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SICM news 2008
James Colton newsletter.......For those who aren't on the mailing list but visit the site regularly to keep in touch with news from Tanzania, the newsletter is copied below....... click here for more
The last games of 2008....... Juaniche Wanderers may be the top dogs at the moment, but Tipton Family Church FC are their bogey team, that's for sure. In six meetings this season, Juaniche have only won once, with this final game ending in a 2-2 draw....... (video included)......... click here for more
Things are going well for Silas Mkumbu.......On Sunday Pastor James came and ministered and God really blessed as many came forward for prayer ministry at the end....... click here for more
We trust you've had a great Christmas......Yes we know that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but it's still the time of the year that we specifically focus on his first coming....... click here for more
Levi Elonga update......The nature of meetings include Christian conference, leaders' seminar, open airs, Church ministry and outreach work. Please pray for us as we are in the front line of missions....... click here for more
Malan family newsletter ......We trust this finds you well and enjoying the blessing of God on your lives. We want to take this opportunity to give you a brief update and to send Christmas greetings to each one of you!....... click here for more
SICM Sevens report......League leaders Juaniche Wanderers scraped through against St Mathew's Ravens 4-3, with the Ravens hitting the woodwork with the very last kick of the game....... click here for more
Back to Soroti...... The turnout was so good and over 80 pastors from different evangelical church fellowships had come for the meeting....... click here for more Su
Levi Elonga update...... I am in Mbale district this morning with my wife Ketty. The purpose is to meet pastors and leaders and plan for the Christian conference........ click here for more nday December 21 2008
News from Geoff Malan......Been away for a few days and having problems with internet, back at the internet cafe. I must say that life here often seems like just moiving from one challenge to the next, but we thank the Lord for His sustaining power. Thanks for your prayers, really appreciate it........ click here for more
News from James Colton.......The days were very tiring but I thank God for what He is doing and how He has used me. I believe there will be much fruit from these two days....... click here for more
Levi Elonga back home after mission work......I am in the internet cafe this morning with my wife Ketty after returning back from the mission work in the district of Amuria....... click here for more
News from Silas Mkumbu in Tanzania.......Pray for me also because next year in January I will be going to Mombasa, Kenya for ministry for about 2 weeks. I want to see the Hand of God at work and to see His blessing....... click here for more
Well done to Tipton Family Church FC......In what is arguably the result of the season so far, TFC inflicted the first league defeat of the season on Juaniche Wanderers....... (video included)....... click here for more
James Colton speaking to the Kibaha Pentecostal Pastors Fellowship.......It was planned that on Tuesday I would be speaking to the Kibaha Pentecostal Pastors Fellowship about Unity and Reconciliation. This being the second day following a day about marriage........ click here for more
Silas Mkumbu reports....... We met him when we were there for crusade and seminars. He had finished his work there - musician and choir teacher. He felt it right to come to me. I am glad, as I had to set up all the equipment and play, as well as minister. Now he can set up and play, as well as teach the choir...... click here for more
Levi Elonga reports from Uganda......The good news to thank God for is that a total of 978 souls were won to Christ and received salvation. Three hundred leaders attended the teaching seminar where they were challenged and encouraged in their leadership role. God so much blessed the ministry of His word and every church that I visited was so packed and the body of Christ was greatly challenged and empowered by the Holy Spirit....... click here for more
Juaniche Wanderers take The Summer Cup...... Although they are the stronger team, the result was a little surprising, as TFC have the tightest defence in the SICM Sevens set-up. In fact the first final game had already been drawn 2-2 and everyone expected this to be a close run thing as well....... click here for more
Pray for Pastor Komba and his family ....... (James Colton news)....... The funeral was conducted outside their home (not in church like in England). I was asked to share for about 2 minutes. Their daughter Grace was only 7 months old. Many people came and gathered together to pay their respects....... click here for more
Levi Elonga reports on the well projects......The well project in Okulonyo village recently sponsored by Jack and Sally Fownes through SICM is on high progress and making a big difference in the lives of people. They now have clean water for drinking and other domestic usage and the project is serving the general population of Okulonyo and surrounding villages in the area....... click here for more
A visitor from Malawi.......Silas Mkumbu reports that a visiting pastor has just arrived in Kibaha from Malawi....... click here for more
Crestwood Cobras into second place....The win puts them in second place, just one point ahead of Tipton Family Church FC, who won 7-1 in the Tipton church derby as they defeated St Matthew's Ravens 7-1. And we'd just like to mention that Stewart Bloor got man of the match in that as well!...... (video included)....... click here for more
Silas Mkumbu enrols on a computer course.......Thank you for your support, I am using part of the money to do a computer course so that I can do better reporting and make full use of the computer for posters and invitations for church....... click here for more
Stewart Bloor Sunday report....Following the service at Providence it was still all-systems go as Stewart's youngest daughter Miriam was playing bass at a youth service in Birmingham. So a busy day but a blessed one, and that's what really counts....... click here for more
Crestwood Cobras move into third....They move into third place in the table but although Tipton are in fourth, if they win their game in hand they go into second. That is how close the league is. In fact if you take away the top and bottom team, there are just five points that divide everyone else. That's close! ....... (Video included) ....... click here for more
James Colton newsletter.......We produce a newsletter for James and the latest one is about to get printed later today....... click here for more
Osmond Owusu reports from Ghana.......A day before our arrival he had bragged that we will never return to Accra and that we shall all die to prove to the villagers that ALLAH is great, so when people saw us the following morning they sang praises and the son of the Imam came forward to accept the Lord before the eyes of the local people. OUR GOD IS MIGHTY....... click here for more
