We received a request from CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) to assist them with foodstuffs for a soup kitchen and food drive they were doing. Many of their students struggle to make ends meet, and a substantial portion have just one meal a day. By the goodness of the Lord, just the next day we received an extra unexpected donation of bread, along with fresh vegetables. So less than 24hrs later, we were able to pass on a lovely load of foodstuffs, (together with Gospel material) which went a long way and uplifted many students. Praise God!

The four-member outreach team to J’bay came back excited with testimonies and good results! 87 Bibles, Activated magazines, and other Gospel books and items were given out, as well as 2900 Gospel tracts! And most wonderfully of all, 11 individuals accepted Jesus as their Saviour!

Here are a few testimonies from the outreach, shared by the team…

Last week, we had the enormous pleasure and joy of being able to give over 170 individuals – staff at an orphanage, hospice, crèche, and soup kitchen – brand new donated shoes! Each box was labelled with the receiver’s name, which made it even more personal and wonderful, as each one would eagerly come forward when their name was called! Then, oh the wonderful as men and women peered inside their box for the first time, gasping at the beautiful, colourful, and quality shoes that were now THEIRS! (so many had old shoes and swollen feet, that as soon as their shoes were on they would dance or jump, testing out the amazing new sensation of comfort)

Another outreach opportunity! Four of our team members (Amy, Michelle, David, and Sam) left yesterday and are now in Jbay witnessing all over on the streets at the winterfest.
We are claiming angels going before, (Exodus 23:20) anointing and boldness, (2 Corinthians 1:21, Acts 4:13) souls saved, (Romans 10:13-15) and…

Our two week outreach at Makhanda (Grahamstown) Arts Festival was so inspiring! The 6-person team came back full of testimonies and spirit-led results! Amy even witnessed in song with her guitar, which was an amazing blessing and had many listeners in tears as they heard the songs of Jesus’s Love. The weather was mostly mild to warm, which was an absolute answer to prayer and made it possible to walk far and wide through town to meet and minister to people. (One team member’s watch tracked that they walked 209.9km throughout the outreach!) In addition to meeting a whole lot of new people, the team followed-up on many from previous interactions, and was so inspired to see their faith and walk with the Lord growing stronger! Hallelujah!

In this cold and wet weather, these sweet children especially appreciate the yummy and healthy food we bring on a regular basis. It sure makes us count our blessings each time we see them and spend time in God’s Word together. We see time and again how thankful they are for even a little kindness and help, and are determined not to fail in being channels of Jesus’ Love to them.

Our six person team left yesterday for Eastern Cape outreach! (Grahamstown Arts Festival and along the way) Outreach is for two weeks.
Please keep praying for anointing, safety, health, supply, open doors, and receptive hearts in both those met first time on streets and those met again and followed up on. Also for the team running the mission during this time, as they shoulder the full load of local projects and outreaches while short staffed. Thank you!

With each box sorted by size and labeled with the recipient’s name, we loaded up and set off for a youth home in Phillipi – excited to give each resident these brand new donated shoes! We met with the young people, house father, and staff, and were able to give a short talk on the Love of Jesus to all 36 men and women, as well as sing a Gospel song together. Then, into the hands went the boxes! Everyone eagerly opened, examined, and tried on their shoes, with smiles and laughter abounding. We then found out that for the majority, this is the first new pair of shoes they’ve ever owned. To close, we gave each young person a Gospel comic book with messages from Jesus. What a wonderful time!