December Newsletter

Dear AFC Partners

It is the end of the year, and our final newsletter for 2025. We want to wish everyone a very blessed Christmas, and God’s richest blessings for the NEW YEAR. Below is some final news from the ministry of AFC. Thank you to every one of you who have prayed, supported and partnered with us in this memorable 2025.

AFC National Church Planters Conference

In October we held our Annual AFC CP Conference in Gqeberha, South Africa. We had 50 leaders attending the conference and several keynote speakers. The Theme was ‘ Empowering your People’. Thabiso Motsepe lead the mornings on ‘The theology of work’ (work is an expression of God’s Image in us).  

There were workshops on

  • Sunday School Materials
  • Farming God’s Way
  • Small Business Loans
  • Managing Personal Finance
  • Community Development

We rejoice at the input, networking, encouragement and unity that was experienced throughout the week. (please see group photo below)

Adopt a Village Graduations 2025

November saw about 50 community leaders graduate from our one year Adopt a Village program. Below is a photo from one of our Hubs based in East London. We also had hubs in Gqeberha and Mthatha.

Students were required to see the following in their communties:

  1. Begin several Discovery Bible Studies in their neighborhoods.
  2. Care for 20 Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC)
  3. Start at least one Community Development Project in the year.

It was a huge blessing to see each of the graduates report on meeting all these goals and give testimony to dozens of discipleship groups started and many OVC’s helped. All of them had also started at least one project – including soup kitchens, vegetable gardens, sewing classes, and preschools.

Praise points

  • Successful year of training the Adopt students

  • AFC income exceeded expenditure this year due to several generous gifts

  • Great equipping of church planters at the conference

Pray for:

  • Our Church Planters finishing year on a strong note

  • Victor Befile, AFC leader, has his wife in hospital for an operation this week

With much appreciation for your faithful partnership

Jeremy

AFC  Director

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