ON 18 AND 19 MAY WE CAMPED AT MALAWI LAKE WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM SA – JOEL AND HANNELIE, AND MADE NEW FRIENDS WITH DIRK AND SOPHIA. THEY ARE ALL FROM WOLSELEY AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM SINCERELY FOR THEIR VISIT! WE ALWAYS ENJOY FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIANS AND WENT BACK TO CHANDAME WITH NEW COURAGE AND STRONGER FAITH!

 AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE WE ATTENDED SERVICE AND READ LUKE 5 VERSE 1-10 AND GENESIS 3 VERSE 8-10. WE READ ABOUT JESUS WHO WENT TO FIND THE LOST SHEEP AND, WHEN HE FOUND IT, HE LIFTED IT UP ON HIS SHOULDERS (JOHN 3:16). WE ARE REMINDED THAT CHURCH LEADERS MUST GO AND ENCOURAGE THE LOST SHEEP (PEOPLE) IN CONGREGATIONS, AND, SOMETIMES, WE NEED TO CARRY ONE ANOTHER.

ANOTHER MIRACLE HAPPENED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE! WHILE DRIVING, JANNIE’S BAKKIE’S WHEELBEARINGS SUDDENLY BROKE. WE WERE DRIVING FROM CATANDICA WHEN SUDDENLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF AT A SPEED OF 120KM PER HOUR! JANNIE KEPT THE BAKKIE IN CONTROL AND STOPPED NEXT TO THE ROAD. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE LORD FOR HIS PRESENCE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND FOR KEEPING US SAFE! THE NEXT MORNING NEW PARTS CAME FROM VILLA ULONGUE. THANK YOU DIRK EN PASTOR DZONZI FOR YOUR HELP!

EVERY SECOND WEEK THERE IS A WOMENS MEETING HERE. THIS YEAR WE VISITED THE DIFFERENT PRAYERHOUSES SO THAT ALL THE WOMEN COULD TAKE PART IN THE MEETINGS (SOME OF THE PRAYERHOUSES ARE 40KM AWAY – TOO FAR FOR THE WOMEN TO WALK TO CHANDAME).

A BIG HIGHLIGHT OF JUNE WAS WHEN OUR ELDEST DAUGHTER CHRISTIEN AND OUR TWO GRANDCHILDREN CHRISTIAN AND MIA-GRACE VISITED US HERE IN CHANDAME. THEY ARRIVED ON THE16TH JUNE 2013 AND VISITED US UP TO 8 JULY 2013. IT WAS A GREAT BLESSING TO HAVE THEM HERE. CHRISTIAN WENT WITH OUPA JANNIE ON THE TRACTOR AND TRAILOR TO TRANSPORT TOBACCO AND MAIZE. MIA-GRACE PALYED WITH ALL THE CHILDREN HERE AT THE CAMP AND CHRISTIEN HELPED ME AT THE CLINIC. SHE TOOK OVER THE WOUNDS AND WAS DOING A GREAT JOB-EVEN TOOK OUT SOME STITCHES OUT OF A WOMENS WOUNDS ON HER HEAD!! AMAZING!!!!

CHRSITIEN, MIA-GRACE AND SUSAN ATTENDED A WOMENSMEETING AT TEMBA-CHRISTIEN DROVE US THERE – A 40KM 4X4 ROAD WHICH TOOK US 2 HOURS TO GET THERE! IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR CHRISTIEN AND MIA-GRACE – BOTH THE MEETING AND THE ROAD!!!

FROM 28 JUNE UNTIL 1 JULY 2012 WE VISITED THE MALAWI LAKE WITH CHRISTIEN, CHRISTIAN AND MIA-GRACE. THE WEATHER WAS VERY NICE AND THE KIDS ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. UNFORTUNATELY CHRISTIEN GOT MALARIA. WE STARTED GIVING MALARIA MEDICINES JUST IN TIME! SHE WAS VERY SICK, BUT WE AGAIN TAKE NOTE OF THE POWER OF PRAYER!!!!

MY (SUSAN’S) BIRTHDAY IN JULY WAS ALSO VERY SPECIAL, BECAUSE SOME OF MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME. I FELT VERY SPECIAL AND WANTED AND ENJOYED ALL THE SURPIZES! THANK YOU ALSO RORY AND PETA FOR THE GREAT BIRTHDAY MEAL!!

CHRSTIEN, CHRISTIAN AND MIA-GRACE FLEW BACK ON 8 JULY 2013. THEIR VISIT WAS VERY SPECIAL TO US. TIME WITH THEM WAS AWESOME AND AMAZING – THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT!!! WE WILL SEE OUR FAMILY AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2013.

THE REST OF JULY WE WERE DRILLING A BOREHOLE IN TETE AND FOUND LOTS OF WATER. HENNIE AND ELSABET FROM NKHOMA SLEPT AT CHANDAME AS ELSABET TRAVELLED ON HER WAY TO SOUTH AFRICA.

FOR 10 DAYS JANNIE DRILLED A BOREHOLE IN CATANDICA. IT WAS A GREAT TEST OF HIS PATIENCE, ENDURANCE AND FAITH, AND HE HAD TO REMEMBER TO FOCUS ON GOD, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED! I (SUSAN) STAYED AT CHANDAME ATTENDING TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN NEED OF MEDICINE ETC.

 WE END JULY 2013 WITH JOHN 20:26-31!!! GOD BLESS!!!