Johann and Andrea Vizagie's May/June Newsletter

1may & june 2011

Johann and Andrea Vizagie

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inside2 Greetings from Dublin!2 Journey 2 Freedom4 Expanding Our Territory6 Update on Gilmores6 Israel in October7 Sound the Alarm8 Poland8 Raising Up a Team

Greetings from Dublin! It has been a busy and exciting couple of months since sending out our last newsletter. We have relied on God’s strength and grace to pull us through. Many exciting things are taking place in our church right now where we’ve seen some personal growth in people’s lives and a lot of new faces visiting us. We believe this is a new season for our church and the Lord is ready to expand our territory, both physically and spiritually!

on cover: Forest in Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland

top: We spent a lot of time praising and worshiping God during the seminar.

Right: Amanda Buys, main speaker, is doing a little “Irish jig” while we sing “Lord of the Dance,” an Irish song all about Jesus.

Far Right: Pastor Dalene Gibbens and Elna Kleynhans were the other two counselors from Kanaan Ministries who prayed with attendees throughout the seminar.

design and photography by aviza designwww.avizadesign.com

The Journey 2 Freedom seminar was our biggest event that we’ve planned over the last few months. On June 10-12, about 70+ people gathered for a three-day seminar in the beautiful hillside hotel overlooking Dublin city.

Journey 2 Freedom was a huge success with some amazing testimonies of God’s healing, deliverance, and restoration in people’s lives. Our main guest speaker Amanda Buys is a well-known international speaker and teacher from South Africa. Amanda and her team from Kanaan Ministries taught on how we can receive freedom and victory over past events that have taken place in our lives and how we can walk in freedom and possess the land God has given us.

It was wonderful to see all the feedback and testimonies of how God delivered people from bondage, addictions, emotional pain, hurts, and how they discovered a new identity and purpose in Christ. It is clear that God is in the process of preparing and cleansing His bride in Dublin and as a church we are excited to be a part of this process!

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left: Johann is chatting with three Irish men that were significantly impacted by this seminar. We were so thrilled to have many Irish “saints of the land” come for the weekend.

below: We had amazing times of prayer over the three days.

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Thank you all for your prayers! As you know, over the last couple of months we have been praying about a new venue due to a lack of accommodation for our children, youth, and storage space at our current church venue. We also received a clear word for our church that God wants to reposition us in the city and also expand and enlarge our territory to reach out to the community in more strategic and greater way.

Well, last month, Johann received a phone call from a friend and pastor in the city that informed us about an old vacant Methodist church building built in 1870 that has been vacant for several years in Dublin city centre in an area know as “little Jerusalem.” The location of this church is strategically positioned between five university campuses, close to the city centre not far from our current location. This church building is situated in the centre of a middle-class community in Portobello. Currently we are in the process of submitting a proposal to the Methodist Trustee board in Northern Ireland for permission to rent

and renovate this historical building. We have committed our plans to the Lord and we are excited to see what He is going to do as He leads us forward as we trust Him for the necessary funding and wisdom for all the renovations that need to take place. Please pray with us as this is going to be a big step for our church.

far left: The church is located on a street corner in the middle of a neighborhood in Portobello near the city centre.

left: The building has some beautiful architectural details.

bottom-left: As you can see, there is much renovation to be done inside, but we are trusting God for funding and some volunteers!

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and rebuilding the ancient ruins

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Update on GilmoresPastor Steve Gilmore has been doing really well and the doctors are pleased with his progress after receiving his fourth round of chemotherapy treatment. There seems to be a real calmness and contentment in Steve’s heart during this time. Please continue to pray for Steve as he receives some more treatment over the next couple of months. Also pray for Cheryll and their four girls, as her mother in currently back in Manila, Philippines applying for a year visa to come back over to Ireland to be with the family.

Israel in OctoberOver the last couple of months, our prayer and leadership team felt a real call to go to the Feast of the Tabernacles in Israel from the 10-23 of October. The reason

for this trip is that we feel that God wants us to go bless the land and pray. We also are going to bless a local charity in Israel with some “Euro-seed” from our church. We are still praying about which charity to bless.

