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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
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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." –
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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,
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ROA - REACH OUT AFRICA - The ROA campaign started in 2010 and is a non-profit, non-racial, non-denominational Christian Agency commited to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom of God to all and to offer humanitarian and empowerment aid to isolated and remote Kalahari San (Bushman) and other African communities. See www.KalahariSan.blogspot.com and www.art-me-africa.com In memory of our beloved Adrian Phillip Herrewyn (2)
Friday, 30 January 2015
Monday, 9 June 2014
2013 - CHRISTMAS with KALAHARI BUSHMEN
“REACH OUT
and TOUCH LOVE”
“CREATING
WORKING & GIVING IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE”
“GOD IS
LOVE”
As with the Easter Friday Service and a meal for 600 people
in New Xanagas in 2012, our planning to have a Christmas service and lunch for
800 people started months before the event. The minute we started working on
this vision, Satan the deceiver, started sending critics and planted obstacles
in our way to stop us from accomplishing our vision.
One week before Christmas day we were concerned that we would not have enough funds to feed all, we did not have large pots to make the food, we were refused permission to use the community hall, we had power failures, constant rain and could not show the Jesus Film, it was very difficult to reach civilization with Blessing (the Toyota Tazz), to buy all the provisions and sort out Visas and Residents permits.
Where
God guides, He always provides.
He
will never give you a vision - without
pro-vision.
The rain had been pouring for many days and Blessing looked
like a rally car as we tackled the muddy slippery roads to Ghanzi to meet with
the Minister of Agriculture who donated P 1000 to buy a large goat for the
Christmas lunch. At that stage we did not have enough funds to buy enough food
for 800 people and decided to feed the sick, old and disabled first. While
meeting with the Minister he donated 100 bibles and also gave us more funds –
he gave us exactly the shortfall we needed to buy enough food for all on
Christmas day. In New Xanagas the Campus Crusade Team from USA and Gaborone
were ministering, handing out clothing and were preparing donated Christmas
hampers for the children.
I had to find out the result
of my residents permit application (handed in October 2013) and the fun started
when we walked into the immigration office in Ghanzi. I was told that I had to
leave the country that day (23 December) at midnight or I will be arrested. A
very strict immigration officer did not want to know anything about an
extension and told me that I had to wait in South Africa for the result of my
application. We then landed up in the Directors office and eventually after the
Chief and I explained our Christmas day arrangements and that the Minister was
involved they called someone in head office and we managed to get 5 extra days
for us to be able to complete the arrangements for the Christmas day service
and lunch.
In New Xanagas the Campus Crusade for Christ
team were very busy with all the arrangements for Christmas day. They were busy
with the program for the youth, disabled and elderly, as I had to pack and
store all my personal belongings. We received more good news that donated
clothing from various Methodist Churches were dispatched from Cape Town to be
delivered in New Xanagas on 27 December - the day I had to leave the country.
We rushed around on 24 December, found pots in a neighbouring village and had
to tackle the muddy rivers (roads) to fetch and load the pots into Blessing.
And
now abide these three things “Faith, Hope and Love” – and the greatest of these
is LOVE (1 Corinthians 13:13)
On Christmas day
we awoke at four, the men slaughtered the large goat and the woman started to
prepare the food on fires in the pouring rain. In between the organising,
buying extra oil, sugar, mayonnaise etc I was busy packing to leave the next
day (26 December) for Gaborone to meet with an Immigration Agent to see if they
can speed-up the approval of the residents permit. Just before the service started it stopped raining. We had a wonderful service
and a meal for all in the Village. With the Chiefs approval we occupied the
community hall and eventually the hall was packed and all had a blessed service
led by the Pastor of the Enri Evangelical Church. The children received magunya
(fat cakes) and sweet-aid before the service and at the end of the service were
handed donated Christmas hampers. Lunch was taken to the sick, disabled and old
at their homes and then the children were fed first before the rest of the
village. People that did not receive food were intoxicated latecomers who
arrived long after the food was finished.
