news from south africa

Our congratulations and good wishes to Brother Thomson who was joined in marriage to Miss Gracious Timothy in Zimbabwe in August. We pray our Father’s richest blessing on their marriage and look forward to meeting Gracious when she is able to move to SA. .

Brother Thompson and his Bride, Gracious.

Bro. Gary Smith of the Yeoville ecclesia reports on the Family Conference:

“The Dragon’s Peaks are nestled in some of the most picturesque natural surroundings, just outside the little town of Winterton, in KZN, close to the border with Lesotho.

Here the International Family Bible Conference got under way. Six of us from Yeoville ecclesia attended - it was a first conference for some of us! It was nothing like anything we had ever experienced before, in many ways than one. The presentations by both the main speaker, Bro. John Pople and others on the variety sessions, and reports from the various P2P teams were so Biblically enlightening and spiritually edifying. In fact, it was such a spiritually uplifting and life changing experience that I am not the same person any longer – and I don’t think I want to be any more!

The Lignum Project at the Yeoville BEC, led by Bro. Roy Marshall from the UK, was a great success. Bro. Roy conducted woodwork master classes in measuring, sawing, cutting, planning. bolting, mitring, screwing, designing simple wooden furniture and artefacts, showing the participants how to produce products to a professional standard.

The Project ended with the Graduation evening last Wednesday. Bro. Roy presented Certificates of Competence in Woodwork to the brethren and sisters who attended – they proudly showed their handiworks and took them home afterwards.

Our hearty thanks to Bro. Roy for giving so generously of his time, expertise, equipment and finance in coming from the UK to teach us.

The evening was rounded off most enjoyably by Bible games and quizzes organised by Bro. David.

Bro Roy Teaching