Youth with a Mission Worldwide
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST IS HERE!
Christ is why we stand firm!
Christ is why we came!
"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. STAND, Therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace..."- Ephesians 6:13-16
Christ is why we stand firm!
Christ is why we came!
"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. STAND, Therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace..."- Ephesians 6:13-16
Thoughts of joyful reunion with the sweet people of our village and missionary friends collided with the knowledge that the Mozambican immigration process is not always a fun loving one last week as we pulled into our driveway. Our hearts have been full returning with little challenges thanks to your prayer. Two ladies actually came running to our car as we drove up! One reached out and hugged us, which was another non-Yawo thing to do! Assani was crying as we got out and I told him don't cry, we have returned, and gave him a hug! A night visit to Dona Laura's house to give a present to her husband and greet them properly. One of my favorite moments so far has been watching Gideon give little Shukarani his gift as well as Assani one. Shukarani smiled and smiled as he unwrapped a little New York Yankees ball. Gideon shouted, 'Mom Shukarani could not open wrapping paper last year!" Assani laughed hard as he realized Gideon remembered all our talks about spider man with him last year. And Gideon gave him a Spider Man beanie for his head. Some of the Yawo believe he is a real person in America lol! There was so much joy as we tried to re-enter life here for about 4 days and then immediately turned around and made the 90 mile journey north to immigration. The wonderful news is the road is completely finished and now after 10 years of waiting we can get to Lichinga in 1.5 hours instead of 5! That's a huge victory for the community and missionaries.
We were able to spend close to a week with our colleagues, friends and leaders Frank and Sandra with YWAM as they helped us navigate the obstacle we would face and are currently 'standing firm' in. There was a a night of wonderful fellowship at another missionary's house to celebrate the Lord's birth with singing and bible reading. It was a welcomed time to be there! In the end we have had to hire a lawyer to walk out this process with immigration and have hope it will go well. Please continue to pray that justice will be had, and it will open the door to more peace in processes for others in the future. The family, due to the road, was able to return before Christmas Eve and fellowship and worship with our team mates just a few kilometers away here, and on Christmas Day near by in Malawi as well. The reminder is vivid now of the suffering and hard life Jesus endured in his little agricultural community! What a blessed Savior we follow! He has led the way in every way! Finally today we were able to sit down with Laura and Assani to share the Christmas story. They had believed as Christians we were sad on this day because Jesus died. Now they understand it is a celebration of His birth! It is a remembrance that He walked as we would walk so we could live in Him forever! Laura literally motioned with her hand and said 'My mind is blown!' We laughed and agreed it is mind boggling the absolute mercy and grace the plan of Abba Father !
New You Tube Channel
Tobiah and I have been thinking up a way to help you all follow the adventures, enter into Mozambique's world, and encourage you in your own faith. We have dreamed up a way for Tobiah to sharpen his media/editing skills for future schooling endeavors and include you all as partners! We will provide a link to the family/mission YouTube channel so you can follow us and hear the most recent updates going on. We hope to have interviews, answers to common mission based/faith based questions, worship, and a whole lot of family fun on these videos. Feel free to check out this first one (entitled Gennari Family Furlough part 1) below and subscribe to see the future ones.
Click here To See:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
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CHAKA CA NYU WONI ( THE NEW YEAR )
We believe 2020 is going to be something amazing! For all the world! "Fear not for we bring you GOOD NEWS of great joy FOR ALL THE WORLD...Peace on earth, good will towards men."-The angels to the shepherds on the birth of Jesus. Our family has a lot of goals and plans as we run into 2020. Tobiah is working on sharing the story here by video, Jaidan is working on completing the IAM Compelled website and Gideon is being creative as ever! Carla and I are praying about what Mercy Care, Palliative Care, and Discipleship will look like, as we raise prayer support and funding.
The Gennaris encourage you to pray, ask the Father what He wants you to say good bye to in 2020 and what He wants you to say hello to! Listen to his voice over you, because He is pleased with you and brings good news! Run into the new year with hope, for your hope is secure, a strong anchor for the soul! I tell you as I tell my Yawo friends here, 'Akakayicila...Apililile!' (Don't doubt!...Believe!)
Finishing The Year Strong!
-Homeschool Books and Curriculum- Right before we returned a friend tossed out this need to his bible study group, and they responded with great joy! It was amazing to see these guys respond to our kids needs and allow the boys to come share a little of their perspective on missions.
-Mozambique Annual Residencies- Our residencies will be up for renewal immediately when we return in December and the cost has almost doubled for foreigners in the last 6 months.
(Cost will be $2,800 total for all of us and allows us to stay in the country for 12 months)
-50 x 50- We are still in search of 50 new supporters at $50/ or more a month. We have had at least 11 new families join the team! As the New Year approaches we will keep you updated on if we hit the goal.
***Also please feel free to share these needs with others you know that have a heart for missions***
Thank you and know we love you all dearly and are so grateful for you prayers that we can tangibly feel!
