| Africa For Dave and Joyce, the ride began in January, where they kicked off what would be a year of “firsts” concerning their overseas travels. They launched their 2005 conference schedule in Johannesburg, South Africa, where 40,000 people from nations such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Kenya, and Zambia attended the three-day event at Rhema Church. Dave and Joyce then spent a day hosting a special leadership conference in the nation of Swaziland, investing in the lives of over 800 leaders, including pastors, ministry leaders and government officials. They also had the opportunity to meet many of the precious boys and girls at new Care Point Centers in Swaziland, a country overwhelmed by the AIDS virus. These Care Point Centers were recently established in partnership with Children’s Cup International to provide food and medicine to children fighting disease and starvation. Germany Since 2002 we have watched our Enjoying Everyday Life telecast gain momentum in Germany and develop a faithful audience—an audience that came out in force to attend Joyce’s first-ever conference there this past September. It all began with an incredible two-day leadership conference in Düsseldorf. More than 3,500 ministers, pastors and city leaders received Joyce with excitement and openly showed their gratitude for her coming. Our second stop in Germany was the city of Karlsruhe. There we held a two-day conference at a beautiful church named Missionswerk. It was our first open conference in Germany, and it exceeded all of our expectations. More than 4,000 showed up for one of the services with the crowd spilling over into multiple overflow rooms. Many who were unsaved also came, and we praise God that hundreds gave their lives to Christ—something almost unheard of in Germany! Brazil Joyce Meyer Ministries has been broadcasting our Enjoying Everyday Life program to the nation of Brazil in the Portuguese language for the past five years. In November 2005 we invested in this nation through a conference that touched the lives of multiplied thousands. |
Buses brought people from as far as one thousand
miles away to attend the conference. Over the
course of three days, tens of thousands filed into
Brazil’s 70,000-seat Expo Center to receive practical
teaching by Joyce on how to enjoy their everyday
life. While in Brazil, Dave and Joyce also took the opportunity to visit the many outreaches made possible by our friends and partners.  For over a year we have partnered with Jeff and Becky Hrubik and Project AmaZon (also known as PAZ) to plant new churches in the Amazon Basin. With your generous support, Joyce Meyer Ministries has built the first evangelical church in Urucurituba, a village located on the Amazon River. They held their first service in the new building this past November. “We were meeting under the trees, and the heart of the people was to one day have a church building,” said Pastor Rivaldo Dias de Sousa. “It touches us that God touched the hearts of people on the other side of the world to build us a church. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you!” We also fully support the complete operation of a medical boat that travels to villages along the Amazon, offering free medical and dental care. Josivana de Jesus Laurindo, age thirty, brought his eight-year-old daughter and five-year-old son, who were both in a lot of dental pain. “I am so happy,” Josivana said. “If I had to wait until I had money, my children would have waited for months before I could take them to a dentist.” In addition, we have helped thousands experience better health by sponsoring the installation of new water filters. These highly-effective filters enable them to drink water that is 96 percent pure, protecting them from bacterial infections and water- borne diseases. Friends and partners, thank you for making these vital outreaches in the Amazon Basin possible. To these precious people, you are a miracle from God…an answer to their prayers for fresh water, medical assistance, spiritual growth, and a better life. On behalf of all of your grateful friends in the Amazon Basin…God bless you, and thank you for making a difference. |
“God has strategically placed Joyce Meyer
Ministries in a time in history that is difficult
to grasp. The change that is taking place in
people’s lives of every race, gender and culture
is simply astonishing.
I may not know what God has planned for
2006, but if it’s anything like 2005, we better
hang on tight…because it will be a wild and
rewarding ride!”
David L. Meyer, CEO of World Missions