The One Year Challenge for the International Churches of Christ

Nearly 200 campers from ICOC churches in 8 different nations came together in Johannesburg for an incredible time of fellowship, fun and drawing closer to God.

Below is a video with the teen campers leading the Joburg church in worship.

Six weeks ago ICOC HotNews flew out to Tucson, Arizona to witness an inaugural church service of the Tucson International Church of Christ, which had a whopping 470 people in attendance (see orginal article here: http://www.icochotnews.com/?q=node/2006). In this episode of HotNews, the first of a three-part miniseries on mission teams, we've highlighted just a portion of the faith and passion we saw in these fired-up disciples.

Swamp Camp, a youth camp aimed at helping children and teens build up strong relationships with God, started back in 1998 with the church in Altanta, Georgia (USA). Earlier this year the International churches of Christ throughout Southern Africa teamed up with the disciples in Georgia to host Swamp Camp in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

This episode of ICOC HotNews takes us to the Swamp and gives us a small glimpse of just how much summer camp can help our kids grow towards spiritual maturity.

Good news from Maseru, Lesotho

On the 21st of September 2012, over 80 disciples from the International church of Christ throughout South Africa and Botswana(all single) went on a missionary journey to Maseru, Lesotho. The purpose of this trip was to spread the word of God in that nation and to strengthen the church. 

Dillon and Fran started leading the International church of Christ in Windhoek about one and a half years ago. They have done a fantastic job getting the church to grow again. They have three kids and he has a very busy job. This year, already, the church has grown from 28 disciples to now 41. They have converted three professors and a doctor in mathematics at the University of Namibia.

The Johannesburg church held 'bring Your Neighbour days' across the five regions entitled "The bread of Life". All the members were encouraged to bring freshly baked bread products and set them on tables surrounding the hall. Bread Makers were set up at the entrance to the auditorium so that the smell of freshly baking bread greeted each person as the entered the hall.

The sermon focused on Jesus as the "Bread of Life" and as much as the staple product of bread is necessary for our bodies, so to having a relationship with Jesus Christ was essential for our souls.

Durban, South Africa boasts the highest Indian population in a city outside of India.

The church in Durban is a small group of 70 disciples-and only 4 are in Indian. The Leaders in Durban are determined to win Indians (Moslems, Hindus and Christians) for Jesus. Such was the excitement and all the Glory to God when Prenny & Alison Naidu were baptised on the 9 Oct 2011 after studying the bible for 3 months. Prenny comes from a Hindu Religious background but found the bible so intriguing and inspiring he could not ignore its message.