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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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This sermon shares a powerful story of a girl who realized the hindrance in her life preventing her from leading others to Jesus. Through a simple Bible verse, Isaiah 59:2, she discovered the truth about sin separating her from God's work. Her confession and repentance led to a revival where many sought the Lord, highlighting the impact of personal surrender and obedience in leading others to Christ.
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We sat under a tree because it was hot. We sat on the grass. It was a very high tree there. I saw a girl standing alone under a tree and I beckoned her to come. So she came. I said, young girl, what's the matter? She said, something is troubling me. Now that girl had repented. And daily she would lead people to Jesus. And then it suddenly came to an end. And so there she came and we asked her what the matter was. And this girl sitting with us, a literate girl, she said to us, is there a book called Isaiah in the Bible? We said, yes. She then asked, is there an Isaiah 59 in the Bible with a verse 2? We said, indeed. She then said, please read it to me that I can hear. She said, all these days and weeks I have been crying to the Lord because I hadn't led one soul to Him those days. She said then, please read Isaiah 59 verse 2 that I can hear what it says. Where it says, behold, the hand of the Lord is not shortened that it cannot save. Nor His ear blunt that it cannot hear. But your sins have separated you from God. She immediately said, now I know what it is. There is something separating me from the Lord that I do not win souls. She confessed her sin, went back home. When she got back home there were people standing there wanting to find the Lord. She was heartbroken. She wept because a whole week, one week, she couldn't bring people to Jesus. When did you bring your last soul to Jesus? My brother went with her back home and reported to me that the people were there and they were coming in crowds seeking the Lord. Marvelous, when people get converted and straight away God works and they bring one after the other to the Lord Jesus. That's revival dear friends, when God works.
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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.