From the book 'Dangerous' by Caleb Bislow & Ted Kluck

"Missions isn't a trip to the zoo. It's not a check list of how many fascinating pictures you took. It's not about seeing places and meeting interesting people. Missions is a hospital. It's about loving, helping, and rescuing people in their deepest areas of need."

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someone else...sorry.....I forget where I got this;

"let it be our deepest desire in life to know God, to hear His voice, and to follow Him!

there will undeniably be moments when you look like a fool as you try to follow God’s voice. Noah didn’t receive the world’s applause when he followed the Lord’s voice. He was rejected and laughed at, but that did not stop him from being faithful to God’s calling.

I’m not ministering in my own inadequate strength.

many of us have  full resumes of what we did for God, I would rather have a resume full of what God did through me!"

breaks my heart......

"Nearly half the world I see is living on less than two dollars a day ........ I see a world where eight million people will die this year alone due to diseases related to their poverty.".....Kyle Idleman

There are many children growing up in this area, with no knowledge or hope of a better life. This is a huge settlement, with literally thousands of cardboard homes. 

This Christmas when you enjoy your family supper, would you please remember to pray for them?

Also join us in praying that God will put us in a place to affectively address the needs of widows and orphans. Thank you!

May the presence of our great God fill your homes and hearts this Christmas and in the New Year!

Dear friends.....

Here are a few of our dear friends from the New Life  Church plant, here in Kinshasa!

As the poster behind declares....we have all this because of JESUS!

This is a BEAUTIFUL country!!  On our way out to a rural area, we travelled on this wonderful road. It was so enjoyable, I wanted to share it with you.

weep with those who weep.........

Standing together with this dear lady and the Lord! You can't see Him, but then.......you CAN see Him. Don't you agree?

Maybe you have doubts about God’s love for you. Know today that God looks beyond your doubts. He wants to reveal Himself to you. He wants to walk through life with you.

Bukavu.......

For the last month, we have been in charge of the church plant in Kinshasa, as Pastor Raha took time away to accompany our missionaries, Ron & Elaine to Bukavu to see the work of the mother church.
In the last week of Ron & Elaine's stay in Congo, I also travelled to the east. Here is a very brief overview of that trip.......

To get there, we must travel by plane and then by boat.....

On arrival, there was a very warm reunion with the Bethsaida Church Board! It was wonderful to connect with these great men of God again!! Pastor Raha is standing beside me.

It was then a blessing from God to reunite with Ron & Elaine before their departure. They did a very great work in Bukavu and area, and were so loved and appreciated! God used you mightily! Everyone is looking forward to a second visit in 2017! THANK YOU SO MUCH RON & ELAINE!! May God reward you abundantly!

In the few days I was there, it was my privilege to visit a new school started for the underprivileged of the village. There are some VERY courageous people in the world, I tell you!! Against all odds, and at great personal sacrifice, they educate children to improve the future of Congo and the lives of people in general......especially the neediest!

My heart is always stirred by these precious faces........

Our time was unexpectedly cut short, however, we were able to visit a few churches, where I had the honour of preaching. God is always faithful, and He was with us, as you can see!!

And then, all too soon, it was time to say farewell to our brothers and sisters in Bukavu......

God be with you, we love you, and pray He will reunite us once again!!

Seasons......

Where some people have 4 seasons each year, we only have 2....wet & dry......I will let you guess which one we are presently enjoying......