Shalom, shalom everyone. Shalom if you're hearing me from Zambia, you're hearing me from South Africa, whether it's Zimbabwe, wherever you're hearing me from. So, just in a nutshell, I'm just going to just break down a few things. Maybe probably just say, elaborate a little bit more concerning who we are as a ministry, what we stand for and what we're here to do. It's imperative that we give you direction. Even when you come on board, I know that the app is still new. people are still trying to to figure out how to use it how to find the teachings like i said earlier on we might start with audio teachings and then we'll move on to to videos and then later on we might start doing live sessions also on this particular app but i must say before i get into what i want to say um see to it that you invite people all right see to it that you invite your friends say to eat that you invite your neighbors or people that are in your circle because one of the most important things that we're trying to do is to create a database rather to create to to grow the family so to say we already have people that are maybe on whatsapp groups that are not acquainted or might be lazy to download the app so that they can find us here simply because we are on x and on whatsapp and whatnot but uh this is where we'll be doing most of the teachings and some announcements will be given here because this enables us to do whatever we're supposed to do because it has all the structures that are needed for us to be able to function as a ministry online all right so you are welcome on board and if you're hearing us for the first time and you're hearing me for the first time you are welcome now there's just a few things that I want to elaborate on and I want you to understand as you're going to begin to follow and begin to listen and learn. There are so many things that I have to say or to teach, but I want you to understand who we are as a ministry, as glorious encounters. All right. And why that name? Because the Lord gave us that specific name for a reason. All right. Maybe as we go on in the teachings, I'll be able to probably even explain some of the encounters that I've had and what the Lord specifically told me about the ministry and whatnot, because you will need to understand, because everything can be explained. So as a ministry, Glorious Encounters, we were founded in the year 2017. All right. And obviously, we've been working with other ministries. I have served, you know, different kinds of ministries in Zambia, in South Africa, in different parts of South Africa, in Namibia, done ministry in Botswana, have done ministry in Botswana, in Zambia also, so to say, even Zimbabwe. And we are yet to expand to do ministry at a different level in places like Ghana, Nigeria, to go even outside Africa in places like the United States of America, you know, in the UK and so on. All right. So the Lord gave us this vision and instructions concerning the vision around 2017. but then we didn't rush to start executing and doing other things. I went through a season where I began to serve and I served in quite a number of ministries where God was glorified and I learned quite a lot in those places Maybe at a later stage I will be able to teach on the importance of serving before you get into your assignment All right. There are so many stories and so many things that will edify you with regard to serving in ministry. All right. Now, Ephesians 5.16 is our theme or our main scripture as glorious encounters as the Lord gave us Ephesians 5.16. And many times when I'm teaching, when we're having our conferences, when I'm talking about certain things, you hear me getting back to this scripture every now and then simply because that's where we are resting on. It's not the only scripture, of course, but it is talking about redeeming the times because the days are evil. OK, redeeming the times because the days are evil, which is Ephesians 5, 16. All right. Redeeming the times because the days are evil. So there's a specific assignment that God has given us in this season where he wants us to begin to to redeem time, to redeem men's destinies. all right to redeem what the enemy has taken i might just um give us a few scriptures that i just caught uh romans 8 19 which talks about uh and the creature eagerly waits for the manifestation of the sons of god so the time that we're living in remember we're talking about redeeming time redeeming time redeeming destinies there's so much that uh the enemy has taken from people so we are coming in as a ministry which has an assignment to redeem, literally redeem people's destinies, to literally redeem that which the enemy has tempered with, to set free the captives. All right. Other than that, you see prophetically, the Bible says in Romans 8 and verse 19 to say, the creature eagerly waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. So living beings and plants and animals, largely people that are in the body of Christ or humanity, those that are living in our time, there's a groaning in men. If you read Romans 8, it begins to talk about it. There's a groaning and a hunger in men. There's something men are looking for, but that thing is only found in people that are manifesting. So as a ministry, we are manifesting to bring answers or to answer our questions that people have regarding their lives, regarding their destinies, regarding their families, regarding their ministries. This is why we are here. So we're going to be training you. Those of you that have already been learning from us, been learning from me from, you know, two, three years ago, those of you that are in South Africa, those of you that are in Zambia, the journey is still going on. But those that will be coming on board, in case you want to understand what we do and what we are all about, you are here to learn the Word of God. Not only that, you're going to be greatly imparted with the anointing of the Spirit that will enable you to manifest. Maybe you only need to manifest in business, in the marketplace, you are going to manifest in that area. Maybe you need to manifest in your calling, you know, in your giftings, you have to manifest in that area. Whatever it is that you pursue, whatever it is that you want to do, whether it is politics, will guide you the proper way of doing politics that you may manifest to become that man and that woman that you are indeed supposed to become. Therefore, I'm just explaining briefly so that you have an overview of what glorious encounters is all about. We want people to manifest into their destiny. All right. Galatians 4.2 talks about an heir as long as he is a child does not differ from a slave I want you to follow me carefully Okay An heir as long as he is a child does not differ from a slave You might hear me every now and then refer to this scripture, Galatians chapter 4 and verse 2, all right? So meaning a child of God as long as, okay, you are an heir because you are God's child, but as long as you are immature, the life, the kind of life that you will live is not different than that of a slave, even though you are a child of a king. So you are coming on board to come to learn the word of God, to learn from me, to learn from us as the Holy Spirit is teaching us things that you may grow in the things of God so that you may live a life like the king that you are. I wonder if you're hearing