Stewart Bloor Sunday report....In the morning Stewart led and preached at Tipton Family Church (www.tiptonfamilychurch.org) and on the evening he preached at The Endowed Mission in Rowley Regis, both churches in the Black Country which is an area of England predominantly in Staffordshire....... click here for more
The Cobras win the Crestwood Church derby....This week's games in the SICM Sevens league saw Crestwood Church FC take on Crestwood Cobras in the church derby. Last season the latter were second-best, but not this time round as they are now two places above their rivals - brotherly love ends once the whistle starts the game!....... (video included)....... click here for more
krafts 'n' kollektables....With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about presents. You can get a unique gift and support missions at the same time by buying something from our on-line shop, krafts 'n' kollektables. There are all sorts of bargains on there, for starters check out the African crafts section....... click here for more
The reality of missions work.......We received the following report from Osmond Owusu in Ghana, which shows the reality of what it is like working in Africa. Yes, there are some great things happening but it's also hard work and very often frustrating....... click here for more
James' ministry update.......Then in the afternoon I spoke for three and half hours to all the church leaders - speaking about the life and character of a leader. It was so well received I have been asked to go back to do more seminars for them. They want the teaching and support and are so glad that God has brought me to them....... click here for more
We got there in the end......On the ministry front Geoff reports that he has just returned from the north of India this weekend. He ministered to leaders who were preparing to church plant, a total of 26 in all. And they sat there from morning through to evening receiving what Geoff had prepared for them. What a blessing it is to receive news like this....... click here for more
Okulonyo well constructed....The project is tremendously improving the health of people and has secured people from walking long distance to collect water from swamp areas. We are grateful and appeal to SICM and sponsors for future well projects being located in other villages that have real need for clean water. In total we now have three wells that SICM has supported in the rural villages of Uganda and want to acknowledge the backing of Providence Baptist Church who have financially been behind these projects....... click here for more
The Summer Cup final goes to a replay....In the SICM Sevens league this week, the top game was The Summer Cup final between Juaniche Wanderers and Tipton FC. Juaniche are going great guns in the league at the moment, but they were held to a 2-2 draw by Tipton, thus meaning the final will go to a December replay. The Summer Cup in the middle of winter!....... (videos included)....... click here for more
James feeling better and ministering......On Wednesday evening I took the Bible Study at church. My first ministry but it was difficult - when we began singing I began to cough and after the meeting my voice was rough again and I was tired....... click here for more
Silas Mkumbu reports from Tanzania......This week we are having seminars in our church and they are being well supported. Some visitors have come and enjoyed being with us....... click here for more
Very busy times for James Colton......Then back home I have been resting and recovering. I feel very tired, physically, mentally and spiritually. So am being careful to rest - not easy. Already Bishop Mhina has visited me with invitations for more ministry - seminars in November, this time in Tanga and Dar Es Salaam. I thank God for what He is doing. It is a privilege to be used of God like this....... click here for more
Snow and ice in October....We are familiar with adverse weather conditions and many a game in January and February is in doubt due to the conditions. But this is the first time in the SICM Sevens that we have had to hold a pitch inspection in October due to snow and ice....... (video included)....... click here for more
Stewart Bloor Sunday report....On the evening Stewart was speaking at Hebron Gospel Hall, also in Tipton, which is a Brethren church. The usual box of parcels went along and so James Colton in Tanzania will be receiving another batch of books in the near future....... click here for more
Tipton Family Church FC make the final....It was a good game, passionate and full of energy, but as soon as the final whistle went, it was handshakes all round with plenty of best wishes from the Crestwood lads for the final. They were a credit to the church that they represent....... (video included) ....... click here for more
News from Robert Chidundo in Tanzania......We thank you all. I have visited 5 of my churches in Dar and Coast region, where every church wanted seminars for at least one week. And at the end of the month I will travel to Kahama Shinyanga region to visit our new church plants. We need your prayers. Our ministry is growing fast so we need to visit our churches....... click here for more
Home sweet home ...... Geoff Malan reports that the family are now in their home, although much of the furniture was damaged as it made its way from South Africa....... click here for more
Silas' news from Tanzania...... Silas Mkumbu reports that things are going well in church and that there has been plenty of interest in the work that they are doing....... click here for more
Stewart Bloor Sunday report....A busy schedule at his home church ensures Stewart doesn't take too many outside bookings, but yesterday morning he led the service and preached at Providence Baptist Church in Coseley near Wolverhampton....... click here for more
Money transferred for well project.....Recently we transferred money for another well project in Uganda. Today Levi Elonga e-mailed to let us know that the money has arrived and everything is on track.......click here for more
First defeat for Tipton Family Church FC....In this week's batch of games in the SICM Sevens league, Tipton Family Church FC suffered their first defeat of the season. They started terribly and were 3-0 down after ten minutes, and the game ended 4-1........(video included).......click here for more
Stewart Bloor Sunday report....Stewart has been a regular visitor to Birchfield over a period of many years and the church is already supportive and appreciative of the work of SICM. One manifestation of this was the fact that a whole box of resources were taken yesterday that over the next few weeks will be making their way out to James Colton in Tanzania....... click here for more
A busy James reports from Tanzania......One of the high points for me was meeting Silas' family - they had waited so long to meet me. Now it was good to meet them, we had been invited for lunch. After lunch I went from house to house in the family compound and prayed God's blessing and protection.......click here for more
The latest SICM newsletter.... We produce a regular newsletter which is really an introduction to the work of SICM and a pointer to the website for those who have internet access. The latest newsletter is hot off the press today and can be viewed by clicking here.
