Church of the Nations News Highlights http://www.cotn.org Mon, 20 May 2013 00:04:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cotn.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.cotn.org Church of the Nations News Highlights http://www.cotn.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232&Itemid= On the 7th& 8th of November 2009, Burgersdorp Family Church celebrated the official opening of their brand new facility… It was wonderful to have Louis and Edna Els as well as Hennie and Suzette Liebenberg to share in this special time together. There were many others who came from far and wide; some came from Jeffreys Bay, Middleburg, Port Elizabeth, Colesberg, Plettenberg Bay and even folks from other denominations within the town of Burgersdorp - what a sense of family and unity! Saturday morning started with a tea where Edna shared her heart with about 70 Ladies.  The men trekked about 35 km’s into the hills behind Burgersdorp, where a team put together a great breakfast for about 80 men.   After breakfast, Andre de Beer gave an amazing testimony of God’s mercy and love from his own life experience. Many tears were shed and 9 young men committed their lives to Jesus, praise the Lord!  After the serious stuff, teams were organised and the men enjoyed a time of clay pigeon shooting and target shooting with both rifles and pistols – a great time was had by all!  On Saturday evening they had a time of worship and then Louis Els ministered. Holy Spirit touched a number of people in such a special way. Sunday, of course, was the big day!  Approximately 200 people gathered to celebrate the occasion. Jannie Venter sang some of the cuts off his latest CD which was wonderful!  Hennie Liebenberg shared briefly to encouraging the leadership and then Louis Els ministered to a virtually full auditorium. The service was closed with a lunch for all in their coffee shop / youth centre.  Many hearts were touched and lives changed over this weekend and they truly believe that this was a defining moment in the life and times of Burgersdorp.  What a privilege to serve and work among a family with such commitment.  Many hours and personal finances were sacrificed by many people who worked late and hard to make this event so successful. Many travelled from far to share this time and some sent wishes because they could not be there. John & Karen thank the Lord and are so grateful to Him for this family that they find themselves a part of.  They would like to extend a big thank you to Louis and Edna for all their work, for their obedience to God and for their part in making this all happen. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:43 +0100 http://www.cotn.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=206&Itemid=118 Recently God gave us a word about living “In“ our miracle as opposed to hoping “For” a miracle from day to day. As a result of the world we live in, people tend to live in a “crisis” hoping for a miracle instead of living in the miracle of Gods Covenant love and Grace and then overcoming the challenges of life and establish His Kingdom. (You can order the CD from our office). Here at Family Transformation, we are experiencing this daily through the way He faithfully encourages and sustains us, enabling us to continue to fulfill our redemptive purpose to  Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:27:23 +0100 http://www.cotn.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=95 From 1-3 September 2009,  about 200 elders and gift ministry leaders within the Southern African context, had the amazing privilege to tap into Tony’s thinking and really receive an impartation of his father’s heart.  As Tony shared his history and how we got to this place,  you could see how our values are what hold us together.   The Roundtable was held at Harvest Christian Church in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.     Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:37:08 +0100 http://www.cotn.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159&Itemid=98 In the beginning of 2009 the first of many COTN Virtual Resource Centers were established in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.  The purpose of this and future centers is to improve communication in COTN.  It is our heart and passion in COTN to be able to communicate to every member within the family of Church of the Nations.We are currently working on the database and updating the cotn website.  We need everyone to please assist us in this.  Please send us your up to date contact information.  With the COTN website we need testimonies, articles, photos, resources, event information etc.  So if you would like to see your events or even just what God is doing in your church on the website, please forward it to media@cotn.org (mailto:media@cotn.org) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:17:25 +0100 http://www.cotn.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=96 Plymouth is a city based in the south-west of England and known mainly for its sending out of maritime pioneers and it home for the Royal Navy. The Pilgrim Father’s left Plymouth and set sail for the Americas, Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada, Darwin sailed to the Galopagos Islands, and many more. The city was totally blitz in the World War II and now prides itself as a newly developed seafront destination with fine shops and restaurants. October 2009 saw the city host the COTN Inside Out conference which was well attended with good representation from England, Belgium, Canada, Holland, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, and Wales. All of the members of the Apostolic Council were in attendance and delivered some challenging words and released an impartation of God that will have changed many lives as well as the city. The Lord Mayor of Plymouth officially welcomed COTN to the city with the AC members being quests at the Mayor’s Parlour for afternoon tea as well as being privileged to be shown the famous Lady Astor’s diamonds. The large city crest stated ‘Turris fortissimo est nomen Jehovah’ which literally translates ‘The name of the Lord is the strongest tower’. Gary Streeter, Member of Parliament for Plymouth official launched the conference. Gary has had a long acquaintance with COTN and spoke of a prophetic word that Tony Fitzgerald had spoken over his life many years ago. The various sessions went out live on Cross Rhythms Radio (www.crossrhythms.co.uk <http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/> ) with various live radio interviews taking place. Local BBC Radio interviewed Tony Fitzgerald and John Scholtz live during the morning drive time programme.  Worship was provided by the Gilead Foundation worship group with a special appearance on Saturday evening from  Stainless (Jubilee, Maidstone).    Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100