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God is at work in Africa. He's changing lives. He's building His Church. And we're privileged to be a part of that. The stories contained here will tell you a lot about our heart for ministry, and the many ways God is building His Kingdom. We hope these stories will inspire you, encourage you, and better equip you to pray.



AIM Prayer Diary 2013


 
Africa Connection/Dec2012

 
Welcome Hellwig Family

We would like to welcome the Hellwig family to South Africa where they will help us in the next two years. God bless the family.
Abie Joseph. .: NaEstrada.org :.

 
Short Term Mission?

Have you ever thought of being involved in mission work in another country? AIM International runs a Short Term Program which places people in many parts of Africa to complement/support what our long term missionaries and partners are doing towards our goal of Christ Centred Churches among all African peoples.

How long?

We prefer to send people filling an individual placement request for a minimum of 3 months and up to 1 year. You may have a skill that is desperately needed on the field and you can only go for a shorter period. Talk to us!We often have teams that will go to do a specific task and these will vary from a couple of weeks to a couple of months long, depending on the need. We have a team of men going to Mozambique for a couple of weeks in August to do construction in a rural area.

Have you ever considered committing to a 2 year TIMO team but would like to know more? TIMO Quest may work for you – this is a  team that goes and lives alongside one of our TIMO teams for a month and gets involved in all that they are doing (including learning the local language). A great opportunity to be exposed to the needs in another culture in a structured setting!

To do what?

We have needs in the areas of administration, finance, IT skills, logistics and construction. You would be supporting the work of our full time missionaries and helping them be more effective in their ministries. We need teachers for rural African schools, and to teach missionary kids. We need medical personnel and we also offer opportunities for those looking for medical elective placements. Youth work and children’s work provide great opportunities to disciple and mentor young people in another country. Bible College lecturers can impact future Christian leaders in another setting.

You will go as a guest into another culture. Expect to learn and grow in your own walk with God as a result of such a cross-cultural experience.

Is God speaking to you?

Last year we had men and women between 18 and 72 years of age serving the Lord in Short Term missions in 13 different countries in Africa, from Chad to Madagascar.

We would expect you to be mature in your faith and come with the recommendation of your church leadership. We would expect you to have a sense of call from God to serve Him in cross-cultural missions. If this is the case, then take a step of obedience and see what doors the Lord will open up for you.

SHORT TERM OPPORTUNITIES

Teachers (MK and national schools)

  • Wellspring Academy. N’djamena, Chad
  • Kigali International Community School (KICS) Kigali, Rwanda
  • Homeschool teacher Mbarara, Uganda.
  • English Teachers/Library Assistants CEFOI Bible School
  • (Indian Ocean Evangelical Training Center) Antananarivo, Madagascar
  • Primary School teachers Antananarivo, Madagascar


Youth work

  • Youth Worker. Pande, Tanzania
  • Youth Discipleship. Mbarara, Uganda
  • Youth ministry. Beira, Mozambique


Health Ministry

  • Counsellors – AIM Care Tumaini Counseling Centre, Nairobi Kenya
  • Doctors, Kijabe Hospital, Kenya
  • PhysiotherapistMbarara, Uganda
  • Midwife/Nurse Trainers, Mandritsara, Madagascar

Jan, AIM’s Short Term Program Director.

 
AN INN WITH VIEW

When we first felt called into missions, we asked God for guidance and received confirmation. We then started looking for a place where we could serve and discovered  AIM.  Working with a mission organisation was a new experience for us as we have always been involved with mission outreach from the local congregation. We also heard of the vacancy for Managers at Matoke Inn Guesthouse, a Guesthouse of AIM in Kampala. As we had our own Guesthouse in South Africa this seemed to be an open door.

After being approved by AIM we seriously started our preparation for our ministry in Uganda. We packed and stored all our belongings and moved with two suitcases. This was a challenge!  At the beginning of October 2011 we attended ABO at Machakos, Kenya.  Africa Based Orientation is a three week orientation for AIM long term missionaries. Although we are short term missionaries this was a wonderful experience and it gave us a bird’s eye view on the mission work done by AIM in Africa.

We arrived in Kampala at night after an 8 hour bus drive from Nairobi. Our first impression of Kampala was CHAOS!!!! The traffic was chaotic with many, many people, vehicles, Boda Bodas and bicycles. But Matoke Inn, what a pleasant experience!