Silas Mkumbu ministry trip to Arusha and Sagras......Stayed overnight with pastor Moses and next day he joined us as we travelled for 7 hours to Sagaras, my home village. First 2 nights pastor Moses spoke in the open air meetings, then I spoke for the other nights. We saw people coming to receive Jesus, and others who were sick coming for prayer....... click here for more
Tipton Family Church FC up to 4th.... Following a run of 3 drawn league games on the trot, Tipton Family Church move up to 4th in the table courtesy of a 3-0 victory against Crestwood Cobras. The Cobras (based at Crestwood Church) are a difficult team to break down and at half-time the score was level.......(video included)...... click here for more
An internet devotion in under 2 minutes....Stewart Bloor is currently producing a 'Thought for the day' so that for every day of the year there is a short, but to the point, daily devotion ....... click here for more
Levi Elonga reports from East Africa.....The outreach work in various schools, hospitals and prisons was tremendous and exciting as we saw 253 students coming to the Lord and accepting Him as their personal savior....... click here for more
Five draws on the trot for TFC....In the SICM Sevens league, we don't get too many draws. No offsides, limited restrictions and fast flowing football ensures that plenty of goals are scored. But Tipton Family Church FC have just logged their fifth draw on the run, sharing two goals in The Summer Cup semi-final versus Crestwood Church FC....... (video included).......click here for more
Village located for a well .....The finance has come from Jack and Sally Fownes (England) who on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary, instead of presents asked for donations towards the well. So a real big thank-you to the them both....... click here for more
News from James in Tanzania......At the end of September I travel with Silas to his home village in Singida for open air meetings and seminars. Then on 7th October I travel with Bishop Mhina to his church in Ifakara, Morogoro for seminars, both for church leaders and for all the church....... click here for more
Tipton Family Church extend their solid start ....This week's batch of games in the SICM Sevens league saw Tipton Family Church FC continue with their great start to the season. The 2-2 draw with Crestwood Church FC means that they have only lost once in 10 games in all competitions so far....... (video included) ....... click here for more
Another well scheduled for Uganda.....Those of you that are regular readers of the website news will know that we have recently constructed two wells in rural locations in Uganda. These were sponsored by Providence Baptist Church in Coseley (near Wolverhampton, England)....... click here for more
Off on a one week's mission to Bukedea.....Work is keeping us busy and we will be away on a mission trip in the district of Bukedea for one week ministry-open air meetings, church meetings, outreach work and a teaching seminar for pastors and Leaders.......click here for more
Muslim outreach report from Ghana ....We just returned with a team of evangelists from (name withheld),one of the very first places we started the Muslim Outreach Mission.We realised to our surprise that two churches has been established there. We held a two day Ministers' conference there with over 55 pastors as well as christian workers attending.This was a village which nearly killed us when we first set foot there to evangelise but thank God we were giving a rousing welcome into the area. Two new souls were won to Jesus....... click here for more
Stewart Bloor Sunday report....As well as being the director of SICM, Stewart is also the pastor at Tipton Family Church near Wolverhampton. Once a month there is a missions update at church, which Stewart does....... click here for more
Creation v Evolution ....The SICM discussion board seems to have a focus on the creation v evolution issue at the moment, with the current three threads at the top of the pile all related. Stewart Bloor is a firm believer in....... click here for more
Juaniche Wanderers still lead the way ....But in second place only on goal difference is St Matthew's Ravens. Based at the Dudley Road Anglican church in Tipton, they also hit 8 goals in their match versus AFC Fatherless Barn....... click here for more
Happy birthday James......This coming Monday (September 22) is James Colton's birthday and a few of the people at Tipton Family Church have got together on a video to wish him a happy birthday...... (video included)... click here for more
News from the Malans in India.......After five weeks of house hunting we have found a lovely home to rent which is such a wonderful provision of the Lord. In December 2000, when we were ministering in Texarkana in the USA, Karen had a dream of a home that we had in India where we could serve missionaries, the home we have is what she saw in this dream! We still need to sign a contract and we await the arrival of our household goods from South Africa....... click here for more
Almost 900 souls won for Christ.....The Lord blessed our ministry there with a total of 894 souls won to Christ. Over 10 local churches were visited and God blessed His people and convicted many into a deeper relationship with Him........ click here for more
Stewart Bloor at Darkhouse Baptist Church.....It's also an opportunity to take a box of parcels along for church members to post. This is a ministry that we have been involved in for some years where people put stamps on packages and then post them to people on the mission field. Yesterday 24 parcels went, ensuring that a total of 41 individual resources will soon be on their way to James Colton in Tanzania ....... click here for more
Encouraging news from Robert Chidundo...... 'We had a leaders conference here and 79 leaders attended which was great and all of them were blessed very much. We are planning for this event next year again.'....... click here for more
Tipton Family Church FC's third draw on the trot.....In this week's batch of SICM Sevens games, Tipton Family Church FC made it three consecutive draws as they battled out their local derby with St Matthew's Ravens, resulting in points shared...... (video included)....... click here for more
Anneli Colton Memorial School ...... Robert Chidundo reports on the school project and a general ministry update....... click here for more
Five seminar sessions a day......Bishop Mhina wants to do more with me. I thank God for this new opening for more ministry. Thank you for your prayers....... click here for more
Tipton Family Church FC continue their good start to the season......In the SICM Sevens league, Tipton Family Church FC had another good result this week when they drew 3-3 with Juaniche Wanderers... (video included)...... click here for more
Pray for the Malan family .......In yesterday's update we shared concerning the house that the family are currently pursuing and asked for prayer........click here for more
The Malan family house news .......We have just received an e-mail from Geoff saying that they have found a home that they would like to rent. It does involve paying a deposit of 10 months rent so please pray that this would not be an obstacle....... click here for more
