Ministry In The City

We’ve haven’t been able to update a blog in about 2 weeks, so we’ll get you caught up on everything we’ve been doing.

Ministering In The City

Last week, Victor and I went to minister in the central market. We began to preach to a couple of children. Other children were wondering what was going on and came over to listen. Several children that hadn’t received Jesus accepted Him! It started pouring rain, and without anywhere else to go or do, we brought the children to the side of the market, under the pavilion, and began teaching them about following Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God. Then Victor started teaching the children a song to praise the Lord. As Victor lifted up his hands to worship the Lord, I was amazed to watch these newly saved children do the same, without shame or embarrassment although the market was crowded with people.

This past Sunday, while buying bread we asked three little girls if they knew about Jesus. The oldest said that she was muslim, but that we could tell them about Jesus. The two youngest ones said they wanted to receive Jesus while the oldest one stood to the side refusing. Then she said something and one of the other girls stepped away and sat down, but was still listening. We could see that she wanted to give her life to Jesus, but was too embarrassed and ashamed to do so because of the oldest girl. But, the youngest girl refused to leave and gave her life to Jesus even though the two older ones didn’t. I’ve seen these girls several times before and even bought them bread. Before leaving, we told the oldest one about the love of Jesus…even if she never received Jesus and wanted to be a muslim, we’d still buy her bread if she was hungry because of Jesus’ love for her. As we were driving off on the motorbike, the oldest girl was watching us. As we turned to look at them, she gave us a big smile and waved good-bye. Pray that the Lord Jesus would continue to touch her life.

For the second week, the coaches of the hockey team came to our church. I purchased bibles for all 6 of them – they were so excited. Soon, Victor and I (and most likely others), will start discipling the head coach Celio. We pray that the others will join in also. The Lord also put it on my heart to give Celio’s mom a Bible also. She was truly touched as we prayed for her and gave her a word of knowledge concerning some things the Lord was going to work in her life.

House and Family Life

There are a few minor leaks in the roof, but I’ve had to leave them for now to continue working on other things. We put a door on our bathroom (before we only hung a piece of material). Tiffany started school again with Amerel and Isaiah. Last week, Isaiah started guitar lessons (he has always loved the guitar and God has gifted him to play it). This week I started teaching Amerel on the keyboard (we brought mine back from the U.S.).

Wednesday, Tiffany and I met with a mid-wife from Holland, who is also a missionary with WYWAM. Tiffany also spoke with another missionary from Romania who is due this week and is planning to have a home birth. We were able to get another ultrasound here. We were surprised they had a machine here. But the overall facilities and care are nothing compared to what we are used to. For now, we are planning to have an at home birth.

Love,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

Ministry In The City

We’ve haven’t been able to update a blog in about 2 weeks, so we’ll get you caught up on everything we’ve been doing.

Ministering In The City

Last week, Victor and I went to minister in the central market. We began to preach to a couple of children. Other children were wondering what was going on and came over to listen. Several children that hadn’t received Jesus accepted Him! It started pouring rain, and without anywhere else to go or do, we brought the children to the side of the market, under the pavilion, and began teaching them about following Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God. Then Victor started teaching the children a song to praise the Lord. As Victor lifted up his hands to worship the Lord, I was amazed to watch these newly saved children do the same, without shame or embarrassment although the market was crowded with people.

First Week Back In Lichinga

We are back home in beautiful Lichinga. Before we left, the land and hills were charred black by fires set by people burning fields. Now, we’re in rainy season and the whole land is covered with green grass. Even some of the colorful wild flowers are growing.

We are glad to be back. Daily, the Lord has been consuming us in His presence, and filling our hearts with His joy and praise. And so we weren’t moved by the “stuff” waiting for us here. For instance, there’s the constant leaks from the cracks in our cement tile roof which I’ve (Tyren) been trying to discover and fix for days. Because it’s been rainy season here and our house was closed for 2 ½ months, there was mold all over. Tiffany and the kids have been washing clothes for days, and I’ve been cleaning our wood beds, the cane wood desks, and other things. We praise God! Everything is going well. In the midst of these so called problems, we are actually seeing the greater things that the Lord has done for us while we were away. Our attention is caught up in His presence as He is preparing our lives to be poured out for another year of His Harvest.


While we were in the U.S., Gazani, one of the two local missionaries who live at our center, rebuilt the rest of our fence. Gazani has such a servant’s heart. If you remember, most of our fence was burned down a few weeks before we came to the U.S.


The first few days back home, I had to make trips into the city to buy food (tomatoes, peppers, onions, bananas, bread, oil, peanut butter, etc), and feed my hungry family. It was so good to see everyone. The children came to meet me with smiles, and I gave them hugs. In the midst of buying bread for them and notebooks for another, I shared the gospel with a little boy named Ali. Ali gave his life to the Lord that day.


