The day I met Dennis, I was a little alarmed, to say the least. My minister had asked me to take the 20-year-old under my wing and try to work with him on the farm. He was an addict with a preference for ‘Tik’ and from our initial meeting, it […]
Testimonies
Our big God adventure: episode 21 — A stolen car and God’s miraculous intervention
Veteran South African missionary in Kenya, Lydia Venter, shares more testimonies of trials — and blessings — on the mission field. On November 3 2012 my husband Wilco met a guy, claiming to be a mechanic, at the Shell Petrol Station on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway. We had placed an advertisement […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 10 — A turn of events
Kenya and beyond The last time I wrote to you was from Nairobi, Kenya. Since then a whole lot has happened and I am going to try and capture some highlights as just so much has happened. Kenya was good to me. What an amazing nation. Intelligent people with vision, […]
Our big God adventure: episode 20 — Another story of Butch, our loyal protector — and beloved rascal
Missionary in Kenya Lydia Venter shares more memorable dog tales Animals have always been a huge part of our lives. In a country where our main task is to make disciples of Jesus in a culture that is so different from ours, we’ve always found it such a happy place […]
Our big God adventure: episode 19 — Two cakes, a dog and a birthday party
Missionary in Kenya Lydia Venter remembers the challenges of arranging a particular birthday party — as well as the great blessing that came out of the celebration The year was 2012 and the month was September. Since May of that year we’d been living with 11 kids under our roof, […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 9 — Amazing Kenya
Oh man. When I said goodbye to my two girls on the airport at Zanzibar, it was a terrible feeling. I knew the plane was taking them away from me and I had to continue my journey and nothing of it was pleasant. But I was so thankful that we […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 8 — Zanzibar blessings
Can you believe it. I am writing to you from Zanzibar. Zanzibar! I have never even dreamed of going to Zanzibar. It is an exotic destination that was never in my reach as the wife of a church planter. Was not ever even on my mind. And yet…. Here I […]
TRUE STORY: The man in the box — Mark Roberts
Dr Clarence Emersley was a small, bald man who sported wide-rimmed spectacles and walked with an unnaturally healthy spring in his step for a man his age. He had been a teacher his entire life and had loved it, which explained why he was still teaching past retirement age. The […]
TESTIMONY: From mockery, ‘I get the inspiration to climb high’
By Yasiri J Kasango Today, I can joke about what I don’t have – good vision and normal stature. But my lighthearted attitude wasn’t always so. Visual impairment, more often attributed to old age, is something I was born with. The trials with my sight cannot be corrected with prescription […]
Our big God adventure: episode 18 — God ‘interrupts’ our lives to plant school in remote village
Missionary Lydia Venter testifies of the good fruit that comes out of obeying God even when it doesn’t seem to make sense In Episode 9 I shared how a little playgroup developed into one of the largest ACE schools in Kenya. Well, it should also be remembered how this ACE […]