(Testimonies from the Helping Hand team: Frank, Michelle, Chris, David (and Tino from Grahamstown, who joined the team for outreach on some of the days) Stopping with a group of 6 young men, chatting and laughing, I offered them each a tract. They all went silent and accepted the tracts curiously. As I was handing them round, I said “sorry if I interrupted your conversation” and the “ringleader” replied, “no man, it’s cool. This looks worth stopping for!” James and I began a conversation on one side of town, and continued it as we walked. More than half an hour later we were at the other side of town, and had covered topics ranging from relationships to prayer, current world events, and personal commitment to Jesus. I told him how I gave my life to Jesus, and he explained how he grew up in a Christian family, but couldn’t quite understand who Jesus was and why he should receive him. We talked together for a while more, and at last he agreed to give Jesus a try, and accepted Him as His personal Saviour! We exchanged details and I encouraged him to stay in touch and to pray, cause Jesus is always listening. Ikiwe was sitting in his car by the side of the street, and after I gave him a tract, he turned off his engine and we struck up quite a conversation. He was not sure if he could fully accept Jesus, but was very willing to listen and we discussed language barriers, changing the world, and how we each have a destiny and are not forgotten by God. Towards the end of the conversation, he said “Look, we may not agree on everything, but I want you to know that you’ve fulfilled your mission. I know you’re Read the full article…

For Mandela Day this year, we organized projects and events for a creche, a soup kitchen, an informal settlement, the homeless, a quadrepledgic centre, three clinics, Sunday School, a fire station and a police station! Thank you to the Lord; as well as to our dear friends and sponsors!  

Thank you all for your support and prayers towards the Grahamstown Arts Festival Outreach; it was blessed and a huge success! In fact, more people accepted Jesus as their Saviour during this festival than at any of the previous Grahamstown outreaches! Hallelujah! The final statistics are: 132 individuals prayed for on the spot; with a variety of different requests 224 decisions to accept Christ as Saviour 222 inspirational Activated magazines given as faith-boosters 127 Gospels of John given; to make Jesus’ words more accessible 17 Bibles given to those who wanted to learn more 17 700 Tracts distributed Scores of numbers were also exchanged, and many interested individuals have now been added to the weekly Whatsapp devotional lists, ensuring they will receive further spiritual “nourishment.” Our praise and thanks go first to the Lord, and of course to our dear friends and sponsors! Without each of you, this would not have been possible. Thank you! God bless you.    

On July 12, 2016, at just after 2:00AM, Michael and Angela were blessed with a healthy and beautiful baby boy – Samuel Aidan Grant! Many prayers were answered and our hearts rejoiced to welcome this little bundle of God’s Love into the world!

Early this morning our four-member team left Cape Town; on their way to do outreach at the 11-day Grahamstown Arts Festival! Here you see them with boxes of Bibles, Gospel tracts, and inspirational Activated magazines. Please join us in prayer for safe travels, good weather and health, souls saved, lives changed, and many reached with the Love of Jesus! Thank you! (Romans 1:16) For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth… (Mark 16:15) And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.

The main purpose of Sunday School is to bring children closer to Jesus, and to help them feel His Love. This time, our weekly efforts bore wonderful “fruit.” The teachers told the story of Jesus’ death on the cross, His Resurrection, and the ability for each person to receive Him, have forgiveness of sins, and reserve an eternal home in Heaven. The response was amazing; 25 children eagerly bowed their heads and prayed to accept Jesus into their lives! How the angels must have rejoiced, and how we rejoiced, and now we hope you will rejoice as well!

A very Happy Father’s Day to all fathers out there. You fill and have filled a hugely important role in your children’s lives – whether you realise it or not. Let us all remember our Great Role Model Father, and be better examples of His Love, day by day. Psalm 103:13 “As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.”

For this cold and wet winter’s Youth Day, we drove around the neighbourhood with special gifts ready! Two large pots of soup were loaded into the van, as well as winter clothing items. Each homeless person we met was the grateful recipient of a steaming bowl of soup, a scarf, cap, and blanket, and to round it off, a waterproof winter jacket! Each was also given a Gospel tract with a simple Salvation message. One group of “friends” united in poverty immediately began eating their soup, and thanked us profusely. Then, when the youth volunteers returned a second time from the van with the clothing items, their astonishment knew no bounds. One of the men held his new jacket at arms length and felt the material, exclaiming again and again “this is a real winter jacket! Look, it’s waterproof!” Another man rose up from his makeshift bed in a corner between two buildings, and we were shocked to see that he had on only a tshirt and an old tattered pair of pants. We were nearly moved to tears as we realized yet again how blessed we are, and how much we take for granted. Another large group received their gifts thankfully, and then surprised us with a request. “Will you please pray for us?” With glad, humble hearts we bowed our heads and led them in a simple prayer. Isaiah 59:1 says “Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:“ We clearly saw the need that night, both physical and spiritual. Our thanks go to our friends and sponsors, as well as the youth volunteers, without whom these dear ones would have faced a far more difficult winter’s night.