HIGHLIGHTS 2018!
JANUARY 2018:
In January of 2018 one of our biggest highlights was being able to enter the new year together with our two precious daughters, our three granddaughters and our son-in-law who live in Texas!
FEBRUARY 2018:
One of the biggest victories in February was starting up the online CBC (Charis Bible College) course for our students in Sir Lowry’s Pass that have gone through the basis courses with us.
MARCH 2018:
Besides enabling us to have and distribute many various supplies such as milk, food, personal hygiene products, empowering a family to start cultivating they small plot of land, etc. the Lord also enabled us to vastly improve our hospitality by providing new coffee mugs and thermos flasks!
APRIL 2018:
In April a new study group consisting of all new students was started up — and this group is still with us. Besides that 240 ducks (aprox. 300 kg of meat) was distributed, as well as aprox. 170 double sized Weet-Bix cereal packages, etc. along with more food hampers, clothing, and an empowerment project to get someone started running their own hair dressing salon in the village.
MAY 2018:
Besides keeping up the Bible school on Monday nights, the leadership training on Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights teaching, as well as Thursday night’s teaching and making provision for everyone to be able to attend church on Sundays we again received a bakkie load of ducks that were distributed in the Sir Lowry’s Pass village and Nomzamo, as well as 100 liters of milk, more food hampers, lots of clothing, more Dis–Chem supplies, etc.
JUNE 2018:
Besides keeping up the Bible school on Monday nights, the leadership training on Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights teaching, as well as Thursday night’s teaching and making provision for everyone to be able to attend church on Sundays we again received a bakkie load of ducks that were distributed in the Sir Lowry’s Pass village and Nomzamo, as well as 100 liters of milk, more food hampers, lots of clothing, more Dis–Chem supplies, etc.
JULY 2018:
Reaching out to the unreached! We had a bog meeting at Emily’s Play School for people that are not part of our student groups. Approximately 70 were expected and nearly 120 showed up. We
ministered to them about the Lord’s love and plan of salvation and demonstrated spirit-soul and body through a fun skit. Afterwards a delicious warm meal, tea, coffee and cakes were distributed!
Meanwhile 100 liters of milk, 14 large boxes (not packages) of Weet-Bix, many Dis-Chem supplies, clothing, etc was distributed and a family whose house had been flooded was assisted with sand and cement (to help raise the floor) as well as a “new” carpet.
AUGUST 2018:
We invited all our Bible students for a nice social gathering where we prepared a nice meals and arranged for everyone to be comfortably seated at a table, The aim was for everyone to get together to get to know each other better as a couple of new groups had been started up.
A lot of us also attended a Ladies Camp hosted by Gracelife! Besides that more milk, ducks, food, clothing, and Dis-Chem supplies were distributed, Praise the Lord for His amazing goodness!
SEPTEMBER 2018:
Along with others Philip and I were honored to be appointed among the elders in Gracelife church. We are happy to be working closely with Grqacelife as we have learned and grown a lot.
Meanwhile all our study groups continued to progress, and milk, Weet-Bix, food hampers, lots and lots of duck liver, 25 liters cooking oil , toilet paper, etc, was distributed and we were assisted one of our students who is running a soup kitchen in her area for the neighborhood children. And we enjoyed inspiring teachers from abroad Ashley and Carlie Terradez who visited Graqcelife.
OCTOBER 2018:
We had a three day outreach event in Sir Lowry’s Pass led by Gracelife. The aim was to not only reach out to more of the community, but to also help stir up and inspire our students there to do so through a fist hand sample. We had three very eventful days with people being healed, coming to Christ and learning and experiencing many new things. One of the evening we also handed out over 100 ready-made (by people from the village) meals.
NOVEMBER 2018:
We had a three day outreach event in Sir Lowry’s Pass led by Gracelife. The aim was to not only reach out to more of the community, but to also help stir up and inspire our students there to do so through a fist hand sample. We had three very eventful days with people being healed, coming to Christ and learning and experiencing many new things. One of the evening we also handed out over 100 ready-made (by people from the village) meals.
DECEMBER 2018:
During December we had a nice Christmas braai for approx. 80 people. 20 Food Hampers and 20 food vouchers (of R 300 each) were distributed. We also made 150 party packs for the children for their year-end celebrations. Besides that we were able to empower someone by replacing all their lost tools that were stolen, distribute other food and clothing, and Philip and I were blessed to attend a Christmas lunch in Cape Town where we met one of the Charis Bible College instructors , Wendell Parr who was visiting here.
