Author: Nadia Hattingh

We praise the Lord for the BUV (Basic Utility Vehicle), sponsored by a group from the States, that will be used as a local ambulance, taking sick Mwinika to and from the clinic and hospital! It has 3 wheels, two in the back and one in front with a motorcycle engine! In the back are […]

Francois and I had the wonderful privilege to attend a international NTM forum in the Orient! It was a big event bringing together about a hundred leaders from all of our fields and all our sending countries. There were also representatives from all our training centres. Our goal was that the Lord would use this […]

Reading the Word of God in your mother tongue… How awesome is that! Especially if you remember that the Mwinika language was unwritten until recently! Here one of the trained teachers is reading the story of Joseph as it is written in Genesis. We had our fourth Literacy course certificate ceremony! Here are all the […]

A while back, Francois started to teach the 2nd phase Bible lessons in the small groups of believers in three locations. However, this week he added a Monday teaching in a more public setting where even more people who participated during the evangelism phase can now participate also. This is more like a “celebration” meeting […]

After several days with the team, Francois returned. He was blessed by one of the team members who brought him all the way to the city on the back of his motorcycle! A mixed blessing, at times, I think. Since the terrain they crossed was a real challenge for someone on the back of a […]

Arriving at the guest house (see picture on the right taken the next day) the Maindo team was happy to receive Francois. They sat down for a 3 hour wait for a chicken and pap (maize porridge) evening meal. By this time, Francois was ready for bed! He slept in the “other” guesthouse in town. […]

Francois’s visit to the new Maindo Church Planting team went very well. His trip was very interesting, as I wrote before. Here then, are some photos of the trip and visit. We praise God for the two couples that are settled in and now in the process of getting the paperwork done and materials ready […]

We would like to introduce the Mwinika guys who are praying together each morning. Most you already know from our blog posts and as new believers, they need our prayers! Vrydag. Years ago, when we just arrived he said: “I can’t wait for you to translate the Scriptures! I want to know God. Even though […]

This week something wonderful happened: the guys who are helping us in our work and are (mostly) believers now, started to pray each morning together before we start our work! It all happened one morning when I shared about something the Lord put on my heart. Something our kids and I talked about the previous […]

Francois is on his way to visit a new Church Plant work south of us. The town he is heading to is in a marshy area that can only be accessed via a boat or on the back of a motorcycle and truck and boat. He is using public transport again and I want to […]