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At the beginning of March we began exploring our next theme: JOY. You will see various expressions of this wonderful gift of the Spirit in this little magazine, as well as in many of our Social Media posts and Blogs over the past few weeks. If you are on Facebook head over to our CBN South Africa page â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;see youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; there. +HUHČ&#x2021;V ZKDW JHWV PH PRVW H[FLWHG <RXČ&#x2021;OO DOVR Č´QG VRPH MR\ UHODWHG DERXW WKLV FDOO WR $ULVH P\ HÎ?RUWV devotional pieces and blogs on donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to change the world. I our CBN Africa website. am called to daily faithfulness and It is a real challenge for me, obedience, not success. My pebble particularly in this current thrown into the pond might look season, to write a short piece LQVLJQLČ´FDQW EXW WKHUH DUH ULSSOHV expressing some of what is 6RPHKRZ EHFDXVH +H LV *RG going on in our team and in my WKURXJK P\ VLPSOH 6SLULW HQDEOHG heart for CBN South Africa. So DFWLRQV +LV .LQJGRP ZLOO DGYDQFH much is happening and God is :H KDYH WKH SULYLOHJH DQG certainly taking us on an exciting UHVSRQVLELOLW\ RI VKRZLQJ D MRXUQH\ ZRZ Î&#x2013;Č&#x2021;OO EULHČľ\ VKDUH broken world that Jesus is healer, MXVW RQH RI WKHVH ELJ LGHDV KHUH provider and savior. Our light, EHFDXVH LW Č´WV VR SHUIHFWO\ ZLWK Jesus, has come, and we are to the new title of this magazine. Arise and Shine! Arise and Act Arise is a simple, powerful word Ian Walton | Regional Director that speaks of action. Very 02