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 […]
Testimonies
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 […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 7 — God’s timing
This trip is simply amazing. Last time I wrote to you was from the Serengeti and here I am, back in Dar Es Salaam, sharing all my encounters of the past 14 days. I have now traveled 11 000km and my car is in for a service at the Toyota Dealership […]
Our big God adventure: episode 17 – “… and you will dream dreams and see visions (part 2)
Lydia Venter continues her testimony from the mission field in Kenya of what can happen when God’s people act on dreams He gives them In the previous episode I shared how menopause affected my sleep and the manner in which the Lord woke me one night, showing me the exact […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 6 — Beautiful Tanzania
It feels totally surreal that I am writing to you from a starry night in the Serengeti, Tanzania. I am sleeping in my car tonight. It has been raining and is very muddy and I just could not put up my rooftop tent and for the hotels in Serengeti — […]
Our big God adventure: episode 16 – “… and you will dream dreams and see visions (part 1)
Lydia Venter shares a testimony from the mission field in Kenya of what can happen when God’s people act on dreams He gives them When menopause hit because of an early hysterectomy, my sleep became greatly affected. One night during the course of 2012, I suddenly woke up at 2am. […]
Julita explores from Cape to Cairo: Episode 5 — Respect for missionaries
Today is exactly two months since I left my home in Kleinmond. Who would have thought that I would be writing you from the city of Mbeya in Tanzania! One year ago today, I was on my “Jesus take the wheel” trip in Namibia and never in my wildest dreams did […]