Further Missionary Adventures

Five of us left Johannesburg (four had started from Durban at 6am) for Zimbabwe. We, Rupert Freese, Roland Minnie, Bruce Munro, Derrick and Peter Lord have arrived at Chimoio two days later after some easy (relatively speaking) border crossings. Our trip included 21 police check points travelling through Zimbabwe all without incident.

We were hosted in Chimoio by Johan and Ann Celliers. Wow what a welcome, fantastic hospitality and food and half a Springbok game thrown in for good measure, Johan testified to us how he had grown closer to the Lord, the Lord had really blessed him and now he had all that he had ever dreamed of.

Our Hosts in Chimoio Johan & Anne Celliers. Thanks Guys!

Ready for the Off at Johan & Ann's in Chimoio

One and a half hours of difficult dirt road through an army checkpoint (that cost us R240.00) and Roland and I eventually arrived at Morombodzi fellowship which sits on top of a mountain.

Morombodzi Fellowship

This fellowship is relatively remote. No hospital, no school, no police and miraculously no mosquitoes. No mall and not evens a shop but everyone was happy! The kids played in the dirt all day long and we ministered the word.

Why is it so much easier to minister the word to people who have nothing? 

We finished ministering at 9:00 that night. The drums and the dancing continued till 11:30. Thank the Lord for earplugs without which sleep would have been short as the children are awake and noisy from 05:00 am.

Luxury Accommodation

We continued our ministry and left at 1:00 to collect Rupert and the other brothers at a church close by (one and a half hours drive away). Rupert was holding a bible school there with the leaders in the area.Rupert testified how the Lord was revealing sin in some of the elders but then establishing a sound foundation in Christ in the Mozambique church.

As we build a foundation the Lord is gracious enough to reveal the sin that is stopping the growth in his church. Rupert had his own personal problems there as there was no hot water for a shower so he hadn't washed for two days. He had also left the pump for his airbed back in Chimoio so he had his own baptism into suffering but the Lord did His work and that is what we are looking for – not our own comfort.

Luxury Showers

I had my own choice to make the next day as Rupert was travelling a far way for two days with Elias and I was ministering in local churches. I had the nice new bucky and Rupert needed it as Elias needed a comfortable ride as his back was giving him problems. Not really a difficult choice in Christ but difficult in our hearts. The Lord works in mysterious ways as in the next church I ministered in Luke 18 and the rich young ruler who would not sell his goods (or lend someone his new bucky?) and follow the Lord!

Polygamy is a problem in Mozambique and Malawi due to past traditions of multiple wives and girlfriends. Cultural traditions are a real problem in establishing the foundation but unless they are dealt with the foundation is not strong as it is not from Christ.

The third day we ministered @Gerald’s church in Pina just outside Chimoio on first principles. The fourth day we were at Bairro Cinco the main church in the centre of the township in Chimoio. The fellowship was small as most people were at work or at school but Jesus was there thank the Lord!

The bakkie we were using stays in Mozambique. It had been in for a new clutch before we arrived. As we used it in the first three days we realised that the low ratio 4 wheel drive lever had not been reconnected after fitting the new clutch. Johan arranged that his driver would take the bakkie back to the garage while we were ministering and then bring it back after it was fixed.

 As we were ministering our interpreter Ernest got a call from his wife to say that she had gone into labour and needed taking to the maternity hospital same 4kms away. Ernest asked when the bakkie would be returning and I said that the driver would bring it back as soon as it was fixed. He then explained the problem to us and as he finished the driver arrived with the bakkie together with Johan in another bakkie to take him back to work. We were able to jump into the bakkie, drive to Ernest’s house and take his wife to the maternity unit. Thank the Lord that when we are in him his plan is prefect!

We returned to the fellowship where everyone was having a quiet drink waiting for our return to continue with the ministering. It is all part of normal township life!

Lunch Break on the Road

We traveled to Malawi the following day and on Thursday we started ministering in the Blantyre area. The first day was at the Kaiya fellowship where we met with Thomas and had a blessed meeting in their brand new church.

The church does not have a roof yet but they had erected a tarpaulin sheet on poles. Without this we would have struggled as it was a balmy 35°. As we ministered the church filled up to the point where we were overflowing with spectators at both doors and all the windows. Testimony to the Lord work that the pastor was putting in and the evidence of Jesus in him. 

