Update: 18 June 2021

Tian, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel of Christ. The Gospel God had planned from the beginning for the undeniable redemption of those who inherit eternal life through active faith in Christ Jesus.

God knew that man would sin against Him and precisely how wicked we would become. God knew that it would cost His only Son and that He would have to Give up everything, die a brutal death, and face His wrath for us to have a relationship with us, yet He still chose to create and love us. Let that sink in for a moment.

I thank God as often as I remember every one of you who has become partners with us in the Gospel of Christ Jesus. We sincerely miss all of you and pray that God will open a way for us to see you again soon. We want to impart some gifts to you to aid you in spreading the Gospel as Jesus has commanded us to do, and while we’re there, encourage each other with some much needed fellowship. 

Evangelism news

Lazarus lives yet again: Wednesday, we made a trip to Gravelotte to buy some meat, and while we were there, we visited a giant Baobab tree for the kids to climb and explore. The guard at the tree was taking full advantage of the solitude the remote location provided, reading a daily devotional. Upon approaching him, he briefly mentioned that his name was Lazurus, “a friend of Jesus,” he said. Although being Catholic, Lazurus noted that he was born again, and it was clear that he was deeply in love with Jesus. After talking for quite some time, we shared the Gospel with him, to which his response was he wants to come and preach the Gospel with us. So if God permits, this coming Saturday, we’ll be handing out free boeries next to the road in Gravelotte teaching Lazurus to Gospel. Please pray that there are plenty of opportunities for him to learn and for people to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Please pray for Oom Ben and Tannie Antonette, who were seriously considering baptism after hearing the Gospel Wednesday evening. Please pray that the Holy Spirit assures them that God will give them the boldness to face the religious authorities (Opposed to the baptism) they’ve been looking up to their whole life. Pray that they would read the bible, believe it and do what Jesus says.

We’ve also been fortunate enough to hand out another couple of Bibles in and around the campground. Please pray that the individuals who received them will read it, believe it, and act on it.

Finding our feet

Packing up and pitching camp is continually becoming more manageable as we are familiarised with the equipment, but, at the same time, more complicated as we’ve had to invest in a few necessities we did not foresee requiring. I think it is safe to say that we’re about settled into the caravan. Now we need to find a practical way to organize the tent.

We’ve unfortunately had to deal with some equipment malfunctions as well. Thank you, Ludi, for letting me use your workshop to fix our awning winder. We’ve also done a very sketchy job fixing our outside grocery cupboard temporarily until we find a place to buy a new one. And we need to find a new buckle for one of our storm straps. I’m not mentioning this as a hint that someone must buy these things for us or that we need money, but rather illustrate that everything does not always go according to plan.

Making Friends

With the Corona virus surging and most people at our current location being elderly, making new friends has become slightly more challenging.

Please pray that this situation changes or that God sends some friends regardless of the circumstances.

Finance

Besides buying a couple of Bibles and sending some money to some people in desperate need, our expenses towards the Gospel have been relatively low. We are, however, in the process of printing some Gospel cards, which we’ve found very useful in presenting the Gospel first of all, and secondly provides an excellent way to equip fellow disciples to do the same. To save in the long run, we’re opting to print a considerable number of cards, some of which we’ll put in storage, we will give some to fellow brethren, and others will be used to present the Gospel to the people we meet on the road. Ideally, we’d like to leave everyone we share the Gospel with, with a set of these cards and a Bible if they don’t already have one.

Revelation

An apprentice doesn’t become like his master by studying his character. He becomes like his master by practicing what his master taught. Jesus’ disciples became like Jesus by practicing what Jesus taught. The result of that humbled them to become like Jesus.

If there’s anything I’ve failed to mention or anything you would like to hear about in our Update letters, please let us know.

Elmi and the kids greet you in the name of our blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Please thank God for keeping us healthy and providing for all our needs. See how I type this letter to you with my own hands.

May God bless you with a supernatural revelation of His love, grace, and mercy, and may He grant you the words to express and proclaim it to the world.

Lots of love

Until next time

Tian, Elmi, Nanke, Ruhan, Jusia and Ellie.