The document discusses a young man from a prominent local family who has become a Christian. It then discusses the author's church in South Africa, which has been meeting for over two years and is growing, especially among the youth. The author is pleased to see many teens finding hope in Jesus Christ. It also provides an update about the author's family traveling to the US for 4 months and seeking people to caretake their ministry in South Africa during that time.
The document discusses a young man from a prominent local family who has become a Christian. It then discusses the author's church in South Africa, which has been meeting for over two years and is growing, especially among the youth. The author is pleased to see many teens finding hope in Jesus Christ. It also provides an update about the author's family traveling to the US for 4 months and seeking people to caretake their ministry in South Africa during that time.
The document discusses a young man from a prominent local family who has become a Christian. It then discusses the author's church in South Africa, which has been meeting for over two years and is growing, especially among the youth. The author is pleased to see many teens finding hope in Jesus Christ. It also provides an update about the author's family traveling to the US for 4 months and seeking people to caretake their ministry in South Africa during that time.
shirt is the son of a prominent man in our area. I spoke with his father recently and he retold the story of his son coming home excitedly reporting that he is now a reborn Christian! Cod has big plans foi Entabeni Chuich this yeai. We've been meeting foi ovei 2 yeais now and we have an established congregation that is growing, this is when weather permits of course. During raining season attendance tends to drop, due to the mud and steep hills. This yeai we'ie meeting nearly every other week. I was reading the history of missionary work amongst the Zulu and discovered that all major church growth and revival began with the youth. It has been the youth that take the Gospel and go to neighboring villages to pass on what they have learned. This is exactly what has been happening in our community as well. We see that our teens are finding hope in Christ and turning away from some of the dead end choices evident in their culture today. We are so pleased to see so many teens latching on to the life changing, eternal hope of Jesus Christ! 7 Rivers Farm Jan / Feb 2013 Ministry News From the Smith Family in South Africa
Lead Me to The Cross Praise the Lord!! We have booked our tickets to the USA, and are now working on all the other details of leaving our Ministry here for 4 months. Please pray for God to provide a couple, family, or group of people willing to caretake, for all or some of the time we are away (May to September).
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Please pray for smooth sailing as we apply for USA visas for Fifi and Bo, they are travelling on South African passports.
In Him we live and move and have our being: Acts 17:28a
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none. Psalm 139:16 Thank You We are grateful to all who have committed to support us with prayer and finances. At the end of last year we sent out an email describing the overwhelming hardship of a local family. During the rainy season their mud hut, housing the single mother and 5 kids kept falling down. The finances for construction of a small brick home were raised. Early on we did all the legwork to be sure this family was in good standing and that property was given by the chief for the new home. Everything was in order. Just a week ago we found out that the family was having trouble with neighbors and have now been officially asked by tribal leadership to leave our community entirely. I've spoken with the chief and people on all sides of the situation. It seems to be a stoiy of injustice and at this point one that we are not to get involved in. Life in our community has always been volatile and a delicate balancing act. We appreciate your prayers in this situation. An Unfortunate Change of Events www.newsfrom7rivers.blogspot.com
We'ie filling the calendai foi oui tiavels in the US and we'd love to see you. Please email us if we can schedule some time together. 7riversct@gmail.com