TGIF Durbanville
Kom luister hoe hulle Jesus ontmoet het, die keuse om ‘n goeie werk in die Kaap te los, alles te verkoop en met twee kinders sak en pak te verhuis na ‘n vreemde land en hulle ontberinge en ervarings sedertdien.
Andre en Annemarie Thiart is al vir +16 jaar sendelinge in Mosambiek.
Kom luister hoe hulle Jesus ontmoet het, die keuse om ‘n goeie werk in die Kaap te los, alles te verkoop en met twee kinders sak en pak te verhuis na ‘n vreemde land en hulle ontberinge en ervarings sedertdien.
Was dit die moeite werd, sal hulle dit weer doen noudat hulle weet wat hulle weet?
Grootste uidagings vir 2019.
God het ons geroep uit lewens met baie vraagtekens…
Die 3 reëls:
God het geroep, God het gestuur, en God het GEPRAAT. Nou wat vrae God van jou?
Rohann en Chloë Cronje: God het ons geroep uit lewens met baie vraagtekens… Ons opgelei, geonderrig, en gestuur op ‘n reis om die Woord van God te verkondig. Ons is weer terug in die Kaap, en ek sal gesels oor van die moeilike posisiese waarin God ons losgelaat het, en ook vraag wat Hy nou aan elkeen van ons stel.
Cheryllyn is an African Christian Democratic Party MP in South Africa since June 1999:
My agtergrond: Iemand het eenkeer opgemerk “Dit neem die Here 1 sekonde om ons in die Hemel te kry, maar ons hele lewe om die Hemel in ons te kry”. Dis ‘n ongelooflike “Journey” wat ek vir niks in die wêreld sal ruil nie. Ek vertel graag hoe Hy my lewe “ge-hijack” het.
My lewensfilosofie en bediening: Erens in die Bybel staan daar geskryf: “Die Here het ons jammer gekry en hiedie bediening aan ons toevertrou” en dis hoe ek my lewe en bediening sien. Vader het my jammer gekry en vir my ook iets gegee om te doen…! Ek vertel graag wat Hy op die oomblik deur The Mailbox Club in Afrika doen.
To be without hope
In a nutshell, that was me. I have literally lost everything and have nothing left.
After an all time low, I found myself in a hospital for depression (Bloemcare) situated in Bloemfontein.
When listening to how my family describes me during that time and what they saw, I can only imagine how bad it must be to helplessly watch a loved one drowning and not be able to save them.
I contemplated suicide so many times.
But while I was still around, I was determined to make it my life mission to tell Christians how stupid and over-done their religious theories are. Furthermore, I also vowed that I would never set foot in a church again.
I started this short story with: I lost everything…
What did I really lose???
William Austen an Evangelist who has been preaching across South Africa for the last eleven years will be visiting us on Friday morning the 16th to share his testimony. On the 24 of February this year William was assaulted with bricks by gangsters in the Strand and left for dead. After suffering multiple fractures to his face and skull God saved his life.
Then three months later William was in an horrific car accident. Again William suffered serious injuries, but God showed His faithfulness by saving his life.
Hierdie Vrydag se getuienis kom vanuit die Gideons. Leo gaan ‘n getuienis deel van hoe hy as jong Christen met Gideons in London in aanraking gekom het. Andries gaan aan die hand van sy ervaring in die Gideons die manne teenwoordig uitdaag om te groei in ons geestelike lewe en om die Boodskap van Verlossing uit te dra.
Andries is in die bediening vir meer as 10 jaar. Hy is ‘n voormalige president van die Durbanvillelaer en dien die afgelope 5 jaar op die streeksbestuur as kapelaan en areadirekteur. Hy het ‘n passie vir die gevangenis- en rehabilitasiesentrum bediening.
We met in 1981 while attending Bible School at Christ for the Nations in Dallas, Texas. We have been married now for 36 years and have 3 sons, 3 lovely daughter in-laws, 4 adorable granddaughters & 3 handsome grandsons.
We worked with troubled boys for 9 years both in Chicago and the Detroit area. In 1993 we joined a Global Mission organization founded in 1957 called, Operation Mobilization (OM). OM works in 120 countries and operates one ocean-going ship. On to Poland, in Eastern Europe, with our boys in 1994, where we ministered for seven years, mainly assisting the Nationals in church planting and evangelistic outreaches.
In 2001 we moved back to the States and joined one of OM’s regional offices in Castle Rock, Colorado. Our work consisted of: recruiting, mobilizing, and sending out missionaries for OM International. In 2003 we began working with the OM India field and Dave was the National Director for Church Relations. In this position he was raising awareness & funds for the many projects in India throughout the country. His main passion has been the training & development among the new Dalit Pastors, better known as, “Untouchables.”
Eileen worked for 5 years as the Trip Coordinator & Regional Director for women’s ministry for the Dalit Freedom Network. The DFN office was birthed in 2002 in Denver to be a voice for the Dalit’s of India in partnership with OM India. Eileen had the joy of coordinating and sending all teams going to India to work among some of the poorest of the poor in the world today.
During our time in Colorado, Dave was also the Mission Pastor at our home church called, “The Rock.” He has overseen the many outreaches each year and has given leadership to the many team members and focus groups on our Global Outreach Team. Along with all of this, Dave has kept up on the happenings of our many missionaries ministering locally and globally.
Starting in 2014 Dave & Eileen began working out of the OM U.S. office in Tyrone, Georgia were they both joined the Global Connections Team.
In that position, Dave was the Director of Pastoral Relations. In that role he was maintaining & developing new partnerships with churches throughout the U.S. He also was training, sending and going with teams to work in some of our international fields especially India, Africa, and the Middle East. Dave was involved in the ministry of preaching, teaching, and training to mobilize American Christians into discipleship and World Missions involvement.
Eileen’s role was the Director of Women’s Ministries. In this role, she was recruiting and mobilizing women in the US to work alongside women’s ministries globally. She was also involved in our ministry called: “Freedom Climb.” The Freedom Climb of OM has projects spanning the globe that are actively working to combat the modern day tragedies women and children are enduring each day. Eileen was also the assistant to the Director of Prayer for Freedom Climb.
However, both of us felt the stirring of the Holy Spirit to get back into ministry cross-culturally. So, we made the move to South Africa in March of 2016 to be involved in reaching the lost, discipleship training, leadership development & church planting.
Dave is the Regional Team Leader for the team in Cape Town and Eileen is the Director of the Chanua Empowerment (Chanua means ‘Thrive’ in Swahili) Center in the City Bowl of Cape Town.
Dave & Eileen
Dave – david.kadlec@om.org
Eileen – Eileen.kadlec@om.org
OM’s INTERNATIONAL MISSION
To see vibrant communities of Jesus followers established among the least reached and forgotten people of the world.
CAPE TOWN’S MISSION
Diaspora Hope is a pioneering team in Cape Town seeking to reach out with the love of Christ among the immigrants, refugees, foreign students and neighbors from other faiths, especially among the Muslims.
My getuienis is bloot uit verering aan my Vader.
Ek wil ʼn opsomming van my lewe gee in kort wat my jag ongeluk bietjie inkleur, dan die draai wat ek in die wêreld gaan stap het tot by my her-inkeer tot God. Maar die punch line, wat Vader gesê het ek moet deel, handel oor hoe HY my lewe en finansies kom herstel het toe ek gehoorsaam was aan Sy opdragte.
Ek glo Vader wil ʼn goue sleutel met julle deel sodat volkome herstel kan plaasvind binne in Sy Liggaam.