A designated news page.......For those who visit the SICM website specifically to check out news on the Malan family, you will be pleased to know that there is now a page set aside specifically for their updates.......click here for more
Karen Malan reports from India.......We have started house hunting and trust the Lord we'll find a suitable home soon. Our container arrives at the end of the month so there is pressure on to find a home soon. Geoff went to Coimbatore (which is a 3 hour trip down the mountain) on Thursday to make inquiries about purchasing a car. We hope that within the next few months we will have our own transport. He ministered there on the Thursday evening and Friday morning at the Bible College.......click here for more
The Passion Of The Christ .......The film touched the hearts of the people and many were seen weeping and we could see that it was Godly repentance. When the call was made for people to come and accept Jesus, they came in their numbers but in the midst of that some Muslim fanatics came and started causing trouble....... click here for more
Well done to Tipton Family Church FC......This week's batch of games in the SICM Sevens league confirms Tipton Family Church FC as the group stage winners in The Summer Cup. The draw against Tipton rivals St Matthew's Ravens was enough to make it mathematically impossible to be caught (Video included) .......click here for more
Sunday news from England and Uganda......Those who are involved with SICM are also fully committed to their respective churches as well. Stewart Bloor is the minister at Tipton Family Church in England and reports that on Sunday just gone he had a totally free day as the young people took the service for the first time (Videos included) .......click here for more
Mission to Kumi district.......Four of us on the team went for the mission and the county of Ngora in Kumi was our area of base and ministry focus. Rev Peter Amodan who heads up the Pentecostal churches there was our host and he organized a good programme of meetings for us covering six high schools, two prisons, two villages and four Pentecostal churches.......click here for more
SICM Sevens report......We had another couple of games this week in the SICM Sevens, both being The Summer Cup fixtures. Tipton Family Church FC produced another video of their game featuring more Christian music, this time the screamo/thrash/metal band Back Pocket Prophet.......click here for more (video included)
Medical Health Centre established.......Afterwards a thanksgiving prayer service was conducted and led by Rev. Chris Onangu of Glory Ministries Church, Kampala who preached the word of God and spoke very highly of the good work that SICM is doing in the nation of Uganda. The district medical officer of Soroti region was our guest of honour who officiated the opening of Stewart Medical Health Centre Uganda. Over 700 people across the region of Soroti had come to witness the occasion and were very impressed and amazed at the excellent work on the ground........click here for more
News from the Muslim outreach team.......The following e-mail report was received from Pastor Osmond Owusu who heads up the team in Ghana. All we've changed is to blank out the names of the villages concerned as working in Muslim outreach can be very volatile at times........click here for more
Levi Elonga reports from the mission field of Uganda.......Many thanks to SICM and our dear supporters for your prayers and finances and we are grateful to be your mouths and legs on the mission field. Keep us in your prayers as we have lots of ministry invitations for Sundays and a schedule involving other mission trips around the nation of Uganda.......click here for more
Levi reports on the cereal grinding mill project.......People are really happy for the launching of this project in the area and it is giving them a better service and helping us to generate money for ministry work. We already have the first money in the account worth 78,000 Uganda shillings for the last five days since the time it started operating.......click here for more
Pharmacy project update.......Our vision is to expand this project into a medical health centre with a Christian set up. Pray for our ongoing plans to register the project with the ministry of health. We would also request SICM to send us missionaries with medical abilities to come and work with us in this project......click here for more
Thought for the day......Stewart Bloor (SICM's Director) produces a daily thought for the day that you may find useful. It's all part of the desire to encourage Christians to spend time with their Bible on a regular basis, as the Thought for the day will hopefully not only be a source of spiritual inspiration, but also a springboard for further reading.......click here for more
SICM making a difference in Uganda - Part 2.......We thank God that through the support from SICM organization we now have the pharmacy project fully operational and helping us to generate income on daily basis and keeping us moving forward with the work of the gospel. The pharmacy project employs a born-again nurse by the name of Roseline who is in charge of selling drugs and provide treatment to communities.......click here for more
SICM making a difference in Uganda.......Our dear Friends in the Lord Jesus Christ: we are grateful for the tremendous work that SICM organization is doing in our nation of Uganda, ranging from the funding of missions work and various projects already on the ground, the sending of missions teams and study resources for pastors and leaders as well as constant flow of prayers for the work that we are doing in the nation.......click here for more
Tipton Family Church FC leading the way......After last night's batch of games in the SICM Sevens, we now have Tipton Family Church FC at the top of The Summer Cup and the League. With four wins from their first five games they are flying high and although it's early days yet, it's better to be at the top than the bottom........click here for more (video clip included)
News on the cereal grinding project.......Regular visitors to the site will be aware that we recently had the opportunity to purchase some equipment in Uganda to set up a cereal grinding project. The people on the ground are busy getting everything ready and they inform us that it is nearly completed and will be functioning soon.......click here for more
Have your say on the discussion board......The SICM discussion board (On-lineFC) is a well-used one that contains some excellent debate and points of view put across on a whole range of different subjects. The spread of people posting is also quite broad and so inevitably you get some lively discussion at times, which is good........click here for more
Update from Geoff Malan.......Last week our house was packed up and our household goods are now on route to India and we are very busy with all the last minute details of our move. Our visas have been approved and we THANK THE LORD FOR THIS MIRACLE!! .......click here for more
