A Thrilling Saturday

Our team spent another amazing day being a part of God's work here in South Africa. Today we spent the morning back at Victory Baptist (you know, where our van window was smashed), this time doing evangelism training. We didn't know it before today but the night before the members had been at the church for their all night prayer vigil which they have once a month. Many of them went home at 6am and came back to the church at 9am for our training! We had 10 participate in the training. Julius trained them using the evangicube, Dave used the ABC's to salvation and Keith presented the Roman Road plan. The 3 of them all did outstanding jobs on their presentations. And the people seem so excited to get out into their community to try it out-such boldness! While all of that was going on, Wanda and Mona showed the 24 children (ages 1-16) the way to share the gospel using the Gospel Silly Bands. They also sang and played games with them. Their version of musical chairs got a little rowdy and one chair was broken so we didn't get to finish that game-but all in all a very successful morning teaching how to share The Good News!
After a tasty lunch fixed by Cyntia and Bev we headed back to Laudium for the open air service at 3PM. While the pastors and musicians were setting up, the others from our team walked around the village market handing out Christian literature and inviting people to our service. What an awesome event to be a part of! After much joyful singing and praising the Lord, Pastor Julius presented the Gospel of Christ in such a powerful way that we were all touched. Eleven precious souls came to know the Lord as their savior! We just keep saying "Wow" over and over. Do you remember the prayer request for protection for the Hindu lady because she was getting threats from the Muslim shopkeepers for providing us electric power? Well, today one of the Muslim shopkeepers offered to let us use their power for our sound system! See how mighty your prayers are?! And also how Powerful our God is?!

• For tomorrow we will be heading back to Gerhardsville for an open air service there in the morning and then to Victory for their 3PM service. Please keep those services in your prayers that many we have invited will attend and that they will hear God's Word through Julius and respond.
• Pray for strength for Julius' voice- he had to talk quite loudly today even with a mic.
• That the 11 who received Christ will attend one of the services tomorrow and that someone from the churches will contact them this week and start disciplining them.
• That the young lady named Shoomay who became a believer will have relief and healing from stomach pain.

Here are some photos from today's wonderful events. Thanks for your comments to us-we love reading them in the morning before we head out for the day! You cannot know all the ways you have encouraged us to stay strong in the Lord-thank you again.

The children from Victory Baptist church in Laudium and their friends.

After an hour and forty five minutes, Mona and Wanda were out of ideas-Keith came to the rescue!

Hope you can see ok-these were some of the worshippers today in Laudium-they were dancing & singing!

                                          

                                                
More Laudium worshippers-of course we weren't dancing- we're worshipping!!!

Julius preaching at the town market in Laudium.