{"id":757,"date":"2012-09-18T00:15:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/?p=757"},"modified":"2012-09-18T00:15:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T04:15:15","slug":"for-god-so-loved-the-mwinika-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/2012\/09\/18\/for-god-so-loved-the-mwinika-people\/","title":{"rendered":"For God so loved the Mwinika people&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-758\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-1-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-758\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-1-Copy-300x184.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-1-Copy-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-1-Copy.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Although I can\u2019t accompany Francois to all the Mwinika believers\u2019 meetings, I try to visit one of the groups each week.  While sitting there, looking and listening, I could not help tears of joy when Francois read John 3:16 in eMwinika to these believers\u2026<\/p>\n<p>For God so loved the world\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Can there be anything better than this? Anything more thrilling than seeing a new church being born?<\/p>\n<p>Only a little while ago, no Mwinika knew that God so loved the world\u2026 But now some of them do!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-759\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-19-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-759\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-19-Copy-300x245.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-19-Copy-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-19-Copy.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Here are some pictures of this group.  They are the furthest out, but are also the strongest.  One of the men shares a Bible story with a friend. <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-760\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-760\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-35-300x140.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-35-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-35.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> They are so eager and hungry to hear more, that they convinced Francois to \u201cpractise\u201d the first 2nd Phase Bible lessons by reading what has been developed aloud to them! \ud83d\ude42 <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-761\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-61-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-761\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-61-Copy-225x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-61-Copy-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-61-Copy.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> Because it is a smaller group and some already strong in their believe, they were able to respond and discuss what has been taught.  Here the leader of the group shows the women a picture to review a lesson. <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-762\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-73-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-762\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-73-Copy-201x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-73-Copy-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-73-Copy.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a> It was clear that they not only understood, but wanted to live what has been taught.  How encouraging to see their eagerness, some literally sitting forward to drink in every word! <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-763\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-60.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-763\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/303\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-60-300x293.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-60-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/francois-hattingh\/files\/2012\/09\/Mwekela-Sept-12-60.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Praise God for what He is doing through his Spirit under the Mwinika people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I can\u2019t accompany Francois to all the Mwinika believers\u2019 meetings, I try to visit one of the groups each week. 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