More action from SICM Sevens......Our batch of games from last night in SICM Sevens produced a couple of surprise results, not least of all the bottom of the table beating the top. That's the beauty of football, it is so unpredictable at at times........click here for more (Video clip included)
Placement day draws closer.......The day that the Malan family head for India draws ever closer. The visas have now been issued and an e-mail from Geoff was sent as the packers were actually at work in their home in South Africa. As Geoff said, it is a very emotional time.......click here for more
The money arrives in double quick time.......Just a couple of days after transferring money to Uganda to buy some cereal grinding machinery, we now hear from Levi Elonga that it has arrived.......click here for more
Resourcing pastors in Zambia.......One of the ministries that we are involved in is the sending or resources to pastors and church leaders in numerous nations in both Africa and Asia. The resources that we send include Bibles, book, commentaries, devotions etc. The following is taken from a letter received from a pastor in Zambia that we send stuff to.......click here for more
How did your Sunday go?.......Ketty and myself have just returned back home from Kaberemaido district, where we went for Sunday ministry at the invitation of Rev Patrick Ochunng the pastor of Global Ministries Church who looked after us well and organized a busy preaching programme for us all day long. Ketty ministered in two churches and then after had meetings with women and youth groups while I was concentrating in the other three churches.......click here for more
Look out for the guy in the red boots......Tipton Family Church FC continued their solid start to the season in The Summer Cup with a convincing 5-2 win over Hilly House Adecco. You can watch clips from the game by clicking on the following link, and even if you don't like the beautiful game we are sure you will appreciate the great music........click here for more (Video clip included)
Cereal grinding machine purchased.......We had an e-mail from Levi Elonga over the weekend saying that an opportunity to purchase a cereal grinding machine had arisen as a local company was moving to Kenya. The firm in question has agreed to wait until the money arrives and so today we transferred a payment to buy it outright. A plot of land has already been located and other materials sourced and so the project will be up and running as soon as possible.......click here for more
Fourteen villages covered in outreach campaign.......Many received healing and deeper relationship with God and they are not the same. God blessed our outreach ministry and every one on the team was so encouraged and used of God in a tremendous way. We then returned back home after one week outreach ministry to continue visiting projects that SICM supports in Uganda, of which we have just completed and are now home.......click here for more
A report from Silas Mkumbu on the mission.......We thank God as over 100 people decided to come forward to receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Each night we also prayed for the sick and saw many healed. Glory to God.......click here for more
Mission report from James Colton.......James Colton reports back on a very busy mission that the team had a few weeks back. As you can read, it was a time of great blessing but also very tiring as well. Continue to pray for James that he will be strengthened in the Lord for all that he is called to do.......click here for more
SICM Sevens video on-line......Tipton Family Church FC were in action again this week in the SICM Sevens and they recorded a video of their game. They are going to do that for all their matches this season and with some great Christian music to accompany the footage, there will be something for everyone, even if you don't like the beautiful game.......click here for more (including access to video clip)
Bringing freshness to the site......Today we have added new icons to the various page links, which you can access at the foot of the page. As well as the regular news items we are always looking at ways of improving the site and so things like this, we believe, make it more pleasing to the eye. And of course there is a sense that freshness communicates the right message.......click here for more
Just like the proverbial bus.......We had a text from James Colton over the weekend to say that he received three letters from us at the same time. These are the weekly letters that we send out, which should arrive with seven days in between. But it's like the proverbial bus - you wait ages for one and then a cluster of them turn up together!.......click here for more
SICM Sevens kicks off......The seven-a-side charity football league that we run started this week.This is our fifth season and has proved so popular that we have had to turn teams away. One of the teams in the league is Tipton Family Church FC (Stewart Bloor's church) and each week they produce a video clip.......click here for more
Western Uganda mission report.......We left people and pastors very excited and encouraged and wanting more and extended invitations for us to visit them again for ministry. The teaching seminar for 1874 pastors and Leaders who attended was great and they received basic teachings on leadership.......click here for more
Sonday Rose at the SICM Sevens presentation......We were very blessed at the recent presentation to have the all-girl band Sonday Rose perform. The following videos capture them at the event.......click here for more
SICM Sevens presentation videos...... We now have the first two videos on-line of the presentation evening. They are on the Tipton Family Church account with the first one a general video of the whole evening....... click here for more
SICM Sevens presentation.......We had a great time last night at the SICM Sevens presentation. We were blessed to have not only one, but two professional footballers with us.......click here for more
Muslim Outreach work in Ghana......'It is also a joy to learn that three of the first Muslims sponsored by SICM about four years ago will be graduating from Bible College at the end of this month. We are therefore encouraging all our sponsors to stand behind SICM to help us reach out to the Muslim community'.......click here for more
On-lineFC.......SICM has run a discussion board for a few years now called On-lineFC. There are a number of forums within the board such as spiritual and general as well as other specific ones. Why not visit the site and join in with the discussion?.......click here for more
More news from the Malan family.......A couple or so days ago we announced the sending service that will take place at the end of July, as the Malan family prepare to go to India. You can contact the church direct for further information but the address etc is on the website (See June 7 news) and the time of the service will be 7.30pm.......click here for
Sunday School writes to James Colton.......Yesterday during Sunday School, the children at Tipton Family Church wrote letters to James Colton in Tanzania. They know James anyway, as during his visit to the UK a few months back, he spent time at TFC.......click here for more