“We never knew about Jesus we just knew about Love and when people came and told us about Jesus we
realised that this Love must be called Jesus"
-
Old Bushmen -
All glory to Jesus Christ our Lord. The Kalahari San
of New Xanagas thank you all for your prayers, donations and support. Two days
before Christmas we were still unsure if the Christmas service and lunch will
be possible, but once again the Lord has shown that with Him, nothing is
impossible and the San community received much more than they could ever
imagine.
“REACH OUT and TOUCH LOVE”
“CREATING,
WORKING and GIVING is LOVE made visible.
“God
is LOVE.” - (1 John 4:8)
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
"REACH OUT AFRICA" (Humanitarian & Empowerment Aid)
“The world is one stage, and the action of its inhabitants are part of the same drama….”
- Nelson Mandela -
The
“Reach Out Africa” campaign is a non-profit, non-racial,
non-denominational Christian agency and through it’s network of members are
committed to offer humanitarian and empowerment aid to isolated and remote
African communities/villages.
Consider
reality:
63% of the worlds population are illiterate and/or cannot
read
26 000 children are
dying each and every day as a result
of hunger or cure able disease
3 billion
and more people are homeless and on the brink of starvation
“Reach Out Africa”
Mission Statement
“Reach Out” through word and deed to empower poor hurting and
needy isolated African communities/villages, regardless of race or religion and
assist them to alleviate spiritual, emotional and physical poverty.
“Creation and work is Love
made visible – God is Love”.
Through
the “Reach Out Africa” campaign and a network of many “Reach Out
Africa” members we aim to start a movement of “Reach Out”
teams/groups that will connect all the many private individuals, volunteers,
professionals, religious & support organisations, charities, donors,
fundraisers, NGO’s and NPO’s who help with economic, health, educational,
social and spiritual up-liftment. As a result of the isolation of
many African communities/villages, many people live in utmost poverty, they do
not even have the basics of water (on tap), or toilets or a house / sturdy
structure to live in. With no infrastructure or large cities close by they need
humanitarian assistance and guidance/training to enable them to acquire a
lasting sustainable future and livelihood. Finances, funding, donations,
teaching and training is needed for community projects that have a empowerment,
educational, social, health or welfare impact (Early learning centres, feeding
schemes, disability centres, orphanages, clinics and other projects). Your help
to volunteer, visit, assist, teach or train in your specific field, profession
or talent will be greatly appreciated.
“Reach
Out Africa” Safari
Plan
your next family holiday on an African Safari to an isolated African
village. You can start a “Reach Out”
Safari holiday by deciding on a date (normally a school holiday), informing
your family, friends, home group, school, church, business, club, community
and all your contacts of your intended “Reach Out”. Inform all to
collect much needed clothing household items, etc - see list below. Inform all that on the “Reach Out Africa”
Safari and during your stay in the community/village, they can assist the
people with labour in building homes/shelters, teaching, training, visiting,
helping the sick and old, playing & teaching sport/games, praying and
worshipping etc. When you have decided on a date for your Safari please inform
us and we will contact you to assist with finalising the finer details. We will
also have a list of any members or groups that may accompany you and/or groups
that can travel together. Depending on response and if you do receive many
donations and lack storage space, the plan is that you inform us and we will
arrange for collection/storage.
If
there is positive interest for a “Reach Out Africa” Safari, we suggest
you elect/choose a Tour Co-ordinator/Team Leader, Assistant Team Leader,
Cooking Team co-ordinator (will be responsible for the team/group food/menus)
and a Logistics/donations co-ordinator.
The
vision is that all “Reach Out Africa”
Safari’s will be arranged and co-ordinated from Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
and Pretoria and “Reach Out” members will collect donations from each
other and /or specified teams/groups and storage facilities, where after
transport/convoys will deliver the donations to intended communities or
collection points.
