Marius Olivier June, July, August 2012
Mobilising the next generation into cross-cultural missions amongst the least reached people groups of the UK, Europe and beyond.
Greetings Friends, Now back in the UK, after being away in Thailand for seven weeks and a number of events.
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First was the Nations course, and all participants graduated... friendships for life formed...during the first six weeks.
its second 80th celebration ...this time in Thailand, after the African celebrations were held earlier this year in April. It has been and incredible time of God’s blessing and goodness...as a family of nearly 250 people came together for four days.
“Unless we ACT ... the Least Reached People Groups … will not be reached”
The last week World Outreach had
Prayer: Without specific, intentional and sustained prayer people will NOT be reached. Research: For how will we pray if we don’t know..who is on our doorstep?
Missions Director @ WOI-UK
The harvest is here, who will...: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Pray? Research? Support? Send? Go? Give? Mobilize?
Engage or Go!
Please consider ways in how you might be able to support my work (Page 3 & 4)
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These are basic but vital steps...
Marius Olivier
An Impact...through ‘Sadness & Loss’ This past week I was privileged enough to Facilitate a Kairos Course at the BMS International Mission Centre in Birmingham with a dozen experienced leaders. Then the News came… On Thursday, I received a phone call with tragic news. Not only our neighbors for a few years, but also our friends, lost two out of three
family members in a car crash, leaving the father and husband without his wife and young daughter behind. So, whilst teaching on Kairos about the urgency to reach the least reached with the good news...as this sad news came it has had such an impacted on us as a group to deeply think about the Urgency of Saving Lives.
What does the Great Commission in Matthew 28 mean to you…? So often we see it as a Great Suggestion...but it is not...People are dying every day without Jesus. This is not meant to be a guilt trip, but a reminder of our call.
Inside this issue: Catalytic Thrust for...
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CONTACT DETAILS
Intl. Leadership Development...
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Tremendous Follow Through...
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Three Short Stories...
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World Outreach International - UK Lindisfarrne House 4 Barbourne Terrace Worcester, WR1 3JS
Will you Partner with us?
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Priesting the nations...
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Itinerary 2012-13...
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Phone: +44 (0) 1905 20376 E-mail: marius.olivier@world-outreach.com Website: http://www.world-outreach.com
A ‘Catalytic Thrust for Breakthrough’ in 2012-13... It was during May 2012, when God clearly confirmed in my heart that the time has come for a ‘Catalytic Thrust for Breakthrough’…. But what does this mean for us...can it be as simple as a choice on our part? Simon Peter for three years under Jesus’ - an ‘all peoples teaching...then at the day of Pentecost a visible demonstration of God’s Redemption Plan and who is to be included, ...then thirteen years later and God intervened through the house of Cornelius (Acts 10)...pushing Peter out to the Gentiles. In 1947 a single man stepped out to break the sound barrier, not knowing what all that will even do to his body. Will he survive it? He did it, breaking through into a new era of growth! Video: Chuck Yeager – 1947 In 1986, Rev. Brenda Salter and her husband came to Birmingham in the UK, to find Least Reached People Groups oppressed and hurting, ignored and ill treated. Is it much different today? Then in 2011 at the Global Leadership Summit, Rev. Brenda Salter stood up and delivered an inspiring sermon again, challenging for a catalytic thrust for breakthrough. 6900 different ethnic peoples in the world today still has no viable indigenous church that can reproduce itself. In the UK today we have more than twenty seven least reached peoples, even in our own towns...with how many churches? Maybe it is a time that we reconsider our lives, step out like Chuck Yeager but give it to Jesus, the Carpenter, the Potter...who has never failed us, but gave His life to save us...how will you respond...with the Nations that came to us...London Olympic 2012 ?
International Leadership Development: 2012-13 Since 1978, World Outreach International (WOI) has conducted pastors and leaders’ seminars in the developing world. Well over 100,000 leaders have attended one or more of these training events in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the South Pacific. This month of August marks the start of a new ‘mentorship journey’ for me, travelling with Bruce to Strategic Mission Centres around the globe, which will bear much significance to our UK/Europe Strategy. Ethiopia: August 16-21st
(See full Itinerary on Page 4)
Please consider how you can support me in prayer and finance.
