Gospel News — Jan-Apr 2013

Soon we'll be starting a new year. Embrace the possibility of God's goodness and His faithfulness to you. Remember to include Him in all your plans and He will keep you from stumbling and give you nights of peaceful dreams. (Karen Moore)

Johannesburg

Br Thompson (Yeoville)
exhorted us this month
on fearing and respecting
the Lord from Dan 5.Our
ecclesial lunch, was
followed by the concert
and prize giving. Visitors
from Kempton Park, Yeoville & Soweto Ecc came through to help make the day a memorable one.

Br. Travis & Sis Salome Lekhoane joined the others from our Gauteng family in going to the Summer School. Two of our Sunday School children & a member of our youth went to the Gauteng youth camp. Br Travis' company has asked him to relocate to Durban & God Willing he will be doing this on 1 Feb, transferring to the Pinetown Ecclesia. Johannesburg ecclesia will be voting in a new committee at the half-yearly meeting on 20 Jan. Farewell dear brother, like the swallows who fly south for the winter, we know we will be seeing more of you this side of the kingdom. Great truths about growing old: It's frustrating when you know all the answers , but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

Kempton Park & Surrounds

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With the blessing of Birgit and Gernot baptisms, our little ecclesia in Kempton is growing again. With them come three junior school children. Birgit is a busy musician who plays the harp, cello and violin

Great truths CHILDREN have learned:

No matter how hard you try,
you can't baptize cats.

Our guardian angels have been busy in our ecclesia this month Sis Trudy crashed into an ambulance at the beginning of the month, by the grace of God she and Georgia-Lynn were not injured, her car was "written off". This happened the day after Br. Lucas had a nasty accident, when a drunk driver cut right in front of him from the right-hand lane. We thank God that apart from a minor ankle injury no one was seriously injured.

Adieu has hosted another spate of volunteers this month: - Bre. Matt Drabenstott, Matt Bilello, James Caudrey, Sis Natalie Ferguson, Rachel Johnson & Lauren Ghent. They have all done great work here helping with the preaching & outreach work. One Sunday Br. Matt Drabenstott, joined the "hat-trick club" by giving three exhortations - @ KMP, Aphiwe & finally @ Congolese ecclesia. He is the third brother to have done the "hat trick" Sunday :-)

Gauteng Youth Camp was a great success:" For me these last 4 days – the Youth Camp - have really been a "kingdom glimpse". We had 37 kids between the ages of 8 & 18 attend, with Br.Matt