We then went on to Kulanga fellowships about ten minutes drive away where we ministered in a small township under a large tree.This was challenging as the congregation was split into three distinct parts separated by several meters but the Lord prevails.

Typical Ministry

We went back to Thomas’s house where we erected the tent. It had been a long day and at eight I was ready to call it a day when people started arriving. Thomas said that we were going to have another meeting. I had taken my malaria tablet and it had floored me and I could hardly stay awake let alone minister. Fortunately Roland stepped into the breech and ministered about the life of David. Two very grateful missionaries got to bed at 10:00.

The following day we had the awesome experience (again) of going up the mountain to the Gambatula fellowship. This is serious 4x4 territory with low ratio most of the way. Diff lock had been needed in April but this time the road was more compacted as there had been no rain since our visit in April.

Gambatula Fellowship

After ministering and lunch we left for Lousape which was down the hill and about fifteen minutes drive. The fellowship has half a roof so it is more fortunate then Kaia but compared to Karia it is dead! If a pastor selflessly serves the lord the church thrives. If the pastor gets in the way of the Lord’s work the church dies!!Fortunately the few people there actively participated in and receive the message.

Lousape Fellowship

On Saturday we joined up with Mike Giel and traveled to Scot in Palombe district. We ministered to a full church led by the pastor Mcinda who is leading a strong healthy church. We traveled through to Nomorgale that evening and stayed at Macnell’s house. We were due to minister that night and we started the service at 08:00. The band played and the choir sang till 10:15 and then Mike gave a short ministry to a church packed with young believers who were there for the concert given by the Israeli band. Mike ministered in the semi dark and it was very well received. We left for bed at 10:45 and the band continued till 02:30.

We started the following day at 09:00 with the band and choir and started ministering  at 10:30. Great ministering before and then after band. We eventually left at 4:00. On the way back to Blantyre we were flagged down by a group of people who said that a car had just knocked down two of their party and then drove off and would we help catch them! One of the party jumped in and we set off in hot pursuit. After a really fast pursuit we eventually saw the car which turned off into a tea plantation. We continued in hot pursuit and after 3 kms we overtook the car! It was driven by a woman with two kids in the car! We left the young man of the original party to sort out the problem.

We continued on the mission house where we were staying. We normally get sole occupation of the mission but this time the lady doing the booking had messed up and we had to share with two other people from UK. They had never seen the like of a mission team before. One of them had a couple of interesting comments on the team.

The first was one of amazement at the work and the commitment shown by the team members and that guys from the UK would never do that! The second was when we were all sharing one evening after returning from our different churches we were having such fun in the lounge sharing our experience and laughing and joking that he put his head around the corner and asked what we were drinking that we were all so happy! He did not understand the joy of being in the Spirit when a team is of one accord!

Team on Fire for the Lord at Lake Kyle

We returned home with joy in our heart after having done the Lord’s will. 

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Life is a Journey

Not one of us chose to be born into this world. But we are here!!  And we are here to stay!  Each  of our lives had a beginning – that began when we were conceived. We all have different mothers and fathers.


However, God’s word tells us that we ALL have the same MAKER – God.    God chose which seed our mothers would conceive.  That seed was you and me.  We read it in God’s Word - In Psalm 139   (See below)                  


All of us have our life story to tell. Not one of us has had the same journey.  Each journey is unique and different.  Our stories are filled with the challenges we have faced. Decisions we have had to make.  Our stories tell of the times we were living on cloud 9 and other times there is no cloud to be seen!!!   Our stories never end.

So what is this life all about?

On a journey it is always good to stop.  So on this journey called life it is good to stop and ask what is this life all about?

Because God is our Maker He must have the answer.  There must be a bigger plan. He is God.
During my journey I heard about a Gift God wanted to give me, and not only me but anyone who would receive the gift.

The gift is not something we would receive in our hands.  The gift is a person - Jesus, God’s Son.

Jesus has his own life story to tell. We can read all about His life in the bible.  God sent Jesus to this earth as a baby.  He too was conceived and at the age of 33, was willing to be sacrificed on the cross, so that His blood could wash us clean.

 It would give us a new beginning with God, as part of our lives. So great is the gift, that He says He will live within us. God is Holy and can only live within a person who has been washed clean, by the blood of Jesus.