me. Second, at Timoth chapter 2 and verse 15, one of the scriptures that kept on coming when I was in Bible school, it talks about how study to show yourself approved, a workman, not ashamed, but rightly dividing the word of truth now if there's one of the things that is so critical is false doctrine all right so we'll be able to give you doctrine even the doctrine of christ and we'll be able to you know bring the scriptures break the scriptures and to teach line upon line precept upon precept here a little and there a little that you may understand that which uh you are called to become that which you are called to do or that which you are called whom you actually are supposed to be in God. So we'll bring out the scriptures, we'll open the scriptures and begin to show you through the scriptures who you are, to reveal to you exactly who you are. But then there's a need for us to be studious. There's a need for you to be studious. I might come and give us assignments. Those of you that have worked with us, you've seen that I give assignments to read, I give assignments to pray, and I've actually been thinking we need to return the Monday prayer marathon where we used to pray for three hours every Monday from 9 p.m. to about midnight. We used to do it from midnight to three, but many people could not take it. So we brought it down to 9 p.m. to about midnight. So we are going to bring back the prayer marathons and this will be happening on our prayer chain. So there's a prayer chain that is going on where we pray. Maybe let me just explain a little bit about the prayer chain, all right? The prayer chain, there's a prayer chain that has been going on for over two years and we've been praying 24 seven. The prayer chain will continue, we'll be here learning and instructions will be given and so on. But the prayer chain will also continue, meaning prayers are continuing and we are praying. We've taken an opportunity to begin to pray at least every 15 minutes on every watch. And the watch begins at midnight. Let me just use the midnight for instance. So we pray for about 15 minutes at midnight and then we pray again at 03 a.m. for 15 minutes. If you've got more time, you can actually pray more. And then when it comes down to the morning at 6 a.m., again, there's a team that is praying at 6 a.m. only for 15 minutes at 9 a.m. And then there's also a team that is praying at 9 a.m. only for 15 minutes. When it comes to 12 midday, there's someone that is praying again at 12 midday, 3 p.m. just like that until 6 p.m. until we get back to midnight. So the whole idea is that we want prayers to be going on 24-7, 24 hours. All right. So that's why we actually even need more people. If you're passionate about prayer and you are listening to me for the first time, I want you to know that we need you on board. We're not just selfishly praying for ourselves as individuals. We're praying for families. We are praying for, you know, for nations. We are praying for individuals. And even on this platform, you'll be bringing certain prayer points and we'll be able to pray for you. It might not necessarily be all the time me praying for people that need to be prayed for But there a team that will stand in the gap to begin to pray for you So if you are passionate about prayer you are an intercessor you come across this I want you to know we need you on board It not a selfish call for us to just to pray for, to satisfy our gratification, but we are praying for nations. Okay, those of you that know when there was chaos in South Africa and all these things that were happening, we stood and we prayed for a month for the nation of South Africa. When there were elections, even before elections in Zambia. We began to pray for election, for a peaceful transition in the nation of Zambia. And so as the Lord is directing us, obviously when it comes to the ministry of intercession, we are not the only ones that are praying or praying for nations or praying for, you know, international events. But as the Lord is directing us, he might lead us to pray for the Middle East. At one point, remember, we were praying for Israel, for the peace of Israel, because the Bible encourages us to pray for the peace of Israel. They will prosper. They that pray for the peace of Israel. So there are moments when I give instructions this week or this month we are praying for the nation of Israel. All right. I might not elaborate more on that, but I want you to understand that that's how the prayer chain operates. Coming down to or coming back to 2nd Timothy 2.15, I will really break down the word of God so that you can understand things that you do not understand, things of the spirit. You may understand the word of God, what the spirit of God is doing in this time and what God wants you to know in the time that we are in. So I want you to bless yourself. I want you to be available. I want you to make time. And right now our schedule on this platform might not be consistent with what we wrote there because we say it's Sunday 3 p.m. and we say there will also be most likely a midweek session, more like a Bible study during the week. All right. So every now and then this week you might see me two or three times because we're just trying to establish as we are inviting people and as we are, you know, ministering to you and you're getting to understand exactly who we are and so on. I might even come and just, you know, make declarations just to pray for those of you that are here that will have access to this recording and the Lord will be able to move and do mighty things. So it doesn't matter whether I've done a voice recording or whether I have done a video, still the power of God is able to move. So we are still on the testing grounds. We're just trying to understand how the app functions, but I want you to know that you are welcome and God is already shifting things. And therefore, before I go even any further, I am praying for you that if you come across us on this platform, if you come across us, maybe someone shared this to you via WhatsApp, I pray that you'll be among the ones that will manifest in this season, that you'll be among the ones that will mature according to Galatians 4.2, that you'll be the one that will mature and you begin to walk in your inheritance as a king, that you'll be among the ones that will open the Bible and begin to teach things, explain things that are deep, even with accuracy in the name of Jesus. Therefore, Father, in Jesus' name, I thank you for everyone listening to me, whether it's now or later on. May your spirit, oh God, compel them to follow you. May your spirit pull them to yourself. I decree and I declare everyone listening to me right now, Lord God, let them have a desire and a hunger for you like never before. Let there be, oh God, a desire and a hunger for God that will be generated in all those that will be listening to the teachings, all those that will be praying with us, all those that we will be discipling in this season. Let there be a hunger for God, clarity. Let there be clarity of revelation, clarity of the scriptures and understanding of what God is all about. And for I decree and I declare, mighty God, that you keep them, that you protect them, that you will be with them in everything that they do. Let them prosper. Bless the works of their hands in Jesus' mighty name. I love you all and shalom, shalom.