Dear Friends,

Happy 64th Anniversary ZAOGA FIFMI!!

NORTON

It was all joy in Norton to host the Good News Deliverance Explo from the 22nd to the 25th of August 2024. The God of Ezekiel H. Guti was with us throughout. We praise God for people who braved the windy and cold weather to attend the Explo. The attendance for the first day (Thursday night) was 3001 and 497 people gave their lives to Christ. On Friday night 4100 people came and 502 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ. The maximum attendance was on Saturday night, and 6590 attended. A cumulative figure of 1781 converts was recorded by the end of the Explo.
A total of 94 people were baptized in water, and 239 were filled with the Holy Spirit. Profound teachings were delivered and lives were transformed. Several Pastors from other churches were attending, particularly during the evening sessions and a few on Sunday. The event’s climax was on Sunday, when our father and mother Apostle Dr. Joseph Joe Guti and Rev Nyasha Guti stepped on the Koshen ground where the Explo took place. The ground was electrified with an atmosphere of joy. Our father took the stage and shared a profound message to the hungry crowd. The session ended with several manifestations of demons followed by deliverances and healings. He concluded by thanking the province for obeying the vision to host the Good News Deliverance Explo and pronounced words of blessing to the church. Some of the miracles include:
Healings and deliverances were experienced on every altar call.
One lady who had problems with her leg parted with her crutches after being touched by the power of God,
A lady was healed of blood pressure,
Another lady who had a problem of chronic headaches was healed instantly.
Many others were healed and delivered from anger, barrenness, acids, eye problems, side pains, back pain moving objects in the body, leg pains, and many more.
Great appreciation goes to our mother, Apostle Prof Eunor Guti for sending a powerful Good News deliverance explo team. Norton will never remain the same.

SOUTH KOREA

Good news! The seed of ZAOGA Forward In Faith has arrived in South Korea. We are grateful to the God of our Father Ezekiel, and our leaders we say congratulations on the launch of the new Assembly in East Asia which took place this Sunday the 25th of August The latest arrival is born with 13 believers increasing the presence of our church across the globe. We had our power-filled and joyful first service, 30 gadgets logged in with people from New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Canada, and China who joined to witness and celebrate God with us. We were blessed by the presence of our Pastors Farai and Tsitsi Kupamhama, with Pastor Farai sharing the message of the Kingdom of God. Praise the Lord! As the church of South Korea, we are ready to run with the baton stick and move with the gospel of Jesus Christ all over the nation. The God of Ezekiel has remembered us, and the Light of the Kingdom of God is shining upon us and for this, we are so grateful. We ask for the body of Christ to help us pray for more souls and a physical venue. Thank you for your prayers and support.

RUSSIA

We thank the God of our father Apostle E.H Guti for a wonderful 3-day National Youth Conference which was held from the 23rd to the 25th of August in Moscow. Several youths managed to travel from different cities in Russia namely Ufa, Yoshka Ola, Oryol and Krusky and we had an average attendance of 40 believers. It was an amazing time in God’s auspicious presence; the conference was characterized by sporting activities in the morning, and then we had time to interact in life-changing discussions. Our pastors and other youth speakers were mightily used by God to deliver profound teachings with topics like Church History, Character, and the Kingdom of God amongst others. What a great revival that happened, we had time for communion and fellowship on the last day. We are so grateful that our church which is predominantly of students now has 6 functional Cell groups which is an effective strategy to preach the gospel in the Universities. Some of the graduates are now getting steady jobs helping to stabilise the church. Thank you for your prayers and support.

UGANDA

We are so grateful to the God of our father Ezekiel Guti for allowing us to host international directors for child Evangelism Rev Petros and Regina Dope for two weekends from the 15th-18th in Eastern Region at Kibuku main church and from the 22nd-25th in Kampala combined with western region at Kabaga assembly, teaching and launching Child Evangelism ministry in our Nation.
The children and the entire church were excited as he narrated to us how God called our father Ezekiel Guti when he was still a young boy and encouraged the parents not to despise their children but to teach them what God said to our father.
Rev. Regina and Petros had time with CE teachers equipping them for the work. They also had time with children teaching and encouraging them to do their roles according to Ephesians 6:1-3. Over 200 children attended in Kibuku including some from Tororo region. We witnessed parents breaking into tears and running forward to be prayed for when Rev Petros taught. The launch was followed by the formation of the Child Evangelism National board. What a powerful and life-changing time that we had with the servants of the Lord. Uganda and Child Evangelism ministry in particular will never remain the same again.

