Update: 16 August 2021

Home in Springbok

We arrived in Springbok on the 3rd of July, where we met up with Henri and Yolandi and spent the month as next-door neighbors.

Gospel opportunities in Springbok

After asking around, we found a small house church, whom we had the pleasure to encourage and equip with some tools to pursue the great commission of Jesus.
We were also greatly encouraged by their influence in the community and their care and love for one another. For example, they went out of their way to go and pray for an elderly man late in the evening, and not a single member of the house church was absent.
It was also good to be joined by some of them when we reached out to their community.

Henri organized an opportunity to share the Gospel with two guys at Spar, and when we started sharing the Gospel, a small crowd gathered around to see what was going on.
The wind and the rain made it extremely difficult with my witness cards blowing all over in the freezing cold, but the Holy Spirit was working even though the enemy was trying everything in his power to stop us.

Ever since we received a big red cross as a gift, it has become a regular thing to take the cross and walk.
This has come with mixed responses, some very positive and others not so much.

Since most of the small house church were ladies, Elmi and Yolandi decided to go and serve them one day, upon which a demon started manifesting. After praying for a while, they got the opportunity to share the Gospel with the visitor, but there was no sign of fruit.
Would you please pray that the seed sown will find good soil and start growing?

Gospel video

One day while walking with the cross we were approached by a gentleman from a Christian motorcycle association who invited us for supper. While there we were afforded the opportunity to share the Gospel and they were so kind to record it for us and upload it to Youtube.

Home in Lambert’s Bay

We left Springbok for Lambert’s Bay on the 1st of August 2021, and after we had some technical difficulties at Malkoppan caravan park we came back to settle at Lambert’s Bay Caravan park.

Gospel opportunities in Lambert’s Bay

As soon as we had a chance, the whole family joined for a stroll with the cross.
The reception was ok, but not great, however there was one particular individual (I had trouble pronouncing his name so said to call him Toto) who took a great interest in the cross, so we gave him a card and said to contact us if he wanted to know more.

Toto reached out two days later, and we had the opportunity of sharing the complete Gospel with him.

Another time we walked with the cross while Henri and Tjaart were visiting, Johan approached us and started asking questions.
Johan is on fire for Jesus and would do great with some encouragement. I’m also hoping to equip him with some witness cards to assist in his labor for the Kingdom.

Fellowship

Everyone got together for some proper fellowship in Springbok with Tjaart and Charlene visiting Henri, Yolandi, Elmi and I for a week.

And again, on the west coast, with Henri and Yolandi staying only one town over, it was easy to meet up for fellowship when Tjaart and Charlene were visiting from Cape Town.