Silas and James head north for a week.......Tomorrow, James and Silas are travelling with a team to Kahama in the north of the country (Shinyanga region). Silas will be conducting the outreach meetings and James will be doing seminars. They are there for a whole week so hopefully they will be able to e-mail during their stay. If not a full report will follow when they return.......click here for more
The Malan family sending service.......Now that we have the Malan family on board with us we are getting new visitors to the site specifically through that avenue of interest. So first of all, a warm welcome if that's you. Secondly, visit the site regularly because we will be keeping everyone up-to-date with what is going on via the daily news items.......click here for more
Work permit granted.......Great news for James Colton is that his work permit has been granted.......click here for more
Pharmacy generating funds in Uganda.......'We are grateful for the good results we are getting from the Pharmacy that you helped us to establish as an income generating project for the work of missions. We have been able to raise some money out of it and have just budgeted it to cover the costs of our ministry trips scheduled for this month of June.'.......click here for more
SICM Sevens presentation.......In a little over a week we will be having our annual presentation for the SICM Sevens league that we run. If you are local, then you are very welcome to come and join with us - and it's all free!.......click here for more
Work permit application...James Colton is in the process of renewing his work permit. The current one runs out tomorrow and so we're all trusting and believing that the paperwork will be attended to without any hitch.......click here for more
Internet down so texting instead...We have just received a text message from James Colton due to the fact that the internet in his area is down. This is a common problem in Africa but the wonders of modern technology ensures that communication can still go on.......click here for more
Generating finance through self-help initiatives...Our focus now is to establish more income generating projects and that is the only alternative that will sustain the ministry of the gospel in Uganda - the more we establish income generating projects for the general work of the ministry the more we become effective and sustainable.......click here for more
Post a message in our guestbook...Today we have added a guestbook to the site, so why not visit and post a message? You can access the guestbook via the link at the foot of the page. You don't need to be registered to post, just type your message and away you go.......click here for more
Establishing a church in Krokorhwe... A few years back a team from SICM helped plant a church in the village of Krokorhwe. Not only is there now a physical building but also a piggery and a grasscutter farm enabling the people to obtain work....... click here for more
Making inroads in Ghana...'We really need prayer so that we can establish a church there as on three previous occasions the church has collapsed due to Islamic pressure. The three local people who were pastoring the churches were made to flee for their lives'.......click here for more
A letter from the Malan family... 'Our girls have lived in one home since their births and Karen and I have served in one ministry for nearly a quarter of a century. We now leave this comparative security for our new task in India. We have booked our tickets to leave South Africa on August 7th'.......click here for more A busy time in Uganda...'We are grateful to be back home from the mission work we recently had in various places around the district of Soroti in the last five days. Five of us were on the team and we worked together with the local churches that organized for us the programme of work that involved evangelistic outreach in Asuret trading centre and a ladies conference held in Ocapa bricks conner'....... click here for more
James Colton work permit...Please remember James in your prayers over the next couple of weeks as his work permit expires on June 4. Lots of invitations continue to come in for James to minister in conferences and meetings around Tanzania and so it's really important that the permit is extended.......click here for
James Colton reports on his recent trip to Mbeya... Sunday we focused on the power of the Holy Spirit as it was Pentecost. Many were ministered to that day and received from God. It was a powerful time and many were challenged and blessed, leaving better equipped and prepared for service. God was moving in people's lives from the very beginning.......click here for more
Things are going well for Silas... During his visit to the UK with James Colton recently, Silas Mkumbu made a big impression on people. Therefore it's always a pleasure to report his news and updates, knowing that so many people will be taking a keen interest in what is going on. The following are extracts from the e-mail received in the last couple of days....... click here for more
A fishing project in Uganda benefits schooling...The photograph accompanying this news report is of five children who are benefiting from a fishing project in Bugondo. Through the finance generated they are able to receive schooling which they wouldn't have had access to otherwise. This is the great thing about working in Africa, you can see real and tangible benefits from minimal investment.......click here for more
Supporting SICM...As an organisation we don't make a big fuss about raising finances, but from time to time we do mention support. If you give to SICM we can't promise you that God will make you rich in return, that you will see miraculous financial breakthrough in your own life or anything like that. But what we can say is that your support will make a difference in the lives of people we work with.......click here for more
Reaching Muslims in Ghana...Ghana is typical of the other western African nations in that the south is very 'Christian' but the further north you go, the more you encounter Islam. Most Christian visitors to the nation never move much beyond the coastal belt, with perhaps Kumasi being the furthest point north that would see regular ministry visits. But of course, Ghana exists beyond the second largest city, and that's the challenge for the church and for those who have a burden for the nation.......click here for more
Evangelistic meeting and ladies conference begin today...The wonders of modern technology - not to mention the benefits of a regularly updated website - means that we can publish news literally as it happens, or in this case about to! Today, Levi Elonga and his team begin a two day outreach in Asuret trading centre and running alongside that, a ladies conference in Ocapa bricks conner.......click here for more
News from the Uganda carpentry project.. A few days ago we reported on the carpentry project in Uganda and included a photograph of the young men with the tools that had been purchased for them. We have now had a report from Michael Opinya the workshop manager who writes the following.......click here for more
