It was about 4:30am when we left the small farming community in Zimbabwe. This had been our three week stop over point where we had been making final preparations for our long awaited stay in the unknown ‘Warm Heart of Africa’, Malawi. The rain was pouring down in...
28. 01. 94 Three weeks ago, before we left Johannesburg, we were still wondering if the Lord wanted us to go without any funds. No funds had become available to us during our three and a half month stay in Johannesburg, (specifically for...
24.02.94 We are trying to make the best of what we have. Very difficult. There are many flies and cockroaches. The ablution facilities are not good. There is a small outside building, one half a toilet (long drop), and the other a wash room. To go to the toilet we...
25.02.94David, Frank, Hein and I began early morning prayers this week. David has fellowship meetings Mon, Wed, and Fridays. Tonight is our first meeting and we will attempt to do the first teaching, ‘The Fall’. God has shown us clearly that we are to impart the...
13.03.94Building is still in progress and conditions seem even worse. There is sand and mud in the house constantly. The areas that have been painted are being messed up with muddy children’s hand and foot prints. Erika became ill, we took her to Nkhoma Mission...
ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER….After sharing with various people over this period of time, I have heard from the Lord. He desires that I keep “writing down” our experiences. So, with a renewed heart and spirit, it’s my prayer that the Lord will bless mightily, all those who...
The instances of ministry are too numerous to mention during this time of the restaurant. I was able to minister daily to the people who were working in the business as well as the customers. Many refugees from Somalia, Mozambique and Rwanda came to eat and received...
A few days later, a man came to the house and spoke to Kathy. He said he had an unfinished house just around the corner from where we were. We looked at the house and while it was not what we were used to, anything was better than what we were experiencing. I...
Customs in all cultures can bind people and often allow for the word of God to be compromised at one point or another. “This is a hard saying…” and can only be revealed by the Spirit of God Himself. We tend not to receive such words because of trying to hold on to our...
Field Trip14th – 21st November 1994The following is a report of a field trip completed by two disciples of the Lord. The purpose of the trip was mostly a teaching experience to see how the Lord can bless those who are willing to give of themselves completely to His...
Field Trip – Continued:Tuesday, 15th November. We were shown to continue our trip the next morning and as we were preparing to leave, one of the committee members at the church came to greet us. She made a presentation of K50.00 to us on behalf of the church. Deeply...
Shortly after our return from the field trip, we began to pray together to ask the Lord to help us find a means of income. We had been blessed financially every now and then by precious brothers and sisters back in Johannesburg. As grateful as we were, these blessings...
26th January 1995 – 29th May 1995We had planned a break to S.A. and Zimbabwe for six weeks, during January 1995, so we were quite amazed when it turned out to be so long. In our last newsletter we shared about the challenges with the Combi and how wonderful it was to...
Zimbabwe July 1995 – August 1995Kathy’s parents had asked us to please return to Zimbabwe for the birth of our 5th child. They had kindly offered to pay for all the costs and also knew of a Christian doctor who would oversee the birth. I asked Titus if he would like...
19. 08. 95We have made an official statement at the Police station. We were asked if we had used our car to report the theft. I repeated that our tyres and rims were stolen and the Combi was at home. They were enquiring because they had no vehicle in which to come and...
October 3 1995Another visit from the thieves. This time we foiled them at the chicken cage but they still managed to get away with one of the chickens. It seems to be a syndicate operating in the area. One group patrolling in a vehicle, picking up the ‘booty’ while...
15.10.95All has been quiet on the ‘wakhuba’ front. We are very tired but still blessed by our hourly watch and praying at night. Christopher and Sally will be arriving any day now and the Lord has really had His hand on preparations for their house. On investigating a...
01.11.95Two more little groups have opened up for us to minister. Sue is now sharing with the Presbyterian Youth Group and the Lord has given Andy a home group not too far from us. It’s quite something for him to go on the bike in this heat. A door opened for us to...
30.11.95 Our little grocer business is growing well. How I marvel at the Lords hand. We started off eight months or so ago, with three crates of cold drinks to sell which would give us about K160.00 turn over. Today, by God’s grace we will turn over about K1000.00 per...
03.01.96 Well, “Christmas” and new year have come and gone for another year. Some Christians have again been drawn into the pagan origins of Christmas celebrations for the wrong reasons. How the Lords heart must break at this time when He witnesses the goings on...
26.02.96The days are flying by and as usual in our walk there are ‘ups and downs’. I know that although it’s like that, I shouldn’t be ‘feeling’ as if I’m on an emotional roller coaster. If I was truly ‘in Christ’, my emotions about the ‘self’ would have died and I...
15.03.96 Well, this isthe day that the Lord has made – we will rejoice and be glad in it!! Just a few minutes to share again before the work of the day begins and thoughts are consumed and lost forever. I finally had a reply from the elders of one of the large...
END IN SIGHT……. Since February, life has been hectic with the usual spate of attempted robberies, but by the Lords grace we haven’t lost much. It’s very sad to witness the amount of thieving especially from those who come to stay with us saying that they want to be...
September 1996We now find ourselves preparing to go back to Johannesburg to see what the Lord will have for us. In the natural, we have nothing to go back to. No place to live, no work and once we arrive back in Johannesburg, we will have no money. Well, one thing we...
