We had a blast in the jungle this last week. Went
with Samai and Jared to a small remote church in the middle of the jungle, or
what is left of it. Had Gideon and Anton with me as well. The going was tuff,
but nothing the Beast cannot take. We were muddied and watered enough when we
came there.
A lot of people turned out. They live smack in the
middle of nowhere, farming the cut-down forest. If you ask me, it is a very
hard life. Great to see familiar faces. Helped a lot of them with various
illnesses. Mostly its runny noses and diarrhea this time of the year. We had to
meet another pastor in the next village. Mud was an understatement, but we had to
do it. We got stopped by a tree in the middle of the road and had to give up.
So close but still so far. Pray that we can connect with the pastor in this
village.
The Lord was good for us, as we had to drive back
with no brakes and a clutch that did not work properly. Just got back from the
mechanic and the brakes work again. The clutch broke right in front of the
door. The Lord has such a good humor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eylu4T7iJmg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nffmo8e6xIw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEK9Ts7dDIo
Please pray with us for Anti Anna, Toinette’s anti.
She had a very big back operation. She is doing much better and at home. Pray
for complete healing.
Continue to pray Thana. She is one of Toinette’s
students, whose mum died the other day. We do not know all the details about
her situation, but all we know is that she needs prayer to workout things for
her in the future. The father is a policeman on the border and her sister is in
Bangkok, studying. That leaves her alone with her 2 younger siblings.
Pray for Gideon and Anton as they will join Kings
Kids from Ywam on next week Monday. Anton is a bit afraid of this big move, but
we are encouraging him to go and see for himself. Gideon really wants to go as
he never has the opportunity to be with other people.
Our prayer for Syria this week:
Jeremiah 4:8 “So
put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the Lord has not
turned away from us.”
As I look at the news this week, it’s not Syria in
the headlines but it’s the whole world in the headlines. I keep thinking that
things will get better one day… but they continue to get worse.
God, we cry out for Your mercy! We cry out for
salvation! God, as that Syrian man cried out, we don’t pray for the end of the
war, we pray for Syrians to become 100% believers! We pray for an outpouring of
Your Holy Spirit and that lives WILL be saved BECAUSE of what they’re going
through!
This week was a very colorful celebration of the end
of Ramadan. Everyone was on holidays and filled the streets in their new colorful
clothes as they visited from house to house. We went to visit Amitaf*. As
usual, her neighbors came over too. However this time, only one neighbor was at
home BUT both their husbands were home too. We had never met their husbands but
they seemed to know everything that we had previously spoken about with their
wives. As one husband had to go to work, he asked if we could pray for him. We
were quite surprised but very happy. And then the other husband started asking
very pointed questions. He was so ready to receive… but not where his neighbors
could see him.
Father God, I thank you so much for Amitaf. I thank
You that her home is open for her and her neighbors to hear about You. I thank
You SO much that they have been sharing with their husbands. And I thank You
for the openness in the husbands’ hearts! I pray that they can take this leap
of faith. I pray for a conviction in their hearts that You, Jesus, are the ONLY
way, the ONLY truth, and the ONLY life. I pray that they will have the boldness
to make this decision, and even more boldness to share this life, truth and way
with all those who they know! Thank You Jesus!!!
May you all have a blessed week.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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