Monday night prayers 15 June 2026

 

Good evening all

I am back from a grueling but really beautiful outreach in the jungle. It was only Dim and me going so we did it in no time. Riding came easier this time as it is rainy season and the ground is wet and no sand. Lots of people are seeking their fortunes in the jungle and even the odd Chinese citizens are roaming around in order to do “” Geology””. Hmm, don’t we know that they are looking for gold? The problem is that these guys got money and bring in big machines and more sooner than later, there are nothing left for the local guys to extract.

We are hearing rumors of new villages being set up on the side of the mountain as the Chinese push bigger roads right through the remaining jungle. On the one hand I do like the roads as it makes life for the local people easier to travel but on the other hand there are also the bad element to look at. Sometimes development is not a good thing. The problem here is the greed of people that makes life even more difficult.

Besides all the rumors and uncertainty, we continue to help people with medicines and a cool breeze of the Lord in this heat. It is always such a blessing to be among the people and the smiles and gratitude of people makes a long ride the even better. The resilience of these farmers are staggering as they work day and night to make ends meet. I can just hope that development brings schools closer and more children can get education.

Thank you for praying for Anton. He got the job for the internship that he liked and looking forward to start working soon. We praise the Lord that this School is only nearby and he do not need to travel so far. It is small and we hope he can learn a lot from these people.

Continue to pray for Lourenza. “”Our beloved mother is fighting for her life. She has lost mobility and bodily function control. We simply cannot care for her as her needs are too great after suffering severe neurological damage.””

Toinette started to get a few ladies together for some sewing classes. It’s more a fellowship than sewing but everyone wants to learn something new. Twans made a pair of pot holders but the girls refuse to use it as it was too beautiful. Why do you want to use something so beautiful to lift up hot pots?? We pray that this little fellowship/sewing club will make the way for the ladies to invite their friends to come as well and see what this Jesus is all about.

Thank you for praying

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 8 June 2026

 

Good evening everyone from a wet and hot Siem Reap. Rainy season arrived in style and you can see smiles on all the farmers and even the normal people as well. Rain makes for packing everything away so it cannot rot, like my wood. Had to fix the roof as well cause the leaking is a bit bad.

Once in a while they ask me to preach and this last Sunday it was me again. I talked about The Great Commission in Matthew. Everyone here understands when you talk about rice and the methods of farming with it. So I use what Paul said that some sow and others reap, in context with planting rice. It turned out to be a really nice way of explain the Great Commission to them. Then afterwards I told them the story of Nate Saint and his 4 friends, who got killed in the Amazon because they believed in the Great Commission. I am sure most of you heard this incredible story but if not, you can watch The End of the Spear and also look at a lot of videos from these guys on YouTube. What makes this an incredible story is that each one of these guys had a job to do and they did it perfectly. Their story did not stop when they got killed. The Waodani tribe received Christ in an incredible way. When God say we need to go, we better pack and go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INdnQliTO38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-FPehZC4tI

Please pray:

Junmar and Indin were on their way to work in Malaysia but got stopped with lots of paperwork and more stress to get the right papers to go. They are trying new options but in order for them to go, we need to pray.

Anton finished 1 interview today for his internship and he reported that he was really nervous doing this. Our little man is learning as he enters the big world. He will know on Thursday if he got accepted. He is applying to more places, so please pray for him for wisdom in all of this.

Russel and Lourenza Hainsworth is back in South Africa after she got sick here in Siem Reap. They could not help her here and now the hospitals in SA is also not helping her. She is not doing well and we expect the worst. Please pray for her 2 daughters who are still here in Siem Reap and pray that God will move in this family.

 

We met up with an old-time friend of ours, Patrick Elaschuk. He and his family were our neighbors in Davao and his wife and Toinette studied together for midwives. Always special to see friends from our past and we can still visit like it was yesterday when we saw each other.

 

Thank you for your continued prayers for us.

 

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 1 June 2026

 

Hey there everyone

Lots happened the last time we talked to each other. We celebrated Toinette’s birthday and had a few days to ourselves. We are back to reality again and going to face this week with new strength and faith.

Last week we went out to one of the refugee camps again and put up another set of swings and a seesaw. The moment the children realize what it was they were all on the seesaw. So much fun seeing the children playing on the new toy. The older guys helped us setting up the swings and they enjoyed swinging around. Make our hearts happy to see that not only children but even adults need something to enjoy. Happy to help. Isaack and me starting to know how to put these swings together in no time.

After that I had to opportunity to be shown around all the projects that he is overseeing with PCL. Over these years and hard work, these schools and farm is helping many people in the surrounding villages. This is a real inspiration to see what can be done faithfully for the Lord and how He blessed the work.

Pray for Anton as he need wisdom these days. He need to find a company to do an internship with for 12 weeks. These next few days he need to work on that.

Continue to pray for the refugee situation in Cambodia. Relations between Thailand and Cambodia is still not good.

Ok that’s all for tonight. Hope all of you have a wonderful week and may the grace of God be over you all in these coming days.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 25 May 2026

 

Good evening dear friends and family

Yesterday afternoon at church they had a surprise “Birthday in Advance” Cake for Twans. We are blessed to be a part of this small community. I was reminded of an article Yancey wrote once on why he doesn’t attend a megachurch. In it, he quotes G.K. Chesterton, “The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world… The reason is obvious. In a large community, we can choose our companions. In a small community, our companions are chosen for us” We tend to surround ourselves with those like us, those we most want to live with, but that is not a community, that is a club. Anyone can from a club; it takes grace, shared vision, and hard work to form a community. By forming a community out of diverse members, Paul said in Ephesians 3, we have the opportunity to capture the attention of the world!

