With Marie’s Mom at the Disney Yacht Club Hotel
Like most people in her closed Central Asian country, Alina* followed the majority religion. She believed Jesus was a prophet but nothing more.
When our local staff team members came to her village to distribute food and clothing, Alina welcomed them gladly. She listened as they talked about Jesus. At the end of their visit, Alina told them about friends who also needed help. The team was happy to provide them with meals as well.
Alina insisted on going with them as they visited each home. She watched team members express the kindness of Jesus in a tangible way, and she listened as they talked about His eternal hope.
A few days after the team delivered aid, Alina urgently asked to talk with them again — she had seen Jesus in a dream.
Alina told the team members about meeting Abraham, Isaac and Jesus in her dream. At first she thought she was meeting three of the main prophets of her religion. But then Jesus walked up to her and said, “You’ve heard about Me. You know I’m the Way. It’s time to start following Me.”
Alina realized that Jesus was more than a prophet. She was ready and eager to follow Him. The team members prayed with Alina as she joyfully responded in faith to His message.
Today Alina is part of a house church in her village. Over the past six months, team members have seen others experience the kindness of Jesus and come to faith in Him. Six new house churches have been established in this previously unreached area!
Encouraging our workers and church-planters to remain strong in the Lord is one of the highlights of Stefan’s work and he recently heard this and other stories of what God is doing in some very hard to reach places.
Family News
Unexpectedly the doors opened for Marie’s Mom to visit us for a few weeks. It’s been lovely to have her here.
Kenneth is home doing an internship with a surveying company. He entertains us each night with stories of snakes and fire-ants as he is bundu bashing through swamps to locate things for various construction projects.
It is a treat to have a house full of people, and we savour the time because we know we will soon be empty nesters, with Monica also leaving for university in August.
*name changed for security
Prayer Requests:
- Praise the Lord for the people He draws to Himself in hard-to-reach places.
- Pray that Marie’s Mom will have a good visit with us.
- Pray for Marie as she is working on a big communications project.
Aag dit is lieflik dat Mari se ma by julle kan kuier geniet sy nog goeie gesondheid? Julle kinders is pragtig Dit is wonderlik wat die Here doen onder di ónbereikte mense ek het gelees Joh 10:16 waar Jesus sê daar is nog ander skape wat Hy m red
Dankie liewe Dells vir hierdie wonderlike storie van Alina.
Ons kinders is ook redelik uitgedun hierdie vakansie: Linda in Pta of aan die stap, Christian doen vakansiewerk in Midrand, Melodie is op n scholarship in Duitsland vir 4 weke, Ben was op koortoer laas week, en Rebekka gaan perdekamp toe volgende week. Dis net ons en d honde meeste van d tyd! Ek dink nie ek is al reg vir d leë nes nie. Of dalk moet ek net n baie meer interessante lewe vir myself reël.
Sterkte met die kommunikasie projek Marie en geniet d kosbare kuier met jou Ma en kinders.
Haai Willemien,
Ek sien nou eers jou boodskappie – jammer daaroor.
Klink omtrent lekker as al die kinders iets kan doen wat hulle hartjie bly maak. Maar ek weet dit is maar swaar as die nes leeg is!
Baie groete
Marie