“Kalahari San Safari” Project
Over
a 100 000 Kalahari San (Bushmen) still live in the Kalahari Desert in
South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. One of these San Communities have begun
with a Business & Empowerment plan and a vision to start a Values-based
Cultural & Educational Training Centre in the Ghanzi District, Botswana.
The Training Centre will work towards offering business & empowerment
opportunities to isolated San and other communities in SA, Namibia and Botswana
by offering easily accessible education & training facilities in
Christian Ministry/Evangelism, life skills, sustainable farming, tourism &
hospitality, arts & culture, business management, sport development &
training and various other fields.
Finances,
funding, donations, teaching and training will be needed for community projects
that have a empowerment, educational, social, health or welfare impact, early
learning centres, feeding schemes, disability centres, orphanages, clinics and
other projects.
San
and other communities need your help and hereby invite you to “Reach Out” on a “Kalahari
San Safari” to the San Village of New Xanagas, Botswana.
WE URGENTLY NEED!!!
Clothing,
shoes, blankets, any sport equipment (cricket sets, tennis, soccer,
rugby balls), musical instruments, electrical appliances/equipment, any
building material/tools, shade-net for temporary shelter/homes, office
furniture /equipment /computers /printers, Christian /music & nature DVD’s,
Bibles, books, pens, pencils, art materials /equipment. Any unwanted
items are welcome.
OCS - The Order of Christian Service
The “Reach Out Africa” campaign is
initiated, endorsed and supported by OCS – the Order of
Christian Service, South Africa.
Founded
in 1955, the Order of Christian Service exists to serve the Church of Jesus Christ by means
of supplying manpower for all types of employment in God’s service;
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Providing enabling
for home-based discipleship
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Providing training
programmes and resources for the laity
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Providing
evangelism through mission and personal work
‘Go and make disciples of all
Nations” (Matthew 28:19)
The Order of
Christian Service is officially
recognised and supported by the Methodist Church and enjoys active involvement
with all Christian denominations. Through the ranks of it’s Field Members, have
passed a wide variety of gifted Christians – pastors, hospital workers, youth
workers, teachers, plumbers, builders, evangelists, managers and social
workers. More than sixty of these have gone on to ordination in the ministry.
The Order of Christian Service has found itself in
much demand over the years for the provision of lay training programmes, and
evangelistic missions. The Order is prepared to operate in these fields and
travel to wherever they are needed.
Cape Town:
Rev. Anthony Bethke
+27 83 225 4263
Johannesburg:
Rev. Donald Cloete
+27 82 495 1632
Botswana:
Martin Erasmus
+ 267 738 73730
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Kalahari San Safari, Botswana
INVITATION
"REACH OUT AFRICA"
(Humanitarian & Empowerment Aid)
"REACH OUT AFRICA"
(Humanitarian & Empowerment Aid)
“Kalahari San Safari”
New Xanagas, Botswana
“Reach Out” &
help isolated disadvantaged hurting and needy Kalahari San (Bushman)
communities
Over a 100 000 Kalahari San (Bushman) still live in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. One of these San Communities have begun with a Business & Empowerment plan to start a Values-based Cultural & Educational Training Centre in the Ghanzi District, Botswana. The Training Centre will work towards offering business & empowerment opportunities to isolated San and other communities in SA, Namibia and Botswana by offering easily accessible education & training facilities in Christian Ministry/Evangelism, life skills, sustainable farming, tourism & hospitality, arts & culture, business management, sport development & training and various other fields.
San
communities need your help and hereby invite you to “Reach Out” on a “Kalahari
San Safari” to the San Village of New Xanagas, Botswana.
All
visitors and guests are welcome and are encouraged to walk through the village
and visit, chat and interact with the people. By prior arrangement a guide /
translator can be arranged to accompany you. Many younger residents speak
English or Afrikaans but most speak Setswana, Naro or Herero.
