Testimonies - Night Evangelism and Assumane Village

Special Update:   Tyren is in the U.S. until the end of March.  He came back to surprise his dad for his 60th birthday!  Please keep him in prayer and the rest of the family that is still in Mozambique.

Testimony – Assumane Village Children’s Mid-week Ministry

For some reason, only one little boy named Castom joined Victo and I (Tyren) on this day. We felt to give him personal teaching about hearing the Holy Spirit and take him out evangelizing in the village. There were several women on the side of the road, but the Lord only directed us to an older woman. We found out that she had pain in her arms and hands, and that she couldn’t open and close her hands well. Castom joined us in praying for her. When some other kids that come to church saw us praying, they ran over to join us in praying for the woman. The woman said her arms felt a little better. We felt the need to show the love of God in a practical way, so Victo volunteered to finish cutting wood for the woman with her unsharpened axe. She uses the wood to sell and make a little money. While Victo was cutting wood, the Lord healed the woman’s hands, and she said that her arms were feeling better. Through a word of knowledge, we also prayed about issues that the woman was going through as well. Before we left, we told her about how much Jesus loved her.

Testimonies - Night Evangelism  (March)

Two muslim young men listened intently as they were told about the Lord Jesus, and the reality of heaven for those that believed and truth of hell for those that don’t want to believe in Jesus Christ. They didn’t except Jesus Christ as their Savior, but one still allowed us to pray that God would help him understand more about Jesus Christ. After we gave him a hug, we sincerely thanked the two young men for their willingness to listen to the gospel, and hear about the words of life.


A drunk man who called himself prophet Moses was being loud, and refused an invitation for prayer. But, I prayed for him anyway and he removed his hat as I prayed for him. Nothing else about him appeared to change, but he was willing to stay with me and he let me put my arm around him (I didn’t want him to walk away). I began to cry out for the Lord's mercy and help. The Lord is good and merciful, and so I didn't want to let the drunk man walk away. Then the Holy Spirit moved in a mighty way, and many of the young men of the group joined in praying for him. The power and presence of God came upon that drunk man. The drunk man quieted down. On his own accord (without anyone telling him or helping him), he bowed his head, and lifted up his hands in surrender to Jesus. I led him in praying to receive Jesus as his Savior, and he also repented of drinking. He confessed he was not the prophet Moses, but that he was a child of God. When I told him to go home, he quietly left saying, "I am a child of God". Hallelujah!!


Because of the loudness of the drunk man (and probably due to my crying out to God, too), two police men came to the area while we were praying. When they saw us, they realized the drunk man was being prayed for. They asked another group that was evangelizing with us if we believed in setting people free. They waited for me to finish praying for the drunken man, and then asked me to talk with them and pray for them as well. Jesus is Lord, indeed!


Please continue to pray for Assumane Village and the people of Lichinga, Mozambique. The presence of the Lord is upon the area, and Jesus is giving us an open door to preach the gospel and demonstrate the love of God to all sorts of people. We hope these testimonies will encourage you to believe God wherever you live, and also encourage you to continue to pray for the work of God here in Mozambique.


Love and more love,
Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

Visit our website at:  www.tandthaynes.com

Night Evangelism - Testimonies



Christina, a visitor to our center, is taking the photo.  She also joined us in evangelizing.

Night Evangelism has been something that we’ve wanted to start in our ministry, but always desired to do it with a team of people. This year, once a month youth discipled by Annelisa’s (Director of the Iris Lichinga Children’s center), youth from Floorball, Annelisa, Victo and myself will have opportunities to evangelize from 7 – 9 at night on the streets, in small restaurants, discos and bars. On the streets we serve some very precious treasures - prostitutes, drug attics, drunken people, and hurting and lost people that turn to alcoholism and bar activities for comfort – people that are often forgotten and scorned due to their night activities. Below are just some of the many testimonies from the various people who went out to lavish the riches of the kingdom on “the least of these” and show them how much Jesus loves them. These are nights full of love, joy and power for us and for the people we meet. The next night outreach is scheduled for Friday, March 4.  Please be praying for us and for the Holy Spirit to transform the lives of many.

TESTIMONIES

One man was just in Lichinga for one more night, and then He was leaving for the capital of Maputo. Through a word of knowledge, he was told that he had received an opportunity to accept the Lord when he was younger but hadn’t taken it. He acknowledged that the word was true, and admitted that he never thought he’d hear the word of God in a bar. He accepted the Lord, and was filled with joy because Jesus had given him another opportunity.