RWANDA

We give glory to God who is keeping us. With the new government requirements on churches, we have had to meet online. Last Sunday we had a combined online service. More than 50 people managed to connect. Pastor Humphrey Magumuye taught bible study and Bishop Chantal Nkurunziza preached a powerful word to the believers to worship God in Spirit and truth.
However, the main challenge is that most local people don’t have smartphones so some had to gather in one place to listen to one phone on WhatsApp and those without access failed to connect.
Our weekly home Bible study groups have also been affected so we are in the process of training more teachers so that individual families can have home Bible study groups.
Pray for us so we can build on the plot for our main assembly which is in the capital city. The plan has been completed, and we have now submitted our church plans. We are praying that they will be approved quickly so that we will be able to start to build soon. We also need prayers for our church members to remain strong during these turbulent times of not being able to assemble, for God to give us favour so that we meet all requirements for our 3 branches to open, and for God to provide all resources for the building and expansion of the church in Rwanda.

NETHERLANDS

We thank God for the great work which we witnessed in the Enschede during the weekend. Dubbed Big Weekend, our Senior Pastors GTC and Sessie Mutsigwa graced the event which had some exciting activities including home visitations, soulwinning, bowling, and Barbeque. The resident Pastor Ester organized very successful activities. These activities brought the church together and built a special bond that was much needed. On Saturday, about 24 people attended bowling. Believers, together with invitees had time to talk in-depth during these activities and we believe that a special thing was planted in the hearts of the invitees such that persistent follow-up might see some of them coming to church. On Sunday we gave glory to God seeing some old believers who had had quite some time without attending church also joining us for the service, and the attendance was 20 adults. In the context of an open conference discussion, the Senior Pastors were mightily used by God to reassert the vision of Forward in Faith Church in The Netherlands and inculcate an attitude of forgiveness “which enables one to move forward and not be blinded by the burden of the bad past.” This as they taught, can only be achieved when the church at individual level strives to bear the fruit of the Spirit which is the embodiment of God’s character. After the church service, the fellowship continued with eats, where the Senior Pastors had time to have some one-on-one with a couple of believers. We give glory to God and we believe that something happened in the Spirit and that the Church in the Netherlands will never remain the same.

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

Belize is thankful to God for a fruitful week. On Sunday, 34 people were in attendance and one woman gave her life to Christ. All glory and praise to God for another opportunity to fellowship in His presence in this rainy season. While Nevis also had a great week. Revival is taking place.

GUYANA

On Sunday, we had a powerful service. Our deacon Shamkin testified how God moved during prayer; she wrote an exam in 2019 and failed; she reset the same exam in 2024 and passed. We had an appreciation for the CXC exam for the students. We also have a qualified doctor who wrote her exam and passed it at the medical school; some of them are still there at Texila School of Medicine. The word was ministered by Pastor Debra, speaking about getting your reward. It was a timely message. Thank you for your prayers as you continue to pray for the construction of our church building.

ZIMBABWE

YOUTH ZONAL SEMINARS
Zone 9 Mberengwa – It was yet another electric and exciting weekend as the Zone 9 Mberengwa youths hosted a life-transforming Zonal Youth Conference from the 22nd to the 25th of August at Mataga Local Mother Church with District Pastors Chari and Vongai Kazembe as guest speakers. After a mighty wave of deliverance, many youths deleted dirty material from their cellphones such as pornographic videos and pictures, and dirty music and some were delivered from the spirits of dysmenorrhea ( period pains), spiritual husbands, satanism, dullness in school amongst other things. 18 people received Jesus Christ. 22 were Holy Spirit baptized. Attendance rose from 60 to 203 at the end of the conference. We want to thank God for the Zonal Youth Pastors TD and Memory Chiparo who worked tirelessly towards the success of the conference and the support from the Provincial Overseers Calvin and Speten Mutunyani.

Harare Central held a powerful Zonal Seminar in Borrowdale District. We saw the tangible evidence of His presence in the remarkable increase in attendance, from 138 delegates on the first day to a staggering 498. We were blessed with profound speakers, DPs Madimutsa and Elders Dube who delivered powerful teachings. To complement this impressive delegation, our Provincial Overseer, J. Mazuruse, also shared a profound message. God favoured us with remarkable results, as 13 people gave their lives to Christ, 33 were baptised in the Holy Spirit, and 62 received their deliverance. Evangelist Madimutsa ended the Zonal Seminar powerfully by sharing on the Kingdom of God and demonstrating its power.

Zone 20 which comprises two powerful provinces (Nyanga & Maungwe) held their conference at Mabvazuva Local Mother Church. We had powerful speakers, Elders Cliff & Josephine Nhekairo together with District Pastors Golden & Caroline Tunha during the weekend of 22-25 August 2024. 25 people received Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. 30 people were Holy Spirit-filled and 18 were delivered from different life-challenging situations.

