Sat 25 Aug - BULGARYE Terugvoer!

KE Bulgarye is 'n nuwe vertaking wat in 2011 gestalte gekry het toe Kobus & Hanneke en JP & Rita tydens 'n recce in September 'n huis gekoop het in die dorp Gostilitsia, min of meer sentraal Bulgarye. Hierdie visie is al 'n paar jaar gelede deur JP ontvang en het die tyd-toets met lof geslaag as daar na die magdom sending-vrugte gekyk word in soveel mense se lewens.... 

Die eerste werks-groep het toe in Mei oorgegaan, waarvan die meerderheid spanlede vanuit Lewende Woord Oos gemeente bestaan het - interessant ne!

(Jammer Sipho, of  eerder Wouter, asook Bertus kon dit nie maak nie)

Kobus & Hanneke het die skyfie vertoning gelei waartydens die spanlede elk 'n beurt gekry het om hul eie belewenis te kon deel.  Die van Tonder gesin het 'n volle 3 maande in Bulgarye spandeer en vir almal vertel van hul besonderse journey nadat JP, Jordan en Rita, asook die werksgroep terug huis toe vertrek het. Die plan en doel van sending in sy volheid!

Bulgaarse visas reguleer 'n maksimum van 3 maande besoeke tydens die somer seisoen.... ongelukkig is die huis nog nie leefbaar om die Oos-Europese winters te oorleef nie...

Wie gaan saam volgende jaar???!

(ons skat rond en om Maart/April/Mei/Junie 2013 G-w)

 

Jared & Sanchia: baby shower & India feedback

Sat 18 Aug - Jared & Sanchia Stork tea & India Feedback @ Brooklyn Guesthouse, Pta

Doting parents and their beautiful babies as well as a marvelous spread!

 

Jared & Sanchia give a slide presentation of their YWM DTS in Chennai at the beginning of 2012 and invited people attending to partner with them

They have been invited to attend Slingshot in Nov at the Muizenberg YWM base and then attend as staff the 2013 school at the same base

In the meantime they are ministering in East London, taking turns with Elijah that has his parent's full attention... Bless you guys, you are doing an excellent job with your new boy!

 

 

Friday night 17 Aug - Sending cell get2gether @ Mark & Denise's

 

Spesial Nood Projek:Terugvoer by Eden

Sondag 12 Aug - Eden Gemeente Bronkhorstspruit

Ons het op Sondag 24 Junie by Eden Gemeente 'n voorlegging gehou om vennote uit te nooi om te bele.... en hier is Arno weer om namens die span terugvoer te gee oor die kerk se belegging op Ko Phayam, Thailand

Braai na die tyd by die van der Merwe's in hule lapa op die plaas

Het destyds Flip se spitbraai ook hier gehad

Tydlyne

Begin Junie: Flip laat weet sy huis het vir die 1^st keer verspoel tydens spring gety (monsoon)
Prayer journal:  14 Junie
Voorleggings op 23 / 24 / 27 Junie: KE Pta Fellowship / Eden Gemeente / Gereformeerde Kerk Randburg se Woensdagaandgroep
Stuur uit Spesiale Nood email aan familie, vriende en vennote: 25 Junie
Bespreek kaartjies: 25 - 29 Junie
Een & eniges span-voorbereiding: 1 Julie
Vertrek: 3 – 8 Julie
Kom terug: 20 – 29 Julie/4 Aug
Hoe lank neem dit om op die eiland te kom: 3 dae se reis (as jy weet wat jy doen)

Special Needs project victory!

Special Needs Project Team

It only seems impossible until it is done - Nelson Mandela

The plan: to lift Flip's house out of spring tide's way in 3 weeks on Ko Phayam island

The purpose: changing and touching the lives of all those who decided to get involved (on any level)

Thank you for every single word of prayer and every single resource/rand sowed!!