A drunk man came up and gave me a hug (and it looked like he wanted to give me a kiss on the cheek too) after he heard me sharing the gospel and praying with people in a bar. He repented for being drunk, made the sign of the cross, and sincerely thanked me for sharing the gospel. Then he got everyone’s attention and encouraged them to receive prayer.

Another man didn’t want to hear the gospel, but then received a prophetic word about his heart’s desire for a job. Then, he began to listen to the word of God, and agreed for prayer and to ask Jesus’ help.

Other people talked with hurting people and drunk people, and bought them soda and juice (some to replace the alcohol they had). They listened to them and shared the gospel to encourage them and help them see a way out of their sins and problems.

Another man that was Muslim refused to listen to the gospel, but Jesus touched his heart and he was soon listening to the only words that can bring eternal life.

Our evangelism team was divided into several small groups and ministered in many different places. Many people in the different groups testified of the presence of God filling the bars, and changing people’s hearts to receive prayer and the word of God.

Another man from Sanjala village received prayer and was visibly filled with joy, smiling and thanking the people who prayed for him.

On the way out of a disco, someone turned to two women and just said a few words, “Why are you here in a place like this. You should only be here if you want to evangelize like us. Next time you have a desire to come to a place like this, stay in your house and pray.” One of the two ladies who was just about to cry, grabbed the person who gave her this word, and said, “Thank you. Thank you.” over and over.

A man slightly drunk thought it wasn’t worthwhile to listen to the word of God. Through a word of knowledge he was told about a physical problem he had in his body that he trusted no one with accept a few close friends. After receiving this word, he quickly turned away from his conversation with His friend and began to listen intently. He confessed that he was Christian, repented, and then He received prayer for his physical sickness. He also repented of his affairs with different woman, and made a decision to accept the call of God on His life to preach the gospel, the call that he neglected since He was a child. Although his friend watched all this, he refused prayer and left the bar.

Be encouraged to continue to pray for us, Mozambique, and also for the wonderful things Jesus wants to do in your lives and those around you.

We love you,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes
Lichinga, Mozambique

Working Around Our House

Besides ministering in the city, the villages and at our own center, there are a lot of other things that are going on. We decided to let you take a look (photos) and hear about some of the other things that we are doing.

Gardening
Tiffany is growing a variety of fruits and vegetables including sweet corn, snow peas, lettuce, tomatoes, winter squash, eggplant, broccoli, watermelon and cantaloupe on the side of a small hill within our yard. Tyren has been planting fruit trees- pineapple tops, apple trees and grape vines (from Malawi), a rose bush, and some beautiful flowers (some exotic looking) that are in the fields around our house. We restarted our strawberry patch which died while we were visiting the U.S. last year, and hopefully will have some strawberries by July.

To the right are our first bananas. Our house is in the background.

We also have some avocado plants, mango trees, and orange and/or lemon trees which sprung up from seeds in our compost. We don’t know how well the fruit trees will grow in this area, but it’s worth a try. Tyren also has been gradually hoeing up the local grass roots scattered around our yard. By July/August this type of grass can sometimes reach over 7 feet tall (2.1 meters).
After 2 years, one of our banana trees is giving some fruit. We also have two other large banana trees growing. We will uproot the baby banana plants springing up around the bottom of the main plant and transplant them around our yard.

Below is the garden that Tiffany started. In the middle are tomotoes and pumpkins. To the leftt are snow peas. The bamboo sticking up in the rear is where the grape vine is growing.

Cooking
By now you should know that certain people in our family really, really like good tasting food. We thank the Lord that, unlike times in the past, we haven’t had to eat peanut butter sandwiches twice a day, or rice with only tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Sometimes Tiffany is able to make granola using her homemade mango, strawberry or banana jam. We also use the jam for PB&J sandwiches, or spreading on homemade biscuits. Depending on where we buy it, fruit is reasonably priced. For instance, large bananas are about 60 cents for 6. Tyren’s friend sells us the strawberries for cheap. Tiffany also makes yogurt using powdered milk and a powdered starter from the U.S.


Lake Niassa
We also drove 1 1/2 hrs to spend a morning at Lake Niassa. We prayed and asked the Lord if we could see a group of monkeys on the way there. Sure enough, we passed a large group. Others who have visited the lake haven't had this opportunity. Here's a photo of Amerel and Isaiah getting accustomed to the water.

Thank you for being a part of our daily life and ministry activities here in Mozambique.