Matoke Inn is a guesthouse that serves as a support base for AIM’s Central Region of Africa. It is a typical example of a ministry that exist to serve those that serve on the frontlines of some tough countries. The guesthouse is strategically situated between Entebbe airport (for international and AIM AIR flights) and the capital city of Kampala. It is also in close range of the MAF airbase at Kajjansi  just a mere 4km away. From the MAF airbase some of the missionaries arrive and depart to countries such as DRC and South Sudan. The AIM Central Region office headquarters is also situated conveniently next door in the same compound.

Here missionaries find time to recoup after a long journey from their home country into the territory they are assigned to. For some it is a base to rest while they wait to catch their next plane to or from the mission frontier. For many of the short term missionaries, Matoke Inn is their first impression of Africa.

The age of missionaries that visit the guesthouse varies from 19 to 72 year old. There is a place for everybody!

We also needed to begin language learning as all other missionaries. I discovered that an important key to language learning is the right attitude. The biggest thing that prevents us learning another language is a wrong attitude. It is like a fish in the water. He is not even aware of the water. So many times we don’t even recognise our wrong attitude because that is just the way that we were brought up. We have to be prepared to be laughed at and made fun of in order to learn a language.  Language learning opens doors to the community that you want to reach.

Two South Africans, Colin and Paul and a Congolese man, Musa, arrived at Entebbe airport Uganda on a flight from South Africa. Though not with AIM, we were happy to have them and hosted them at Matoke Inn. I greeted Paul who is a local pastor in Harding KZN in Zoeloe – “Sawubona Paul”. He was delighted to hear a South African language in the heart of Africa. They stayed overnight and we sent them off with a prayer that God will use them mightily among the Karamajong people not knowing that God was going to do exactly that. They bought 300 Karamajong Bibles from the Bible Society in Kampala to take with them.  For many, this would be the first time they would get a copy of the full Bible in their own language.  Through our ministry at Matoke Inn, we have the privilege of seeing more of what God is doing through a number of mission organizations and church groups.

Two weeks later they arrived again at the Guest house very tired but with a sparkle in the eye because God is awesome. They told us that they had a meeting with 100 people and they offered to pray for the people. Instantly God healed sixty of the people there and then. Two of them were totally blind – but now they could see. We thanked them for being such obedient servants of the Lord and we thanked God together for His great mercies in Africa.

We were not sure what to expect in working with a mission organization. Our background was doing missions from the local congregation. We discovered that the infrastructure that a mission organization like AIM has makes a big difference. Many local congregations have a hit and run strategy because they lack the infrastructure to be involved in the mission field for long periods of time. Mission organizations like AIM can assist congregations in their outreach. We now understand that South Africans are very much part of Africa and have a responsibility in reaching Africa for Christ.

Hennie and Magriet Jacobs

 
Mobilizing for Mission


Carel will be assisting the South Africa Office on a part-time basis, mobilising the churches in our country for mission opportunities in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.  Carel and Annetjie were missionaries in Madagascar for about five years and returned to South Africa in 2009.

Carel grew up in the northern suburbs of Cape Town (Parow) and studied Graphic and Ceramic Design. The Lord called him into fulltime Christian ministry and he then did a BA Admission degree at Stellenbosch. After completing his studies he worked for Mfesane (Christianity in Action) for 10 years in the Eastern Cape and then for 12 years in Khayelitsha. He is married to Annetjie who grew up near Bronkhorstspruit in Gauteng who completed her nursing training in Pretoria.  Annetjie then did her Bible School training at the Dorothea Mission and worked mainly in the Eastern Cape in children’s ministry. Carel and Annetjie met in the Eastern Cape and are married for almost 30 years.  They have two children, a son and a married daughter, and 1 grand child. Before going with AIM to Madagascar, Annetjie worked at Senior Citizen’s Homes for about 10 years as a nursing sister.

In Madagascar they did outreach among the Sakalava tribe in the north-west and trained Malagasy missionaries in theology, evangelism, leadership and children’s ministry.  Carel was also the Unit Leader in Madagascar for 2 years before returning to South Africa in 2009.  Their calling to preach the Gospel to the unreached has not changed. They are involved in various activities in their home church, DRC Gordon’s Bay.  Annetjie is facilitating a prayer group, focusing on missionaries and the unreached groups.  Carel is still involved with evangelism and evangelism training and assisted with member Care SA.

Carel is willing to assist churches in mobilizing prayer and potential candidates for mission. Please email Carel at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
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