Ministry in Arizona
By God’s grace, in Arizona, I enjoyed a tremendous time of worship and ministry at Heritage Baptist Church where I gave a presentation on the Greatness of the Great Commission.
The time of Fellowship with this congregation was intense and encouraging. 
I was busy answering questions and counselling for hours after the service.
The service began at 10:00 AM and concluded at about noon, but I was only able to leave after 5:00 PM.

Honouring Bill Bathman
While in Arizona, I had the opportunity to drive through to the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona where My father-in-law and previous Chairman of the Board of Frontline Fellowship, Rev Bill Bathman is buried.
A very moving and emotional experience.
I stood at attention and saluted this great man of God. Then I knelt and prayed that his Faith and legacy would live on in the lives of each of his children, 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
I prayed for them each by name that they may carry the Torch of Faith and dedication to Christ that he so faithfully carried for 67 incredible years of ministry.
​Then I sang When the Roll is called up Yonder.

A Trip down Memory Lane
This was my first visit to Arizona without either Lenora or Bill Bathman.
So many precious memories. I had the privilege to travel with Bill Bathman and minister in 27 countries, including throughout Eastern Europe, even during the dark days of the Cold War, when it was behind the Iron Curtain.

Rev Bill Bathman was one of the most powerful Gospel preachers and effective Evangelists it has been my privilege to hear.

If you have not read his books: Going Through and Going On, you have been missing out.

When I was privileged to accompany my Father-in-law, Rev. Bill Bathman, on missions to Eastern Europe (both before and after the Iron Curtain collapsed) – I was struck by how much the people there love him.

In Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Romania, it was inspiring to see with what overwhelming joy he was welcomed by the pastors, and to observe the sea of devoted, shining faces of the members of each congregation as they stood or sat in rapt attention, riveted and hanging on every word of their beloved "Brother Bill."

Time and again, the precious believers in Eastern Europe eagerly related to me how Bill Bathman had been the first Christian from the West to visit them, how he had visited them the most, stayed the longest, given the most, and had come back again and again.

He came through when their need was the greatest, during the darkest years, when it was the most dangerous, when few others seemed to care or to dare - Bill Bathman was there for them.  

​In his book Going On, Veteran Missionary Bill Bathman takes us on an unforgettable journey across four continents during the tumultuous events of the Cold War.

Starting with the Rhodesian War in 1977, Going On presents us with behind-the-scenes interviews with remarkable people, in extraordinary times. Revolutions in Central America.

Repression in Red China. Resistance to communism in Eastern Europe and Africa. Revival in Zululand. Revival amidst persecution in Sudan. Fervent faith under fire in the war zones of Africa.

Triumph amidst tragedies and tremendous testimonies of God's grace, provision, protection and guidance. If you want to understand the turbulent times of the Cold War and the rise of Islamic terrorism threatening Faith and freedom today, Going On will take you behind the lines and beyond the news headlines to what has really been happening in these conflict and restricted access areas.  

Evangelizing the Nations Through Scripture
After concluding my time in Arizona, I flew to Indiana, to visit World Missionary Press, Inc.  
WMP is Inspiring!
They have 60 full time staff & over 300 volunteers a month producing over 11 million Gospel booklets a month, sending out 6 container shipments a month.
WMP have 86 national coordinators worldwide, of which our Literature4Africa is one.
WMP have produced over 2.6 billion Gospel booklets in 251 languages so far! 
It was also a privilege to join WMP staff and volunteers in observing the National Day of Prayer. 
https://www.wmpress.org/

Spiritual Quartermaster Store and Armourer
World Missionary Press, Inc. has been a spiritual quartermaster store and armourer for our Mission from our very first cross-border mission to Mozambique in 1982.
Millions of WMP Gospel booklets in over 100 languages have been a vital part of our Mission over the last 42 years.
WMP informs us that, since 1991, they have supplied Frontline with over 10 million Gospel booklets!
We praise God that His Word will never return void.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
The Gospel is the power of God for the Salvation of everyone who believes.