"Hullo
Sir" = "Dumela Raa""Hulo Mrs/Miss" = "Dumela Ma / Me".
Remember this is the heart of the Kalahari Desert. Take a torch/light with you at night and wear shoes. Be aware of scorpions at night and snakes in summer. When walking / hiking in surrounding bush do not wander of to far, as you can very easily get lost – stick to pathways/roads and use the telecom tower in the Village as a beacon. Although this is the Kalahari desert, it is not only desert sand but many trees, bushes and shrubs. Internet and cell phone reception is good in the village – many Bushman have cell phones. We have a manned Police Station in the village and medical assistance is available at the village clinic with a staff of two qualified Nurses (one in gap year studying to be a Doctor).
As
a result of the isolation of many Kalahari San Villages, the San live in utmost
poverty. They urgently need humanitarian assistance and guidance/training to
enable them to acquire a lasting sustainable future and livelihood. Your help
to visit, assist, teach or train in your specific field, profession or talent
will be greatly appreciated.
You
can start a “Reach Out” by deciding on a date (normally a school
holiday), informing your family, friends, home group, school, church, business,
club, community and all your contacts of your intended “Reach Out”.
Inform all to collect much needed clothing household items, etc - see list
below. Inform all that on the “Kalahari
San Safari” and during your stay in the San Village, they can assist the
San through labour in building homes/shelters, teaching, training, visiting,
helping the sick and old, playing & teaching sport/games, praying and
worshipping etc. When you have decided on a date for your Safari please inform
us and we will contact you to assist with finalising finer details. We will
also have a list of any group that may accompany you and/or groups that can
travel together. Depending on the responce and if you do receive many donations and lack storage space, the plan is that you
inform us and we will arrange for collection/storage.
The vision is that "Reach
Out Africa” Kalahari San Safaris, will be
arranged and co-ordinated from Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria and
“Reach Out Africa” convoys will collect donations from specified organising teams/groups/storage
facilities.
Safari & Camping/Accommodation
Normally
a bakkie or 4x4 vehicle and trailer is needed to travel in the Kalahari, but as
the Village of New Xanagas is situated on a gravel road, 45 km from the tarred
Trans Kalahari Highway, a normal motor vehicle and trailer will reach New
Xanagas without any difficulty. The current campsite for “Reach Out”
teams are on the New Xanagas secondary school ground (limited electricity/solar
power), school ablutions (showers & flush toilets) and use of school
kitchen facilities. No fridges or stoves are available and all cooking is done
with gas or on a fire.
Passport
and ID – South African citizens do
not need a Visa to visit Botswana. Make sure your passport is in order and up
to date. You are allowed a three months visit in Botswana on your passport.
Tent
and camp equipment –
gas/solar/battery cooking equipment/fridge, chairs, stretchers, sleeping
bags/blankets, buckets for washing, water bottles, containers for water,
cooking utensils, lamps, torch, matches, first aid kit…etc (plenty of fire wood
available)
Personal
/ Clothing – pack summer and winter
clothing, raincoat, hiking shoes, towels, hats, sun-block, sun glasses, etc
The
Kalahari days can be very warm (40degrees) and the nights can be very cold (–6
degrees). Rainy season (August to February). Malaria - The area that we
are in is not a high-risk malaria area therefore precautions are not needed. Many people however do take preventative medication as they tend
to travel or tour further into tropical areas of Botswana. Ask your GP.
Food
/ Groceries / Toiletries – Bring your
own drinking water and containers for keeping borehole water (washing-up /
cooking). Bring mostly pre-packed instant food, cans/containers/long life
milk/milk powder/condensed milk etc. Do not bring fresh vegetables, fruit or
meat – as a result of the possible outbreak of fruit fly and foot-and-mouth
disease these items will be confiscated on the Botswana border. We will assist
you in buying fruit/vegetables and meat from Spar/Food wholesalers at the closest
town, Ghanzi (160km from New Xanagas). Bring toothpaste, soaps, shampoo, toilet
paper, refuse bags etc.