Zone 8 Zonal Youth Conference at Gokwe Nembudziya Zone 8 began with 115 attendees on Thursday and grew to a remarkable peak attendance of 337 on Sunday, August 25. Our guest speakers, Pastor T and N Mwenye, and Elder M and P Mudavanhu, delivered inspiring and power-packed messages. Overseer Bobo graced the conference. Sunday’s finale featured Pastor T Mwenye, who preached and there was a great move of the Holy Spirit as many received the impartation of spiritual gifts. The conference was marked by outstanding moments, including 36 delegates receiving the Holy Spirit and 23 being freed from unclean spirits.

Bulawayo, Zone 29 youth Conference, was held from the 22nd to the 25th of August under the guidance of Zonal Youth Pastors Q & R. Ncube. Our speakers, Pastors L and R Mabauwa (Chegutu) together with Elders P & P Murove (Harare) delivered life-changing messages that were life transforming and full of Revival. A ZRP representative delivered a powerful presentation on drugs and substance abuse, which eventually led to 22 youths affected going for counseling and deliverance. Starting with 100 people in attendance, we went up to 1000 people on Sunday We saw the hand of God in this conference as people were healed, delivered, and filled with the Holy Spirit. 32 people were baptised in the Holy Ghost during the ZYC24. There were 8 new converts during the conference.

Chipinge Zone 17 Youth Conference was blessed as we were visited by our National Youth Directors Overseers S & E Matsikenyere. On Thursday, we started with 365 youths and the number increased to 905 during the conference. 4 people received Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, and 140 were Holy Spirit-filled. Deliverance and several topics were covered. 3 provinces physically attended including Checheche, Chipinge, and Nyanyadzi. The Zonal Youth Pastors Pastor Power and Linda Sibanda and their youths organized a unique and power-packed conference where all the speakers were mightily used by God. We were graced by Bishop Pound Dube as well as Bishop Simon Mutema.

SOUTHLANDS DISTRICT in Zone 16, Waterfalls Province embarked on a local Gospel Outreach from 19 to 25 August 2024. The event was a huge District event that saw the elders, deacons, believers, and the youth ministry all together fulfilling the great commission to “go ye”. The Local Gospel Outreach was held in Stoneridge Park DDF area Region 5 with the supervision of District youth advisors: Elders Mr and Mrs Musewe, Youth Pastor J.T Muzuva and District Pastors P and F Marukutira-Muvungani. 30 Youth evangelists saw themselves going for the door-to-door evangelism during the day and hosting evening services crusade.
We thank God for 247 Souls who came to Christ, 54 people were water baptised and 18 people were filled with the Holy Spirit. Many were delivered from evil spirits. Some of the miracles:
One lady got healed from a severe long and endured a chest problem. Many other people realized God healing them from chest problems.
A woman got delivered and was healed from side pains which suffered for 3 months whereby she could sleep with a pillow on her side for support due to the pain.
A certain woman was delivered from the pain she had from a stretched vein on her right leg for 3 weeks.
Gogo Marime was delivered from a Minor Stroke.
Several people were delivered and healed from stomach aches and severe headaches of which one little girl attested that she thanks God for healing her
A group of people were delivered from spiritual attacks of spiritual husbands
A boy was healed from the spirit of severely feeling weary and having fatigue.
The God of our father is a very good God, and we cherish him for His unfailing opportunity
to win souls for Him. We thank Him for our Overseers L and F Mahaso and all our leaders.

CHILD EVANGELISM MINISTRY
The Gweru province YG conference held from 18-22 August saw 270 delegates attending including 22 delegates from Shurugwi. Pastor Faith Kambudzi and Elder S Garabha were the speakers. 65 Children rededicated their lives to Christ. 71 were filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. Children were delivered from suicidal spirits and various demonic attacks. Our Zonal Bishop Caleb Mashushire graced our conference. We concluded our conference with a Braai fellowship.

Kadoma Province – The Young Generation Conference in Kadoma Province was held from the 20th to the 23rd of August 24, 2024, under the guidance of Provincial Pastors Arnold and Dorothy Maruza. Starting with 157 delegates and 17 teachers the number rose to 350 by the end of the conference. Pastor Mavis Sajeni from Chinhoyi together with Deacon Chuchu from Gweru were our speakers. A total of 98 children gave their lives to Christ, 202 children, were filled with the Holy Spirit, and over 35 children got delivered from different demonic afflictions.
The ZRP‘s Victim Friendly Unit also gave a powerful lecture on drug and substance abuse and also on procedures and tips on how to report when abused. Separate boys’ and girls’ workshops were held. The day was wrapped up by sports where district teams competed in soccer, netball, and volleyball.

