ONE TOWNSHIP | THREE MONTHS | 11 CRUSADES
WHAT IS IT?
WOW ALEX was a dynamic, multi-crusade initiative targeting the township of Alexandra, which is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Spanning over 800 hectares, it is home to hundreds of thousands of inhabitants and is notorious for violence, addiction, and overcrowding. WOW ALEX is an acronym for Wave On Wave Alexandra. Our objective was to cause wave on wave of salvation, deliverance, and revival to move across this tormented community! Eleven crusades were held—each over a minimum of three days—beginning in early February and concluding in mid-April.
HOW WILL IT WORK?
Each weekend, a different section of Alex witnessed its own tailored crusade, ensuring easy accessibility for all residents, transport being a massive problem faced on account of poverty and criminal activity. Some of the crusades were held among the dwellings in an inviting, open space. Others took place on a soccer field, school ground, or in a community hall. Sixteen local evangelists, well-known to In His Name and most trained by the ministry, collaborated over several weeks, ensuring that relationships were forged between the pastors of Alex and evangelists with whom they can work together moving forward. The schools were ministered in and aggressive street evangelism campaigns conducted.
MEET OUR EVANGELISTS
JABULANI NDABA
Jabulani Ndaba, founder of Christ Harvest, was radically saved while serving time in prison. His youth was spent engaging in criminal activities and abusing drugs and alcohol, which led to repeated incarcerations. Today, he ministers in jails, schools, rehabs, streets, drug dens and in the most dangerous places in the townships of Gauteng, South Africa, having been inspired by the people who preached the Gospel to him while he was still in prison. He is happily married with two boys and two girls.
MAKWALE MANGENA
Makwale Mangena is the founder of Antioch Christian Outreach, an evangelistic outreach ministry that focuses on soul-winning through Gospel Crusades and street evangelism in South Africa. Being born to parents who are born-again Christians, he received Jesus as his Saviour at the tender age of ten. While he was an introvert as a boy, he now shares the Gospel with passion and power. He is blessed with a wonderful, God-fearing wife and is currently holding crusades in the Limpopo Province, in the surrounds of Tzaneen.
KHOMOTSO KGATLA
Khomotso Kgatla heads up Jesus Soul Winning Ministries. As a university student in 2010, he got saved during a church service and was set free from ancestral worship and alcoholism. Immediately, he began evangelising, going from dorm room to dorm room and preaching to his fellow students on the busses. Since 2014, he has focused on holding tent and open-air crusades in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. He is married to his beautiful wife and they have one daughter.
BONGANI MIKE MHLONGO
Bongani Mike Mhlongo was raised in a family that embraced ancestral worship. He received the Lord as Saviour as a teenager—at the age of 16—but was backslidden for 26 years, before committing his life again to Christ in 2009. He now heads up Jesus In the Workplace International Ministries, which focuses on winning the lost, reviving backsliders and equipping the church for evangelism. His current areas of focus are the South African provinces of Gauteng and Limpopo. He is married to his lovely wife, Ndumi and they have seven children.
JORDAN DLODLO
Jordan Dlodlo, a graduate of the CfaN School of Evangelism, was born into a Christian home and received the Lord Jesus at seven years old with the help of his mother who was a Sunday school teacher. The following year he started preaching in their small group, participating in home visits and praying for people. He hasn’t stopped since! He founded an evangelistic ministry, Gospel of Yeshua Ministries in 2019, which holds crusades in villages and townships in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa.
ELIAS MPHASHA
Elias Mphasha is married to his wonderful wife, Phuti and they are blessed with a beautiful daughter. Together, they faithfully serve and lead Jesus Saves Evangelism and Outreach Ministry. This dynamic ministry wins souls by holding Gospel Crusades and empowers local churches for effective evangelism. They have been targeting the areas of Malamulele and Giyani in the Limpopo Province of South Africa with a vision to spread the Gospel into other provinces and African countries.
