Bye bye South Africa

So it is official.

Next year my wife and I will be jetting off into the Nations!

From the start of the year, I have been responsible to create and expand what we call Explore Every Nation. I am extremely excited to announce we have officially launched Explore and the first team will be sent next year!

Here is a short extract from our website (www.explore-en.com) that describes Explore:

“Explore Every Nation is a one year missions program where young people get sent all over the world to different Every Nation churches. There they will have the opportunity to serve the local community and share the Gospel to those in need. It is also a travel-based leadership development training.

We start off the year with an extensive training program where we will ensure that you are developed in areas such as leadership, discipleship, and cross-cultural missions, to prepare you to go to the nations.

After the training you and your team will be jetting off to the nations across the world, to start with the adventure of a lifetime. You and your team will work with and serve Every Nation churches. You will serve those in need, minister to and explore different cultures and religions, and boldly share the Good News, the Gospel.”

So next year my wife and I will also be leading the first ever Explore Every Nation team.

We are extremely excited to see how God is going to use us to share the Gospel with lost people across the world.

Please pray with us for God’s guidance and provision during this preparation period.

Maryke will be resigning her job at the end of the year and we thus now need to trust for more people to partner with us financially in ministry, so please pray with us. And if you know of anyone who would like to financially partner with us on a monthly basis, please let us know.

Here is our marketing video which you can watch and enjoy:

End of a season:

Since I need to spend my time primarily on building and expanding Explore Every Nation in the coming months, I naturally needed to pass over my Elevation Youth ministry leadership to someone else. Marinus Hayes is the man taking over the ministry from me and I am extremely excited to see how God is going to use him to expand the Youth ministry. 

I am also excited to announce that the Engage Training which I pioneered and launched at our Lynnwood congregation will now be lead by my great friend Kleinjan Ferreira. He is a wonderful natural evangelist with a massive heart to train and equip believers to reach the lost.

In terms of discipleship, I will carry on leading my Connect Groups and Leadership Group through to the end of the year.

Here are the legends who I hope will leave an even greater legacy here in Pretoria once I’ve left:

Christian. We have a Connect Group and he is also in my Leadership Group. He is doing our Internship year.

Lennox (left) and Kennedy (right). Both are in my LG. Lennox is a student. Kennedy is an accountant. Both making disciples.

This is Morne. He is also in our LG. He works in the corporate environment and is also making disciples.

DJ (left) and Wilhelm (right). DJ is an account. Wilhelm is a medical student. We have a CG together. Both starting to make disciples.

This is Clement. We also have CG together. He is a Malawian and a gardener. He is making disciples of his Malawi friends.

Estevan (left). Heinrich (right). Both students at Menlopark High. Estevan is in Christian's CG. Heinrich is in mine.

Botswana Sepupa Mission:

During the June/July school holiday my wife and I lead a group of 17 (primarily students) on a mission to Botswana Sepupa. It was a truly blessed time…

Here is a video of the mission: 

Ohh and finally, I just have to mention, my wife and I did end up going to Iceland for about two weeks in March/April. It was a mind-blowingly incredible experience!

Here are a few pictures from our trip to end the post off with…

Thank you for all your support and prayers!