On-line FC ...There are a variety of forums to engage in, including the spiritual one. Current topics include the Florida meetings that some hail as a new revival, whilst others see the whole thing as nothing more than hype and sensationalism. Why not visit On-lineFC for yourself and have your say? You can check out the board by clicking here........click here for more
Atiira farmers project update... Some time ago we were able to raise sponsorship for a group of farmers in rural Uganda, so that they were able to get a helping-hand. The project has been a real success and the following is from a letter received from the farmers themselves.......click here for more
Sunday updates from England and Uganda...SICM is not a church but an organisation, therefore all the people connected with us belong to a local church where they get involved, mostly in a leadership position. Stewart Bloor and Levi Elonga are both ministers in England and Uganda respectively.......click here for more
The power of the pen...We would like people to join James Colton's support team in the specific role of writing him a letter on a regular basis, although the regularity is up to you. It can be once a week or once a month, all you need to do it to commit to a pre-arranged date. The letter doesn't have to be theologically deep so don't worry if that's not you....... click here for more
SICM Sevens presentation 2007/2008... If you are local, you are very welcome to join with us for our presentation and end-of-season get-together at Lower Gornal. Our special guest this year is Chris Westwood of Peterborough United and Tipton Family Church's Sonday Rose will be playing live. You can check out the trailer here ........click here for more
Carpentry project in Uganda... Our philosophy at SICM, which is a widely accepted and practiced principle by many organisations, is not simply to throw money at a situation but to encourage self-help. If you send money to feed a family for one month, after thirty days you need to send more. But if you give the family a start to enable them to support themselves, not only do you free them from the burden of dependency but you also give them dignity and self-worth.......(includes photograph).......click here for more
Anneli Colton school news... Robert Chidundo reports that the Anneli Colton school is now ready to go for the new academic year. The school is in honour of James' wife, who sadly went to be with the Lord not long after the two of them began their work in Tanzania.......click here for more
Weekend news from Uganda... Current news and updates are so important, which is why we have a prominent place on the home page of the web site to bring all the latest stuff as it is happening. It's great reading about what went on last year or even last month. But there's nothing like knowing what's happening in the present........click here for more
Off to Mbeya for a week... James Colton is preparing for a week's visit to the town of Mbeya. Whilst there he will be conducting seminars on the Holy Spirit for all believers and later in the year (August) he will be returning to hold a series of seminars aimed specifically at pastors and church leaders.......click here for more
Silas Mkumbu reports from Tanzania...'They thanked God for blessing our trip to England and bringing us safely back. Also for what I was able to bring back and buy for the church - bass guitar, keyboard and speaker. Church was very happy with me.'.......click here for more
Geoff Malan update...Good news from Geoff Malan is that his children have been accepted into the Hebron school in India, where the family are heading shortly to begin a new phase in their lives.......click here for more
News from James Colton...'Just back from week of seminars with Pastor Ezekiel in Mbagala, Dar Es Salaam. A very good and powerful week with God moving in power meeting needs. My ministry was greatly blessed - in fact Pastor Ezekiel said it is now more powerful and has greater annointing on it. Thanks for your prayers........click here for more
Levi Elonga thanks his supporters...The attached photograph is of my recent monitoring visits to projects that SICM supported in the villages of Soroti region. The progress and impact of projects is really very pleasing and encouraging and I would like to say a BIG thank you to SICM and our supporters for the excellent work you are doing in the nation.......click here for more
Uganda mission report from Levi Elonga...Finally we had a meeting with a group of 78 local pastors and leaders in the area and encouraged them in their work. They appreciated our ministry to them and among their people and we were asked to return in June this year.......click here for more
Thought for the day by Stewart Bloor...Starting from this month, SICM's Director Stewart Bloor has launched a ministry called 'Thought for the day'. As it suggests, it is a devotion based on a Bible reading. It is different to the usual format in that it is a video clip, thus bringing an extra dimension.......click here for more
More project update news from Uganda...These two ladies have been in a desperately poor situation and they were so happy to receive the sewing machines which will help them in income generation and for them to be able to support themselves. This makes now a total of seven sewing machines that have been given to the ladies in Soroti who are now able to provide for themselves, send their children to school, meet domestic needs etc........click here for more
Project update news from Uganda... Being involved in Africa, you very quickly realise that it isn't just about preaching and church work if you want to be effective in what you do. In order to truly reach people you have to recognise that man is body and soul and not just spirit. Therefore, practical projects feature very much in our ministry across the continent. The following is a report received from Uganda on the implementation of current projects........click here for more
SICM Sevens football league... For those who are both local to us and appreciate the beautiful game, you may be interested in a football league that we run. Games are played at Coseley Leisure Centre and it's a 7-a-side astroturf league.......click here for more
An update from Geoff Malan...We recently reported that as part of his preparations for India, Geoff had visited the country. He has now returned back to South Africa and this is an extract from an email received.......click here for more
Levi thanks his supporters... God is good and keeping us healthy and busy working for Him. We are going to be heavily engaged with ministry work in April and we have lots of ministry meetings being organized in various places around the country........click here for more
Easter report from Uganda... The Easter services in Uganda went very well and I had a great time of preaching in two different Churches, both packed, with over 2000 people in each. In the morning hours from 9.30 am to 10.30 am I was preaching in Akus town church and the Lord blessed the word and touched people with a heavy conviction of the Holy spirit and 35 people responded to salvation........click here for more