A new journey began for me when I believed in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice and invited Him to live in me. He washed me clean.  My Maker now became My Lord and My Saviour. With Jesus in me, I now have Him, as the captain of my life. He Guides me, encourages me,  loves me and so much more.  Yes, life is still filled with the storms and sunshine’s of this life.  But Jesus is always there.

The Christian life is not boring.  God is not boring.  We look at what He has created.  Just look at you and me. Definitely not boring. Many miracles happen to those who have Jesus in their lives.

One storm I have just gone through is cancer. Hearing 3 words ‘You have cancer’ took me straight into a storm. With Jesus living in me I knew He will be in control. While having chemo many of the patients would encourage each other with positive thinking. We just need to be positive they would say to each other.
My Trust is in the Lord my God.

As our journey in life has a beginning it must have an end.  This gift from God includes living in heaven with Him for eternity. What a gift we have been offered.  Not by a man – But by The Living God - Jesus is His name.

Extracts from the verses in Psalm 139

"Thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb." (God chose which seed would be conceived – u and me)

"I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works."

"My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret." (our Mom’s only knew 6 weeks later that we were there)

"In thy book all my members were written."

"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them."

"If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake I am still with thee."
                                                                                                                           
God Bless.
Barbara Freese

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An Awesome God

Oh, what an AWESOME God we serve......

I have always had this saying 'if a man wants to "toer met my" ...meaning...to get me to fall in love with him.....he just needs to be kind to me'

As a 'strong personality' woman....
I have always known that it is the loving kindness of the Lord that led me to repentance.....


BUT, this morning I had this AHA moment with the lover of my soul....my Jesus, .....that it is His Gentleness with me .....that has me in the palm of His hand, causing me to WANT TO do His bidding!!!

Oh what a powerful gift He has given me....to be like Jesus....in His Gentleness working through me, to others.....I can 'cause' others to do His bidding!!!!......what a MIGHTY God we serve!!!!..... and I feel quite 'mushy' toward Him in my adoration of Him.

The prayer of my heart is .....May we KNOW His Gentleness in our lives....and have a longing for 'His empowering' us to KNOW it in a greater measure....SO THAT he 'empowers us' to be gentle with ALL those we are encountering....including ourselves..... 

xjc 

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Awake, utter a song: arise - Jdg 5:12

I awoke this morning with the song...'Into Thy presence I come....not by the works I have done...but by Thy grace, and Thy grace alone....into Thy presence I come'

I just wept as I sat at the feet of my Jesus...sooooo grateful that He 'caught' me through His love 35 years ago....and has since then, on a daily basis, held me by His love!!!!

I think that I am more aware of His grace at present, because Rupert is doing a series with us at Southfield, on 'How to share the Good News of Jesus with the lost'....and as I have been pondering on these truths, I KNOW that I KNOW, that it was HIS love, that I was attracted to, after spending a month with a group of people that NEVER ONCE told me how 'bad' I was....but how amazing Jesus is!!!

Oh, how easy 'His burden is' for me....how can I but help, to tell of His incredible love....and how can I but help, to hold up in prayer, those that are in such pain and misery, because they don't know Him!!!

The prayer of my heart is that JESUS will ENABLE  you ....yes, even this needs His enabling :-) ....to burst with His love for those that do not experience Him as you do.  

xjc

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Further adventures of a missionary (July 2013)

The three of us (Rupert Freese, Peter & Adrie Lord) set off for Malawi on 7th July 2013. We flew from Cape Town to Lilongwe in Malawi. We met the two Malawi brothers – Fredson & Macnel and drove to Kazuni Lake. 

The cigarette lighter on our vehicle was stuck in its socket so we could not charge our GPS so we had to use it sparingly. As a result we missed the turn to Rumphi and the journey took eight hours instead of six. We arrived at the gate of the park where we were to sleep at nine at night to find the gate locked this time. So instead of going through the gate we drove through the big hole in the fence into the park.

We drove to the area of the staff quarters and honked our horn but there was no movement. It was cold so nobody wanted to get out of bed! Fortunately we knew this time where the chalets were and we could drive straight there. Again no water in the chalets just like the last time.

The next day we went to the CHILOMBO church. We ministered all day about repentance from the dead works, how it is nothing that we can do that brings us to Christ we must just submit to him and let him do the work in our lives.