Zone 21 Guruve and Muzarabani provinces saw a total of 230 children and 17 teachers attend the conference. Pastor Oppah Chuma and Pastor Neria Mutembedza were the speakers with the support of our zonal pastor, Pastor Thulani Magora and Pastor Chirisa. 120 were saved. 77 children were healed and delivered from different ailments and conditions including persistent headaches, stomach pains and evil spirits hearing voices, suicidal spirits, drug abuse, eating during dreams. Indeed, our children were delivered, we thank the God of our Father E. H Guti for setting our children free from those oppressions. 65 children were water baptized in water during the last session of the conference. 110 children were Holy Spirit baptized during the conference.
The conference had sporting activities which saw soccer and athletics taking place as teachers and pastors also took to the track to exhibit their fitness.

Mutare Zone 8 Young Generation Conference from the 12th to the 16th of August 2024 witnessed a great visitation of God’s grace upon His children. A total of 450 children were in attendance, over 60 children were Holy Spirit-filled and 40 were delivered from various demonic attacks. Pastors C Matombo and Pastor Mutumbi were the speakers. The hosting pastor R Kusena and C Samboko also graced the conference. Glory be to God.

Young Generation 1 and 2 Conference for Chipinge and Nyanyadzi Provinces was held from 15-18 August at Chipinge Local Mother Church under the leadership of our provincial C.E. Pastors T & J Mucheriwa and Pastor C & M Chikuya. A total of 657 children and 36 Teachers attended the conference. Pastors T & J Mucheriwa were the guest Speakers together with Elder Tsitsi Mtisi and Deacon S Chananda. 66 children gave their lives to Jesus Christ, more than 250 were delivered, 30 were prayed for and received their healing and 115 were baptized in the Holy Spirit. We thank God for the support given by the hosts Overseers J and B Museredzo Chipinge and Overseers C & W Chigova Nyanyadzi.

P.S
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This week:

1. Thanking God for our mother Apostle Prof. Eunor Guti that He continues to strengthen her. Thanking God for wisdom for the growing work and projects to be done. Thanking God for grace as she leads the group during the trip to Asia Minor. Thanking God for the continued success of the mission in Chitungwiza.
2. Thanking God for our father Apostle Dr. Joseph Joe and Pastor Nyasha Guti that God gives them wisdom and grace as they carry out their assignment.
3. Thanking God for the 2 Apostles; SG Apostle Mishael Nyambo, and the DSG Apostle Dr. Steve Simukai and their wives, that God gives them wisdom and grace as they carry out their assignments.
4. Thanking God for the success of the ZAOGA FIFMI Executive and Zimbabwe National Council Meetings held in Harare last week.
5. Thanking God for the success of the SADOP Legacy Conference held this past weekend. Lives were forever changed.
6. Thanking God for the trip to Asia Minor currently happening from August 25 to September 3, 2024. May God protect His people.
7. Thanking God for the National Women’s Conference to be held at Olifantsfontein, Gauteng South Africa this Thursday, August 29 – September 1, 2024. May God anoint the speakers and enable women to attend from all over the nation.
8. Thanking God for the peace of Jerusalem. Psalm 122:6 “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem…”
9. Thanking God for the ongoing construction of the Ezekiel Guti Jr (EJ) Legacy Center for people with special needs. May God continue to provide the items needed for the students.
10. Thanking God for Mbuya Dorcas Hospital (MDH); for the successful completion of the operating theatres, the commencement of the postgraduate nursing school, the realization of the special Diabetes pharmacy, and every other project lined up at the hospital. Thanking God for raising burden bearers who will partner and support the vision that God gave to His servant Ezekiel.
11. Thanking God that ZEGU continues to excel and that the vision is fulfilled as God gave to His servant Ezekiel.
12. Thanking God for the long-term and short-term missionaries. Thanking God for providing suitable meeting places and favourable prices as the FIFMI churches continue to grow. Thanking God for the registration process of FIFMI Thailand, Egypt, Cameroon, Slovakia, and Poland. Thanking God for the construction of the church in Guyana and Ghana. Thanking God for protecting the different nations from heavy rains and hurricanes in their areas.
13. Thanking God for your nation.

TEACHING: PART OF BABA & AMAI’S MESSAGE

Ephesians 6:10-18
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Nature is a powerful thing
Don’t drive with another man who is not your husband for a long time – nature will speak. Be careful. Control your nature, control your body
Today women get touched and they say in Shona, “ah iwe” (ah you) and do not complain then your nature begins to support his nature. Be careful going with that person you will sleep together even without loving each other… God bless you.

We love you and are praying for you,
Apostle Drs Steve & La-Verne Simukai
ZAOGA Forward In Faith Ministries Int.
+263 777 282 356, +263 777 282 092
[email protected] | www.fifmi.org

“The Love Of God Through Fellowship,
Breaking Of Bread & In Prayers”
Acts 2:42, 46