PRAISES AND PRAYERS
Praise God - The village received us with open hands
Praise God - The disciples are still strong and walking changed lives
Praise God - for 11 new $50/month supporters
Pray - The immigration process follows the law and we can renew our redidencies quickly
Pray - for marriages of the villagers following Jesus, as they have been under great attack since we left
Pray - for 39 more new supporters @$50/month or a few less at a little more
We were able to spend close to a week with our colleagues, friends and leaders Frank and Sandra with YWAM as they helped us navigate the obstacle we would face and are currently 'standing firm' in. There was a a night of wonderful fellowship at another missionary's house to celebrate the Lord's birth with singing and bible reading. It was a welcomed time to be there! In the end we have had to hire a lawyer to walk out this process with immigration and have hope it will go well. Please continue to pray that justice will be had, and it will open the door to more peace in processes for others in the future. The family, due to the road, was able to return before Christmas Eve and fellowship and worship with our team mates just a few kilometers away here, and on Christmas Day near by in Malawi as well. The reminder is vivid now of the suffering and hard life Jesus endured in his little agricultural community! What a blessed Savior we follow! He has led the way in every way! Finally today we were able to sit down with Laura and Assani to share the Christmas story. They had believed as Christians we were sad on this day because Jesus died. Now they understand it is a celebration of His birth! It is a remembrance that He walked as we would walk so we could live in Him forever! Laura literally motioned with her hand and said 'My mind is blown!' We laughed and agreed it is mind boggling the absolute mercy and grace the plan of Abba Father !
New You Tube Channel
Tobiah and I have been thinking up a way to help you all follow the adventures, enter into Mozambique's world, and encourage you in your own faith. We have dreamed up a way for Tobiah to sharpen his media/editing skills for future schooling endeavors and include you all as partners! We will provide a link to the family/mission YouTube channel so you can follow us and hear the most recent updates going on. We hope to have interviews, answers to common mission based/faith based questions, worship, and a whole lot of family fun on these videos. Feel free to check out this first one (entitled Gennari Family Furlough part 1) below and subscribe to see the future ones.
Click here To See:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
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CHAKA CA NYU WONI ( THE NEW YEAR )
We believe 2020 is going to be something amazing! For all the world! "Fear not for we bring you GOOD NEWS of great joy FOR ALL THE WORLD...Peace on earth, good will towards men."-The angels to the shepherds on the birth of Jesus. Our family has a lot of goals and plans as we run into 2020. Tobiah is working on sharing the story here by video, Jaidan is working on completing the IAM Compelled website and Gideon is being creative as ever! Carla and I are praying about what Mercy Care, Palliative Care, and Discipleship will look like, as we raise prayer support and funding.
The Gennaris encourage you to pray, ask the Father what He wants you to say good bye to in 2020 and what He wants you to say hello to! Listen to his voice over you, because He is pleased with you and brings good news! Run into the new year with hope, for your hope is secure, a strong anchor for the soul! I tell you as I tell my Yawo friends here, 'Akakayicila...Apililile!' (Don't doubt!...Believe!)
Finishing The Year Strong!
-Homeschool Books and Curriculum- Right before we returned a friend tossed out this need to his bible study group, and they responded with great joy! It was amazing to see these guys respond to our kids needs and allow the boys to come share a little of their perspective on missions.
-Mozambique Annual Residencies- Our residencies will be up for renewal immediately when we return in December and the cost has almost doubled for foreigners in the last 6 months.
(Cost will be $2,800 total for all of us and allows us to stay in the country for 12 months)
-50 x 50- We are still in search of 50 new supporters at $50/ or more a month. We have had at least 11 new families join the team! As the New Year approaches we will keep you updated on if we hit the goal.
***Also please feel free to share these needs with others you know that have a heart for missions***
Thank you and know we love you all dearly and are so grateful for you prayers that we can tangibly feel!
PRAISES AND PRAYERS
Praise God - The village received us with open hands
Praise God - The disciples are still strong and walking changed lives
Praise God - for 11 new $50/month supporters
Pray - The immigration process follows the law and we can renew our redidencies quickly
Pray - for marriages of the villagers following Jesus, as they have been under great attack since we left
Pray - for 39 more new supporters @$50/month or a few less at a little more
Want To Partner With Us?
If the Lord is prompting you to partner in mission with us there are a few different options.
Just press here hope giving form to mail in an offering, or you can go directly to our home church website
and set up an easy online offering or monthly partnership through this link click here
(under giving type select GENNARI MISSION)
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www.walkingassons.blogspot.com
COMING ALONG WITH US
So how can you help and be a partner with us? The first way is to make yourself acquainted with the mission itself by visiting:
https://www.ywam.org/
The release of Ian's new CD has been going great! If you have not heard yet we will be using all the proceeds from the album help with the mission needs in Mozambique. This is a wonderful way that anyone could help the family out by purchasing an album and sending friends to do the same. You can pick up the new CD by looking up Ian Kristofer on iTunes or simply going here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/iankristofer
So how can you help and be a partner with us? The first way is to make yourself acquainted with the mission itself by visiting:
https://www.ywam.org/
The release of Ian's new CD has been going great! If you have not heard yet we will be using all the proceeds from the album help with the mission needs in Mozambique. This is a wonderful way that anyone could help the family out by purchasing an album and sending friends to do the same. You can pick up the new CD by looking up Ian Kristofer on iTunes or simply going here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/iankristofer
You can also hear more about how the ministry works by simply emailing or calling us:
compelledones@gmail.com
602-703-0245
Where is Mozambique? Mozambique is located on the southeast coast of Africa. It is bound by Swaziland to the south, South Africa to the southwest, Zimbabwe to the west, Zambia and Malawi to the northwest, Tanzania to the north and the Indian Ocean to the east.