We were surprised and honoured at the reception that was accorded to Adrie. They were really pleased to see the wife of one of the believers. It was to them as if we were proud of the fellowship there (which we are) and we wanted to bring our wives with us to show the strength and the commitment of our new brothers in Christ. Adrie has put her own impression of the visit in a separate article in the blog. (access the article via this Link)

We returned to the game park at 6 having ministered all day to a church that was packed with eager believers. The  hunger for knowledge the ease with which they received and the wonder on the faces as they get the revelation is a true joy to behold and makes the whole trip worthwhile.

Still no water at the game park. After a strong word two buckets arrived- one for the toilet and one to be used to wash. The luxuries of missionary work!

We ministered at CHILOMBO for two full days to a full church on both days on how repentance of sin will not bring us to salvation. Only a turning away from the world and the acceptance of Christ as our Lord and master will result in us being born again.

After Chilombo we drove for nine hours to MalawiLake where we spent one night in a lodge on the Lake shore before travelling to Blantyre the next day.

In Blantyre we were hosted by the Mc Grath Family in their cottage. What a blessing on the mission trip and a big thank you for their selfless hospitality.

We started ministering at the Blantyre mission church of Chilimbaon Friday morning to 22 of the senior believers from all around Malawi and North West Mozambique. The ministry was to be on repentance from dead works, the ministerial gifts of Christ, and end times.

I wrote this when our ministry was in the planning stage as we arrived at Chilimba. The Holy Spirit had a different idea. We never got on to end times. There was a rift in the local fellowship and a whole day was spent on ministry on problems in a fellowship and how they get sorted out and that there is only strength in unity. We ask all readers of the blog to pray for this rift in the Chilimba fellowship to be healed as it keeps rearing its ugly head.

The believers braved same very cold and unseasonably wet weather for the first two days and listened with rapt attention to the Word that the Lord had for them. We give thanks that the Malawiwork is maturing and that young believers filled with the Holy Spirit are being raised up.

The believers sleep on mats on the dirt floor of the church while they stay there for bible study. The toilet is a long drop. The washing place and urinal are one and the same tiny building next to the long drop. Food is cooked for all 22 people by 3 woman on a fire in open ground. Water is collected in large pots from a tap some 500 meters away.

Most of the believers are subsistence farmers who in worldly terms have nothing. The average income of those present at the bible study is R500/month and they keep their whole family on that!

While they have nothing they have Jesus in their hearts. It begs the question why do the more developed countries who have (compared to them) everything continually bemoan their lot in life and still do not have Jesus in their hearts! We need to be poor in worldly things and rich in the Spirit! 

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Further adventures of a missionary (July 2013)

The three of us (Rupert Freese, Peter & Adrie Lord) set off for Malawi on 7th July 2013. We flew from Cape Town to Lilongwe in Malawi. We met the two Malawi brothers – Fredson & Macnel and drove to Kazuni Lake. 

The cigarette lighter on our vehicle was stuck in its socket so we could not charge our GPS so we had to use it sparingly. As a result we missed the turn to Rumphi and the journey took eight hours instead of six. We arrived at the gate of the park where we were to sleep at nine at night to find the gate locked this time. So instead of going through the gate we drove through the big hole in the fence into the park.

We drove to the area of the staff quarters and honked our horn but there was no movement. It was cold so nobody wanted to get out of bed! Fortunately we knew this time where the chalets were and we could drive straight there. Again no water in the chalets just like the last time.

The next day we went to the CHILOMBO church. We ministered all day about repentance from the dead works, how it is nothing that we can do that brings us to Christ we must just submit to him and let him do the work in our lives.

We were surprised and honoured at the reception that was accorded to Adrie. They were really pleased to see the wife of one of the believers. It was to them as if we were proud of the fellowship there (which we are) and we wanted to bring our wives with us to show the strength and the commitment of our new brothers in Christ. Adrie has put her own impression of the visit in a separate article in the blog. (access the article via this Link)

We returned to the game park at 6 having ministered all day to a church that was packed with eager believers. The  hunger for knowledge the ease with which they received and the wonder on the faces as they get the revelation is a true joy to behold and makes the whole trip worthwhile.

Still no water at the game park. After a strong word two buckets arrived- one for the toilet and one to be used to wash. The luxuries of missionary work!

We ministered at CHILOMBO for two full days to a full church on both days on how repentance of sin will not bring us to salvation. Only a turning away from the world and the acceptance of Christ as our Lord and master will result in us being born again.

