Happy New Year from South Africa! We pray that God blesses you in every way during 2022, and that you walk in the fullness of His will for your lives!
2021 was an amazing year to start our career in missions, and though we have only been out here since August, we have seen God tangibly move in the miraculous, bring souls into the Kingdom, and saw thousands ministered to in school assemblies and while out doing street evangelism.
As a ministry, in 2021 Impact Africa saw:
- 50,515 total people ministered to in classrooms, on the streets, and through short-term missions trips
- 8,429 decisions for Christ
- 107 healings
- 10 babies rescued
- 530 at-risk children educated through our preschools
We are so blessed to be a part of the amazing things God is doing here, and look forward to an even more powerful 2022!
December is a slow month for ministry in South Africa. All of our interns are home for the holidays, and many people staying here in Johannesburg for work travel home to see their families in their hometowns and villages for the holidays. It was a great time for us to slow down, get vision for next year, and prepare all of the logistics necessary for the upcoming year of ministry for our incoming interns. We are planning missions trips, ministry outings, classes, and a host of other items to ensure that we have a busy and fruitful year of ministry.
As of right now we have 22 new interns joining us throughout 2022, and we are excited to see them make an impact here and have their hearts wrecked for missions and the Great Commision. We expect that number to grow as more people sign up to come during the summer and fall. As the internship directors at Impact Africa, it is our honor to disciple these young missionaries, and equip them to minister here alongside us and the other staff members in the discipleship and evangelism of Johannesburg.
As we gear up for another packed-full year of ministry, please keep these areas in prayer:
1. That all of the interns coming through the ministry this year would have a life-transforming experience, and would grow in their love for God, and vision for their lives.
2. For wisdom over us as we prep sermons and classes for our interns.
3. That God would use us to see many souls enter into a relationship with Him this upcoming year.
We appreciate all of the prayers and support from back in the States, and definitely feel their impact! We want to thank everyone who made 2021 a possibility financially for us. Your support and prayers are so deeply appreciated by us, and it is an honor representing you on the missions field.If you or someone you know are looking for missionaries to support during 2022, consider joining us in making an impact here in South Africa!
Here are a couple links for more information, or to give:
Website: https://thebridgfords.com/
Donations: https://www.kindridgiving.com/App/Form/b12bc6e5-d8cc-46f8-a9bf-cc464b3d061f
Blessings,
Ryan and Kindle Bridgford
 Thanksgiving in SA with our fellow Americans  Us at a high school our team got to minister at  Ryan purchasing a snack 🙂  Kindle with one of our awesome interns, Nina  On our missions trip to Estcourt, Ryan opening at a large high school that the team got to share the Gospel at! So many salvations!  On Ryan’s Birthday in November we were on a missions trip. What better way to spend a birthday?  With our interns for our first safari!  Prepping gifts for the Christmas Party we put together for a disabled school. We also got to share about the love of Jesus there.  At the disabled school – Pictured here and below.  Such a precious group of kids! This is only some of them (100 of the almost 200 kids). The ones in this photo are boarded at the school, and they are like a family to each other…Hearing the stories of the children touched our hearts. |
The Bridgfords in South Africa 