We are so thrilled about this trip where we will be doing a short study tour and will connect with a local church in Jerusalem. Currently we have about ten people going on this trip. Please pray that God will provide for all of us financially as we will all be fundraising and raising support to go on this mission trip.

“I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”Genesis 12:3

Trinity College has a bell tower in the middle of campus.

right: students gather in the lawn on Trinity College.

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On May 19th, we met up with our prayer team and campus ministry volunteers for a prayer walk on Trinity College. While walking and praying , we felt God saying to us to go pray under the big bell tower in the middle of campus and to “sound the alarm.” We believe there is a call going out for students to come to know Christ and it’s a time to step out and reach the campus.

Currently Andrea is meeting up with a few students attending our church from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), and we believe that they will play an important part of reaching other students on the campuses of Dublin. Our heart is to mentor these students to see them grow into the men and women God wants them to be. We are planning to start a new connect group (or Bible study) with them and are also planning a summer BBQ social in July.

Also, one of our goals is to have our outreach strategy in place by September to be ready to start during the Freshman Week. Freshman Week is always a key time and place to meet and reach some new students coming in from different parts of the country and also internationally. We are also praying and believing that God will give us favor on Trinity College and that He will connect us with some key contacts and leaders. So, please continue to pray and believe with us for a harvest of young souls to come to know Jesus!

it’s time to go reach students

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a time of encouragement and refreshmentIn mid-May we had the opportunity to go to the annual EPEG conference where most of the Every Nation European pastors and leaders gather for a week of equipping encouragement and refreshment. This year the conference was in Krakaw, Poland and we had the privilege of hearing from an American pastor, Michael Fletcher, from Manna Church in North Carolina. Pastor Michael has one of the fastest growing churches in America. He shared on ways to practically build your church and how to strategically reach out to the local communities in your area and city. He emphasized the importance of mobilizing the body (church) and getting every member of the church involved in outreach and that everyone is called to do evangelism! It was wonderful to spend some time and fellowship with some amazing pastors and leaders from different churches all around Europe. It was also a great opportunity for Andrea to meet some of our senior apostolic leaders from our Every Nation family. We are truly blessed to be a part of this amazing family in Europe! At the beginning of the seminar we saw many exhausted and drained leaders...but the Lord never fails to amaze us of his faithfulness as we saw how He refreshed, renewed, and recharged every single leader that attended the seminar! Europe will never be the same!

top: During the last session of the conference, we all were worshiping God for all He did over the last few days.

middle: Johann is standing in the middle of the part of an old medieval castle in Krakow city.

right: Andrea is standing in the largest square in Europe.

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E-mail [email protected]@everynation.ie

Address17 Findlater AptsHarbour RoadHowthDublin 13, Ireland

Phonejohann: 00353-087 9769981andrea: 00353-086 4113344

Skypejohann vizagie jrandreaebbz

Giving InformationPlease contact us via e-mail or see green box to the left.

Due to our high demand of responsibilities of leading the church during this season, we have had limited opportunities to do much needed support raising. Our goal is to raise another 1500 euros per month before the end of the year. Currently we have partners from United States, France, England, South Africa, and Ireland giving anything from 20 euros/dollars/pounds up to 200 per month.

Please continue to pray as we are trusting God to supply all our needs.

At the moment we still need new partners to support us with the following: 5 partners @ €/$ 20 per month10 partners @ €/$ 30 per month5 partners @ €/$ 40 per month10 partners @ €/$ 50 per month5 partners @ €/$ 100 per month

Prayer PointsPray for us as we continue to build our Ministry Support Team.

Please pray with us as we are trusting God for wisdom and all funding for the new building project.

Please continue to pray for complete healing for Steve and also pray for his wife Cheryll and their four girls.

Pray for our upcoming summer events:• Vision Sunday on July 10• Marriage seminar on July 30• Campus outreach BBQ in July• Fun Day for our church and community in August

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Contact Info

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Raising Up a Team

We want to thank each and everyone of you for your continued prayers and support and for enabling us to do all that God has called us to do in this city!

All for Him,

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This photo was taken at Johann’s birthday celebration in our apartment at the beginning of June.