Saturday, February 28, 2009

"Revival among the Zulu" in graphic format

I dont know who Alec Stevens is. I never met him or exchange any words with him. But he read uncle Erlo's book "Revival among the Zulu", (being far away from the Mission) and - just like me - he realized the real dimensions of a true work of God at Kwasizabantu. And for this matter, I consider him a brother.

But unlike me, he is an artist and a musician, and he put the testimony of uncle Erlo into graphic format and named it "Erlo Stegen and the Revival Among the Zulus". !


These are the covers and two inside pages
of the awesome job he did with his book. I made a paypal account a few days ago , only to be able to order my copy of the book and I am very happy about it. I am waiting for paypal to authorize something more about my account and then , Ill get it ! :-)
These days I also selected a few ideas that Alec publicly expressed about Kwasizabantu, the way he feels about it and how he decided to illustrate "Revival among Zulu". It was a real blessing for me to read his posts and interviews. Here are a few "samples":
"It was a pleasure to illustrate a story that is so pregnant with beautiful truth. I really want Erlo Stegen's testimony to sink deep down into the depth of my being as a life lesson ever to be mindful of. If we can get ahold of what he did, by God's grace and chastening, we can only expect similar results in our own lives and communities, and whatever we put our hands to would surely prosper, because it would unquestionably be of God.""I do not despise the gifts of the Holy Ghost when they operate genuinely, but in the western world we see so many abuses and counterfeits that have shipwrecked the faith of many and left others hurt and confused (the false revival of Todd Bentley being a prime example). This is one reason that I illustrated the Revival Among the Zulus graphic novel, as a demonstration of a true work of God in a contemporary setting that has resulted in hundreds of thousands being saved, delivered, and empowered for Christian service"
"I didn't write these stories (he also illustrated the testimony of Sadhu Sundar Singh), I'm just the 'transcriber'---God has authored these segments of the beautiful tapestry that He is weaving into the hearts of Redeemed humanity. Long after these books have burned up with the rest of this present world, these testimonies (and those of other overcomers) will shine throughout eternity in the Kingdom of His beloved Son. "
I enjoyed alot the interview Alec gave to Jazma Online , I only link to it now cause I am in a hurry, maybe some time later Ill post it all here.

Enjoy it ! Its great.
And Alec, you MUST go to South Africa!!
Later edit:
I got my books in less than a week and I enjoyed them A LOT. Alec is very friendly and open to diallogue. One of the "Revival among Zulu" books I gave to the Mission in Voiteg as we did not have a copy yet, and one I kept for me personally. Its amazing how vivid Alec made it look adding his lifelike graphic images to uncle Erlo's words into a mixture having the clarity and freshness of pure reality . Its a book that I enjoy beyond words.
Uncle Hans suggested we should make another order to Alec and this time get a few more copies , to use in our School ( Domino Servite School in Voiteg - starting fall 2009!) .
I also ordered "Sadhu Sundar Singh" and I had tears many times reading through it.
Great great great work.

4 comments:

Go Tell My People said...

Hi, Monday Morning,
This is Stephanus and Rose from gotellmypeople. Thank you for your encouragement. The Lord is indeed good. We got one of these books and we enjoyed it very much. When you get to Africa remember that you are invited up to us if it would work out for you at all. We would love to have you but we know it is quite far up and a little more difficult to reach but there are flights that go from Joburg to Livingston, Zambia and that is not too far from where we would be.
God bless you.
Stephanus and Rose

C.N. said...

Thank you SO much!! Aww, the Lord always prepares awesome things for me in Africa and maybe next time He will allow me to visit you up in Zambia. I would surely love to. I am very blessed already to even know you :-).

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your kind comments, sister. God bless you!

Alec Stevens <><

C.N. said...

Was an honor, Alec. Thank you for visiting my page :)