Mission Trip April 2013

Another week in the life of a missionary

4th April 2013 lots of people commit to come but in the end it is just the four of us that leave, Rupert Freese, Bruce Munro, Sean Botha and Peter Lord. There are always worldly complications!

The Condor had problems with its engine number so could have caused problems at the border. As there were only four of us we went up in the one vehicle and left the condor in Johannesburg. 

For a change all the border crossings were a breeze apart from our last one at Biet Bridge coming back into SA. 30 buses at the border at 6AM and us last in the queue! Thanks to Elvis and Louis of SA Immigration for helping us through. If it wasn't for the fact that Louis’s birthday was the same as Rupert’s we would probably still be waiting there.

This mission trip was a tale of two halves. Rupert and Sean went one way and had many miracles as they saw the Lord providing the increase to many of the seeds that they had planted on earlier trips. Peter and Bruce on the other hand had no miracles this time and were just quietly making disciples of men by ministering the gospel into people’s lives.

One day for us was much like the next different village and different people but the same gospel. The Lord was teaching us patience as we would minister for an hour and only four or five  out of fifty people or more would understand what we were saying about Jesus and his commandments and how we get eternal life. The Lord just tells us to sow seed. He does not say only in good deep ground.

When we know the Lord  it is difficult to understand why people do not receive such a simple message with gladness in the hearts – but then it took me 46 years to receive the message and the Word says that people’s ears will be closed to the good news.

Highlights of the trip

• Sitting in a group of huts having been welcomed as honoured guests by the residents and inter acting with the men and children of Malawi and Mozambique is just like being on a real life National  Geographic experience.
• Seeing the joy in some people’s faces as they receive the Lord and the honour of being able to minister the Word of the Lord into people’s lives.
• The view from the top of the mountain in Gambatula after a really challenging 4x4 drive took  my breath away.
•  Lunch in the house of the local chief.

Low-lights of the trip

• Mike Giel taking a swallow dive onto the toilet in Blantyre and annihilating it! Luckily Sean had extensive first aid training and managed to get him to the local Seventh Day Adventist hospital where he received 12 internal and 20 external stitches and then left the next day with Peter Hawes for Natal. We missed them both and their ministry and fellowship and prayed for a safe journey and recovery for Mike.
• South African border crossing.
• Hearing of the hard physical times that our brothers in Christ in Malawi and Mozambique go through. Elias with his shoulder popping out and poor medical care in Mozambique. We hope to be able to bring him to S.A shortly to have it fixed.

At the end of the day “if you want to stay as you are for the rest of your life” don’t go on a mission trip. They change lives thank the Lord! Next trip September 2013. Contact Rupert on 083 799 5522.

Thanks to Peter for the Report and to Bruce for the Photo's

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