Thursday, August 09, 2007

South Africa Update #3: Two men profess to believe

Imagine telling an old man the gospel who had never heard it before and then seeing him come to Christ.

This was my experience on Tuesday. I was in the mostly-AIDS wards at the local hospital here in Pretoria again, and it was my joy to see two men--this older man and a younger man--commit their lives to Christ. My prayer partner Stephen and I were also able to encourage and recommission to greater commitment two or three other men who had already been saved.

Earlier in the week, on Monday, I was run off my feet serving AIDS patients meals and hot drinks. It was a tiring morning; we had a lot of 'customers'!

My girlfriend Lydia (whose passion is refugees and whose heart is for Africa) is joining me from the UK on Saturday morning--woohoo!--and later on that day we are flying to Zambia where I will be seeing my parents for the first time in more than two years. Looking forward to it! We'll be spending nine days in Zambia - including a few days in Mansa, where my parents are based and where I lived for three or four years as a high-schooler.

I will be writing an official prayer letter soon. It has been difficult so far--and still--because of a degree of uncertainty about the future, but "God knows."

Thanks for your prayers. - Nigel
ar TORONTO, CANADA | 2022+

NOVEMBER


DECEMBER

14 Wed (1) 4pm video mtg (SM), (2) 8pm Bible reading group
15 Thu 3pm appt (Ray)
16 Fri 4pm neighbourhood kids Christmas party
16-18 Fri-Sun Ottawa family Christmas
24 Sat Christmas eve - neighbourhood
26 - Jan ~10 Time away

JANUARY
... Jan ~10 Time away
12 Thu 3pm appt (Ray)
20 10am CCWM board mtg

2023+
Feb 17-20 MoveIn conference
Feb 21-24 MVT staff retreat
March poss. ministry trip to Djibouti/Cyprus
April 22-24 Sat-Mon Manitoba ministry trip
May 5 Fri CCWM board mtg (Fri)
June 17 Sat Prayer Journey