Love, Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

Entering the New Year 2011

We are sure many of you are excited and in great anticipation about year 2011. There are so many wonderful things that the Lord is revealing. For us, it feels like the Lord is opening to us a whole new time full of opportunities, and walking us through a ripe garden giving us glimpses of things He has for us. Rather than sharing some of the things we are planning this year, we’ll just talk about the goodness of God that is abounding at the start of this New Year. The Lord’s goodness is a way that He allows us to experience deeper depths of His heart in such a way that we choose to look away from our own abilities, longings and needs to revel in the sufficiency of who He is. May this year be a year in which the people of God be in expectancy of the Lord’s greatness, and abound in His awesome goodness.

A Day of Many Surprises
Last Saturday, 5 of the hockey coaches, Claude (young man from Switzerland who is training them for a year) and I went to Lake Niassa for the day. On the way, the Lord told us that He would give us surprises. During the 1 ½ hour trip to the lake, we saw two groups of wild monkeys. We tried to feed the second large group we saw, but they backed further away from the car when we got out. Then, two of the hockey coaches that couldn’t swim learned how to swim in what seemed to be about 15 minutes. One of the coaches, Focas, was sick with a fever, and just lay down on the beach without playing or talking much. The Lord gave us another surprise, and shortly after Focas was prayed for, he began to run on the hot, sunny beach and swim in the lake – totally healed. Then there was some kind of bird that would fly, suddenly hover in mid-air for a while, and then quickly dive into the lake for a catch. It was so close to us, and we all watched it in awe. The Lord is good. As the other coaches were walking along the beach, Claude and I were given a special time together, praying and getting “lost” in the presence of God and worshipping our precious Jesus.


Chayah’s Healing
Also, last Saturday, our little Chayah had a fever, stopped playing, walking and talking much, and barely ate for 4 days. She pretty much stayed in mommy’s arms all day long. We usually just write about happy days and great things the Lord is doing. We will continue to do so. But, know that we (just like you) do go through days of hardships, great trials followed by greater trials, and there have been times when we just felt like crying as we still chose to worship our beautiful Jesus. On Tuesday, during a unique time of worship, Amerel exclaimed, “Daddy, Chayah is taking bites of Mommy’s sandwich!”. I hardly took notice as the Lord had so captured my heart, that the only priority and focus was worshipping Him. It did not matter if Chayah was healed at that moment or not because at that moment I was doing what was most important to Jesus. His priorities prioritize everything else and set the stage for every good thing according to His own perfect understanding (Romans 8:28, 31). The Lord is only good, and it is never wrong to always put Him first.

Continue to pray for Mozambique and Lichinga. Believe God to bring in souls, draw people closer to Him, change the atmosphere over areas, and strengthen the believers who are confessing the name of Jesus Christ. This is another great year for the Lord’s Harvest. We believe and desire to be among those who will experience the new and greater things of the kingdom that Jesus Christ desires to bring forth in the earth.

Love,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes
Lichinga, Mozambique

Christmas in the Prison

We can honor people by preaching the good news of Jesus Christ to them. We can also honor people by treating them as God sees them; by being led by the Holy Spirit to help them realize (demonstrate to them) that what God desires them to be is possible for them. As we interact with people according to the love of God, it helps them to see themselves as the word of God declares that they can be in Christ Jesus. So with a heart full of God’s love and a fresh revelation of honor, I decided to bring Christmas to about 300 prisoners in a greater way. Unlike last year, the prison didn’t send me an official request for money or help to provide food for prisoners to celebrate Christmas. Upon inquiry, I was told that the prison didn’t have the ability to provide anything out of the ordinary for the prisoners for Christmas. So with help from people who graciously donate to us (thank you, thank you, thank you), we purchased over 24 lbs of goat meat (from the outside market), soda and spices for the group that I minister to on a weekly basis. For all the prisoners, which include many unbelievers, we purchased over 335 packs of cookies and 350 small bags of chips. The Lord’s love extended to the guards with chocolate and cookies (wow!). A lady who sells fried bean patties on the street didn’t prepare the right number of patties for all the prisoners, so I asked the prison guard if they could receive these as well. I ate several to let them know they were ok to eat, and not poisoned (remember, it’s the prison). Thank you for your prayers and donations which helped about 300 prisoners and many guards understand more about what Christmas is about – the love of God that comes freely through Jesus Christ.

Unfortunately, while inside the prison, I was not allowed to take a photo of all the items that were dropped off.

Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR and may 2011 be a year full of great surprises!

In the love of Christ,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes