South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Lydia recalls God’s grace during a troubled time in Kenya Up until 2007 life for us pretty much revolved around running Yasha Mission Academy as well as our ongoing work in remote areas. By then we had planted several churches and, because God never called us to pastor a church, […]
In this week’s episode Wilco and Lydia Venter become the answer to their own prayer One of the things that really bothered Wilco and myself, was the fact that so many small kids were roaming the streets unattended throughout the day. It was from then on we felt that the […]
In this episode God speaks in surprising ways to direct Lydia and Wilco Venter in the early days of their ministry in Kenya We did not yet have a name for our ministry. Although we were still lecturing at the Njoro Bible College, our work in Teret and neighbouring villages […]
South African missionary couple Wilco and Lydia Venter were in the right country. But they were not yet on their main mission. Lydia shares how God began to open strategic doors for them in Kenya One of the things the Lord told us before we set out to Kenya, was […]
In the last episode of this series Lydia Venter recounts the miracles it took for their family to complete their epic road trip to Kenya. In this episode the missionary family discover they need even greater divine assistance to get through their first few months in a foreign country Entering […]
The Venter family embark on a nine-day trip to their new home country — and experience God’s deliverance, again and again The morning of Monday, the 27th of August 2001, was fresh and crisp with the air loaded with excitement, expectation and gratitude. The Nissan Hardbody Pickup as well as […]
In a dream yesterday morning Jeffreys Bay-based missionary Grant Handley walked into a shop with a group of people and felt the Lord wanted to bring freedom to somebody. In the dream they prayed with a person and Grant told him he felt the Lord wanted to bring him into […]
Episode 3 ends with the news that the Venter family finally left for Kenya on August 27 2001. In this episode Lydia shares on God’s faithful provision during the final countdown to the trip Waiting and preparing for the realisation of the vision to go to Kenya is probably best […]
In this episode God tells Lydia and Wilco Venter where He wants to send them as missionaries but they have to wait 10 years for the right time to go Two days after giving my life to Christ (July 31 1991) I started seeing visions. Please note that I had […]
In Episode 1 of this inspiring testimony series South African missionary Lydia Venter shares how she and her husband Wilco came to Christ and how He delivered her from racism. In this episode she tells how God added three children to their family before they set out for the mission […]