1 CELEBRATING ANNUAL EFFORTS IN A HOLY CONFERENCE During day two, the weather conditions improved a lot from the extremely hot summer to cool temperatures as showers of rains were received. The coming in of the late rains gave a ray of hope as many feared food insecurity. The program for the conference saw day two packed with presentations, sermons, dedications and assignments. During the sessions, delegates were at liberty to question and get satisfactory answers in a holy conferencing manner. Progress on the ZEAC Head Office construction Powerful, engaging and inspiring sermons before and after presentations were shared. Highly talented pastors ““So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end”. (Mathew 28 vs. 19-20) 2 and delegates from beyond boarders and within shared During the session, Junior Church was given the different sermons and reports. opportunity to share their views. Nicole Svosve representing the Junior Church among other things said, Rev. Christopher Chikoore from Texas shared devotion with the theme – “I speak life to you”, basing from “When the world sits The UMC children stand upright. Ezekiel 37:1-11. God instructed Ezekiel to speak life to When the world stands upright, we stand out. When the the dry bones and there was life. “Likewise, under world stands out, we are outstanding”. Linda Muzarabani hopeless situations speak life” he said. concluded by requesting for Junior Church uniform. The retiring Rev. Dr. Zebediah Marewangepo in his last sermon as the Administrative Assistant to the Bishop from the reading in Ezekiel and the Book of John said that there are people sent by God. They were commanded to go and work. Similarly, you are commanded to work for God but if you do not want, you are not forced. As clergies revisit your call as you accept this appointment today. The most awaiting time of appointments was presided over by the Bishop. Most of the sermons were centered on encouraging the Pastors to respect the appointment. Nicole Svosve and Linda Muzarabani Indeed, it paid dividends as many pastors had contentment in their appointment. The new appointed Administrative Assistant to the Bishop Rev. Vienna Mutezo concluded the day with a sermon when she encouraged Pastors to enjoy their work. “So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end”. (Mathew 28 vs. 19-20) 3 PROCEEDINGS OF DAY TWO BIBLE READING LITURGIST: DS REV. PORTIA KANOYANGWA SCRIPTURES Ezekiel 37:1- 11 HYMN 46: MWARI MUBATSIRI WEDU PREACHER: REV. CHRISTOPHER CHIKOORE DS. Rev. Portia Kanoyangwa PASTORAL PRAYER BY REV. JOSEPHAT BANDA Rev. Christopher Chikoore THEME: I SPEAK LIFE TO YOU He thanked the Bishop for inviting him to come and share Rev. Josephat Banda the word. He brought greetings from his church Lovers ““So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end”. (Mathew 28 vs. 19-20) 4 Lane United Methodist Church in Texas - USA. He is In Genesis, he created heaven and earth, the word one of the 11 workers abroad for Zimbabwe Episcopal said he spoke, and darkness and light separated. Area. From the reading on Ezekiel 37:1-11 tallies well with Proverbs 18:21 the tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. From where he stays and came from, three weeks ago, his DS sent an email about the Head Usher who committed suicide. The Head Usher went to work as usual and organized everything. He allocated duties to respective authorities. After the service, he locked all the doors and everything was left in order. Soon after he had put everything in order he entered into Mrs. Greater Nhiwatiwa his vehicle, shot himself, and died on the sport. Amongst his suicidal notes he said, “I have lost hope”. Similarly, That same God who had the power to separate land and we may come to church, participating fully in choir and water, that same powerful God is the same talking to the other organizations but we have lost hope. The DS would valley of the dry bones. You cannot do it physically but ask the Pastor their views on why someone can commit by spiritual powers and by speaking as He did it to suicide after doing church business. No one could fail to Ezekiel. have an answer. God asked Ezekiel, “Son of man, can these bones live?” God gave us the power through the Holy Spirit to speak Ezekiel said, “Sovereign LORD, you alone know.” God life to the people. He gave us the power to do everything. had no reason to ask Ezekiel because He already had the “So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end”. (Mathew 28 vs. 19-20) 5 power. Nevertheless, He knew that He would a human in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit being to spoke on His behalf. and be healed. In 2006, he came with a team to Nyakatsapa. As he drove He said back home he is dealing with a drug addicted there, there were cattle sleeping in the road. As he drove person. The mother would cry and scold him aloud. close by the only option was to hit the ones standing, to Nevertheless, it never changed anything. The Preacher avoid running over those sleeping in the road. After asked her to speak life to him like what God told Ezekiel hitting one, he stopped and there was a sign of relief. No to speak life to the bones. one was injured. Rev. Gurupira taught him at Mutoko Circuit where there One woman who believed on animal rights rushed to the was a demon-possessed person. Many people tried to cast animal, which was hit. She spoke life to it. She never out the demon without success. However, by mere bothered that the cattle can injure her but she continued to speaking life in the Name of the Father, the Son and the speak life to it. The Preacher had to forcefully remove her Holy Spirit he was delivered. close to the injured cattle fearing that she might be injured. In USA, churches are dying hence the Head Usher amongst other things committed suicide soon after a Ezekiel was asked to speak life to the dry bones. The church service. Head Usher from Texas killed himself because he lost hope. Go and talk to the people that there is a living God, who transforms. He testified that he had serious health We have people doing everything but there are living challenges. He had cancer and he used to undergo without hope. Let us speak life to people so that they have chemotherapy. One day he just refused to do so. He spoke hope in life. life to it and was healed. You have sleepless nights due to challenges. Let us speak God speaks life to you. We have a God who listens to life so that Christians would not cry. Let them be talked, you. He needs your words. Always speak life to yourself. ““So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end”. (Mathew 28 vs. 19-20) 6 He said he has his issues, which he had to speak life to. EPISCOPACY COMMITTEE REPORT BY MRS. You have your issues, which you can speak life to. God CHIPANGIDZO NYEMBA AND MRS. MARGRET has given us the power to pray and speak life to our MAKADZANGE situation. This is the time to speak life. In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit AMEN. PRAYER AND BENEDICTION BY RESIDENT BISHOP DR. EBEN KANUKAYI NHIWATIWA Mrs. Chipangidzo Nyemba and Mrs. Margret Makadzange They made a special announcement that Rev. Shelly DeWolf, Rev. Elias Nhamoinesu Mumbiro and Bishop E.K Nhiwatiwa were ordained on the same day and have turned 40years in the Ministry today. The delegates sung Happy Anniversary and wished them Resident Bishop Dr. Eben Kanukayi Nhiwatiwa may more years in the Ministry. “So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And you can be sure that I am always with you, to the very end”. (Mathew 28 vs. 19-20) 7 OBITUARY 1. The Bishop‟s Office is fully furnished through The Zimbabwe Episcopal Area was saddened by the “Mhururu Pabasa”.