and they need a
We went to Chimoio specifically to organize and have a miracle. They need to be strong enough to bring the
regional youth seminar. We started at 7 am and finished at change in that community. And I believe nothing is
night and we had a total of 100 youth. The church “Afrika impossible for our God and of course for us who carry
Wa Yesu Chimoio” is a new church, the majority are His Glory and manifested presence on this earth.
young men that were discipled by Pastor Antonio. He has
May
been an example and an amazing pastor for them. Some
Since 2004, when I went first time with Adri in Chomba
of them were addicted to alcohol but they desired a
and
change and freedom from that. They have so much
Baua –
potential to be great men in God’s Kingdom.
that
There is a need for help, men and women of God that will
time we
have the courage, time, energy and dedication to prepare
walked
the soil, plant the seed and reap the harvest in this city.
around
My heart is broken for these young men that need so
7h to
much help, because I can see in faith what they can
get
become in Christ. It needs just one of them to stay strong
there –
and faithful and his living testimony will bring a
my
breakthrough among all of them.
heart
Mocumbeze belongs
From the main road going long way in the bush we found to the precious people that are living there. We went back
our Afrika Wa Yesu church. It is a big community but 2 more times in the next 2 years and I remember almost
spread out on hills and valleys. When we got at the in every house they receive us with gratefulness and joy.
church, people were waiting for us and as in Siluvu the But because of the lack of leaders, the little church was
whole church moved there for the time we stayed there. dissolved. Some of the people went back to the witchcraft
We had meetings mornings and afternoons. I believe we or drinking but some were still faithful trying to
just broke the ground; there is still so much work there. participate on Sundays to the church meetings in Chite.
There is so much need. When we showed Jesus film, at Going back there and this time with a strong team of
the end when Josias made the call for salvation many men- our students – brought so much hope and joy.
people came for prayer and you could easily see that it Especially in Chomba almost everybody showed up at the
was their first encounter with the Gospel. It is a hard film. I could see that nothing was in van; that what we
work, the leadership is weak, there is so hard to find sowed years ago is still there in the ground and now we
potential leaders because of the polygamy. I believe that didn’t have to start all over from the beginning. Very
there are only prompt people came and respond to God, they knew what
3 men that is all about it and they are ready to don’t miss it again.
have only one There is always hope inspide of so many negative
wife in that reports; we put our complete trust in our merciful and
area. loving God.
I never saw so Just before I was leaving to Nhansoswe (where we had
many people the youth seminar) – a man came to ask help for a very ill
coming for lady that couldn’t go further with her husband on her way
prayer like to the hospital. Right there in the middle of nowhere,
there. From crying with desperation was a man, a little child and a
early in the lady that was lying down half dead in the bush. The lady
morning until had been losing a lot of blood through hemorrhage. She
late at evening was pregnant and she lost her baby. Because of the
someone had to stay always at the camp receiving the spiritual darkness they were living, instead of going to the
ones in need and pray for them. hospital they went to the witchdoctor.
We do have few students from there now at the Bible In that very moment they were coming from the
School but they struggle; they come from a place of witchdoctor, full of things they got from her.
Knowing that we might ask to burn the witchcrafts,
the husband was preparing to hide them in the bush.
Soon all of us were in the car on our way to
Inhaminga Hospital. You could feel the spirit of death
and fear in the car. First we burn part of the witchcraft
and then we share about Jesus with them. Both of
them received Jesus; after that it was like a dark cloud
being lifted up and inspide of the lady still losing a lot
of blood, hope arise in our hearts. When she got to the
hospital she was already with her hemoglobin 2 in
desperate need for blood transfusion. God saved her
life; they have 5 more children at home that need a
mother. Right now she has just ministering deliverance and healing
been released from the hospital, in her life. The leaders of the church understood more
out of any danger. What really than anytime that the church needs to make a stand
impressed me was God’s against any demonic tradition, be a family to these girls,
amazing unconditional love for sustain them and help them when they have the courage
these people. They were just to decide to don’t move with the men that have other
coming from the witchdoctor, women. We are ready to protect and help our youth
spending all their money on it, against any traditional destruction.
disobeying God; now that man With so much love God is showering us every day:
was desperate in the middle of overflowing, unconditional and undeserving. This same
the bush, thinking that he lost his love we are called to show to the people God brings in
wife and the mother for his our lives. Love
children: he cried out for help and The One who answered covers multitudes
was The One who he was against and reject. God of sin. Where
answered and cover them with His love. I believe this nothing works
family will never be the same like all of us after meeting love will make a
our Saviour. way. Strongholds
Friday and Saturday we had almost 100 youth coming are falling down,
from 6 different places: Chomba, Baua, Chite, lives are being
Nhansoswe, Tarakita and Nhagambwe for the youth changed and
seminar. I didn’t have the help of the evangelists that are salvation breaks
trained already to handle everything but I had this time a on hard ground. If
great opportunity to work together with Jemusse, Antonio you are someone
Inacio (one of the students) and professor Antonio Zeka. that thinks that you are not a good preacher or amazing
It has been a challenge to feed, give a place to sleep, teacher, that doesn’t mean that you cannot change the
organize and minister to so many youth. But it has been world. You just need to show God’s heart full of love and
so amazing! God is so good! compassion to the people (not your own feelings, even if
What made the difference was the great expectancy the that means love to you) and they will start to change. Our
youth from Nhansoswe had; they fasted and prayed before living testimony is what matters. That is a call for us and
because they wanted to meet with God. Their hunger was for the people we disciple and minister to.
contagious so while ministering to them our own strength Dearest friends and very special
was renewed and God was ministering to us personally. family in Jesus I want to thank you
The day finished around 8pm after a wonderful visitation again for not giving up on us in
of the Holy Spirit while at least half of the youth was spite of not hearing from us for
baptized in His power. O, it was so beautiful! long time. I am here on this other
We also had some precious time teaching them about part of the world, still in love with
purity and family. We touch the subject of polygamy . 4 Jesus and so grateful for whom you
of the girls that were participating were actually living are in my life.
already with men that already had other wives. One of the Together for Him from
girls after receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit started Mozambique,
to cry for almost 2 hours. I believe it was Holy Spirit Simona Caba

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For those who would like to write to me: Simona Caba, a/c Afrika Wa Yesu, P.O.Box 67, Beira, Mozambique
E-mail: simo_caba@yahoo.com, www.afrikawayesu.org