The island, 14 July

Flip Special Needs Project

Sending is as close to you as the measure of your self involvement

Bangkok - 18 hours in transit from SA

  

Ranong, at Jon & Cally Kwok's home (9 hours by overnight bus, if its on time)

 

en route by boat to Ko Phayam island (1 hour away from Ranong and 2 hours at sea)

The people's village is as far as a motorbike rental and then the famous float

And here you will find Flip and his home ....

Now we can unpack all the tools, equipment and hardware we brought along form SA, Bangkok and Ranong.  And a couple of pap Cadbury slabs... 

Sondag 1 Julie - Spesiale Nood bou-span

 For his Special Needs project, please go to Flip's blog (ask paulien for it)

Follow the story on this blog's page called  2012 Trips...

The builders: Jeroen, JP, Arno, Jordan

The wife: Louise (middle)

The extra: Estelle (left)

The scout: Paulien (right)

Saturday, 23 June 2012 - Bulgaria de-brief & Families in missions

First there were sixteen or so – the group that went to Bulgaria, spouses and kids - coming together again for a debrief.  Talking about the highs, lows, experiences of the trip, views and perceptions, why go all the way there when there are also other cultures here, how to be more effective here through what you learned and how God changed you over there – a bag of all sorts, as debriefs usually go.  All in all an awesome experience, not just to share God’s blessing with another nation, but also to learn more about God’s Kingdom.

Feedback will take place on 14 July – venue in Pretoria still to be announced.

Then later there were thirteen or so (plus kids) – to talk about families in missions.  Can missions and families co-exist, or will they get in the way of each other and pull in different directions?  When you put God’s Kingdom and His calling on your life at the centre, then there will be no conflict – your calling will include your family.  Just as when Abraham followed God’s calling to a land that he did not know, and his whole family came with him on the journey.  That means leaving the familiar and what we think of as safe, but what is safe really, and what inheritance do we really leave our children?  Houses, cars, a good education…the securities of this world…or an inheritance in the Lord?  Sometimes we make that switch “too” late, and then there needs to be humility and a heart-to-heart chat, and leading by example, to explain what is happening and to help them cope with the change of direction.

Thu 14 - Sat 16 June

Saturday 16 June with Sanchia & Jared's sending cell at the Walter Zisulu botanical Gardens in Roodepoort

Thursday night, 14 June - Stotram Jared!

Thursday night we went to fetch Jared at the

airport after completing 6 months DTS at the

 YWAM base in Chennai, South India

Sat 9 June - As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord

Kim had some difficulty focusing on the conversations, in fact she had difficulty concentrating on anything except the BABY.

Jeroen gave some great feedback on the Bulgaria trip and did an excellent job as spokesperson for the outreach. He shared with us the excitement of tree cutting, roof building, interesting sleeping arrangements and so much more... like the toilet adventures. Hehehe

The possibility of children on outreach was discussed and different opinions were voiced, especially different ones from men and mothers. Some trip are better designed to take children than others.  The discussion continuous...

The BABY IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

Jacques had us buzzing when he shared about the Noah and the flood events, also how the different cultures and skin colours came about. The man has been reading up and was well prepared for the topic.
The discussion continuous at the next fellowship about families and their purposes in the Kingdom plan especially as westernised evangelism concentrates mostly on salvation for individuals and the Word refers consistently to whole families....

Sondag 2 Junie @ 7 am

Welkom terug BULGARYE GROEP!

Wat is beter as om vir amper 30 uur te reis sodat jy by jou eie wederhelf, jou eie stort/bad, jou eie bed en jou eie kos uit te kom - nadat jy maar soos in alles gegee het vir iets waartoe God jou geroep het in die laast 2 weke?

Familie en KE vriende wag....

Tsepo en sy geliefde Celest

Jeroen het 'n Bulgaarse koerant gekoop en het die Cerilic klanke geleer wat help om die taal uit te spreek al weet jy nie wat die betekenis van die woorde is nie (nog nie...)

Nou le die de-brief tuis voor so wel as terug-voer aan al die ondersteuners, partners, mede reisigers, kerke en wie ookal nog wil hoor van hierdie ingrypende 'entry strategy' ondervinding...