I DO!

About two weeks ago it was as busy at a beehive here at 44 Mispel Ave!

The bride was awake at 6, ready to beautify herself, radiating with joy and having a glow of "I'm getting married TODAY!" around her!  I, on the other hand, painted a different picture: Scurrying around getting the gazebo up, moving the chairs and then....it started drizzling... Uhm, we had plan B, but we REALLY want this wedding outside, under the trees, with the Chinese Lanterns hanging from the branches and the red carpet as the aisle... I did started praying, nearly making deals with the Lord, if He could just PLEASE hold off on the rain :)

But the day ended in a beautiful half sunny day!

But the story is more than this.

When we met Tammy & Konrad, our concern was their living together. And we didn't how to address the issue without either creating hurt or offense or worst case: disunity amongst the youth (we hardly knew them that time and didn't know how they would take the news).

But God (in His awesomeness) starting working in their hearts and in the end, they were more than just all ears, they were willing to take the step of faith.

This was all three months ago.

What did God do in the time being?

- God provided Tammy with a dress (FOR FREE!!!!!)

- The family provided snacks, so they didn't have to pay for catering

- The venue was free (Oom Louis and Tannie Rina said we could use their garden)

- Their rings' cost was minimal 

- Someone sponsored their honeymoon

And the lists goes on!

Jurie's message the best I have yet heard (and I'm not being biased).  He shared Ephesians 5 and gave such a clear, simple message what the different roles of husbands and wives are.  And then ended with what it means to submit: It's not so much the "bowing down" of yourself, but lifting up the other person.

But we'd rather have Tammy and Konrad share their hearts with you maybe next month!

Irene shares her heart...

Irene (one of our cellgroup members - see picture) was kind enough to share her heart with us. It is still a privilege to be amongst them! Over the next couple of months we will regularly post a piece written by the Youth themselves. And keep your eyes open for the wedding pics of Tammy & Konrad!

What connect group means to me

Im Irene, Im turning 21 this year, and I want to tell you what connect group has done for me.

Wow, if I have to say what connect group and youth means to me,I wouldn’t know where to begin.

The first night I met Jurie and Lilli they asked me so who am I and where do I come from, what is my story basically. They were so eager to get to know each one of us. So they started to lead the connect group.

They encouraged me to go to prayer hours, and not to feel ashamed of the way I pray, because God knows my heart. Im the kind that can talk on and on for hours, but when it gets to praying before people, hehe I climb into my shell. They did’nt give me even chance to think about it. I went and I felt amazing, it felt as if I took a huge step into my future.

That same week, I led 3 girls to our amazing Jesus Christ, I asked Jurie to pray for them at connect group to give their hearts. And they did without hesitation. The girls went through so much, but I couldn’t stop telling them how their lives would change for the better, they started to join me at nights to worship in my room and to do Bible study. I could see how much God worked in their hearts,aswell as in mine, I never thought that God could trust me so much.

That Sunday I gave a testimony in church, which I could never do !!! But Lilli asked me if I would feel comfortable, and I just asked God to speak through me, my nerves were up !!

I also learned what it meant to be silent so you can hear when God speaks to you, Lilli talked to me what it means to anoint your room,as I had to,and didn’t know the first thing about it. Talking to Lilli is like therapy for my soul.

Jurie once talked to me and gave me like a whole paper full of verses out of the Bible for how u can pray for someone, it wasn’t a week later and my sister started to go to connect group with me, after praying for a year. But she still didn’t want to go to church with me. Jurie said I should just be patient God will work with her. In this month she came twice to church, and there is a major change in her.

Connect group is one of my highlights in my week. I can be Irene there, I can cry, laugh or whatever , it’s my home. I can ask a question and get answers, straight answers. Connect group is my family, and I can truly say that everyone there has climbed so deep into my life and heart, I never want to be the old Irene. Each week, I can feel how much I grow in Faith, I just want to say thank you for Jurie and Lilli for allowing God to work through them with me.

GOD SE GLORIE

Op die ou end, is ek en jy niks nie, maar God in ons, is ons nuwe skepsels, skepsel vir eer, skepsel wat die AMAZING WONDERLIKE GLORIE VAN GOD KAN UITDRAE IN DIE WERELD. 

mense se harte kan rik vir die koninkryk, die ultimate lewensversekering makelaars wees, want al die premies is klaar betaal in bloed, mense moet net teken op die dotted line.

Gits, God is net te dinamies.................

KAROLES EN LENTE

Wat 'n fees was dit nie, om herhinder te word wat dit is om soos 'n kind ons Vader te aanbid.

Oom Karoles en Lente het kom optree die Sondag by ons kerk.  Ek het gedag dit gaan boring wees en onvolwasse, maar to hul eers Jesus se soldaatjie sing, toe spring die klein kind uit my uit, en ek begin net soos die 5 jariges my voete te stamp en my hande te swaai.

Wat n vreugde om so God te eer in aanbidding.  Niks wat jou terughou nie, geen status wat jy moet behou nie, net jy wat jou alles vir jou Pappa gee.  Ek het skoon vanoggend wakker geword met 'n kinder liedjie in my kop. Prys Home met die tromme, Prys Hom met die harp.

Ek sal nooit vergeet van die dae wat ek my male se ore seker doof gesing het in die kar, toe ek die loflaadjie baantjies so geluister het, dat hul al begin trek het, (ek verstaan nou hoekom Jan de Wet bietjie vals geklink het c",  ).

Die Vader kan ons so baie leer deur om net na 'n kind te kyk.

Cell Group Meeting

Howdy folk

First of all, sorry for the long time since I posted anything on our blog.

I need to tell you though about the awesome cell meeting that we had the other night.

One of our youth members came and asked us that we need to pray more in our meetings.  So to honor his request we did just that.

We first of all started with communion and spoke about Jesus' wonderful gift that He gave us by dying on the cross.

After that, we started to pray, and the Holy Spirit started to minister to us youngsters.

The amazing prayers that came out of that, was so refreshing, and it filled us with hope and joy.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

AMEN