{"id":884,"date":"2024-12-01T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teasa.mobilizeagency.co.za\/?p=884"},"modified":"2025-06-07T12:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T10:41:37","slug":"teasa-newsletter-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teasa.mobilizeagency.co.za\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/teasa-newsletter-december-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"TEASA Newsletter December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"884\" class=\"elementor elementor-884\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c4d11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91c4d11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8867cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8867cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\r\n  <button onclick=\"history.back()\" style=\"padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #BA2734; color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 16px; cursor: pointer;\">\r\n    << Go Back\r\n  <\/button>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d9d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5d9d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/teasa.mobilizeagency.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TEASA-LOGO-CB.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a5c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72a5c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TEASA Newsletter December 2024<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eef8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eef8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The joy of Christmas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5780ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5780ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/teasa.mobilizeagency.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/27dfece8-4540-6995-b1ae-aca4d4a6a0d7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teasa.mobilizeagency.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/27dfece8-4540-6995-b1ae-aca4d4a6a0d7.jpg 330w, https:\/\/teasa.mobilizeagency.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/27dfece8-4540-6995-b1ae-aca4d4a6a0d7-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f62c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f62c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we approach the 25th of December, we are reminded of the profound significance of Jesus Christ&#8217;s birth. His arrival on earth changed history. He was a Prince of Peace who came to reconcile humanity to God, as well as the human family within itself. \u00a0In Him Jew and Gentile became co-heirs of the Kingdom of God by faith.<\/p><p>Our joy at Christmas is tempered by our lament.<\/p><p>A lament that it has been a year since the TEASA community went on a 21 day fast to intercede for a just peace in Israel\/ Palestine and an end to the genocide of Palestinians as well as an erasure of their civilization, including their schools, universities, libraries and hospitals. (For further reading on the lament go\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teasa.org\/2024\/12\/18\/a-christmas-lament-by-rev-dr-john-maloma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>)<\/p><p>We also recall that an international delegation of church leaders, led by Rev Dr Frank Chikane, visited Israel\/Palestine last Christmas to stand with those who suffer, both in Israel and Palestine. It was a witness for peace in the middle of a bloodbath. Palestinian Christians were overwhelmed by this gesture of solidarity in their moment of great danger.<\/p><p>It reminded them that the child Jesus, born into the vulnerability of life in ancient Palestine, then under the Roman empire, was the solidarity of God with humanity in their predicament. It made Christmas come alive for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93b145 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c93b145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f869b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f869b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>For a snap short of TEASA witness<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>in 2024, go\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/teasa.org\/2024\/12\/19\/teasa-2024-in-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Stay connected in 2025 for more!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Be sure to register for<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>the TEASA\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qh0W8zwQLUunVkK-R16YJysmaPvROapIp6WVyUZn5hdUOE9HQklCS0lTMlFBNk9ORVNSTTFTUjdLNS4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>BGM 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">******<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">And thank you!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">A big shout out to TEASA members who stood with us in prayers and donations!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa is a fellowship through which evangelical Christians in South Africa work together in evangelisation and public witness.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\">To become a part of this fellowship of evangelicals in witness, fill out the TEASA membership form using this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teasa.org\/ueber-mich\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a68edd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a68edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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