We
always suggest that “Reach Out” families/teams/groups make the most of
their visit and depending on time and budget, should take a round trip and
visit The Okavango Delta, the Caprivi (Namibia), Chobe National Park &
Forest Reserve, Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) and or the Central Kalahari Game
Reserve. Travellers from Cape Town can enjoy many wonderful and interesting
camping and tour opportunities en-route through Namibia as well.
Routes & Distance
As
a result of the long distance, it is not possible to travel through to New
Xanagas from South Africa in one day and particularly if there is a convoy of
vehicles. We suggest that “Reach Out” groups/teams sleep over half way
to New Xanagas and arrive on the second day of travel. There are many
affordable camp sites/B&B’s/lodges/motels en route to Botswana and we suggest
that teams/groups plan and book theire trip accordingly in advance.
Cape Town to New Xanagas (Via Namibia – Windhoek)
1st
day Cape Town to Windhoek
= 1 450km (sleep over)
2nd
day Windhoek to New
Xanagas = 390km
Total = 1 840km
As
you are travelling through Namibia you also only need a passport. You will pay
R
250 (250 Namibian dollar) road tax at the Namibia border per
car/bakkie/trailer. You will also pay R 180 (180 Pula) road tax at Botswana
border per car/bakkie/trailer.
JHB/PTA to New Xanagas (Via Zeerust - Skilpads gate border post)
1st
day Jhb / Pta to Kang =
653km (sleep over)
2nd
day Kang to New Xanagas = 386km
Total = 1
039km
Please
help us by collecting all your unused or old household items from your
family, friends, church, bible study or cell groups, business or work.
The
people in most San Villages live in extreme poverty and many rely on government
support and handouts. Your visit to their community means so much to them and
to avoid misunderstandings and/or favouritism during your visit all
visitors/teams/groups must adhere to well-organised and stipulated guidelines
and procedures through the “Reach Out Africa” Office. When visiting in the
village please do not give / hand out food / sweets / clothing to the
community, many children will ask/beg. All handouts, donations and humanitarian
aid must be well co-ordinated and all donations and offers of assistance must be
done and offered through the “Reach Out Africa” office. During your stay specific “Reach Out” hand–out programs/days will be in place where visiting teams/groups will have an opportunity to assist all in the
community.
WE URGENTLY NEED!!!
Clothing,
shoes, blankets, any sport equipment (cricket sets, tennis, soccer,
rugby balls), musical instruments, electrical appliances/equipment, any
building material/tools, shade-net for temporary shelter/homes, office
furniture /equipment /computers /printers, Christian /music & nature DVD’s,
Bibles, books, pens, pencils, art materials /equipment. Any unwanted
items are welcome.
CONTACT: MARTIN
ERASMUS
"REACH OUT AFRICA"
Mobile:
SA +27 79 605 1049 – Botswana + 267 738 73730.
“So then, as the body
without the spirit is dead, so also faith without actions/works is dead” (James
2:26)
Thursday, 9 May 2013
LOVE MADE VISIBLE !
THE GREATEST
COMMAND
LOVE!
On a recent retreat in the Western Cape with OCS – The
Order of Christian Service, all attending home and field workers were
treated with a bible study course (The heart of true faith) and faith
revival/transformation DVD’s. We studied “The heart of faith – Loving God
and others”. God’s LOVE is, will be and has been the main theme of
life; it’s all about LOVE. We saw evidence that dedicated prayer creates
an appetite for true spiritual revival and LOVE in churches, communities, business
and governments.
LOVE is the full measure of God’s Kingdom on
earth. We saw how ongoing dedicated and committed prayer and LOVE for
one another, transformed communities, villages, cities and nations and
completely erased the negative effects of greed, corruption, hunger, poverty,
alcohol and drug abuse and much more.
“And He said to
him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all
your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost
commandment. The second is like it, ‘you shall love your neighbour as
yourself’. On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the
Prophets”.