ARYN DE FIN
Aryn De Fin serves as the Evangelism Director at Acts Christian Church. She grew up in a Christian home and gave her life to Jesus at a very young age. Evangelism is a lifestyle for her. Wherever the opportunity presents itself, whether it be one-on-one or a crusade, she continues to give Jesus her yes!
EM POPELA
EM Popela heads up Eagles on Fire Evangelistic Ministries and is married to his lovely wife, with whom he has three children. He got saved when he was 16 years old at a crusade of Ev. Ralekholela. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Ministry and left his career in human resources to follow the call of God. He is passionate about winning souls and has hosted over 90 crusades around the South African provinces of Gauteng and Limpopo, most of these lasting up to 15 days!
ROCHELLE HICKS
Rochelle Hicks is the founder of Ready Harvest Ministries. She got radically touched by the power of God while at a conference seven years ago, which took her from being a passive believer to a fiery evangelist. She has made it her life's mission to preach Jesus in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho and beyond! She engages in street evangelism, equipping workshops as well as Gospel Crusades, winning people for Jesus to the glory of God.
LINDI DHLAMINI
Lindi Dhlamini is a director of Salvation for the Nations, an evangelistic ministry that seeks to reach the unreached people groups of Africa. Jesus Christ saved her from an emptiness inside that she tried to fill with accomplishments and accolades, but it was only after graduating from the CfaN School of Evangelism in 2022 that she got a new-found boldness to GO! She holds month-long missions consisting of mass crusades, smaller-scale community or village crusades, and also youth crusades, most recently in Ghana.
THURSTON MEYER
Thurston Meyer, a graduate of Rhema Bible College SA and an ordained minister of the Gospel of Christ, was radically saved and delivered from a dark life of bondage and addiction in 2007. He heads up 836 Kingdom Ministries, which holds Gospel Campaigns in churches, tents and stadiums across South Africa. He is blessed to have a son, daughter and two wonderful grandsons.
NEO MAKHUBO
Neo Makhubo is a remarkable and passionate evangelist from Johannesburg, South Africa. Saved from the spirit of religion, her life is a testament to the fire of the Holy Spirit and the power of the Gospel, which she has devoted her life to proclaiming. She heads up Living Epistle of Christ Evangelistic Ministries. She is currently active in holding crusades, ministering to the youth and equipping the Body of Christ for evangelism.
DEBORAH MAFUJANE
Deborah Mafujane has been entrusted by God with His Light Shines Ministries. She was saved by the Lord while growing up in boarding school. However, in university, she walked away from Him to embrace a life of partying, drinking and living in complete rebellion. The Lord delivered her from this path to destruction and called her to go and tell others of His goodness and lovingkindness, through the preaching of the Gospel. She is also mandated by God to equip the saints for the work of ministry and teach church groups on how to evangelise. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
STEPHANIE NGCOBO
Stephanie Ngcobo got saved in high school after losing her brother. Thereafter, somebody told her mother that she would need to become a sangoma or she would lose all her children, which she then did. Stephanie remained faithful to her newfound Saviour and never stopped praying for the salvation of her mother and family. The Lord answered her prayers and one day, her mother renounced being a witchdoctor, told all her children that none of them would become sangomas and now, the entire family is serving Jesus! Stephanie is passionate about evangelising to the patients and staff at the clinics in Alexandra township, where she makes her home, supported by her church, Johannesburg Christian Center.
PHIL AND DINAH
MADUA
Phil and Dinah Madua are happily married with two sons. Phil received Jesus as his Saviour in the early 1990s and since then, he has been actively involved in evangelistic work, both in South Africa and around the continent. He and his lovely wife are also popular musicians and have released several albums. They are true worshippers of the King are well-known for their heartfelt and jubilant style of praising the Lord. They are now embarking on crusade evangelism, winning the lost through Jesus Saves Crusade Ministries.
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
Whether you would like to give towards this initiative, join our prayer team or volunteer at an event, WOWZA is only possible through your support! Please email info@inhisname.global with your request and contact details and we will be in touch.