Bruce Hills - International Leadership Development
CPM...A Tremendous Follow Through! As you may remember, Church Planting Movement (CPM) Training in Thailand last October/November 2011 completed for nearly thirty church planters and good friends. Over the past seven to eight months we’ve seen a tremendous result in new Least Reached Peoples and indigenous churches planted through World Outreach ministries represented by these church planters...in various part of the world. Continued Training, Discipleship and Leadership Development…
This coming October/November I will be joining our Africa Director, Rod Talbot in presenting CPM Training in Kenya. Please pray for this week from the end of October. Page 2
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Three Short Stories...on the Least Reached Journey! ‘Not Wrong...Just Different!’ Join us on the next Nations Course Gain skills to reach the nations.
With Pastor and Prophet Alex Larson at the World Outreach 80th Celebration is Thailand...after a personal prophecy. What I have learned is that God whispers, but we have to seek Him, chase Him and be open to Him…then ‘Act’.
Then there are just plainly Deep Friendships...some involves ‘Ducks’ and a certain tribe, but that is an inside story... Smiling!
Lord, as we follow our call in your Redemption Plan...may we live our lives fully in obedience.
Will you partner with us? Our ministry is funded in part through part time work. Whilst this goes some way to cover our living costs, we are in desperate need of ministry financial partners. Despite the state of the economy, we truly believe that we serve a God who is never in recession. God gives us all the opportunity to bless one another—with such a
clear example in Acts and through the life of Jesus. Especially in this economic climate we believe that it is time for us all to live this biblical example.
“Some are called to Go, and other are called to Serve as Senders.”
Please, pray for more financial supporters! Do get in touch if you or your church would like to know more about supporting us in these ways:
Recommended Book:
Prayer, Friendship & Finances
Paul Priesting the Nations... Romans 15:14-22 Romans 15:14-22 What an amazing passage of scripture, where Paul talks about his priestly ministry to the Gentiles (the Least Reached Peoples), presenting these the nations nations asas anan acceptable acceptable sacrifice sacrifice to God. to God. Also Acts 10, A story What anofamazing Simon Peter, story of and Simon how wonderfully Peter, and how God wonderfully intervenes God through intervenes us as His through children us as reach to His children the Least to reach Reached the Peoples Least Reached of that day Peoples and nudges of that day His and church nudges forward His church. in His Redemption Plan. Y O U C A N M A K E A D I F F E R E N CE
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Itinerary 2012-13 2012 Itinerary: July 14th: Flight back to UK July 27th : We Move House! Aug 6th till 10th: Leaders Kairos, BMS International Mission Centre in Birmingham Aug 15th till 21st: Ethiopia Leadership Development Trip Aug 21st—Sept 2nd: Singapore Trip Sept 2nd—9th: Malaysia Trip (GPI Ministries)
Our ‘Mission & Passion’ is to ‘Reach the Least Reach People Groups (LRPGs) of the World with the Gospel of Jesus Christ’.
Sept 10-12th: Karios UK Leaders meeting, Leeds Sept 13th: Member Care, Loughborough
Today, even after 2000 years we still see 6900 LRPGs who has not been reached— an unfinished task, but finishable!
Oct 5-6th: Global Leadership Summit, Bristol Oct 7th-11th: Barcelona, Spain Trip Oct 16th-27th Bulgaria Trip (TBC)
The UK still has 27 LRPGs.
Oct 28th—Nov 3rd: Nairobi, Kenya CPM Trip Nov 8th: WOI-UK Board Meeting, Oxford Nov 26th—Dec 7th: Nairobi Kenya Leadership Development Trip
2013 Itinerary:
Our ‘Vision’ is clearly described in Rev.7:9-10: ‘After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the lamb. ‘ - (NIV)
Jan 14-19th: North East India Feb 12-16th: Burkina Faso, West Africa
What about you...join us!
Book Recommendation: Prayer The Flaming Tongue: The Impact of early 20th Century Revivals, by J, Edwin Orr
Youtube Video: The Role Of Prayer In Spiritual Awakening by J. Edwin Orr
You can Make A Difference! CONTACT DETAILS W O R L D OU T RE A C H I N T E R N A T I ON A L - U K
Lindisfarrne House 4 Barbourne Terrace Worcester, WR1 3JS
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Phone: +44 (0) 1905 20376 E-mail: marius.olivier@world-outreach.com Website: http://www.world-outreach.com Y O U C A N M A K E A D I F F E R E N CE