AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST WE TRAVELLED TO THE SITE WERE JANNIE HAD TO DRILL BOREHOLES FOR A COMPANY. WE DO THIS EXTRA WORK FOR EXTRA FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN MANAGE TO FINISH THE CLINIC WE ARE BUSY BULDING AT CHANDAME. THE CLINIC IS 274 SQUARE METRE AND THERE ARE 10 ROOMS. VASCO OUR BUILDER AND 2 HELPERS FINISHED PLASTERING THE CLINIC AND ARE NOW BUSY PLASTERING AROUND THE WINDOWS AND DOORS. EVERY DAY WORKING AT THE CLINIC IS A STEP NEARER TO FINISHING THIS PROJECT!!
WE ALSO HAD AN EVANGELISM WEEKEND IN CHANDAME FROM THE 3rd AUGUST – SONDAY 4TH AUGUST 2013. WE DROVE TO A NEW AREA WHERE WE WANTED TO START A NEW PRAYERHOUSE. JANNIE DROVE WITH THE TRACTOR AND TRAILOR AND I FOLLOWED WITH THE BAKKIE. IT WAS A HEAVY 4X4 ROAD AND I WAS NERVOUS WHEN WE STARTED TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD, BUT WITH THE PEOPLE SINGING AND PRAISING THE LORD I STARTED TO FEEL CALM AND MY FEAR VANISHED! THE DRIVING WAS AMAZING. FOR SURE THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS WITH ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING! WE LEFT THE TRACTOR AND TRAILOR AT THE SITE.
THE NEXT DAY WE ARRIVED AT THE NEW PRAYERHOUSE, EVERYONE WAS EXCITED AND YOU COULD FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!! THEY PRAISED AND WORSHIPPED THROUGHOUT SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE LOCALS OF THAT AREA WAS SUPPORTING THEM! SUNDAY MORNING THE CHURCH STARTED AT 09:00. SIX DIFFERENT PEOPLE GOT A CHANCE TO PREACH. ALL OF THE MESSAGES CAME TO ONE CONCLUSION: ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU ARE ON EARTH – WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SPREAD THE WORD OF GOD, AND REMEMBER THAT JESUS CHRIST IS OUR LEADER. BE AWARE THAT SATAN IS FOLLOWING US EVERYWHERE. EVERYONE THAT BELIEVES IN JESUS CHRIST WILL RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE. THE COMING OF JESUS IS NEAR, WE MUST BE READY EVERY DAY!!
WHEN WE ARRIVED BACK AT CHANDAME ON SATURDAY 3 AUGUST, A GROUP OF WOMEN APPROACHED US WITH A LITTLE BABY CRYING. I TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND BEGAN TO PANICK. JANNIE WENT AND ASKED THE WOMEN A FEW QUESTIONS AND TOLD MET TO BRING TEASPOON. HE USED THE TEASPOON TO LOOK IN THE BABY’S MOUTH -THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HER THROAT AND SHE WAS BUSY SUFFOCATING! HE TOOK HER BY HER FEETAND PATTED ON HER BACK WHILE UPSIDE DOWN. THE OBSTACLE CAME OUT AND THE BABY STARTED BREATHING NORMALLY AGAIN!!! SHE WAS CALM AND CONTENT – A 6 MONTHS OLD BABY (HER NAME IS MARY). THE MOTHER TOLD US THAT SOMEONE GAVE THE BABY SOME ORANGES TO EAT AND AFTER THAT SHE BAGAN CRYING. THANK YOU TO THE LORD THAT WE ARRIVED AT CHANDAME ON TIME AND THE BABY WAS SAVED!
WE ARE STILL IN TETE. JANNIE IS DOING MECHANIC WORK – ALSO FOR EXTRA FUNDS TO HELP US TO FINISH THE CLINIC PROJECT AND TO HELP US TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL PASTOR AND CONGREGATION OF CHANDAME!!!
BLESSINGS!
JANNIE & SUSAN