- Matthew 22:37-40 -
As a Christian it is
your created calling and responsibility to LOVE your neighbour and Reach
Out to Others. Countless calls for help to
missionaries/churches/faith-based organisations are received annually to help
many hurting and needy communities and become more outreach-oriented. Then,
when help is offered, people exert a minimal amount of effort to continue what
God places as a top priority. Reaching out to others isn't something we should
pay lip service to. It should be a top priority of living as a Christian.
It takes determination and commitment to stretch ourselves to show LOVE and help others, but that's how God wants us to live. God says that when you truly give and pour yourself out for others, He will use you. "Your light shall dawn in the darkness and your darkness shall be as the noonday" (Isaiah 58:10).
If you reach beyond your own situation and bring Christ's love to others, the circumstances you face will fade away and disappear. And you'll experience the wondrous joy of making a difference where it counts.
It takes determination and commitment to stretch ourselves to show LOVE and help others, but that's how God wants us to live. God says that when you truly give and pour yourself out for others, He will use you. "Your light shall dawn in the darkness and your darkness shall be as the noonday" (Isaiah 58:10).
If you reach beyond your own situation and bring Christ's love to others, the circumstances you face will fade away and disappear. And you'll experience the wondrous joy of making a difference where it counts.
From the book Painting Angels (an ongoing testimony) –
Over the past four years I have experienced so much of
God’s LOVE through all the tragedies, and in the joy, beauty and power of
creation. How we LOVE and treat each other can affect our minds, bodies and
souls and it is therefore clear and a simple fact that LOVE is really what this
life is about. The characteristic of LOVE is spontaneity. In looking back we
cannot tell why we did certain things, we did them according to the spontaneous
nature of God’s LOVE in us.
Accept God’s LOVE and share it in your life. The only way
to do this to seek to lead an exemplary life filled with LOVE which can only be
found through the Spirit and originates in man’s inner being. Divine qualities
are the only answer and it is our duty as God’s children/spiritual beings to
protect and preserve the beauty of God’s Creation/Master Painting – our
spiritual being and the Kingdom of God. The most basic and simple thing is to
realise that God is and will always be in control of your life, human and
spiritual, and that you have no option, but to accept his Divine LOVE and trust
Him unconditionally. OK, you have an option, if you want one “your will be
done” - to become your own creator master, like many of us do. You can continue
to live a carefree life filled with many superficial pleasures, lots of money,
greed and possessions – the result can only be disaster and all is temporary.
All work every day and every moment of our life should be an act of LOVE /
WORSHIP.
LOVE
Yourself
“You shall love
your neighbour as yourself”.
- Matthew 22:39 -
Many years ago I had art
classes and when we arrived for class one day, each student was placed in front
of a mirror and we were told to draw a self-portrait. The art teacher warned us
that many people find it very difficult to study and sketch themselves in such
detail for a few hours. To look/study at and into your own eyes and then draw
them was the most difficult. If you search and look long enough, you will find
your soul. One lady in that class started crying and could not complete the
task. Now I know many of you will laugh. Over and above my Morning Prayer and
time with God I found an exercise that helps me to reach my soul quite easily.
In the beginning I did burst out laughing most of the times and hoped no one
heard or saw me, as they would surely think I am crazy. Sometimes I am also
rushed and found that when I brush my teeth in the morning I look in the mirror
into my own eyes and say “morning my Angel, how are you today?” Once you stop
smiling or laughing or crying, take a moment and continue to look into your own
eyes, examine them, see the colours, the emotion, look long enough and
wonderful things happen.
When the eyes of the soul that are looking out, meet the
eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on earth.
A.W.Tozier.
When you allow the external pressures or enjoyments of life to rob you of your core self, when you no longer dedicate only 20 minutes a day to speak your heart out to your Creator, when you have no time for the essence of it all, you will soon lose touch with the notion that you ever had any innocence to lose. You may no longer know the reason or meaning of life.
