Newsletters
Molweni, May – Aug 2025
DO NOT GROW WEARY. The passage in Hebrews 12:3 Where it is written; “3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart,” has been a passage that has been on my mind this year. Especially as the year has flown by...
Molweni, Jan – Apr 25
FRUSTRATING START. I had every good intention of starting our newsletter in January this year and even started it a few times and just was not happy with what I was writing. This morning I realized why. (Yes, it has taken me a while!) I have always thought that I am a...
Molweni, Sep – Nov24
I'M WALKING ON SUNSHINE. Praise the Lord that He provided for all our ZEMA missionary families to be able to have solar systems fitted to our houses. What a privilege and blessing this is for us. There have been a number of power outages in our area over this past...
ZEMA Focus Newsletter Fall 24
Home Office Director’s Report. “... and she HAPPENED to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz....” ~Ruth 2:3As with Ruth, we trust the same is true for us. Ruth went out in the morning, and instead of turning left, she turned right, and the Lord ordered her...
Molweni, May – Aug24
THE NUTURE OF NATURE. I love being out in nature, it makes me feel relaxed and refreshed and I find it so easy to talk to Jesus when surrounded by the beauty of trees and sunlight while in the forest or the sound of a running brook as I was along the path. However, we...
ZEMA Focus Newsletter June 24
Home Office Director’s Report. Thank you for your ongoing partnership in the Gospel. We had a profitable trip to Texas in April and are looking forward to others in the future! Currently, we’re renewing ZEMA’s membership with ECFA. Praise God with us for the many ways...
ZEMA, Focus Newsletter, Mar 24
A Letter From The Home Office by Greg and Carlene Seghers Watch to see where God is working and join Him… We don’t choose what we will do for God’ He invites us to join Him where He wants to involve us… [and] will move us into every assignment that He knows we are...
Molweni, Jan – Mar24
READY ..... GO! Barry had an interesting discussion with a lady on the beach the other day. She came up to him with a shell in her hand. The lady asked if the shell was a good one or not. Barry knew what was behind the question, so he replied that “there is only one...
ZEMA, Focus Newsletter, Dec 23
Fourth Quarter 2023 PO Box 727, Zion IL 60099 www.zema.org 847-872-7363 Barry & louise adkins We continue to teach zebs here in Port Elizabeth/ Gqeberha. Louise returned from USA with lots of news, while Barry continues to recover from a left knee replacement and...
ZEMA, Focus Newsletter, Sep 23
Home Office Directors' Report We are thankful for how God provides for His people and His work. As life and ministry in the USA unfolds, we find it exciting, at times overwhelming, and sometimes just plain hard. But it always causes us to trust in the knowledge and...
General Blogs
ZEMA, Focus Newsletter, June 23
Home Office Directors' Report Focusing our energy on the work of ZEMA in the USA, Greg and Carlene have enjoyed visiting new churches locally and in other states. Adapting to new ways of doing life and ministry, we are thankful for all God has provided and trust that...
ZEMA, Focus Newsletter, Dec 22
ZEMA Focus Newsletter Dec 2022ANDY & HEATHER SULLIVAN—continued We spent most of May through September at home doing local ministries and some traveling in South Africa. A highlight was attending the induction of Heather as the President of the Baptist Women’s...
ZEMA, Focus Newsletter, Sep 22
ZEMA Focus Newsletter Sep 2022First, I would like to thank our Heavenly Father God for the glorious oppor- tunity He has given me to be of service to Him for His wonderful Kingdom (Heaven). I was born 79 years ago to a Christian family. My grandfather was one of a few...
The Last Seven Words of Jesus
THE LAST SEVEN WORDS OF JESUS: Introduction to the last seven words of Jesus #1 "Father, Forgive Them…."#2 "Today, you will be with me!"#3 "…Behold your son!"#4 "I am thirsty."#5 "My God... Why?!"#6 "Into thy hands…."#7 It is finished....
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #7 It is finished John 19:30
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #7 It is finished (John 19:30) God set His plan into motion at the beginning of time. The Word spoke, and mankind came into being. Then, in the confines of earthly time, God set out to complete what He'd begun. Though God isn't limited...
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #6 “Into thy hands….” (Luke 23:46)
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #6 Into thy hands…. (Luke 23:46) Before Jesus' death, He once said, "...I lay down My life that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have...
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #5 “My God… Why?!”
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #5"My God... Why?!" Entering Jerusalem on a donkey to observe the Jewish Passover, the masses celebrated and heralded Jesus as King. After sharing the Passover meal, Jesus requested His closest friends accompany Him to Gethsemane, where,...
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #4 “I am thirsty.”
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #4 "I am thirsty." Are these words significant or merely a historical fact in the story of Jesus' final hours? Who is Jesus, who died on the cross? The emphasis for most believers is that He is "the Christ" and "Son of the living God!"...
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #3 “…Behold your son!”
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #3 "…Behold your son!" "Woman, behold your son," and to John, "Behold your mother." In great suffering, Jesus still cared for others and regarded their experience even more highly than what He was going through at the time. Jesus never...
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #2 “Today, you will be with me!”
The Seven Last Words of Jesus #2 "Today, you will be with me!" What a statement for Jesus to make! He was talking to a thief. Someone who was condemned for his actions and already experiencing the pain and the physical breakdown would usher in imminent death. Why did...
Testimonials
Bible School Student KG Moloko
ZEMA is equipping talented and determined pastors in Southern Africa beyond Beyond ZEBS and ZBC.
Meshack Ngcobo
After attending ZEBS (Zion Evangelical Bible School), Reverend Meshack Ngcobo left his leadership position in a large Zion church of 20,000 members for the purpose of teaching the truth of God’s Word. The church he now leads has 300 to 400 members. Speaking to ZEMA...
The Mhlongo Family
In 2009, Samukelo Mhlongo—then president of the Association of Tertiary Zion Students at University of KwaZulu-Natal — contacted Greg Seghers. This was the moment that opened the doors for ZEMA to begin working with students in this nationally recognized organization....
Rev. Emmanuel Mathe
Rev. Mathe joined the Sunbury ZEBS in 2001 and graduated in 2005. Here’s what he had to say:“Before coming to ZEBS, I didn’t know the truth and the Bible. I also worshipped the ancestors. Since coming to ZEBS, I understand salvation and what the Bible says. I now have...
Bonginkosi Shange
I remember vividly when I enrolled at ZEBS back in 2013. I went there to be with other students and while away my time.Little did I know that Jesus Christ was about to enter into my life.Our teachers told us the ZEBS theme was simply, “What does the Bible say?” I...
