Cynthia Mitchell

We’re excited to share our first new AFReG devotional called “Jesus’ Love.” As we do, we can’t help but recall our AFReG 5 Conference in Jamaica, where our AFReG community from the continent and Diaspora gathered. In Jamaica, we heard about God using AFReG to carry out His transforming work, with amazing impacts across diverse […]

https://youtube.com/shorts/wFqssuBNqO0?feature=share What a glorious thought! This is not a prophetic declaration born of hypothetical imagination, but one anchored in the immutable Word of God. Scripture assures us that the Lord watches over His Word to accomplish it, and that “no word from God will ever fail” (Luke 1:37). And isn’t this very much in rhythm with

Introduction Nehemiah was in exile in Persia. When some people returned to Persia from a recent visit to Jerusalem, Nehemiah asked them about the state of the city and the remnants of Jews who had escaped going into exile. That is a good example of patriotism. When we read the story of Nehemiah and their

We began this month with a reflection on Nehemiah’s character. We continue, this time focusing on four elements of his character that led to his successfully carrying out the mission that God assigned him: Nehemiah’s passionate and selfless caring nature Nehemiah’s life of prayer Nehemiah the strategic team leader Nehemiah’s character of focusing without yielding

It is popularly known that three things form the pillars of leadership: calling, competence, and character. In Nehemiah’s case, it is clear he had a divine calling. This is evident in his immediate and urgent response to his brother Hanani’s troubling news about the shameful state of Jerusalem and the returned exiles. That call motivated

Nehemiah’s Relationship with his Enemies INTRODUCTION Nehemiah had two missions which shed light on his relationship with his enemies. The first mission is to isolate Tobiah the Ammonite and neutralize his influence. The aim was to prevent the formation of a possible coalition against the Persian Empire around an influential figure like Tobiah. The second

“Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.”—Nehemiah 2:17 (NIV) Can you recall a time in which you, something, or maybe someone was

As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days and continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.—Nehemiah 1:4 In the month of Chislev, which represents the months of November-December, Nehemiah, while in exile, received troubling news about the state of his home country. His response revealed