“O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water…”
(Ps 63)
As we were driving through the Sahara Desert on our way to the next ministry point, these words come to mind. Looking around and only seeing dessert, suddenly your spiritual makes the link to the physical. I look back over my life and desert has a totally new meaning. I understand for the first time to be spiritually dry, to be so thirsty for the Lord, to feel so alone, and to now it is only by miracle that He will come and give me water in a dry and weary land…
Living in Bishop Thomas house, it was as if the Lord was serving me with His living water. Listening to a man, from a totally different culture and frame of reference I could see the love from within. Working with Coptic Orthodox Church, building new relationships and being part of how they serve within their community. I think in my country our church has so much to learn from this community, especially in unity and serving.
Driving through the streets to the orphanage, you see the simplicity of life. In the heat of a summer
day, donkeys are causing most of the traffic jams. Sitting down with the children, Angie translating for us, we soon realize that these children know Jesus, they know their Christian roots, and eagerly show their cross tattoo on their right hands.
Back to our house, your mind is blown away by Bishop Thomas who through a water mug and a cup explains your being in Christ. We need to experience resistance, the dessert, to be totally filled with Christ …
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…I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, while my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you…”
Learning from this community, I realised that I need to ask. Financially I am experiencing a desert stage, and I come to you as my fellow believers and ask for your support. I need about $ 1500. I will appreciate any support.
Thank you so much for all your prayers and support...
Ferry, busses, trains and everywhere, I can sleep anywhere. My home or shall I rather say my bed is anywhere. What an amazing priviledge to see sunsets like these and to go into Patras (Greece) and enjoy the atmosphere. Then to go to the trainstation and wait for the train until the next morning.
This was in Korinth, where Paul lived for a while. Being there and walking trough an ancient city you just realised that God has a bigger plan. Back to Greece in Anthens, Kimmy sat with our bags while the yellow and lime teams were getting the information on the race.
The amazing part of our journey was to go through Israel. Seeing Jerusalem and being there for two days, and walking in the streets where Jesus walked. In your heart and the way you see the life of Jesus,
it becomes reality. Standing on the Mount of Olives, seeing all the different places where the different religions pray. We as christians are the Holy Temple, the body, not having a specific place to say this is ours.
Going to the place where Jesus was put in prison and sitting on the stairs where he walked, tears flow because you know here He was thinking of me. Knowing that the people at the wall is still waiting for Him, crying three times a day, and not understanding that He died for them.
Then the best part sitting at the tomb and knowing He is coming back...
Here is a picture of our travel from Israel to Egypt on the bus. We stopped at the Red Sea, and enjoyed the beauty of the World Maker...
Looking over the sea, looking back over six months of Godly experiences, you need to sit at our Fathers feet and give thanks with a grateful heart. Knowing that God has provided in every need, providing even more than we could ever asked.
We are in Bosnia for the last two weeks, and here is just some pics to share with you guys. The Lord is doing something new, and we are all being blessed. What I have experienced in Bosnia, is even though there is holes in the walls of our lives, God still uses us and makes me new every day.
I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME...I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME...
Meeting up with family, being blessed and receiving more than you can ever give back.. It is humbling, and it makes me aware of the God we are serving.
Reinier is my cousin, and just spending time with him made me realise that what we are doing is important. I think for us being on this trip, you don't always realise that we are having an impact. For me the biggest impact is in my own life as I realise that God is using me to make a difference.
Jubilie, Jaco, Liesl and Cornelli:
I don't know how to thank them for allowing me to take over in the house. They blessed us and also just gave back what God has given them. Thank you for being not just friends, but opening your hearts, and letting me feel a bit of home. On the picture above they took me and the lime team for dinner at a Chinese restuarant. It was so Lekker...
This is at the Greenwich, where time starts. It was just amazing realising here that we have been around the world. And knowing that even time is in the Hands of Our Creator.
At the end of our time in London, I became aware of how God brings everything at the right time. I needed to be in London to visit my cousin, but also te receive spiritual food and to get new energy for what is lying ahead. I praise God for the time of restoration and for bringing me to waters of rest.
To the
lime team. It was a privilege to travel with you. Never was there a dull moment, and thank you for always taking care of me. To Lana, Jacques and Stefan, thank you for supporting me, it was a joy to be with you guys. May the journey ahead be a journey where God meets you at the places where you are.