It is painful to lose things in
life (your work, job, home, physical possessions). It is far more painful to
lose people/loved ones in life (divorce, death). But the worst pain of all is
when we lose our connection with the reality of life and our Father God. We simply cannot afford to lose our souls.
None of us can afford to sacrifice our few intimate moments of prayer and
communion with our Creator because of other responsibilities or pleasures. For
without this relationship, we might one day look in the mirror and observe a
living body encasing a dead soul.
CREATION AND WORK
IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE
GOD IS LOVE
Thursday, 18 April 2013
AMAZING GRACE - USE IT OR LOSE IT -
AMAZING GRACE
&
LOVE!!
&
LOVE!!
(1John 4:7-21)
It has taken me a lifetime to realise that my Creator
Father God has always and will continue to love me, to eternity. Over a period
of 4 years and through a series of family tragedies the Lord has gradually been
working with me. I have experienced and realised that no matter my
circumstances, religion or committed sin, I am a child of God and my Creator
Father God Love’s me unconditionally! It is up to me to except Him as my
Creator Father and love Him back. In my short journey with God I
discovered that a simple step of faith, to set aside a time of daily
prayer and meditation with my Creator Father, has resulted in me understanding
and learning more about His Divine Love.
My journey has made me realise that as a child of God, even being a sinner, does not prevent or disqualify me from serving Him or loving Him back. It highlighted my dependence on His Mercy, Grace and Love. This Mercy, Grace and Love, is free of charge to all of God’s children, people who do not deserve it, and I am one of them. I have discovered that when I come to the end of my self, wanting to give-up, feeling like a failure, my Father God is always there!
USE IT OR LOSE
IT!
“I tell you, to
all those who have, more will be given; but for those who have nothing, even
what they have will be taken away.”
(Luke 19:11-27)
Music, singing and dancing profoundly effects the human spirit.
(read more on this blog see Watch & Wait).
We do not always no or understand the Lords way. One of the reasons for the delay with my Botswana Residents Permit has now become clear. The Lord is using me through my talents by giving me the time and opportunity to play guitar and learn praise and worship songs.
(read more on this blog see Watch & Wait).
We do not always no or understand the Lords way. One of the reasons for the delay with my Botswana Residents Permit has now become clear. The Lord is using me through my talents by giving me the time and opportunity to play guitar and learn praise and worship songs.
John Newton, a sailor and cruel
slave trader, wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace”.
In 1748 for the first time, he desperately called out to Father God in the middle of a storm that nearly threw him overboard. He then wrote the song “How sweet the name of Jesus sounds” while waiting in an African harbour for a shipment of slaves. Shortly after, he left his trade and became a minister and joined the fight against slavery. He never lost sight of his Father God’s Mercy, Grace and Love. With this simple step of loving his Father God back and showing God’s love at work through him, he wrote the song. It is profoundly evident that when he wrote….” That saved a wretch like me”, he meant those words with all of his heart. This small step of faith, in writing a song, has had a lasting effect on millions of people. Today, statistics indicate that this popular and well known song is performed 10 million times a year as God’s Mercy, Grace and Love continues to changes peoples lives.
In 1748 for the first time, he desperately called out to Father God in the middle of a storm that nearly threw him overboard. He then wrote the song “How sweet the name of Jesus sounds” while waiting in an African harbour for a shipment of slaves. Shortly after, he left his trade and became a minister and joined the fight against slavery. He never lost sight of his Father God’s Mercy, Grace and Love. With this simple step of loving his Father God back and showing God’s love at work through him, he wrote the song. It is profoundly evident that when he wrote….” That saved a wretch like me”, he meant those words with all of his heart. This small step of faith, in writing a song, has had a lasting effect on millions of people. Today, statistics indicate that this popular and well known song is performed 10 million times a year as God’s Mercy, Grace and Love continues to changes peoples lives.
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