After Chilombo we drove for nine hours to Malawi Lake where we spent one night in a lodge on the Lake shore before travelling to Blantyre the next day.

In Blantyre we were hosted by the Mc Grath Family in their cottage. What a blessing on the mission trip and a big thank you for their selfless hospitality.

We started ministering at the Blantyre mission church of Chilimba on Friday morning to 22 of the senior believers from all around Malawi and North West Mozambique. The ministry was to be on repentance from dead works, the ministerial gifts of Christ, and end times.

I wrote this when our ministry was in the planning stage as we arrived at Chilimba. The Holy Spirit had a different idea. We never got on to end times. There was a rift in the local fellowship and a whole day was spent on ministry on problems in a fellowship and how they get sorted out and that there is only strength in unity. We ask all readers of the blog to pray for this rift in the Chilimba fellowship to be healed as it keeps rearing its ugly head.

The believers braved same very cold and unseasonably wet weather for the first two days and listened with rapt attention to the Word that the Lord had for them. We give thanks that the Malawi work is maturing and that young believers filled with the Holy Spirit are being raised up.

The believers sleep on mats on the dirt floor of the church while they stay there for bible study. The toilet is a long drop. The washing place and urinal are one and the same tiny building next to the long drop. Food is cooked for all 22 people by 3 woman on a fire in open ground. Water is collected in large pots from a tap some 500 meters away.

Most of the believers are subsistence farmers who in worldly terms have nothing. The average income of those present at the bible study is R500/month and they keep their whole family on that!

While they have nothing they have Jesus in their hearts. It begs the question why do the more developed countries who have (compared to them) everything continually bemoan their lot in life and still do not have Jesus in their hearts! We need to be poor in worldly things and rich in the Spirit! 

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Getuienis

Ek en Lise is al 9 jaar getroud.  Toe ons getroud is, het ek gese dat ons ten minste 5 jaar gaan wag voordat ons gaan begin met ‘n gesin. (seker maar die tipiese ouditeur in my wat dinge beplan en uitle)  In elk geval na 4 jaar van getroude lewe besluit ek en Lise dat die 5 jaar plan aangepas gaan word en dat ons met ‘n gesin kan begin. (vrouens het mos maar so manier om altyd by die beplanning te hou nie) 

Omen by daardie tyd het ons ‘n ISLS student gehuisves, Imraan van Pakistan.  As ‘n totsiens geskenk, het hy vir ons  Ps 37 – 4 gegee.  Dit was 31 Aug 2008.  Hy het ook aan ons genoem dat hy ons sien met ‘n seuntjie.  Ons was natuurlik baie bly, maar dit was nie vir ons ‘n groot verrassing nie, want ons verbly ons mos in die Heer en ons gaan mos met ‘n gesin begin.  Ons gaan kerk toe, woon sel by ens ens.  Middel Jan 2009 kom kuier my beste vriend en sy vrou (wat op daardie stadium nog nie heeltemal oortuig was of sy kinders wil he nie) by ons.  Hulle is swanger met hul 1ste kind.  Dit was dieselfde oggend wat ons ons eerste negatiewe swangerskap toets gekry het.  Maar ons is fine, want dit is nog nie lank wat ons probeer nie en ons is baie bly vir hulle!!

Dit was min of meer die storie vir die volgende 4 jaar!  Vriende dink net aan swanger word (en huil baie keer dat dit te vining gebeur het), dan is dit so.  Die vriend wat ek hierbo van praat het daarna ‘n tweeling gekry wat in Julie 3 was.  Wat was verkeerd  met ons!  Hoekom kanons nie swanger word nie.

Wel ons (ek) sal dit oorkom.  Tot op hierdie stadium van my lewe het ek nog als gekry wat ek wil he.  Natuurlik met harde werk, maar ek het dit gekry.  So ons sal maar na net na die volgende (duurder opsie van fertiliteitsbehandeling) oorbeweeg! 

Intussen het Ds Jan en Tannie Imelda by ons kom kuier en lekker by ons geeet en die aand is afgesluit deur Ds Jan wat vir ons skrif gee – Ps 37:4 Can you believe it!  Vol inspirasie gaan ons so ver om dit teen die spieel in ons slaapkamer te skryf, sodat ons dit elke dag kan sien, maar niks gebeur nie.  Die negatiewe toetse bly maar net aanhou kom en orals waar ons kom is iemand swanger!  So het ons maar aangekarring.

