2011 Newsletters
LATEST NEWS:
AN UNBELIEVABLE MIRACLE IN THE CHURCH NWIDA: MIRACLE IN THE CHURCH - WOMAN DELIVERS BABY WHILE PASTOR PREACHES IN CHURCH!
-- New Water in the Desert Assembly celebrates a new baby boy born during worship service
5 September 2011 - Brewerville, Montserrado County: Zoe Gweh, 28 came to church as usual on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Her husband didnt come. Zoe is a member of the junior prayer team of New Water in the
Desert Apostolic Pentecostal Church. She has been pregnant doctors say for 6 months although she had reportedly argued she was closer to her delivery time. Despite the heavy rains on Sunday morning, Zoe still made it to church and appeared very active during the praise and worship and other activities of the Divine Worship
Service. Then it was preaching time. And Reverend Kortu K. Brown, pastor of the church mounted the pulpit and spoke on the theme: "YOUR STORM HAS STOPPED" with Scripture Text: St. Matthew 8:23-27. Pastor Brown told the congregation that even as God's children, we are still faced with diverse storms in our lives ranging from temptation to loneliness, sadness, depression, fear, feelings of continuous guilt and suffering but that the Lord had told him to let the congregation know "that someone's storm has stopped", adding, "no matter what the storm is, the Lord wants you to know that it has stopped"
All of a sudden, Sister Zoe who was responding to the preaching became to get uneasy and walked towards the hallway of the church where she told the ushers she was feeling some birth pains. The ushers mobilized the registered nurses present at church and Zoe was rushed into one of the offices where she delivered immediately, quietly and safely. The whole church ruptured into joy upon the breaking of the news. Thank God for honoring His word! the people shouted, sang and danced for joy. The baby was later prayed for by the church pastor and blessed with two sets of diapers from Church Aid Inc (CAI), the relief and development department of New Water in the Desert Assembly (NWIDA).
Meanwhile, the church pastorate, officials and members have wish sister Zoe Gweh, the husband and new born baby good health and named the boy as "NWIDA" because he was borned in the church during the worship service
7 Day Prayer Against World Hunger Launched in Liberia!
Greetings in Jesus name! New Water in the Desert Apostolic Pentecostal Church which I pastor in Brewerville, Liberia is launching a 1-week prayer campaign against world hunger to run from August 1-7, 2011 under the caption: OPERATION PRAY AGAINST WORLD HUNGER with theme: "Let's Pray, Let's Not Faint", Scripture Text: St. Luke 18:1. We believe this is not the time to give up on doing something about global food security - the fight against world hunger. The prayer focuses on petition for mercy and compassion on the leaders and peoples of the world for failing to do enough to challenge global hunger; causes and effects of hunger; food security; and, troubled spots like Somalia, the horn of Africa and other parts of the world. Prayer Offerings raise each day will go towards feeding the vulnerable children, between 100-200 weekly that Church Aid, the relief and development arm of New Water in the Desert feeds. Church Aid, also with support of Seeds Program Inc and other partners, provide veg seeds for small gardens. About 200,000 packs of seeds expected at the end of August 2011, to help "sow seeds to fight hunger" in Liberia.
Please join the prayer campaign. Let us pray, Let us not faint!
God bless
Reverend Kortu K. Brown
Survivor of the Japan Earthquake:
Mrs. Miatta R. Sirleaf, Director of Church Aid Inc (CAI) and Church Administrator,New Water in the Desert Assembly APC ioin Brewerville, Montserrado County, Liberia
Mrs. Sirleaf is a survivor of the earthquake that hit Japan in the northeast on Friday, March 11, 2011 while in a staff meeting on the campus of the Asian Rural Institute planning for commencement of a new training cycle.
March 15, 2011 Update:
From Rev. Kortu K. Brown - update. I heard from Mrs.Sirleaf today - she's gone about 600km away from the campus for safety. She reports a terrible - seeing the ground split before them in her own eyes for the first time. Please continue to pray for them.
URGENT PRAYER REGARDING OUR PEOPLE IN JAPAN!
Greetings in Jesus name! Mrs. Miatta R. Sirleaf, Director of Church Aid Incorporated (CAI) and also Church Administrator of New Water in the Desert Assembly in Brewerville, Liberia arrived in northeast Japan on March 4,2011 on a 1-year work-studyat the Asian Rural Institute (ARI). Eight days later,the deadly earthquake occured. We understand they were in staff meeting when the earthquake struck at about 2:46pm forcing them to flee through the window. Since Saturday, March 12, when we made brief contact, we have not heard from them again. We understand they tried to relocate to safer areas. We have endlessly called her phone line but to no avail.
Please pray for her and other staff of ARI safety.Also,all the survivors of this unprecedented disasterin Japan.Pray that God will grant courage and strength in these risky and discouraging times. Pray for the Leaders of Japan that they will muster the
courage to lead and deliver their people in these times of great needs. Pray also that Japanese will turn to the Prince of Peace,
Who only is able to bring the internal peace and comfort they seek at the moment.
Thanks for standing with Miatta and others in prayers. she's such dedicated church worker who has been associated with
our relief and development since April 1992.Twelve years ago, she spent a year in Japan and The Philippines in training
as a Community Development Technician.
Please share with other networks and contacts for their prayers, etc.
God bless
Reverend Kortu K.Brown
