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May 26, 2011
Dear beloved partner and friend,
I
have recently finished reading a book called « A New Kind of
Christianity » which has become a national best-seller. Although I
can appreciate the spirit of tolerance and love and humility that
the author seeks to promote, I was deeply saddened by what seems to
me a grave danger in his thesis. The author rejects the age old
understanding of the fall of man and redemption. My grief lies in
the fact that it could influence some to turn away from the Gospel
as it was revealed to the prophets and the apostles.
We live in awesome times. It is a time of great promise and a time
of great turbulence. As believers, we need to be absolutely kind and
loving with people without departing from our faith in the power and
truth of the Gospel. As Paul wrote: "But the Spirit explicitly
says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying
attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons" (1 Tim.
4:1). I am not saying that the author of the book I read has fallen
prey to teachings of the demonic world but I am saying that all of
us can become confused and vulnerable to the false teachings whose
origin is from that spirit world! We need to hold fast to the grace
of God no matter what! We need to hold fast to the precious Gospel
of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ which is the sure
anchor of our souls! We need wisdom, discernment and understanding
to comprehend the times! We need the anointing of God, the
experience of the Holy Spirit and power from on high to withstand
the falsehoods of the hour! We need to walk in humble intimacy with
God so that our confidence will not be shaken!
I
have been invited to return to Africa for a series of both spiritual
and social encounters. By this I mean people have asked that I come
as an evangelist and as a humanitarian to meet the needs of
suffering people. I estimate that all these projects would cost
about 25,000$. As always, I will seek the face of God and depending
on the response of his faithful people, I will walk through the path
that He will open. My African friends know only too well that we
need to be flexible according to the means given to us. You have
helped us in the past and I know that your reward is great because
those that give to the poor lend to the Lord. I am at a great place
in my life. I have learnt that God's work will be done without my
help or presumed ingenuity! In other words, I trust God to open the
doors, to touch hearts, to provide the opportunities and means to
fulfill them. Oh how our God is magnificent! There is no one like
Him! He knows that I am ready to leave family, friends and country
to bring the Gospel to other regions. May His will be done.
Thank you for reading this letter. Thank you for supporting my life
and ministry after all these years.
Warmly and sincerely,
Dr Walter De
Sousa
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To Benin 2007 (in french)
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