Sedgley International Christian Ministries
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SICM news 2008
Evangelistic meeting and ladies conference begin today...The wonders of modern technology - not to mention the benefits of a regularly updated website - means that we can publish news literally as it happens, or in this case about to! Today, Levi Elonga and his team begin a two day outreach in Asuret trading centre and running alongside that, a ladies conference in Ocapa bricks conner.......click here for more
News from the Uganda carpentry project.. A few days ago we reported on the carpentry project in Uganda and included a photograph of the young men with the tools that had been purchased for them. We have now had a report from Michael Opinya the workshop manager who writes the following.......click here for more
On-line FC ...There are a variety of forums to engage in, including the spiritual one. Current topics include the Florida meetings that some hail as a new revival, whilst others see the whole thing as nothing more than hype and sensationalism. Why not visit On-lineFC for yourself and have your say? You can check out the board by clicking here........click here for more
Atiira farmers project update... Some time ago we were able to raise sponsorship for a group of farmers in rural Uganda, so that they were able to get a helping-hand. The project has been a real success and the following is from a letter received from the farmers themselves.......click here for more
Sunday updates from England and Uganda...SICM is not a church but an organisation, therefore all the people connected with us belong to a local church where they get involved, mostly in a leadership position. Stewart Bloor and Levi Elonga are both ministers in England and Uganda respectively.......click here for more
The power of the pen...We would like people to join James Colton's support team in the specific role of writing him a letter on a regular basis, although the regularity is up to you. It can be once a week or once a month, all you need to do it to commit to a pre-arranged date. The letter doesn't have to be theologically deep so don't worry if that's not you....... click here for more
SICM Sevens presentation 2007/2008... If you are local, you are very welcome to join with us for our presentation and end-of-season get-together at Lower Gornal. Our special guest this year is Chris Westwood of Peterborough United and Tipton Family Church's Sonday Rose will be playing live. You can check out the trailer here ........click here for more
Carpentry project in Uganda... Our philosophy at SICM, which is a widely accepted and practiced principle by many organisations, is not simply to throw money at a situation but to encourage self-help. If you send money to feed a family for one month, after thirty days you need to send more. But if you give the family a start to enable them to support themselves, not only do you free them from the burden of dependency but you also give them dignity and self-worth.......(includes photograph).......click here for more
Anneli Colton school news... Robert Chidundo reports that the Anneli Colton school is now ready to go for the new academic year. The school is in honour of James' wife, who sadly went to be with the Lord not long after the two of them began their work in Tanzania.......click here for more
Weekend news from Uganda... Current news and updates are so important, which is why we have a prominent place on the home page of the web site to bring all the latest stuff as it is happening. It's great reading about what went on last year or even last month. But there's nothing like knowing what's happening in the present........click here for more
Off to Mbeya for a week... James Colton is preparing for a week's visit to the town of Mbeya. Whilst there he will be conducting seminars on the Holy Spirit for all believers and later in the year (August) he will be returning to hold a series of seminars aimed specifically at pastors and church leaders.......click here for more
Silas Mkumbu reports from Tanzania...'They thanked God for blessing our trip to England and bringing us safely back. Also for what I was able to bring back and buy for the church - bass guitar, keyboard and speaker. Church was very happy with me.'.......click here for more
Geoff Malan update...Good news from Geoff Malan is that his children have been accepted into the Hebron school in India, where the family are heading shortly to begin a new phase in their lives.......click here for more
News from James Colton...'Just back from week of seminars with Pastor Ezekiel in Mbagala, Dar Es Salaam. A very good and powerful week with God moving in power meeting needs. My ministry was greatly blessed - in fact Pastor Ezekiel said it is now more powerful and has greater annointing on it. Thanks for your prayers........click here for more
Levi Elonga thanks his supporters...The attached photograph is of my recent monitoring visits to projects that SICM supported in the villages of Soroti region. The progress and impact of projects is really very pleasing and encouraging and I would like to say a BIG thank you to SICM and our supporters for the excellent work you are doing in the nation.......click here for more
Uganda mission report from Levi Elonga...Finally we had a meeting with a group of 78 local pastors and leaders in the area and encouraged them in their work. They appreciated our ministry to them and among their people and we were asked to return in June this year.......click here for more
Thought for the day by Stewart Bloor...Starting from this month, SICM's Director Stewart Bloor has launched a ministry called 'Thought for the day'. As it suggests, it is a devotion based on a Bible reading. It is different to the usual format in that it is a video clip, thus bringing an extra dimension.......click here for more
More project update news from Uganda...These two ladies have been in a desperately poor situation and they were so happy to receive the sewing machines which will help them in income generation and for them to be able to support themselves. This makes now a total of seven sewing machines that have been given to the ladies in Soroti who are now able to provide for themselves, send their children to school, meet domestic needs etc........click here for more
Project update news from Uganda... Being involved in Africa, you very quickly realise that it isn't just about preaching and church work if you want to be effective in what you do. In order to truly reach people you have to recognise that man is body and soul and not just spirit. Therefore, practical projects feature very much in our ministry across the continent. The following is a report received from Uganda on the implementation of current projects........click here for more
SICM Sevens football league... For those who are both local to us and appreciate the beautiful game, you may be interested in a football league that we run. Games are played at Coseley Leisure Centre and it's a 7-a-side astroturf league.......click here for more
An update from Geoff Malan...We recently reported that as part of his preparations for India, Geoff had visited the country. He has now returned back to South Africa and this is an extract from an email received.......click here for more
Levi thanks his supporters... God is good and keeping us healthy and busy working for Him. We are going to be heavily engaged with ministry work in April and we have lots of ministry meetings being organized in various places around the country........click here for more
Easter report from Uganda... The Easter services in Uganda went very well and I had a great time of preaching in two different Churches, both packed, with over 2000 people in each. In the morning hours from 9.30 am to 10.30 am I was preaching in Akus town church and the Lord blessed the word and touched people with a heavy conviction of the Holy spirit and 35 people responded to salvation........click here for more
Update on the Ugandan rural wells project... These two wells are being shared with other neighbouring villages in Soroti that are experiencing a water crisis and they are quite busy and effectively serving a large population of the rural communities. We really thank the Baptist Church and SICM for your collective efforts in sponsoring the wells project in Soroti, thus saving the lives of people from waterborne diseases and high death rates that has been so common before, due to drinking of dirty water directly collected from swamp areas and shared with wild animals.......click here for more
Brief update from James Colton...Have more requests for week-long seminars, firstly a week in April with Bishop Ezekiel in Mbagala, Dar Es Salaam, then a week in May with Bishop Julius in Mbeya.'.......click here for more
India calling! ...If you read the latest news items regularly, you will be aware that Geoff Malan and his family are preparing for the mission field in India. Currently still in their native South Africa, they are planning to leave for Asia within the next three months or so.......click here for more
Reports from Kampala...The churches were well organized and prepared to receive us and hear from the word of God. Every church we visited had over 300 people who attended and we ministered the word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit touched, encouraged and transformed lives of people in a great way. Many others who had come to listen us were convicted and responded to salvation and we realized 230 souls in total gave their lives to Christ......click here for more
Geoff Malan videos on-line...The meetings that were hosted by Tipton Family Church were great and Geoff's ministry was very well received. Several videos were taken during the Saturday evening and Sunday morning meetings and you can connect with them via the links below, taken from the church website at www.tiptonfamilychurch.org........click here for more
Working in the rural areas of Africa...In Africa there is a marked difference between the urban areas and the rural communities. Even in England there are differences, but in Africa they are much more extreme. Compared to the cities, the rural locations are way behind in terms of infrastructure, standard of living and so on. The vast majority of our work is carried out not in the former, but the latter.......click here for more
Snippets from James Colton ...The following are a few snippets from an e-mail received from James Colton today. The wonders of modern technology are such that we can receive correspondence and within minutes it can be broadcast for the whole world to see - well those that have internet access! For those of us who were in Christian ministry pre-web days, we still marvel at what is available to us, making life so much easier.......click here for more
From South Africa to India...He is an extremely gifted speaker and will provide an interesting message for all. Geoff and his family are in the process of moving from South Africa to India where they will be settling as missionaries. Tipton Family Church is hosting Geoff and you can connect with him on Saturday evening at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10.30am.......click here for more
Robert Chidundo reports from Tanzania...'We have done three campaigns at Mbagala, Tabata and Kijichi and about 186 adults and a lot of children came to the Lord.'.......click here for more
News from Uganda... 'What a great blessing it is to be the SICM legs and mouths to spread the gospel in Uganda and with your support we are able to influence the nation for Christ and also rehabilitate the needy communities. The projects on the ground are a living testimony and real evidence of the good work SICM has done in the nation and every one here is extremely happy and feels very encouraged.'.......click here for more
An update from Levi Elonga in Uganda...We have been heavily engaged with ministry work in Kyere subcounty and have just completed a two weeks preaching and teaching programme in a number of Churches and villages that we visited.......click here for more
The travellers arrive safely!... We have just received a text message from James Colton, which read: 'Arrived safely and no trouble with customs. Slept late this afternoon.' .......click here for more
James, Silas and The Crooked House...Before they departed they visited a local landmark known as The Crooked House and we captured the scene on video.......click here for more
James and Silas captured on camera!...James Colton and Silas Mkumbu's final meeting of the furlough was on Wednesday evening at Tipton Family Church , which is where SICM's Director Stewart Bloor is the minister. It went well and there was good feedback from the people. We also captured James and Silas on camera and you can view the clips via the links below, which are taken from the TFC website.......click here for more
A last chance to see James and Silas... Before they depart from Birmingham airport on Friday, they will be at Tipton Family Church on Wednesday February 13. If you are local then feel free to visit; an informal evening is planned and you can find details on the TFC website........click here for more
Geoff Malan available for ministry...Geoff is an excellent, balanced speaker and will go down well in any church. We thoroughly recommend him.......click here for more
More encouraging news from Levi Elonga in Uganda...We have just completed the training of 1250 evangelists in Bukedea district and commissioned them out to the mission field in their respective areas and communities and have also had a teaching seminar for 3400 Pastors and Leaders in Amuria district.......click here for more
James and Silas are doing great!...Things continue to go well for James Colton and Silas Mkumbu as they enter the final month of their stay here in the UK. The following is extracted from an e-mail received from James today.......click here for more
Kenyan refugees hear the gospel...I'm sure that we are all aware of the political situation in Kenya at the present time. And whilst the media will inevitably present the situation as bad news, nevertheless even the darkest hour presents opportunity to those who are serving God.......click here for more
Ghana Muslim outreach team...One of the specific areas of work that we are involved with in Ghana is an outreach team that works in the north of the country amongst the Islamic people.......click here for more
More furlough news from James Colton...Silas is a blessing to all, being well received and is making good impressions on all who meet him. A great ambassador for the Lord and for Tanzania.......click here for more
James Colton reports from North Yorkshire...We spoke to the Gazette reporter and also were interviewed live on local radio Sunday morning.....click here for more
James Colton furlough update...They are both now in Whitby, Yorkshire, and James has commented how amazed he is that this is Silas' first time out of Africa as he is coping so well.....click here for more
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