 

 

Please pray for another outreach to another group of refugees tomorrow. It is a privilege to reach out to them with God’s love. We will bring swings and a seesaw for the children.

We also ask for prayer for Anton. He has to apply for an internship for the last 3 months of his course. Please pray for guidance and open doors.

Love to you all

Rossouw-clan

 

Monday night prayers 18 May 2026

 

Good evening dear family and friends

Today was or is Gideon's birthday.  We''ve been feeling it more than usual the past week.  Our brave and precious big boy.  

Went out with Isaac to one of the refugee camps on Friday. Isaac and a team from the US handed out food packs. I made 2 more swings and a see-saw for this camp. It is a blessing to see how much the kids enjoy it. This group also waited in line (unlike the previous camp, where we were swamped) and there were enough cars for everyone as well.  Please continue to pray as   35 000 people are still displaced and have nowhere to go. 

Twans shared that a few new students joined the extra classes last week. Thankful for each child stepping into the center.  There was a Pride month march in town last week. We also see some of our students struggling with their sexual identity. Please pray for wisdom and guidance for the staff and that these lies will not take root in the students' hearts. 

This is a short prayer list today but once again thanks for your prayers. Emotions is a bit high in the house.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 11 May 2026

 

Just finished another set of swings for another refugee camp. When they heard we made ones for the previous place they asked for them as well. I will go again with Isaack on Friday and a small team to give the children something to do. Please pray for safe travelling there and a fruitful time with the children as well as the Head of the camp. Isaack build long time relationship with them over these uncertain days. This border situation is just dragging its feet and we can only hope things will go away but then we know better to rather stay positive and help the people in the meantime. Isaack is doing a lot of fundraising to feed the refugees as there are still a lot of families hoping to return home. Pray for this situation.

The Acts program held a Mother’s Day program for the students and their mothers last Tuesday morning. Everyone took part, 2 students did a small speech to thank all the mothers, or let me rather say only 1 student did a speech, the other one cried too much and just got a “Thank You” out. One mother shared how much her son had changed in his character since he joined the Acts program and also the Children’s program on Sundays. The special part was when the children washed their mothers ‘feet and then read a card to them that they wrote earlier. There were a lot of smiles and tears. Afterwards, it was so special to see mothers holding the children’s hands or embracing them.

 The Children’s program on Sundays also invited the mothers for a special program on Sunday morning. Please pray for all the seeds planted, especially on Sunday, to grow. Twans shared in the afternoon service from Isiah 49:15 and it was encouraging to hear some of the mothers in the church share afterwards. One shared that her husband doesn’t love her, he chases her away and only want her near if he want money but she knows God loves her, she is His child and He will never forget her.

We also ask your prayer for Anton. He has to apply for an internship for the last trimester of his studies. Please pray for direction and favor. He’s been sick the past week and are now on antibiotics. Please pray for healing and restoration for him.

Thank you very much once again for praying with us. To all the Namibians: Please enjoy the rain!! I am so jealous that we cannot be there as this is a very special time of the year when it rains.

Love

Rossouw-clan

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Monday night prayers 4 May 2026

 

Whoohoo first good rains since November 2025. It was just pouring here at home. Like a true Namibian we are so happy to get rain and smell the earth for a chance. Here in my house we smell wet chicken poo but even that smells good for a change hahaha.

We had a privilege to have our brother Friedhelm visiting us. Over countless cups of coffee and croissants we visited till late in the nights. So nice to have our beloved friend here with us. Over these years we build a bond that is thicker than anything and we share the same values and hope for the future. So good to have a fellow missionary here that we could share our hearts with.

We went with my other dear friend Isaack to the refugees and gave them 2 sets of swings. It was so cute to see the children waiting for us to finish, once they realize what these contraptions were. Junmar made small talk with helping us to complete all of this stuff. Going to miss this son of mine so much. The children enjoyed the swings and sorted each other out by playing rock paper scissors in order to get to the swings. Later they started to count to 20 in order to give everyone a change to swing. All we can hope for is that they still will have countless enjoyfull days on that swings. We are planning more swings in other camps as well. Another camp nearby already asked for one. So need to start working.

Anton just finished a very fruitful camp with his local church in Malaysia and reported that he is enjoying the presence of the Lord right now. Pray for him as he is really busy to finish his trimester and lots of things are happening on campus as well as in church. We are glad that he is walking this walk with the Lord and know that the Lord is taking his hand in everything he is doing.

It was nice to be in ROL church yesterday again. My fav boy, David had to warm up to me first as he did not see me in a long time. We eventually could have spent good time together. Our little princess is so cute but she is a bit more reserved than David. Love being the oupa and ouma of these 2 precious little ones. Indin shared about women we do not know so much. The mother of Samson the wife of Manoah, Abigial the wife of Nabal and the midwifes Shiphrah and Puah in Egypt that saved the boys when the Pharaoh wanted to kill all the boys. It was so interesting listening to her as this is not people so familiar than some woman in the Bible. We are never too old to learn new things.

Thank you for praying with us. May this week be a beautiful week for you all.

Love

Rossouw-clan