Wint 2 Africa: January 2025

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

South Africa

~~Welcome 2025~~

We attended a meeting recently in Johannesburg....

it was a time of refueling for everyone spiritually and

you can see we got some other kinds of yummy fuel, too!!

Micah is holding Krispy Kreme donuts.

Madylanne and Matthew spent the week at youth camp

and look at their treat...McDonald's!

We are so grateful to the IMB and those who give sacrificially

in order for us to be refilled.

Thank you also to the church from Arizona that

came and led the times of preaching, worship,

and Vacation Bible School for the kids.

Thank You Lord for Your goodness!

Nativity

What a blessing from God

to be involved in the Nativity performance

which was a collaborative effort

of a local restaurant,

the boys' school,

and a local church.

We thank God for the amazing opportunity

to share the good news of Jesus with our community!!

the end of 2024

December was filled with lots and lots of things, mostly wonderful....

Happy 50th birthday, Mark!

We love you!

Mike is shaking the hand of a client who successfully

completed detox and rehab at Kisima, praise God!!

It was Matthew's turn for stitches.

Some of our favorite friends came to visit...We love you, Gunter family!!

Sunday School at Rehoboth

International Food Festival at the boys' school...

and Madylanne helps with face painting.

Micah plays with Pendo in the sand.

Ednah has a birthday...happy birthday Ednah!!

(this was actually the end of November)

Prayer Requests

January + February 2025

*Pray for Mark and Pastor Jeremiah as they visit a prison to share the hope of Jesus with inmates. *Pray for a business training which we pray will be happening in February which will be an outreach that connects families to the church. *Pray for Thursday outreach at Kisima...that on Thursdays 2x month many more people will hear the good news about salvation through Jesus. Pray that the community will see Kisima as a blessing. *Pray for our children to be the salt and light in their school and our community. Pray for the relationships that are developed and friendships made. *Pray for Madylanne as she volunteers at the boys' school 2x a week. May she be a blessing to those she serves. *Pray for the families involved in the weekly occupational therapy group. Pray the seeds of the Gospel shared in the Bible stories will take root in their hearts so that they can have hope through Jesus Christ. *Pray for God to bring men who are using heroin to Kisima to find freedom from addiction through Jesus. *Pray for health for our family...mold is constant battle where we live. *Please keep praying for our language learning. *Please pray for us to keep our focus on Jesus. *Please pray for those struggling with drug addiction. It is a big problem on the coast. *Please pray for the Digo and Ndengereko people.

Praises

Thank God with us that:

-a client successfully completed the 5 day detox and 30 day rehab at Kisima! AND he said yes to Jesus and was baptized!!!

-The Nativity performance was amazing and lots of people got to hear the good news of Jesus' birth and what that means for our weary, sinful world.

-Our family had a safe trip to and from South Africa for our meeting. It was a wonderful time of spiritual refueling.

- An opening on a votech campus for ministry.

- There are nationals reaching the Ndengereko...and a few believers among the Ndengereko people...and at least one group meeting for worship and to study the Bible together.