Feet Not Tires are Beautiful!
Date: May 19th 2009
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I'm in Beirut, Lebanon for a few days to visit one of the All Nations church planting teams. God has opened a door for them to work with a Bedouin tribe. The sheik (chief) is the grandson of a man who received a dream from the Lord many years ago and as a result was given a Bible and then came to faith in Jesus. There are about 200 believers meeting in 18 house churches in the tribe of Muslim people. We will serve their practical needs (work in the school for K-10 grade), and coach and mentor believers to spread the good news of Jesus. One of our leaders just returned from the Transkei region of South Africa. If you have the time, you will be greatly encouraged by the story he tells... Feet Not Tires! Tandaza caught my eye and smiled. It was one of those moments that when you look back you just see the hand of God all over it. Lukas and I were then invited into his home and met Tandaza's mother. As we sat and listened to Tandaza and his mother's story we were absolutely spellbound. The team was working in the city of Mthata (Umtata). After our Combi van was stolen we had to remind ourselves that the Word of God says "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news" not "How beautiful on the mountains are the tires of those who bring good news"! So started our outreach with a commitment to walk where we needed to be. We found a poor community that was walking distance from where we stayed and started visiting families within the community. Tandaza's little sister was brutally raped and murdered a few years ago. His father sat in court and testified against the men who did it and was then threatened by them. He developed heart problems over a period of time, according to the family because of the stress caused by these threats. He died last year. That leaves Tandaza, a young man in his early twenties, his mother and his brother who is a drug addict and living away from the family. Thandaza, so concerned for his mother, left his job in Cape Town to be with her. When we asked what we can pray for he asked for a job in Mthata so he can remain close to his mother and take care of her. Lukas and I prayed. We prayed gently but firmly believing that God could do something and touch a family who have suffered so much. We could sense the presence of Jesus there as we prayed. We could sense a change come over them as if some faint glimmer of hope started rising in their hearts again. There were smiles through the sadness when we left the house. It was only after I came back to Cape Town that Lukas phoned me with the news. That very same day a man offered Thandaza a job and the next day he started working. God cares about the poor and the injustices of our world. I just know that his heart breaks for this family. Will you please pray with me for Thandaza and his mother? Will you consider that God might have a Thandaza in your life for you to reach out to with the love of Christ? "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit" Psalm 34:18 "A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows is God in his holy dwelling." Ps 68:5 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27 Thank you for also continuing to remember the teams in Transkei and Beirut in your prayers, would you? With gratitude, Floyd and Sally Click here to reply to us by email -- Postal Correspondence: P.O. Box 1331, Sun Valley 7985, Cape Town, South Africa |
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