NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
| KEMPTON PARK & SURROUNDS
We are humbled and thankful, again, as we see God at work! Sis Arlene McKlunsky (Isolation) is now living in Benoni. We look forward to seeing her fortnightly. The McKlunsky’s breed dogs. Bro Peter Mulima is still employed, in the midst of his colleagues being retrenched. We are thankful and humbled when God answers prayers. April saw the whole ecclesia praying on Bro Peter’s petition and on May 3rd he finally heard with a very definite “NO - you won't lose your job” and “YES - we very much need your efficient services.” Praise God!!
A Congolese refugee family (Jimmy) from Randfontein has found it easier to join us for fellowship at Aphiwe, Tembisa. Their trip is now only 1.5 hours long, instead of 2.5 hours and they get home before midnight. We are reminded to be thankful for the blessings of having motor cars, making travel a luxury taken for granted, when we have brethren and sisters who struggle to come together.
Bro Stewart Walker (UK) has been out and exhorted us to remember three important P's. Prayer. Priorities. Purpose. As we move forward on our journey, we need to take time to realign ourselves with what is important. How we get there and why are we doing this? Through all, we must pray, as the scriptures remind us “Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
The Women at the Well ‘W@W 2014’ was a huge success, the Winterton weather was anything but wintery. Sis Hannah Fadel travelled across the globe from USA to this tiny village in the KZN Bundu. For those who have not been to this charming little town, we had the pleasure of driving through the only robot intersection, and over both its speed humps! The food was delicious (Christadelphians always enjoy the food!) the lodgings charming, and the fellowship enriching. Sis Hannah guided us through learning to Fear Man or Fear God, in a down to earth and easy to absorb manner. We cannot wait for her to return to Africa again.
Sisters gathering, Bundu KwaZulu-Natal
| PRETORIA CENTRAL
A little Sunday school is on the grow at the Congolese meeting (Pretoria West). New challenges arise as everyone is accommodated in a very small kitchen! And, it seems the kids enjoy it so much that they want to bring their friends! Maybe it will be Sunday Schooling in the passage way outside!?!
A little Sunday school is on the grow at the Congolese meeting (Pretoria West). New challenges arise as everyone is accommodated in a very small kitchen! And, it seems the kids enjoy it so much that they want to bring their friends! Maybe it will be Sunday Schooling in the passage way outside!?!
| SOWETO
We in Soweto have a “Mother of note”. We celebrated another decade fulfilled for our beloved Sis Leonie Verster. She, who touches all our hearts and lives in some special and unforgettable way, celebrated with candles on her cake and a home filled with a flurry of the flowers that she loves.
The joyful news continues, in that our Bro Austin Mataka is back from Zimbabwe, much to our surprise and delight, who we are pleased to report is looking and feeling very much better and where he belongs in our midst. Bro Daniel Makhado has been away in Limpopo to keep the work alive in that area. He goes for his driver’s licence in the next fortnight, after which we will all benefit from the vehicle he has bought. All our movements in this part of the world are governed by the lack of independent transport, and so this is a great asset to the busy ecclesias we have here in the “City with a heart of gold”.
We were very happy to welcome visitors from near and very far. At one of our Tuesday Bible classes 10 brethren and sisters from Australia and Canada, on one of the Christadelphian tours, were able to join us for a short tour to some of the sights in Soweto after which Bro Rod Ghent (Toronto, Canada) led us in a very interesting and exhortational Bible Class on Baalim. We were very sorry to hear that Bro Rod had to be hospitalized in Durban with a blocked carotid artery. Our prayers for him and Sis Linda.
Other visitors have been Bre Gary Smith and Stewart Gomeza (Yeoville) who presented two of our seminars in our new 10 week Bible Basics series that we started on 11 May. We thank them for their labours. It is by God’s grace that we have a constant stream of interested students from the area. It really is a privilege and a joy to share the true gospel with so many who are serious about understanding God’s Word for themselves. We look forward to Bro Anthony Oosthuizen’s presentation at the end of the month. We sent a delegation of 7 from Soweto to attend the Women at the Well weekend.
South African news is via Sis Paddy Campbell in the Gauteng Newsletter
