The first picture is of Dube. Dube is from Zimbabwe and has been with us since the very beginning of our time here in Botswana. He is a faithful man and a man of prayer. We thank God for him and pray for many more like him.
You can also see in the picture that at our new property we have a nice place for what you would call “dinner on the grounds”. That’s what we had today after our children presented their Christmas program, “The Christmas Present”. One of our supporting churches was so kind to purchase the book and CD for us to use. It is the first time we have done anything like this here and everyone was so thrilled and surprised at how well the children performed. The message of the program stood alone – the best present of all is Jesus!
We are continuing to have visitors at our new place and are thankful for those who are coming. Our church is beginning to feel ownership of the new place and are excited about the possibilities it brings us.
One of our ladies left early today because she had work at the office that could not wait. I later had a text message from her that her visiting sister from Zimbabwe accepted Christ as her Saviour today!! Pray with us as we work with her while she is here in Botswana for another week or so.
The second picture is of some of the children we ministered to yesterday at the clinic for children living with HIV/AIDS. We volunteer at their annual Christmas party. The attendance was down some because of the rain, but our youth were there shining the light of the love of Jesus to the children and their caregivers. We thank the Lord for the opportunities He brings because of this ministry.
Christmas is upon us and it is hard to believe. With all the new opportunities, we have not really taken time to prepare as we usually do.
We had hoped that Amanda would be able to join us since she is the only one apart from us right now, but it looks like there are no seats left at the time she would be able to come. Would you pray God’s will be done in that? This year has been particularly hard on our family and we long to be together, but we understand God may have different purposes. We pray that His will be done for His glory even in this.
Reaching the Unreached,
Steve, Pam, Derek and Devin
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