a few videos

Here are a few clips continued from the last post.

More pictures from previous post

I have downsized these pics hoping they will download. Please pray for our last three services tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. Also for our flight home Tuesday-Wednesday.

Listening to Mikki

Emgendini shack church back

church front

congregation

Lady Pastor and MC

Mikki & JoAnn with the people

Mikki with a larger group

Mikki's picture

people testifying

youth Sunday school

JoAnn with the "offering" chicken

More videos tomorrow.

Another Good Weekend

We have had another good weekend of ministry. We have been at Emjindini Friday, Saturday and today. This is a church we helped start in 2008 when we were here. They started in a tent and are now in a shack church. They have been obtaining blocks for their permanent structure. They hope to finish it in the next few months. Many people testified to receiving help from the Lord. They have quite a few children and young people compared to adults. The children, youth and adults have a verse to learn every week.

It was an interesting day today. They had a time of bringing us gifts at the end of the service. We received a small amount of money, some drinking glasses, 3 yard brooms and a "LIVE" chicken. What really made it interesting was the chicken got out of the box on the way home. All of a sudden I heard Mikki say, "Oh no, the chicken got loose." She had to undo her seat belt and reach behind my seat and hold it down until we got home. I got out while she held it down and got a hold of it while she got out and came around to the back door. We got it in a plastic bag and put it back in the box with a hole for it's head. We then put 2 bricks on top the box to hold it. They killed it a while later and we will probably have it for supper. The not so interesting part is what the chicken did on the seat and floor before we got home. Needless to say I had to take it to a place that washes the car and does a really good job of cleaning the inside. Another African adventure.

It is almost unbelievable that we fly home in 9 days. Now the fun of packing all this stuff to come home the next few days. Tomorrow we will go wash clothes like our grandmothers, by hand. Where we will go has two cement sinks in the back yard for washing. Nice not to have to dump the wash tub to put in rinse water in. We will really appreciate our washing machine when we get home 

I will try to load some more pictures and videos. Only 1 picture in 45 minutes. I will try tomorrow.

At a new start shack church

I am going to try and send some more pictures today if everything cooperates. Last night it would not let me upload.

Saturday night's service was so exciting. Many children and youth came forward to receive Christ. Also some adults came forward to completely surrender their lives to Christ.

Sunday was a good service also and some came forward for various reasons. They had a meal after service for everyone. We had chicken, squash and samp (like hominy). We were disappointed that there was no pap. We found out somehow they thought we did not like pap.

Please pray for better understanding between us and the South Africans. Lately many things are getting lost in the translation. We are always able to work through it, but sometimes it gets interesting. Flexibility  is the key over here. It is there culture and we are the ones who must adjust.

We have a day off today and a car. We were hoping to leave early, but found out this morning, before they left for work, the owners son is coming to get the mothers car. We have to wait so we can lock the gate on the fence behind us. Everything here gets locked up with a fence and gate if you have anything. There are bars on the windows and butler gates at the doors of the house also. Anyone who knows me knows I am chomping at the bit to be going as we need to be back by dark (appx. 6pm) so I do not get lost. We have to buy a new carry on suitcase for Mikki as the zipper broke on the one she brought with her.

I was asked to post pictures of Mikki's drawings. Here is the one Sunday in stages.

start

getting there

almost done

completed

adult choir singing

church nursery

some at altar

ladies serving food

kids outside church

eating after service

 

Back in the rural areas

If you are on facebook with me you know we have a car to drive this week. Not many places to go, but we do have a car. A young man went with JoAnn to show her where the petrol station was. She prayed them there as the car was running on fumes.

It is interesting that some of them do not understand what a day off is supposed to be, especially here in the rural area. We were supposed to be off today and we are sort of. We have breakfast here and lunch then have a short farewell service at 2pm. Then someone will go with us to guide us to the next church and where we will stay. I must admit this has been the hardest time culturally and I do not know why.

Here are some more pictures from the services and pictures of the churches. Notice the block church with blocks and trees inside. They had to get a structure up before some one moved on to the property and built there own thing.

Praise the Lord!!! Mikki just came in from the sitting room and told me there is a new soul in the kingdom. This is what it is all about. Her testimony has impacted many people.

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Shack churches to brick buildings- wherever God opens the door

Tonga - light for service

Tonga - preaching by candlelight

We have been in 2 shack churches and one larger block church in the last few days. JoAnn tried to video us singing but must have bumped the camera when she pushed the button. All you can see is her. So no video of us singing.

The Lord has been varying what we are preaching on. He is still speaking to peoples hearts and they are responding each night.

The church we were in last night was a shack church, however they have the walls up for their block church, but no roof yet. They build as they can. It was lit by a few candles at the front on a bench. Mikki took a picture of JoAnn preaching with the candles and a small torch (flashlight). They finally ran some wires from a neighbors house and just as we closed we got light. If the wires are still there Mikki may have light to draw and preach by tonight. Unless the Lord changes the sermon she is preaching on healing tonight and not just physical. New adventures every week. 

We had an interesting visitor fly in to join us the other day. Not sure exactly what it is but it was large and green. We also had a dog barking under our window at 4 AM and then the roosters decided to join it. Finally things quieted down and we were able to get back to sleep for a while. Buena Vista will seem quiet when we get home.

Please continue to pray for our strength, protection, hearing God's voice for our messages, and God's anointing on the services.

Here are a few photos from the last few days.

riding in back

Bosfontein

 

Bosfontein Sunday

our visitor

worship team Kamhlushwa

young man in wheelchair singing

preacher singing

Tonga worship leader

Kamhlushwa

Tonga

First in a long time today

Mikki preached to a group of pastors last night and her message was well received..JoAnn preached tonight and had her first ride in the back of a pickup truck since she was 12. You get to church however you can. There are advantages to being older over here. Mikki got to ride on the inside. They did bring JoAnn a cushion to sit on because of the bumpy dirt road. There were 7 in the back of the truck. They took a picture of JoAnn in the back with a little boy who also rode in the back.
A few pictures are enclosed,This church is what they call a shack church. It was too dark to get a picture of the outside tonight. We will try and get one tomorrow.
We have 2 services tomorrow. So this is short.
Continue to pray for us.

new way to church

youth & kids

others