Gedurende hierdie tyd het ek ook baie wipplank by die werk gery.  Dan gaan dit goed, dan gaan dit sleg met baie stress wat natuurlik oorgedra word aan my arme vroutjie by die huis. Maar dit is wat ek nog altyd wou he – vandat ek in standerd 7 was het EK gese dat ek ‘n venoot in ‘n oudit firma gaan wees! En die geld was goed en ons moes van iewers die fertiliteits behandelings betaal! (om en by R25,000 per keer. Geen mediese fonds dekking) So, ons mission maar aan en druk maar deur die swakker tye by die werk – almal het dit mos.

Einde 2010 gebeur daar iets by die werk waarmee ek nie saamstem nie.  Ek kanbaie dinge hanteer en om iets werk, maar ek is nie bereid om my integriteit op te gee nie. Dit raak 1 van my kliente en ek se aan die vennote ek is nie bereid om dit te doen nie.  ‘n Opkomende vennoot word toe op die opdrag geplaas om dit te hanteer. Gelukkig is dit toe Des vakansie en ek dink ek gaan net rustig raak oor die vakansie, miskien het ek ‘n beter perspektief in die nuwe jaar. (dit is ook in hierdie tyd dat ek regtig begin moeite maak met stiltetyd) Ek praat natuurlik baie met Lise deur hierdie tyd en sy hou aan ondersteun.  Kom die nuwe jaar, niks verander nie.  Ek skeduleer toe ‘n vergadering met die senior vennote, waarin ek die situasie verduidelik en se dat ek gaan bedank.  Hulle is natuurlik geskok (nog net 1 keer van te vore het so iets gebeur in die geskiedenis van die firma  -  en daardie vennoot het ‘n baie goeie aanbieding van ‘n klient gekry)  Ek het nie geweet wat ek gaan doen nie.  Die vennote vra toe dat ek ‘n maand moet neem en weer herbesin.  Hulle wil ook individueel met my praat.  Die maand kom en die maand gaan en niks kom van die gesprekke nie.  Die oggend wat die maand verby is en ek my finale besluit moet deurgee sit ek in my kantoor en bid en vra die Here asb vir bevestiging dat ek die regte besluit geneem het.  Ds Braam Hannekom se dagstuk boekie was in my onderste laai en ek gaan maak dit oop by daardie betrokke dag se dagstukkie.  (ek het nie geweet wat dit gaan wees nie, want ek het nie eintlik die dagstukkies gevolg nie)  Maar dit was Gen 12: 1-2  Dit wat vir my bekend was, was my werk.  Daardie dag dien ek my finale bedanking in en gee my jaar kennis.

Twee maande later is ons swanger en natuurlik verheug. Ongelukkig is ons eerste seuntjie Ben op 8 weke  van swangerskap hemel toe.  Ek en Lise is teen die grond. Wat gaan aan! Ek is mos op die regte pad.  Soos altyd verwerk ek dit so vining as moontlik en beweeg aan.  Ons gaan net nog ‘n behandeling doen. Ten minste het ons nou swanger geraak.  En ek verdien nog my goeie salaris, so alles sal uitwerk.  Ons volgende sessie sal in elk geval goedkoper wees, want daar is embrios gevries van die vorige keer se prosedure.  Lise moet net eers bietjie rus en ‘n maand of 2 afvat (hormoon behandeling is nogal rof) maar dan gaan ons weer voort. 

Ons is weer swanger met die volgende terugplanting, maar die 2de toets is negatief. (na ‘n IVF doen hulle ‘n swangerskap toets en dan weer een 4 dae later om seker te maak dat selverdeling reg plaasvind)  Hierdie keer is die bietjie makliker om te hanteer en ons staan weer op.

So breek die laaste dag by my werk ook aan….  Ons het nog nie ‘n baba nie en die salaris gaan opdroog!  Dit is toe ook sendingnaweek en tyd dat ons weer ons belofte moet maak.  Hoeveel belowe jy as jy nie weet wat jy gaan verdien nie???  Ons hou die Here vas en belowe ‘n bedrag.

