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Yesterday, we heard that Nadia’s mom was still bleeding internally after an operation last week. They did not realize it, in fact the doctor insisted that her symptoms are “fake”, until he finally looked at her yesterday… By then she was very weak. Swart Hand, one of the guys working with Francois (but not a […]

This week we continue with the First Cycle teaching in Acts. Traditionally, the Chronological teaching material that is developed and used by our mission, ended the first phase with the ascension of Christ. Our context and understanding of the culture here has however lead us in developing the material further so that we continue HisStory […]

We just finished teaching about Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection! It was such a poignant moment… finally our friends KNOW. As we visit and hear their testimonies we are amazed and encouraged! What stood out to us is that everyone’s focus on Christ’s RESURRECTION, rather than on His death. It clearly spoke to their hearts. […]

The teaching here in our village is especially intense this week as we do the lessons on the death and resurrection of Jesus. The attendance is good and people are eager to hear what is going to happen next… Most have never heard about the crucifixion and hardly anyone about the resurrection of Christ. As […]

Sunday evening I felt the need to step out of our wattle-and-dube house for a moment. As I walked further away from the light shining through our mosquito screened windows, the darkness of this land swallowed me. I looked up and marvelled at the millions of tiny, shiny dots covering the cloudless sky from end […]

Remember Alara and her brother who come from a village far from here after hearing some of the Bible lessons in eMwinika, asking us to teach them too? (https://blogs.ethnos360.org/francois-hattingh/2013/08/26/please-come-and-teach-us-the-word-of-god/) Last Saturday, Francois and five guys from our and our partners’ village went to visit them. (Photo: Francois and four of the five men). The village […]

In the next weeks the Mwinika in our village will hear for the first time about Christ’s death and resurrection. Many are open and ready to accept Christ as their saviour! However, the question has remained: what future does the Mwinika have in this area? What will happen to those Mwinika who might be rejected […]

Francois and the Bible teachers preparing the week’s lessons. They are teaching about the life of Christ… how he healed the sick, drove out demons, answered questions, walked on water and taught His disciples. Within the next two weeks we will teach about Christ’s death, burial and resurrection… We love to see how the Lord […]

We are so excited about a new project at the local clinic! A mobile clinic, complete with nurses, doctor and all the necessary medicine, will be visiting once a month to test, treat and counsel people for HIV/Aids! Until now, people in the communities around us had to go to the closest town to get […]

Nadia and Abar are working on post-literacy material. There is a huge need for more material in eMwinika, but between home schooling, the teaching each afternoon and continuing to build relationships in the community, it was difficult to find the time! Finally though, we managed to carve out 2 hours per day to work on […]