Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Training Servants

"Make disciples . . .teach them . . . "(Matthew 28:20)

One of the joys of discipling is seeing disciples grow in serving and ministering to others.
In the work in Eindhoven, Jeremy and June have made their home a center for reaching neighbours and their children. Each week the Bybelklub meets here as well as a discipleship class. June is being trained in children's work. Her love for children is what God has used to draw this group together. Andre, from the Northpine ministry, is also using his gifts while being trained in Eindhoven to work with children. Jeremy continues to witness door-to-door, lead services. He is preparing messages and has opportunity to preach about once a month.
Another spiritual sponge that we are privileged to be training is Jason (below, in middle between Jeremy and Reagan). At just 20 years of age, he is demonstrating great potential.He has a sincere love for God, the Bible and souls. He visits door-to-door with Tony each Wednesday, teaches at the public school outreach each Friday, helps Jeremy clean and set up the classroom for church each Saturday, alternates with Jeremy leading services, preaches monthly, and teaches in the Bible club twice a month. What a joy to have such a spiritual "son" in the faith!

In Northpine, Calvary Bible Baptist Church is blessed of God to have Cedric and Caren Pillay. Cedric maintains all the administrative aspects of the work and leads the services, while Tony in preaching through the Sermon on the Mount during Eric Graham's year of furlough. Caren comes to me weekly for a mentoring class and together we hold a Bible club in their home each Thursday. We are thankful for this young family's love for the Lord and their selflessness in service to Him and the local assembly. Last month we enjoyed an outing together seeing the penguins and last week we spent an LONG night together when their 4 year old daughter went to the emergency room and was admitted with a high fever. Thank the Lord for His protection in these days of the H1N1 pandemic in the Western Cape. (I finally got the last 4 photos for this posting to load! :-)

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