Wherever I go in South Africa, I hear people talking about revival. There is an expectancy in the Church that something is going to happen. There have been many prophesies over the past decades, that God has a plan for South Africa. But if we look at the violence in the country, the value of the rand, interest rates, price of petrol, etc, it can be very discouraging.

   Today I want to encourage you and say that I believe the situation is no different to what it was in many other countries in past centuries when revival started. The key to all the past revivals was when the Christians started to pray. As I read about the revival that happened in Worcester in 1860, under Andrew Murray, and the fruit that came out of that, I am very excited, because that is in line with why I believe God has called us as YWAM Worcester. Some of the direct fruit that flowed out of that revival in 1860, was the start of a Theological Training School, the release of many Missionaries and a Teachers Training program. All this had a major impact on the citizens of Worcester and the future of South Africa. Likewise, I believe that God wants us to have an impact on Worcester by networking with churches to release many South Africans of different cultures to be missionaries. In this way we would impact positively in the future of our nation. Our aim is to equip and mobilize people to go as missionaries to people groups all over the world.

   The Bible tells us in Matt. 9: 37-38 "Then He said to His disciples: 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore to send out workers into His harvest field." Would you pray with us that we will see a revival in South Africa and that God will release many South Africans into His harvest fields.

   STEFAAN HUGO - YWAM National Director