We know this year the Lord is preparing to accelerate some things through the entire Iris ministry here. Gazani said the Lord was showing him similar things. The Lord has shifted our direction, pushed some things out the way, and has prepared a new road before us. The road I see is nothing but His presence. And like a free gift being given, there’s the ever increasing draw to holiness. We all know that if we stay seeking and living in His presence, the Lord will release His blessing to turn hearts to Himself, bring forth the greater harvests, and quicken the pace of laying the foundation for the greater works of God in Lichinga. There are obstacles and oppositions in the spirit, but in His presence (the path of life), we have already overcome and we will be steadily advancing, growing in His peace and the love for our God, and our Savior and King.


Pray for us and with us, that the Lord may receive His harvest in the city of Lichinga and the surrounding villages.

Abundant Love,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

Returning Home To Lichinga, Mozambique

Happy Holidays to all of you. Bless you and thank you for all of your prayers and support. We were able to see many of our friends and family while in the U.S. Thank you for the many phone calls, cards, visits, invitations, prayers, smiles, hugs and food. Did we thank you for the food already (just kidding)? We were totally shocked by your giving, and deeply moved by your amazing love for us. Our children were excited to see the Lord working through others for the work He has called our family to do.



We were so honored to be able to share our ministry experiences at a few churches. Our time at Shiloh Christian Church refreshed us, we were encouraged at Cross Street A.M.E. Zion, and we rested in the glory during many of the services at our home church, Church of the Living God.

I think we’ve all gained weight, too. What will our local Mozambican friends think? They’ll probably use their common cultural saying when they see us and say we all got fat. For those of you who haven’t heard…we’re on our way back to Mozambique as a family of 5. That’s right, Tiffany is now a little more than 4 months pregnant. She’s due toward the end of June. Tiffany had a checkup, and Mom and baby are well. (We even have ultrasound photos!). We’ll have to send you pictures of the new little one after the birth. Both Amerel and Isaiah are very excited. (They got to see the baby moving around on the ultrasound screen, which was exciting for all of us.)

We were given a beautiful, surprise baby shower on January 11. Thank you to everyone who contributed and showered us with their love, presence and giving.

Tonight we’ll fly to Maputo arriving after 8 P.M. Tomorrow morning, we’ll arrive home in Lichinga just before noon. We’re looking forward to seeing our friends and family in Christ. We know the Lord Jesus has great plans for us this year.

With Love,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

VISITING THE U.S.

We’re In Connecticut
We arrived Nov. 8, and we’ll be in the U.S. until January 17, 2009. Until then, we’ll be visiting family and friends, and enjoying the time the Lord is giving us here resting and relaxing in His presence. And as a family, we are continuing to spend time in the presence of the Lord and His word, crying out for a greater experience of God’s glory and kingdom in our lives, and praying for the Lord’s work that is continuing in Lichinga.

Provision Of Peace In His Presence
When we left Lichinga, we didn’t have enough money to pay for the total fare back to the U.S. (not without using money needed for other things), but the word of the Lord is a promise of His provision. When you receive a ‘call of God’ provision is made as you go (it doesn’t always come at once). A few days before we left Lichinga we received an email with a $200 pledge. When we flew to Maputo, Mozambique we purchased bus tickets to travel to South Africa. In Maputo, a couple whom we did not know and that knew nothing about the needs of our journey, came to us saying the Lord told them to give $200 cash into our ministry. This helped pay for fare and food. Then, another person (whom we never met) blessed us with a one night hotel and breakfast in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the Johannesburg airport we had to wait about 11 hours for our flight. We got free dinners (because the plane was delayed) and someone gave each of our children free beverages. We also slept on the couches in one of the restaurants (free beds, hallelujah!!). When we arrived in the U.S. and checked our email, we found that we were blessed with news of more money. We thank God for His provision, but we believe it’s not just about our material needs being met. There’s a peace of God that causes an extraordinary increase in our daily relationship with Jesus. Although we pray for our needs, we are not consumed or distracted by them. Instead we know God is faithful, and the peace of God enables us to rest in His presence and go on experiencing the greatness of who He is (instead of focusing on how and when He will provide for us). So, we steadfastly pursue His call on our lives as we run forward in the joyful expectation of what He promised to supply as we do His work.

Another Muslim Comes To Christ
As you know from a previous blog, the coaches of the hockey (floorball) team have been helping us rebuild our fence after most of it was purposely burned down. The Sunday before we left Lichinga for the U.S., the coaches wanted to come to our church. One of the two Muslim coaches gave his life to Jesus. The other Muslim coach sat silently with his head down (one could see the Lord working on his heart). He didn’t surrender his life to Jesus, but he did agree for prayer to have an encounter with the living God that would leave no doubt in his heart to who Jesus really is.

Please continue to pray for us and for our beloved city of Lichinga, Mozambique while we are here. Join with us as we cry out for more of Jesus! Oh, how we are in need of more of you, Lord!

We love you,
Tyren and Tiffany Haynes