Home Sweet Home

Yep, that's our house! Actually, this picture shows our flat (the South African word for apartment or townhome) as well as our next-door neighbor's and even a little bit on the other side of them as well. It's kind of hard to tell where one starts and the other stops. The carport to the right of that little trailer and the garage are ours, for a frame of reference. The carport leads to our front door and the two windows that are furthest to the left are the front side of our upstairs. Basically, it's a three bedroom flat, which is perfect for us!

Today we got the opportunity to be a part of the Gauteng District Assembly (Gauteng is the province that Johannesburg is in). It was a great service, and Dr. Middendorf was the keynote speaker. Also, the highlight of the weekend was the ordination of African deacons and elders at the service. It was great to see so many (more than a dozen) be ordained, as it really shows progress in Africa. That really sums up why we're here, to help get the Church of the Nazarene in Africa to the point at which they don't need us to be here anymore. That so many were being ordained today was just a testament to how fast the church is growing here in Africa.

Another point of praise that was brought up in the service was that over the last month, in the country of Sudan, the Church of the Nazarene has shown the Jesus film to over 650,000 people (that's not a typo!)! Thousands have come to know Christ and two churches have been planted -- one of 600 and one of 1,200. More will surely follow soon also. Praise God!

We thank everyone for all of the e-mails and prayers that have been sent our way over the last week, you all are a great support for us, we wouldn't be here without you. Things are going great here so far and we are starting to get adjusted, but we do have a few prayer requests that we'd like for you to remember this week:

-- We have found a strong candidate for a car, we're just trying to figure out how we're going to have to alter our budget over the next three years in order to get it. Please pray that God would give us the wisdom to know what to do and the faith to know he will make it possible.
-- For the new ordinands, that God would continue to grow them and bless their ministries.
-- For the newly planted churches and thousands of new Christians in Sudan.
-- For Dr. Middendorf , as he travels back to the United States.
-- For our continued transition to life in South Africa.

We love and miss you, thanks for all that you do for us!

Until next time,

Jeremy, Tricia & Jake