“Little Children Come Unto Me…”

“Little Children Come Unto Me…”

We have three of the sweetest toddlers in our church. I look at them and am reminded of the many children over the years the Lord has given me to teach about His Word. The first kids I ever taught have completed university and are now married. It had me thinking how quickly our three little toddlers will grow up. NOW, is the time to teach them about God’s love for them and praying that they too will come to the realization that they need to accept Christ as their Savior.

Kyla & Ruan

The Crèche Sunday School class was started to do more than just minister to these three children and their families but also to be used as an outreach tool to our community. We would also appreciate your prayers over the next two months as we place special advertisements in the local newspaper telling about our young church and the ministries that we have. We are praying that we will be able to introduce our church plant to many unsaved people in Malmesbury. Pray that we will be able to share the gospel with many new families. Pray that we will be able to “make disciples” and help them grow in the Lord. Pray that our present believers will want to serve Him more.

We would like to thank you for praying for us as we traveled to George, Knysna and Port Elizabeth, continuing to try and raise prayer and financial support. The Lord gave us traveling mercies and opportunities of sharing our burden for the Afrikaans speaking people of Malmesbury. The Lord continues to bless our deputation and our church-planting efforts in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

Grace Baptist Church
Missions Conference -
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Deon's Testimony

I was born in Boksburg, South Africa, and lived in Benoni and Roodepoort during my childhood and teenage years. I grew up hearing the gospel from my Dad. At the age of twelve, I realized I was a sinner and asked Jesus to forgive me of my sin believing that He died for me and rose again so that I might have eternal life through Him. (John 3:16;Romans 10:9-10) Four years later in obedience to God's Word, I was baptized. During my high school years, I observed and assisted my dad and other men from our church in providing support at a local informal settlement in Johannesburg. Through this opportunity and upon meeting my wife and seeing her desire to serve the Lord I began to consider studying for the ministry. Shortly after Michelle and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary we moved to Cape Town so that I could study through the Church Ministries Institute. The Lord taught me so much during those years of studies and as I worked towards and completed a Theology degree. After completing an internship with Paarl Valley Baptist Church we attended the mission agency, Biblical Ministries Worldwide's candidate class. We have served with them for twelve years in Cape Town, South Africa. We have recently completed our church-planting efforts in Cape Town and have sought the Lord's Will for our future. We believe He is leading us to Australia. We covet your prayers as we make these new and exciting changes to our ministry.

Michelle's Testimony

I was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and grew up in Durban and Cape Town, South Africa. I grew up as a missionary kid, witnessing my parents' dedication to serving the Lord and hearing them share the gospel with many people. Through their testimony and a Sunday school lesson from John 3:16-17 I realized that I needed to accept Christ as my Savior. At the age of nine, I prayed and asked the Lord to forgive me of my sin, and a year later in obedience to God's Word, I was baptized. My parents included my brothers and me in their church planting efforts. They allowed me at the age of twelve to teach Sunday school and since that year my desire has been to serve the Lord with my life. After high school, I attended the Church Ministries Institute. Upon completing my degree, I worked as a short-term missionary, assisting church planters and teaching at a Christian school in Cape Town. The Lord brought Deon into my life and has blessed us with three children. During the past twelve years, our family has been blessed to serve the Lord among various people groups in South Africa. We are now starting a new journey and look forward to joining teammates in Australia to continue our ministry.