Lise is moeg vir al die behandeling en oorweeg al surrogaatskap.  (BTW behalwe vir polistiese ovariums is daar nie ‘n rede hoekom ons nie moet swanger raak nie)  Ek se toe kom ons probeer nog 1 keer met ‘n vars siklus.  Dws, Lise se eierselle word oorgestimuleer om eiers te produseer en word dan ‘ge-oes’.  My sperm word in ‘n proefbuis bygevoeg en hopelik vind bevrugting plaas.  Indien wel, word die embrio na 5 dae teruggeplant in Lise se baarmoeder.  En ons doen.  Maar die vragie – ons kort geld.  Wel nie kort nie, maar dit is nogal ‘n groot uitgawe as jy nie inkomste het nie en nie weet wanneer of hoe jy geld gaan verdien nie.  My nuwe beroep is in die finansiele beplanningsektore en een van die eerste dinge wat ek doen is om my eie verskering te hersien. Ek doen my navrosing en sien dat my huidige versekering bietjie duur is vir wat ek nodig het.  Die nodige aanpassing word gemaak en ek skuif my versekering na ‘n ander firma.  ‘n Maand later word R39,000 in my rekening inbetaal.  Van waar kom dit vandaan?  Op navraag word bevestig dat ek ‘n ‘rebate account’ opgebou het by die vorige versekeringsfirma en dat dit aan my betaal is toe ek die versekering gestop het.  Ongelooflik – die Here het voorsien.  Daardie geld is gebruik vir ons finale behandeling en die res is geskiedenis.  Simon is 9 maande later gebore uit die hand en wil van ons Vader!

Tydens bostaande gebeure het God met my gewerk en ons voorberei vir dit wat ouerskap regtig is. Dit is nie goed as ‘n ouer afwesig is in die lewe van sy kind nie. En dit is wat ek sou wees indien ek by my vorige werk gebly het. (die ure was lank – gemiddeld so 12 uur per dag) En dit is nie wat God vir my in gedagte gehad het nie. Die vreugde wat ek kan sien op Simon se gesig as ek by die huis kom is baie meer werd as al die geld in die wereld.  In vandag se wereld is dit belangrik dat die Pa in die huishouding weer die plek as koning en geestelike leier in die huis moet inneem.  Hy moet instaan vir sy familie by God en hulle aan Hom opdra om hulle te beskerm teen die uitdagings en versoekinge van die lewe.

Vandat ek vir myself werk, spandeer ek baie meer tyd in die teenwoordigheid van die Here.  Ek lees daagliks die Bybel en bid tot ons Vader.  Die seening in my (ons) lewens is ongelooflik en God seen my ongelooflik baie in my nuwe werk.  Ek staan aan die einde van elke maand verstom oor wat/ hoe God vir my en my gesin voorsien het in die vorige maand.  God het my regtig voorspoedig gemaak soos wat Hy in Gen 12 vir my beloof het.

Ons het toe die voorreg gehad om ‘selbyeenkomste’ by te woon wat deur Francois Visser aangebied is.  Ons behandel die beginsels/ leeringe van Christenskap wat  in Heb 6:1-3 voorkom.  Die 3de een handel oor die doop en toe Francois daarmee begin, kom die begeerte by my op om gedoop te word. Ek bespreek dit met Lise en 2 weke later is ons gedoop.  Dit was ‘n baie geseende gebeurtenis wat deur baie vriende in Christus bygewoon is.  En wat my opgeval het is die vriendelikheid wat hulle aan ons geopenbaar het. Ons is gelukgewens en welkom geheet.  God het by ons ‘n behoefte geskep om Sy woord te bestudeer en tyd te maak vir Hom en ek kan getuig dat dit ‘n wonderlike ervaring is en dat ek nie kan glo dat ek al die jare daarsonder kon klaarkom nie.

Ek sien regtig met groot verwagting uit na dit wat nog kom en met genade van bo sal ek dit ook aan ander verkondig!

Andre

Ek glo dat Jesus vir ons aan die kruis gesterf het en dat Hy ons verlosser Here is.Dis regtig‘n wonderlike belewenis om gedoop te word en 100% vir Hom te lewe.

Hy is altyd daar in goeie en slegte tye, ek sal dit vir enige iemand aanbeveel wat glo in Hom en 100% vir Hom wil lewe.

Die woord gaan oop vir jou en dis ‘n wonderlike belewenis.


Dankie

Marizaan

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