Chinese Nuwejaar 2011

Ons het ook heerlik gekuier saam met Haan en Doreen van Botswana. Saam kon ons ook die Chinese nuwejaar vier op 3 Februarie 2554, ja geen tik fout nie hulle is in die jaar 2554.

Dit is ook die jaar van die haas, ons was ook bevoorreg om Koos, Lynette en Rinda as metgesele te kon he...

Saam het ons, ons verwonder oor die pragtige liggies en die Chinese gesinne in tradisionele drag geklee.

Dus het ons pas nuwe, nuwejaars voornemens kon maak, want meeste mense sin hou gewoonlik net 'n maand. Ha Ha

Mag U elkeen 'n wonderlike nuwe jaar beleef en onthou geen haaspastei die jaar nie

Valentynsdag Februarie 2011

Ons het 'n ongelooflike "Jesus is Liefde Fees" gevier, dit is ons manier hier om Valentynsdag te fier. Ons het by die kerk 'n Praise en Worship gehou om Jesus se liefde vir ons te vier. Daar het ook 2 mense gereageer op die uitnodiging van Jesus het jou lief... en jy?

Ken en Weeta het hulle harte vir die Here gegee en ons is baie dankbaar vir hierdie twee nuwe christene, bid asb vir hulle.

Valentynsdag 2011

Verjaarsdag Hope Koh Phangan

Hope of Koh Phangan het sy sesde verjaardag gevier en ons baie

dankbaar vir die groei wat in 2010 plaasgevind het.

Ons oggend gebedsgroep het baie mooi gegroei en ons is dikwels

17 mense wat soggens saam bid. Hier sien ons hoe gebede

beantwoord word - van dit moet reen en asb nie reen nie, tot

genesings van siekes.

Die Bantaai Hope is ook mooi op dreef en ons dankbaar dat die

aanddienste baie mooi bygewoon word, iets wat nuut is vir

die mense op die eiland.

Die Sondagskool van Hope is ook geseend met tot 22 kinders

op Sondag, ons verdeel die twee groepe na die ouer en jonger

kinders, ons dank Ons Hemelse Vader vir hierdie kindertjies.

Dikwels buddistiese kinders wat ook saam met Christen maaktjies

kom, ons glo dat die materiaal wat huistoe gaan ook sal spreek

tot die ouers.

Sandduine Seen

Cobus en Deirdre

COMBINED PRAYER EVENING

WE DID ORGANISED AN EVENING OF PRAYER FOR CLAIMING BACK THE GROUND AND SOULS OF THE BANTAAI AREA ON OUR ISLAND. ON THE NIGHT OF 13 AUGUST THE HOPE AND VICTORY CHURCHES` MEMBERS DID COME TOGETHER AND WE DID START HAVING SOMETHING TO EAT WHILE THE SUN WAS GOING DOWN. WE CALL TO GOD ON THE PROMISES HE MADE IN HIS WORD THAT WHEN WE REPENT OUR SINS AND TURN TO HIM HE WILL HEAL OUR LAND.

WE DID START AT THE VICTORY CHURCH WITH A SHORT SERVICE OF SCRIPTURE READING, PRAYER AND WORSHIP. THEN WE WALKED THE STREET OF BANTAAI DOWN TO THE BANTAAI HOPE CHURCH, ALL DRESSED IN OUR WHITE "I LOVE JESUS" T-SHIRTS CARRYING A CROSS, BLOWING THE HORN AND CLAIMING THE GROUND THROUGH PRAYER.

WE FINISHED THE EVENING WITH PRAISE AND WORSHIP AT HOPE CHURCH. WE ALSO DID PRAY FOR THE FUNCTION OF THE "WOMEN WHO BELIEVE" GROUP IN SOUTH AFRICA THAT WHOULD START 2 HOURS LATER. THEY WERE TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THAILAND SENDING(MISSION). WE ARE SO PROUD THAT SO MANY THAI CHRISTIANS DID TURN UP. THERE WERE STILL 50 OF THE APROXIMATELY 70 CHRISTIANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE ISLAND AT THE PRAYER EVENING. WE THANK GOD FOR SUCH A BLESSING.

ANGELS FROM KOH SAMUI

WHEN WE TOOK MARIKE TO KOH SAMUI TO FLY OUT TO BANGKOK AT THE END OF HER PRAYER OUTREACH, WE MET TWO SOUTH AFRICANS, JACO AND GARRYLENE, LIVING IN THE EMIRATES. THEY WERE STAYING IN THE SAME RESORT AS US. WE COULD IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCE THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL BOND AS WE COULD TALK ABOUT GOD AND THE MIRACLES HE IS PERFORMING.

THEY DECIDED TO VISIT US ON KOH PHANGAN AND WE DID SPEND TWO SPECIAL DAYS SHOWING THEM THE ISLAND AND THE WORK WE ARE BUSY DOING. WHAT IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL IS THAT JACO COMMITED HIMSELF IN TRYING TO BRING A GROUP OF MEN COMING HELPING TO FIX WHAT IS NEEDED TO BE FIXED. WE EXPERIENCED THEM AS ANGELS IN OUR LIFES AS WE REALLY DID NEED SOME-ONE TO COME AND PICK US UP AGAIN AS WE WERE A BIT DOWN AT THAT STAGE.

MOTHERSDAY IN THAILAND

MOTHERSDAY IN THAILAND IS CELEBRATED ON THE QUEEN`S BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS 12 AUGUST. THE CHRISTIANS OF HOPE CHURCH CELEBRATED MOTHERSDAY ON THE SUNDAY PRIOR TO HER BIRTHDAY, THE 8th OF AUGUST. THE CHURCH WAS SPECIALLY MADE UP WITH RIBBONS, FLOWERS, ETC TO CELEBRATE MOTHERSDAY.

OAR MADE UP SOME SMALL PRESENTS FOR ALL THE MOTHERS AND HANDMADE FLOWERS WERE PINNED ON THE MOTHERS. WE HAD TO GIVE SUNDAYSCHOOL AT VICTORY CHURCH. DEIRDRE DID MAKE THE CHILDEN TO MAKE MOTHERSDAY CARDS AND TO GO AND GIVE IT TO THEIR MOTHERS AT THE END OF THE SERVICE.

DEIRDRE BROUGHT THE MESSAGE AT THE SERMON THAT SUNDAYNIGHT AT THE BANTAI HOPE CHURCH. IT WAS VERY SPECIAL FOR US WHEN THEY THANKED US FOR BEING THEIR SPIRITUAL FATHER AND MOTHER GUIDING THEM THROUGH THEIR LIFES AS BELIEVERS IN CHRIST. SOME MOTHERS TOOK OFF THEIR FLOWERS AND PINNED IT ON US.

ON THE NIGHT OF THE QUEEN`S BIRTHDAY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY THROUGH SPEACHES, SONGS, LIGHTING CANDLES FOR HER AND A FIREWORKS SHOW. THE CHRISTIANS PARTAKE IN THIS EVENT.