These are the testimonies of three of our local leaders who received scholarships to participate in our Ten Days For Jesus mission program this December. They are writing to their sponsors to thank them for their gifts which allowed enabled them to do this. These excerpts have been used with their permission. A brief introduction is given before testimony:
Nathan - we met during our CPx this year in February (2009). We got to know him, shared Jesus with him, had bible studies in his house, met his mother and grand mother, baptised him in April before we left on outreach. This is what he writes:
"Ten Days For Jesus changed my life in so many ways. Compassion, love for others, forgiveness etc. I have an illness that doctors can’t cure but I know my God will help and heal me. People always will say everything will be fine but in fact the only one who can make the decision and that is God. I have met many special people. I have never heard any one saying to me that they love me. There’s this one guy Craig who told me that he loved me. And I was shocked; even today I am still crying due to the fact that he actually changed my life without him knowing it. So now I am happy with all the decisions that I have made so far my dear friends. I would just like to thank everyone of the guys and gals who made the dream possible and now I can go out and share the good news with everybody. Jesus is alive – yes friends, he is!!!"
Thandiwe - she is a graduate of our sister school called LxP (the Leadership Experience in Jeffrey's Bay). She is from Lesotho, her life has been transformed through knowing Jesus, and she has great plans to write a book about servant leadership because of her experiences in Jeffrey's Bay. This is what she writes:
"Thank you for your support. You made this ten days program easy for me and helped me reach people in the community with the gospel.
This program helped me realise that a lot of people are hungry for the Word of God and they lost hope because of what is happening in their areas.
I met a lady at Masiphumelele, her name is Catherine. She told me and my team about her son who is addicted to drugs and that she is struggling because she is not working. We prayed for her and the next day when we met her, she told us that she found a job.
Thank you. You did not do this only for me but also people I reached during ten days because now they know that there is hope in Jesus.
May God bless you."
Claudine - one of our team members met her during CPx this year (2009). She was hooked on drugs, and hadn't eaten for three days. He gave her what was in pocket that day - something like R10. In October, while taking a Canadian team around Ocean View, Claudine had completely changed. No longer on drugs, and with a renewed hope for life, she was keen to do bible studies with the Canadian girls. After they returned to Canada, Lisa and I continued meeting with Claudine and she introduced us to her friends, saying that she wanted them to experience the goodness and grace that God had shown her. We met her friends, agreed to do regular bible studies with them, encouraged Claudine to take the lead in those, and baptised her this December. This is what she has to say:
"11 Dec – we went to Back to Basics Adventure camp and had a fun day
12 Dec – we went and checked out the community we gonna work. Afterwards we went for a stroll on the beach and then we had a games evening at Mike’s place
13 Dec – I woke up very excited because I got baptised today and it was so awesomely wonderful. Every sin I’ve committed and how ever I did wrong were washed away. I died to the things of the world and started life as a new person in Christ
14 Dec – we went into the communities to start our evangelism tour through Ocean View, and we ended up with quite a few people who were very hungry to hear the Gospel. So we went to the same people every day to catch up on what the Lord has been doing in their lives. And we heard a wonderful things, but some stuff we heard were meant with a good intention but totally wrong. So we tried to evangelise her on the right track but the few days we had in the community were too little, but i will have a follow up bible study with them after this Ten Days For Jesus has ended. The Lord has changed me dramatically through this experience in my own community. I have a better reaction towards other people. I learned to love, trust and obey and be obedient to God’s words. God has come through for me on this Ten Days For Jesus. I just want to thank you for making it possible for me to be here. Most of all I want to thank God for planting the seed in their hearts to help me get here on this journey of discovery. I discovered how much I appreciate myself and my fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord. I discovered a new me. I discovered a better insight of the word through Floyd McClung’s bible study. It was a pleasure being here, meeting new people discovering new things and being a part of this ten day challenge. I just want to thank everybody involved. The team leaders did a great job. But most of all the people who donated the money in order for me to be here, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. And I love you with the love of the Lord.
Thank you very much, From Claudine Rubain of Ocean View, Cape Town, South Africa"
These testimonies are but three of the many stories of transformation that have occurred in the communities we've been working in. It's been such an honour and privilege to be part of these stories - to see lives transformed, hope renewed, dreams reignited, and destinies changed. What a mighty God we serve.
"Sing to Him, yes, sing his praises; tell everyone about His deeds" - Psalm 105:2
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