The Great Challenge of Africa
Operation World informs us that there are now over 680 million people in Africa who claim to be Christians.
The number of Christians in Africa is set to double by 2050 when, if present trends continue, our continent is expected to be home to 1.2 billion Christians!
Most of the pastors and Africa have no formal Bible college training. Most pastors have no access to a library.
Study Bibles are rare, and some pastors do not even have a full Bible! 
Africa's greatest needs are Bibles and Bible teaching.
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Quartermaster store for Missions throughout Africa | Liteature4Africa Article

You can view the presentation I gave at World Missionary Press:
​The Best Missionary is the Bible

Seminar on Resisting the Marxist New World Disorder
By God's grace, I had blessed services and seminar in Georgia, great book sales, hours of Q & A discussions after presentations & productive times of ministry.
Lots of wildlife was around, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, wild hogs, Deer, Alligators in the river nearby (Sadly they took out one of the dogs there recently), owls, Bobcats, and Panthers.

Amongst the presentations given at a seminar at Freedom Baptist Church in Georgia:
1666 and the Sabbatean Roots of the New World Order
How to Resist Marxist Bullying Tactics.

Reformation, Resistance and Revival in London
After a packed and productive couple of weeks of ministry in the United States of America, I flew through to London, England.
Feeling a bit jet lagged and exhausted, I looked forward to ministry on Saturday & Sunday at a very historic church, the over 300-year-old congregation: Orange Street Covenant Church, which is where the hymn, Rock of Ages, was first sung.
Rev. Augustus Toplady (1740–1778) who wrote & composed the famous Hymn, was the pastor at Orange Street at the time.
Next door was the House of Sir Isaac Newton who visited and worshipped with the congregation.
This is near Leicester Square.   
Sunday, 12 May was also the Birthday of Florence Nightingale and therefore was observed as International Nurses Day.

On Saturday I presented:
Transforming Terrorists into Evangelists

On Sunday my message was:
Reformation, Resistance and Revival

In the Land of my Father
Travelling around England, I was thinking about my father, F. C. Robert Hammond, who was born in Kent, Friday 13, 1919.
He fought all 6 years in the Second World War, in the Eight Army, mostly in North Africa & Italy, mostly under Field Marshall Montgomery.
My Dad served as a Bombardier in the Royal Artillery, operating a 25 pounder.
He was involved in the battle of El Alamein.
After the war, he catered for the Royal family at Victoria Falls Hotel, when they visited Rhodesia.
My Father ran the Bulawayo Club when I was growing up in Rhodesia.

​“Preach the Word!
Be ready in season and out of season.
​Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching” 
2 Timothy 4:2

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” 
Philippians 4:8–9

Please pray for upcoming missions, printing projects and outreaches.
I will be in the Transvaal this coming week and ministering at the upcoming KwaSizabantu Mission Youth Conference in KwaZulu 19 - 25 June 2024. 
​Join us in thanking the Lord as we commemorate 50 years of Youth Conferences at KwaSizabantu Mission.

LET THE EARTH HEAR HIS VOICE

Dear Friends

Greetings in the precious Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

"Oh, give thanks to the Lord! Call upon His Name; make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing Psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy Name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord! Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face evermore! Remember His marvellous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth." 1 Chronicles 16:8-12

New Publications Produced
We praise God for a series of vital publications completed and received back from the printers in time for our field teams to deliver throughout South Africa and across the border to donate to Bible Colleges, Missions, churches and Evangelists.

​MOVING MOUNTAINS

Dear Friends

Today we are moving mountains of Bibles and books. Just three weeks ago we received the joyful report from the field: "Jordan crossed!" signalling the successful delivery into Zimbabwe of over 30 tonnes of Bibles and Christian books. God's provision, protection and perfect timing were evident throughout the mission.

​STRENGTHENING PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS 
TO SURVIVE A TSUNAMI OF VIOLENCE

Dear Friends

Bad times are good for spiritual work. Our biggest enemy is apathy. Opposition can often make us stronger. When things are dark the light shines brighter. Amidst tremendous upheavals and violence, God's people are standing firm and persevering in Africa.

A Time of Violence
Xenophobic mob murders against foreigners and brutal murders of farmers in South Africa. Islamic Al-Shabaab terrorists massacred over 140 students in Kenya, specifically targeting Christians for beheadings. There have been attacks on churches and murders of pastors in Tanzania and threats by the Minister of Home Affairs to deregister churches who resist incorporating Shari'a changes to the Tanzanian constitution. Vicious attacks on Christian communities and bombings of churches in Nigeria by Boko Haram Jihadists. There have been beheadings of Egyptian Coptic Christians and Ethiopian Christians by ISIS terrorists, shouting "Allah Akbar". These are only some of the recent high profile examples of a relentless war against Christians intensifying in Africa.

