Category: Ministry

Early morning traffic in the city. The road is so bad on this particular place, that there are no lanes: each driver simply goes where there are the least holes! 🙂 Late afternoon in the city centre. It is images like this that makes us grateful again for living in the bush where we have […]

In just three weeks the landscape was transformed. It is incredible dusty and dry and the landscape on our way back to our village was often brown and black (from veldt burns). The temperatures are also way higher than normal for October. People are suffering. We drove back with our partner, Phil, as well as […]

It was a real privilege and joy to listen to leaders of our mission from all over the world over the last few weeks. During the Africa Leadership Form we could hear about the direction the Lord is directing our mission. We are learning to see the Church, no matter how immature or weak, not […]

Although I can’t accompany Francois to all the Mwinika believers’ meetings, I try to visit one of the groups each week. While sitting there, looking and listening, I could not help tears of joy when Francois read John 3:16 in eMwinika to these believers… For God so loved the world… Can there be anything better […]

During a believers’ meeting Francois used a hose-pipe to explain servant hood: Just like water is channelled through a hose-pipe, God channels His care and love through believers to others around them. Just like a hose-pipe has only one opening but can water a big area, one believer can do more when he/she is being […]

We want report with rejoicing that our vehicle is finally fixed! (In an earlier blog, we described the accident and miracles we experienced on our way back from home assignment in April this year). With the help of a friend South Africa, we got the important parts needed for Francois to fix the vehicle. The […]

As always, we are spearheading the Phase 1 Chronological Bible teaching with Literacy. We have been able to present the Literacy course a few times now and have been able to iron out most (big) hick-ups in the material. The previous time we have done the Literacy in our neighbourhood, we opened it up to […]

Sometimes it is hard to believe that there were NOTHING written in eMwinika a few years back. When we arrived here, the Mwinika language was still unwritten – they did not even have an alphabet! Now, there are translated Scripture in eMwinika as well as a eMwinika Literacy course to teach Mwinika speakers how to […]

Trying to find a balance in using our limited time and energy here in Mwinikaland, will always be a challenge. A friend reminded us this week about how Jesus fed thousands with only a few fishes and bread… We do feel stretched most of the time and thank the Lord that He is using us, […]

Vrydag/Friday, our close neighbour and one of the local religion’s leaders, gave the following glowing testimony about a recent 40 day religious-house to religious-house visit. This a traditional “preaching” spree of the local eastern religion and used to be the time when the preachers/leaders/priests talked about all the laws and must-do’s of their religion. Now, […]