August 2014
This weekend it is East Hill Missions weekend. East Hill Church Family is my church in Oregon who sent me 7 years ago. Wow, time flies.
If you are on my blog through a Facebook link from East Hill Missions, then welcome welcome.
As you see I do have my latest newsletter on here. Nevertheless, I have not blogged in a really long time. I am a Missionary to an area in the suburbs of Cape Town/South Africa helping and supporting Pastor Xavier Adriaanse who is not only the Pastor of a local Foursquare Church here, but also the head of the Southern Region of Foursquare (Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Malawi, Angola).
I do small group development and my heart is for healing and restoration.
Emotional, physical and spiritual healing.
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE WHEREVER YOU ARE!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Latest Newsletter from July 2014
JULY was a beautiful month here in Cape Town. Even though it was winter, it was great. We had the occasional double and triple cold front (rain coming from all sides and wind). This is what you will read about in this edition of South African news from your Long Term Missionary:
1) Life group OUTREACH
2) World Cup Champions
3) New partners in our church and Jesus talking to me about Sabbath and Rest
4) Greetings from my mom and dad
1) July has been a great month in my Life group. We went out to reach the people that stand or sleep or work on the streets with a warm meal and ponchos and a word of encouragement. For some it was the first time to do an outreach. What a blessing to see how their hearts were touched. Growth took place that day and we were able to sow God's love to people in need. We could also send out one of our own to start a Life group in one of the townships nearby. I was blessed to see how the group embraced the transition. They understand the process of multiplication. It is the start of disciples making disciples. Relationship is the key. I take time out to hang with the guys individually which has a great impact. May God do what He can do best.
2) And Germany is World Champion in soccer for 4 years!!
! I am still so happy about this. But what tops this joy is the gratefulness for my Life group. They surprised me that Sunday for the soccer final and organized a gathering with great food to support me as the only German and to clap for my team with me. I will never forget that. Now they are all Germans now! Ole Ole Ole Ole :)
! I am still so happy about this. But what tops this joy is the gratefulness for my Life group. They surprised me that Sunday for the soccer final and organized a gathering with great food to support me as the only German and to clap for my team with me. I will never forget that. Now they are all Germans now! Ole Ole Ole Ole :)
3) Every few months, we have a partnership evening for people who want to partner with us and become a planting of the Lord at our church. This time we welcomed 9 new people into our church family by praying over them on a Sunday morning.
I make it a habit that every day that I am off I do something different or go someplace different to let my soul exhale and get out of the everyday rhythm. A couple of weeks back, I had a nudge from the Holy Spirit telling me to be intentional about my time off. It is about learning how to rest and use a Sabbath.
Mom and dad send their love. We are thinking through a possible time for them to come visit - maybe February/March. Now we start to pray into the details of my mom getting enough time off and my dad being physically fit enough to do it.
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Happy and Blessed New Year 2014
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Psalm 73:28
New King James Version (NKJV)
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all Your works.
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all Your works.
In Germany, there is a movement that exists for a long time. There, they pray 24/7 the whole year and they pray for verses for the year, for the month and for the day.
It is good for me to draw near to God.
In another passage God days: When you draw near to me, I will draw near to you (look at James 4:8).
The whole 4th chapter of the book of James is amazing and one verse builds on the next.
Now, I go back to Psalm 73 which as not written by David but by a man called Asaph.
Asaph , looking at the people who don't honour nor know God is pretty upset and asks God why those people seem to have better lives. I love the way he puts it in verses 3-4:
For I envied the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles, their bodies are healthy and strong. They are free from common human burdens, they are not plagued by human ills.
He then goes on in that mood for a bit but then turns around in verse 25: Whom have I in heaven but you?
It is a brilliant Psalm and the last verse is the verse for this year. It is Asaph's conclusion after he had a tantrum: But as for me, I say it is good to draw near to God! Wow
With this verse I wish us all a Blessed New Year 2014!!!!
Read the Psalm as a whole. It is brilliant and so honest and real!
God bless you
p.s.: 1. picture : this is the small groups I help lead: precious women, 2. picture: my friend Erica
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