Update on the Ugandan rural wells project... These two wells are being shared with other neighbouring villages in Soroti that are experiencing a water crisis and they are quite busy and effectively serving a large population of the rural communities. We really thank the Baptist Church and SICM for your collective efforts in sponsoring the wells project in Soroti, thus saving the lives of people from waterborne diseases and high death rates that has been so common before, due to drinking of dirty water directly collected from swamp areas and shared with wild animals.......click here for more
Brief update from James Colton...Have more requests for week-long seminars, firstly a week in April with Bishop Ezekiel in Mbagala, Dar Es Salaam, then a week in May with Bishop Julius in Mbeya.'.......click here for more
India calling! ...If you read the latest news items regularly, you will be aware that Geoff Malan and his family are preparing for the mission field in India. Currently still in their native South Africa, they are planning to leave for Asia within the next three months or so.......click here for more
Reports from Kampala...The churches were well organized and prepared to receive us and hear from the word of God. Every church we visited had over 300 people who attended and we ministered the word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit touched, encouraged and transformed lives of people in a great way. Many others who had come to listen us were convicted and responded to salvation and we realized 230 souls in total gave their lives to Christ......click here for more
Geoff Malan videos on-line...The meetings that were hosted by Tipton Family Church were great and Geoff's ministry was very well received. Several videos were taken during the Saturday evening and Sunday morning meetings and you can connect with them via the links below, taken from the church website at www.tiptonfamilychurch.org........click here for more
Working in the rural areas of Africa...In Africa there is a marked difference between the urban areas and the rural communities. Even in England there are differences, but in Africa they are much more extreme. Compared to the cities, the rural locations are way behind in terms of infrastructure, standard of living and so on. The vast majority of our work is carried out not in the former, but the latter.......click here for more
Snippets from James Colton ...The following are a few snippets from an e-mail received from James Colton today. The wonders of modern technology are such that we can receive correspondence and within minutes it can be broadcast for the whole world to see - well those that have internet access! For those of us who were in Christian ministry pre-web days, we still marvel at what is available to us, making life so much easier.......click here for more
From South Africa to India...He is an extremely gifted speaker and will provide an interesting message for all. Geoff and his family are in the process of moving from South Africa to India where they will be settling as missionaries. Tipton Family Church is hosting Geoff and you can connect with him on Saturday evening at 7pm and Sunday morning at 10.30am.......click here for more
Robert Chidundo reports from Tanzania...'We have done three campaigns at Mbagala, Tabata and Kijichi and about 186 adults and a lot of children came to the Lord.'.......click here for more
News from Uganda... 'What a great blessing it is to be the SICM legs and mouths to spread the gospel in Uganda and with your support we are able to influence the nation for Christ and also rehabilitate the needy communities. The projects on the ground are a living testimony and real evidence of the good work SICM has done in the nation and every one here is extremely happy and feels very encouraged.'.......click here for more
An update from Levi Elonga in Uganda...We have been heavily engaged with ministry work in Kyere subcounty and have just completed a two weeks preaching and teaching programme in a number of Churches and villages that we visited.......click here for more
The travellers arrive safely!... We have just received a text message from James Colton, which read: 'Arrived safely and no trouble with customs. Slept late this afternoon.' .......click here for more
James, Silas and The Crooked House...Before they departed they visited a local landmark known as The Crooked House and we captured the scene on video.......click here for more
James and Silas captured on camera!...James Colton and Silas Mkumbu's final meeting of the furlough was on Wednesday evening at Tipton Family Church , which is where SICM's Director Stewart Bloor is the minister. It went well and there was good feedback from the people. We also captured James and Silas on camera and you can view the clips via the links below, which are taken from the TFC website.......click here for more
A last chance to see James and Silas... Before they depart from Birmingham airport on Friday, they will be at Tipton Family Church on Wednesday February 13. If you are local then feel free to visit; an informal evening is planned and you can find details on the TFC website........click here for more
Geoff Malan available for ministry...Geoff is an excellent, balanced speaker and will go down well in any church. We thoroughly recommend him.......click here for more
More encouraging news from Levi Elonga in Uganda...We have just completed the training of 1250 evangelists in Bukedea district and commissioned them out to the mission field in their respective areas and communities and have also had a teaching seminar for 3400 Pastors and Leaders in Amuria district.......click here for more
James and Silas are doing great!...Things continue to go well for James Colton and Silas Mkumbu as they enter the final month of their stay here in the UK. The following is extracted from an e-mail received from James today.......click here for more
Kenyan refugees hear the gospel...I'm sure that we are all aware of the political situation in Kenya at the present time. And whilst the media will inevitably present the situation as bad news, nevertheless even the darkest hour presents opportunity to those who are serving God.......click here for more
Ghana Muslim outreach team...One of the specific areas of work that we are involved with in Ghana is an outreach team that works in the north of the country amongst the Islamic people.......click here for more
More furlough news from James Colton...Silas is a blessing to all, being well received and is making good impressions on all who meet him. A great ambassador for the Lord and for Tanzania.......click here for more
James Colton reports from North Yorkshire...We spoke to the Gazette reporter and also were interviewed live on local radio Sunday morning.....click here for more
James Colton furlough update...They are both now in Whitby, Yorkshire, and James has commented how amazed he is that this is Silas' first time out of Africa as he is coping so well.....click here for more
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