October 30th
Everything is converging. Last week, I was not sure that I would return to Worcester in January. Friends, now I have access to a property valued at 1.5 million rand to build the first girl’s school. I am working with Jan Buchanan, a fellow Youth with a Mission worker and community developer who owns the land. She fosters an African child named Joy and works with women’s and teen ministries. Our visions and ministry goals are completely aligned. Other ministry contacts are appearing such as administrative staff, teachers, and performers like Pieter McCarthy, a South African youth minister. .He just helped open a performing arts high school in Cape Town this year.

Last Monday, I finished a certified program in character education offered by Campus Crusade. The Crossroads Program is exceptional, and I can't wait to begin using it in the classroom as it is widely- accepted and endorsed in South Africa and the US. We taught” Six Character Traits” at Worcester Gymnasium to a class of enthusiastic high schoolers.

I am completing the Theophostic Prayer Seminar on Oct.31^st .While half the group went to Johannesburg; I facilitated the course for five days. It was a blessed and wonderful time. During a practice session, I led one of the participants to the Lord. Lynette attended church for a long, but did not have a personal relationship with Jesus. Afterwards, she testified of tremendous peace and calm she has.


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The children are happy and excited as they learn more about Christ and God. Every Friday, we gather and teach their hungry hearts and tummies. The School of Apostolic Pioneering has begun a ministry of birthing home churches through cell groups. Three teams have been visiting the neighborhoods of Aiven Park, Roodewal, and Tuin Dorp. One group goes door-to-door inviting people to come to the Bible studies hosted in the home of one of their neighbors. At Aiven Park, the group with whom I work is spearheading a children’s ministry at the home of Gini and Eric, who have graciously agreed to a two-fold minister: one directed at children ages 3-15 and the other ministry is aimed at adults. Last week, twenty-five children heard the story of the Shepherd-God, Adonai -Rohi. The concept of a loving shepherd who cares for us and protects from the wolves in life is powerful.

In each girl lies a seed of greatness, that seed may be the family that she will bring into the earth or encapsulates herself. In her seed, she has the power to change her family, community, and thus the world. However, lack of education, teenage pregnancy, family dysfunction, and drug abuse stands in her way. Don’t Put more faith in your obstacle than you do in your God.

Without weakening in my faith, I will face the fact that although there are many reasons that I should not be able to fulfill the call on my life. However, I will not waiver in unbelief because the one who called me is faithful and true. Yes, all of His promises are yes and amen in Christ Jesus. God is not a man that He should lie or the son of man that he should prove false. Thus, I am strengthened in my faith in Him being fully persuaded that what He has promised that also shall He do.

I put my hope in His steadfast unfailing love. I do not put faith in the flesh, my own abilities, or even the obstacles before me. Instead, I press forward toward the mark of the High Calling of Christ. Praise be to God who always leads me in triumph and daily loads me with benefits. Through Him a fragrance of life is being shared. Daily, I choose to walk in God’s Presence.

The Lord’s promise of shepherding, preparing a table before us, has held true for me as I have transitioned from America to South Africa.

Modify this prayer by adding promises that God has made you and speak those words over yourself.-In Him