May He pour out His blessings over you.
What an awesome experience to be in a city where people all over the world are in one place. London is really a Global City, and even hearing Afrikaans spoken on the street, makes me feel like a bit of South Africa. Last Saturday we did some site seeing. Here are just some pics you can look at.
I had the prvilege to see some family in London. Thank you guys for spoiling me and just seeing you in London. Thank you Reinier and Sean. Love you alot....
We are also helping to make a quilt for a couple that just got married. Or I must rather say, trying to help.
We are staying with wonderful people, and it feels like home. It is so nice being in a house, taking a bath and just going to church. We are experiencing a time of rest and also being spiritually receiving encouragement from the people we are staying with. Thank you so much: Jubilee, Jaco, Liesl, Corneli, Henk en Marlene.
Lastly:
Thank you to the Lime team for being my family for this three weeks. You guys are awesome, and it is a privilege to be with you.
But I also miss my fellow team mates... Yellow team members, miss you so much!!!!!!!!!
I am on my way to London, travelling with the Lime team. It has been an adventure,from sleeping on the airports, travelling on a ferry and camping outside of the airport. In all of this God is teaching me something special of His own heart, and just surrendering everything to Him. He will provide and He will give so much more than what we could ask...
Kaalvoet kleintjie,
kinderlaggie omring deur ogies van lewe
Met jou handjie gevou om my hart,
weet ek dat jy meer vir my gegee het,
as wat ek ooit vir jou kan gee.
In jou stokkie arms,
vuurwarm lyfie het ek God se liefde ervaar.
'n Wete om te wees,
'n diep gewortelde geluk,
want al wat ek weet is,
dat ek in God se huis was,
ek was in Sy woonkamer.
Looking back over these last three weeks, I can honestly say that my life will never be the same. How can you look into these children’s eyes, see their smiles, look at where they are living…my innermost being just wanted to cry. Why?
Because they have the most REAL relationship with God, God is their reality!!!
The morning of the race, we started at six. What a day!!! Seeing a part of India we could also experience a Hindu ceremony, where they burn the bodies, after the person has died. This elephant was just walking along the road, on the high way.
While we were there, it was Paru's birthday. She is 20 years old and have never had a birthday party. Kim bought her a cake, we blew up balloons and surprised her with a surprise birthday.
My prayer is that God will always remind me of what I experienced here, and how much he loves His children. It was a priviledge to stay with them.
Thank you for all youre prayers and support.Love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
We decided for the three days that we are in Kuala Lampur, to make the best of every day. We went to the longest underwater tunnel in an Aquarium. It was amazing. Coming so close to the fish, you just realise that God is bigger that the air I breathe.
After the Aquarium we went on a search for the planetarium. After walking for 45 minutes we arrive at the Planetarium. But... there was no stars and all that we could experience from space was the anti gravity room.
After a long day we went and got hamburgers and went to sit on the street corner and ate our hamburgers.
Sharing this with you I just realise that we only have one life, and seeking for Jesus the consequences will be adventure...
Our team had the privilege to go help build an orphanage. This was physically the hardest I think I have ever worked in my life. It was hard... But looking back I realise that trough physical labour we ministered even more. For 5 days we lived with the workers, helping them where we can, and at the end when we prayed for our food, they took our hands and prayed with.
Forsure, driving back from the ocean from our evening swim, I just realised that we are building a happy home for a child. Knowing that we could do just a little for a few childrens happyness.
I was privilege to meet this beautiful girl in the Gypsey village. She just came their for one night to see the sunset. We met and immediately we just connected. She just wanted to know about everything ... We talked for a while and then I had to climb onto a motorbike, to go see the monkey's. When we got their it was to late so the very next night my Friend came again and picked me up to see the monkey's. Trough all this I came to realise that just talking to her and trying to understand her culture, I still have so much to learn from different cultures.
The monkey's were so cute... Thank you my friend...
Driving through the streets to the orphanage, you see the simplicity of life. In the heat of a summer
day, donkeys are causing most of the traffic jams. Sitting down with the children, Angie translating for us, we soon realize that these children know Jesus, they know their Christian roots, and eagerly show their cross tattoo on their right hands.
Looking over the sea, looking back over six months of Godly experiences, you need to sit at our Fathers feet and give thanks with a grateful heart. Knowing that God has provided in every need, providing even more than we could ever asked.
