CPx Tennis Fun

We don’t just have Jesus in common – we also love a game of tennis.  We invited the 2010 CPx students to our tennis club on their off day and planned an afternoon at Chrismar Tennis Club.  Situated an hours drive from Noordhoek, we had a tennis filled afternoon where we offered free coaching before playing a few social matches:  South Africa against England, South Africa against America.  It was great fun! We had the traditional South African Boerewors rolls and salad for dinner before heading back home.  A great opportunity for us to show the students what we’ve done, building the club the last two years.  We believe the tennis club is our access place to share the gospel.  We trust God for big things to happen in the future at the tennis club – reaching the community as a family who loves tennis as a sport!

Shine your light

We are covering the character trade:  Obedience in home education.  The assignement tells us to make candles…  I recalled the name of a tennis practice partner, Rone.  Her entrepreneurial husband, makes candles for a living and runs his business  from home.  He makes about 500 candles a month, which means he uses 1 ton of wax a month. 

We phoned him and he showed the kids how to make candles – different shapes, colours and sizes.  A very interseting process…  The best part of all… God brings the right people across our paths on the right time during our schooling journey.  We were very exited about our outing because He knows what we need, when we need it!

Mat 5:14  You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.  May we be the light in our daily walk.
Joh 8:12  Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Soccer World Cup Fan Walk

Supporting ORANGE!!!  Holland taking on Uruguay on Tuesday evening, the last night a soccer game will be played in  Cape Town for the 2010 World Cup.  We caught a train (public transport) from Brackenfell station and experienced the vibe of the famous “fan walk”.  The streets filled with spectators, visitors, foreign languages heard, a festive atmosphere and the trumpet sound of blowing vuvuzella’s!!!

We watched the final game at Grandpa & Grandma.  We we’re ready for the final game:  Spain vs Holland….  Despite the lost, we had a wonderful time, following the games, learning the flags, praying into the countries for revival and cooking some traditional food for from the different countries represented.

PHOTO’s

Painful Burn!

This three-year old toddler, is one of our Staff Member’s little girls.   Diana pulled over boiling hot water on herself on Wednesday afternoon, 22nd September 2010.  She’s been hospitalised at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town.  We went through to visit Betty to support her.  She was very emotional…

Please pray with us for quick recovery and healing of the wounds.
Pray that this family will see God’s healing hand and favour on this little girl.
Pray that there will be no scars, if in God’s will.
Also pray that Betty will not feel guilty about this accident, as she was busy putting up laundry on the washing line when it happened.

Gal 6:2  Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the Law of Christ.

Moving back into our house

We moved into our house on the 5th of July, a day after my birthday.  The kids said:  “Mom, you’ll receive your Birthday present tomorrow”.  They definitely did not consider the hard work that was waiting for me.  The excitement was great when the Britania truck parked in front of the house, delivering our household goods and unwrapping our furniture, after 18 months of storage.

Luk 6:47-49  Whoever comes to Me and hears My Words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like. He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock. But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.
Joshua 24:15 …but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD

The house have been rented out – there was damage, but we’re grateful for the time that we had tenants in our house.  With time and effort we’ll repair and fix things.  We’re back in the valley and we are coming back – CHANGED!

We asked the kids before we moved from Noordhoek, “What are we taking back to Brackenfell and how will we do things differently now?”  This was their response…

Special thanks to:
Yolandi, a friend that was a life saver.  She helped with the big task of unpacking, putting up curtains and cleaning. 
Sandra prepared a delicious lasagne – I was very thankful to feed the kids after a hard days work, without the worry of cooking dinner the very first night in the house.

Thank you ladies!

The Ark

For the month of June we’ve stayed in the Ark at our church.  We were fortunate to use the facilities on the premises, allocated for missionaries. 

It’s been a challenge!
We’ve moved eight times in the last 17 months.  Brackenfell to Noordhoek Capri, Capri to Kommetjie, Kommetjie to Africa House, Africa House to Noordhoek Chalets, Noordhoek Chalets to The Ark, The Ark to Summerset-West and back into The Ark, The Ark into our house in Brackenfell.

The amazing part is that we felt God was in every move. Allow me tell you one story. It was the last Thursday in May when I just felt we were finished in Noordhoek and we need to return to Brackenfell. I talked to Marlese about it and left it there. Later the same day the agent that was looking after our house phoned me and said that the tenants want to know if they can move out end of June?

I discussed it with Marlese again and explained that maybe we can stay in the Ark, then I will be closer to our businesses in Bellville etc. I started to read my emails. Guess what? There was an email from All Nations asking if our apartment is available for June. Well we immediately started with the arrangements to make the move. Everything worked out perfectly, or at least thats what we thought. Our lease in Noordhoek only expired 31 July and All Nations will takeover the lease for the remainder period, wonderful.

Our church back home (Logos) confirmed the Friday that we can stay at the Ark for the month of June, just great. In the mean time the message that we were happy for the tenants to move out sooner did not reach them. The agent called me on Sunday explaining to me that the tenants lost the house they were going to move to because of this. She asked me if we could cancel the early move to Brackenfell since the tenants now will have to stay till they find a house that suits their family?

I simply said no, we can’t! Everything was already packed we intended to move to Brackenfell on Monday and All Nations is taking our apartment, there is no way that we can cancel the move now.

Well, we then moved to Brackenfell with faith in our hearts that God will provide for both of our families. He did too. We were in the last week of June when the agent informed me that the tenants found a house they like and they will be moving out the end of June. What a relief!

Our faith were definitely tested but as always God showed up on time!

Before and after

Jeanelle’s braces came off!  So glad after a two-year process of aligning her bite and straightening her teeth.  Look at this Colgate smile!

Love one another

1Pe 1:22  Purifying your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, love one another fervently out of a pure heart.

Jules and Mercia took their family holiday trip and decided to make a first stop with us.  We had a wonderful time.  They spoke so many words of life into our lives.  God used Jules to bring insight and wisdom to Conrad and revealed a lot of things regarding the tennis club.  We are privilege to have friends like these.  We share our challenges we face as Church Planters and stand in awe of God’s work in and through us.

Girls just wanna have fun

Our Home Schooling Moms took a day out to Franschoek.  Starting the day with fellowship, a delicious breakfast at Bon Bon, we shared our stories, joy and challanges.  Then heading into the streets of Franschoek brousing every little gift shop, enjoying time out with the girls and having fun…

Photo’s to follow soon!

Joh 15:13  No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

The light house

Antoher family field trip for home schooling.  We visited the Slangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie.  A 93meter tall structure.

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Psa 43:3  Oh send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to Your holy hill, and to Your tabernacles.