​Africa Overland Mission
Please pray for the Frontline Fellowship Mission team involved in a 7 month, 11 country Africa Overland Mission. Tonnes of Bibles, Gospel booklets, Discipleship training materials, audio visual materials, and Manuals have been prepared, printed, packaged, pre-positioned and are being transported by this team for a series of Evangelistic outreaches, Discipleship Training Seminars, Great Commission Seminars and Reformation Conferences.

Bibles for Africa
By God's grace, a 17 tonne shipment of Bibles and books was received just in time for the Livingstone Bicentennial. Most of the Bibles received from this 20-foot container will be distributed in English speaking countries where Dr. David Livingstone pioneered the Gospel, a century and a half ago: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania.

Biblical Worldview Seminar
Despite incredibly cold weather (for South Africa), including snow blocking the national roads and mountain passes and torrential rain, which caused flooding and rock falls which blocked our return route, our Biblical Worldview Seminar in Riversdale was well attended and blessed with warm fellowship.

Snow and Icy Conditions Fail to Dampen Enthusiasm
Coming in the midst of the coldest and wettest week in a very cold and wet winter, we drove through pouring rain and past snow capped mountains to the venue 300km East of Cape Town. I had expected that the torrential rain and freezing cold conditions would drastically diminish participation on the course. However, I was pleasantly surprised that, from early in the morning until late at night, the participants came promptly and enthusiastically, often with their blankets to wrap around during what sometimes seemed like an arctic survival course. (Indeed we have received reports of thousands of vehicles stuck in snow on our national roads, homes flooded and people frozen to death and drowned on this freezing weekend.)

​Shipments, Missions, Seminars and Summits 

The last three months seem to have been a marathon race of Missions and meetings. Receiving, off-loading, sorting and sending out shipments of Bibles and books. Sending off Mission teams to Zimbabwe and Zambia, and travelling throughout South Africa to conduct a Great Commission Seminar, Biblical Worldview Summit, church services, film ministry, lectures at Bible Colleges, tent evangelism, outreaches, speaking at Missions Conferences and on radio programmes. After a series of Missions to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West Province, travelling by road and later by air, I headed off for the series of flights needed to begin my speaking tour in the United States.

​ Mission to Mpumalanga

By God's grace, I had the privilege of being invited to conduct a Missions Conference in Mpumalanga.

The Message in the Music

The first meeting was a Youth Rally where I had been asked to speak on The Message in the Music. Before I had even taken the podium to begin the presentation, the music group, which had led the praise and worship, filed out, carrying their musical instruments with them! A missionary's job description is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.

​March for Life

On Wednesday we took part in a march for life in Cape Town. 1 February marked the 15 th anniversary of the Legalisation of Abortion on Demand in South Africa. Since president Nelson Mandela signed the Termination of Pregnancy Bill, over one million South African babies have lost their lives through abortion, legally, with taxpayers money.

National Day of Repentance

Each year Frontline Fellowship missionaries and staff have joined with our sister Mission, Africa Christian Action in conducting a funeral procession march through the city of Cape Town. We carried little coffins, flowers, crosses, placards, banners and Christian flags. We were preceded by a hearse. A six meter billboard trailer with the words: Abortion Kills Babies and banners with:Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. Proverbs 31:8andChoose Life so that you and your children may live.Deuteronomy 30:19brought up the rear of the procession.

​Mission to Zambia
Our Mission trip to Zambia coincided with intense rainfall and there was flooding in many of the areas visited. I had to drive through muddy, potholed roads and rivers, swamp areas and lakes, where thousands of homes, and many churches, were under water.  However, none of this dampened the tremendous enthusiasm for the ministry and on numerous occasions, large numbers of people made public commitments to Christ at the end of the service.

Chaplains Ministry
My hosts organized a VIP reception which whisked me passed customs and immigration procedures. I was received by the Minister of Home Affairs, Minister Lameck Mangani.  The Honorable Mangani expressed interest in Frontline Fellowship assisting with the training of police and prison chaplains and supplying Evangelistic and Discipleship materials for prisons.