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Erlo Stegen

Erlo Hartwig Stegen (1935 - 2023). South African missionary and revivalist of German descent, born on Mbalane farm near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to Hermannsburg missionary descendants. Raised Lutheran, he left school after grade 10 to farm but felt called to ministry in 1952, evangelizing rural Zulus under apartheid. After 12 years of preaching with few lasting conversions, he experienced a transformative revival in 1966 at Maphumulo, marked by repentance and reported miracles. In 1970, he founded KwaSizabantu Mission (“place where people are helped”) in Kranskop, which grew into a self-sustaining hub with farms, a water bottling plant, and schools, serving thousands. Stegen authored Revival Among the Zulus and preached globally, establishing churches in Europe by 1980. Married with four daughters, he mentored Zulu leaders and collaborated with theologian Kurt Koch. His bold preaching drew 3 million visitors to KwaSizabantu over decades.
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Come, let us pray. Lord, we need you now to be among us. Take the service in your hands and speak to us, Lord, through your word. Lead us in the fullness of truth. Amen. Lord, we need you now to be among us. Take the service in your hands and speak to us, Lord, through your word. Lead us in the fullness of truth. Take the service in your hands and speak to us, Lord, through your word. Adonai, I do not know if you can feel anything here. Do you see that I am among you? Do you not touch one another? I am like a wall that separates you. If I am not there, then God is among you. There is no connection or contact between them until the day they marry. Until the day the bride wears her bridal veil, which means that she is a virgin. And the young man is also a virgin in power. He is not second to none. And the young girl is not like an old used vehicle. But they are not at all pure. And I am grateful on behalf of the parents that they have such children. And I thank God for their testimonies that they declare to all the nations, this is the best way, the way that is higher than any other way. Now the ring that the young man gives to his future bride is a sign and promise that he himself will keep pure until their wedding day. This is a sign for their wedding day. The ring that the young man gives to his future bride is a sign and promise that he himself will keep pure until their wedding day. We thank you, lords, that in this time in which we live, there are young people who have their eyes set on you and on your holy word. We thank you, lords, that in this time in which we live, there are young people who have their eyes set on you and on your holy word. And we thank you, lords, that in this time in which we live, who have their eyes set on you and on your holy word. And we thank you, lords, that in this time in which we live, there are young people who have their eyes set on you and on your holy word. And we thank you, lords, that in this time in which we live, who have their eyes set on you and on your holy word. Amen. There are many ways in which people can fall in love. When I was very young, there was a dance floor at my father's place. They drank and danced sometimes early in the morning. I danced and sang. I was very good at dancing. I sang very well. Sometimes I stand stupid. At every party where they drank and danced, I was always sick. And I could not be patient. And I see the hand of God over there There are some people, some Christians who say, there are many ways how a person can do it. Now we have not chosen the way of Kwasi Zabantu, but a different path, a different way. But I hope that today you will understand, this is not the way of Kwasi Zabantu, this is God's way. And the other is the world's way and the devil's way. Yes, that is right, that is right. There are many people who go to hell, but only one who goes to heaven. That is why we, as Christians, do this in the Lord's house, during his service, with prayer and holiness. And the first scripture reading is from Matthew 1.18 The birth of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To his mother, Mary, he left Joseph. Before they came together, he was pregnant with the Holy Spirit. Now the second scripture reading is from 2 Corinthians 11.3
Biblical Purity (German/zulu)
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Erlo Hartwig Stegen (1935 - 2023). South African missionary and revivalist of German descent, born on Mbalane farm near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to Hermannsburg missionary descendants. Raised Lutheran, he left school after grade 10 to farm but felt called to ministry in 1952, evangelizing rural Zulus under apartheid. After 12 years of preaching with few lasting conversions, he experienced a transformative revival in 1966 at Maphumulo, marked by repentance and reported miracles. In 1970, he founded KwaSizabantu Mission (“place where people are helped”) in Kranskop, which grew into a self-sustaining hub with farms, a water bottling plant, and schools, serving thousands. Stegen authored Revival Among the Zulus and preached globally, establishing churches in Europe by 1980. Married with four daughters, he mentored Zulu leaders and collaborated with theologian Kurt Koch. His bold preaching drew 3 million visitors to KwaSizabantu over decades.