SPIRITUAL WARFARE

A LIVING SACRIFICE and LOVE IN ACTION

(Romans 12)

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations”

 (Matt 28:19)

With blind faith and one thing in my head, to visit and see how the Kalahari San live, we started this incredible journey in 2011 and with “Blessing” the Toyota Tazz packed to the rafters with camping gear, the Jesus and Magdalena Films, Broad & Narrow Way Posters, some Bibles, very little funds and much criticism, we set out to visit isolated San villages in the Kalahari. In three months we travelled from Cape Town to Johannesburg/Pretoria, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana and back to Cape Town.

From the outset the Devil tried to stop me and at times it was very difficult not to give up. In Namibia I hit a cow side on with “Blessing” and I had to replace the main headlight, the little money that I had was stolen/siphoned out of my bank account. In 2012 in Botswana i hit a steenbok head on at 130km, with major damage to the engine. Every time God sent amazing people to stand together and help me to get back on the road again. For over four years now we have travelled on the very bad and/or non existent roads and many repairs have been made with "blou draad en tang" or cable ties, we have delivered the Good news and Message of Christ using the Jesus Film/Magdalena, gave Solar Audio Bibles to the blind, provided food for the disabled, sick and very old, children spontaneously sing and dance around “Blessing” when we arrive in a village, water, food, clothing, compressors, large African cooking pots, chickens etc. have been transported (it was very close in having a coffin with deceased young man on the roof when the hearse broke down). Truly a Blessing, remarkable and reliable car.

We are in a constant battle, a Spiritual Warfare, and our faith is always tested by obstacles in our life. The more work we do in Jesus name and the more sacrifices we make, the more Satan gets aggravated, he tries to attach sickness to your body, lack to your finances, chaos to your home and confusion to your mind. Through the Lord Jesus Christ we can change all these tests into a testimony. On my four year quest to discover my purpose I have found that with God all thing are possible and that we are all created to be of service to others A Living sacrifice & Love in action - Reach Out and Touch Love - Creating, Working and Giving is Love made Visible - God Is Love!

 I am so great full for God's Living Word, the Bible, many prayer partners and Christian literature. Specifically books and teachings from the late and great Christian leader Dr Myles Munroe. I recommend these two books "Understanding Your Potential" and "Maximise Your Potential". I quote from these books:-

“Satan is our enemy. He wants to destroy the power of God within us so that God’s glory is not revealed in us. He’s out to destroy all we could be because he knows that those who become re-rooted in God have the ability to act like God, showing his nature and likeness. The key to releasing God’s power within you is living with Him in a relationship of obedience and submission. You are filled with heavenly wisdom, but you have to follow God’s program to benefit from it.  

We are all created because there is something God wants done that demands your presence on this planet. You were created with inherent abilities, talents, gifts, and inclinations to fulfil this purpose. The responsibility to use what God has stored within you is yours alone. Satan is the enemy of your created potential. The minute we have a good idea, the deceiver will send someone to criticize our dreams (or do something to hinder you) because he cannot permit us to accomplish our vision. As long as we are only dreaming, he is safe and he'll let us alone. When we begin to act on our dreams, he will hit us full force.

Potential is fulfilled only when it is given to others. God, who is Love, created man to fulfil his potential to love. Love is worthless until it is given away. It must have an object to be fulfilled. Therefore God needed something on which He could lavish his love, something that could understand and appreciate what He had to give. Of all God’s creatures, only men and women share God’s Spirit and, thus, can appreciate His love.

You are the object of God’s love. Because love can be fulfilled only when the receiver of love is like the giver, He created you like Himself, to be loved by Him and to love as He loves. Through giving love is released. Joy is found in participating in the pattern of giving, receiving, and giving again.”

Your created purpose is to be of service to others – a living sacrifice –

- LOVE IN ACTION -

- REACH OUT AND TOUCH LOVE -

- CREATING, WORKING AND GIVING IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE -

- GOD IS LOVE -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW WILL THEY ENGAGE WITH GODS WORD? 63% OF THE WORLDS POPULATION DO NOT READ - ileterate - functionally illiterate - blind - vision impaired      As a result of the testimony below of the Blind Bushmen we received a donation of 80 Solar Audio Bibles which will be distributed among the Kalahari San (Content Naro San New Testemant, Story of Jesus Audio, Gospel songs in Naro and Setswana)     Blind Bushman Holds to the Word September 2014

“On handing out some clothing and food we came across a very old and blind man. On his lap was the solar audio Bible. He was holding on to God, listening to the Naro language Bible translation. His family told us that this old man ‘with no eyes’ listens to the word of God day and night and has started referring to Bible verses when speaking to the family.” - Martin Erasmus, Reach Out Africa*, working with the Kalahari San people in Botswana.

Over 100,000 of the Kalahari San (Bushmen), still live in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They are historically a nomadic people with a rich culture of oral storytelling. With the rise of national boundaries and land ownership, the majority of the San people are no longer able to be nomads as they are accustomed, and hence are struggling to learn new ways of employment and lifestyle. This has proven very difficult for the San, and many in their communities die from hunger or curable disease.

The Naro speaking San people have been a large priority to us at Davar, and first weighed heavily on our hearts in the early stages of producing the Audibible®. It was wonderful to hear this recent testimony about the blind Bushman hearing about the truth of the Word in his heart language. The Naro New Testament was the first audio Bible that we had the privilege of recording and distributing in 2012, and since then we have heard many stories about how God is speaking His hope and truth in “hopeless” places. But the need continues! Martin Erasmus, our friend and partner with Reach Out Africa, also shared this: “Your blessing of the Audibible helps so much with these remote and isolated people. We continue to pray for donations of Audibibles so that we can supply at least one to every family of about 15,000 Naro speaking San in Botswana.”

He continues: “To me it is such an inspiration, honour and privilege to be involved in this calling. And when we see God's presence at work in these desperate and dire situations, it only confirms that our work is not for naught - God is in town.” If you would like to help provide more Audibibles to the San people and others who are still in need of the Good News please consider giving today. Every $30 (R 300) provides one audio Bible and reaches out to hundreds of people who can hear God’s Word for the very first time. To make a donation, please click here. Thank you for standing with us in giving and in prayer for these people. Those who sit in darkness are indeed seeing a great light! “The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." – Matthew 4:16

Serving Bible-less oral people together,

* The “Reach Out Africa” campaign is a non-profit, non-racial, non-denominational Christian agency committed to offer humanitarian and empowerment aid to isolated and remote San (Bushmen) & African communities/villages…“Reach Out” through word and deed to empower poor hurting and needy isolated San & other African communities/villages, regardless of race or religion and assist them to alleviate spiritual, emotional and physical poverty. http://www.kalaharisan.blogspot.com