Derek and Shea in SA

defining people of peace

Headed to Durban today to meet with a team that longs to bring healing and transformation to South Africa through discipleship and excited about how we may be able to add strength to their efforts.

We are also meeting and speaking with a small church mostly made up of brand new Christians who are longing to carry His message into where they do life.  We are really excited to have the opportunity to work alongside of them and invest into their lives.

Found such encouragement through Him and His word this morning...

^"13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. ¹⁴ One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. ¹⁵ When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us." Acts 16:13-15

"³⁰ He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”  ³¹ They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” ³² Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. ³³ At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. ³⁴ The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household."  Acts 16:30-34

Just a little reminder that He is at work in the hearts and lives of those around me.  Trusting Him to lead us to these kind of people, these 'people of peace' people who are open to discovering who He is, and eager for their families and friends and neighbors to do the same.

Praying for existing teams and individuals we are working with...Mr. Vumile, Ms. Vava, Mr. Bongile, Mr. Derrick... that they would be provided opportunity for relationships like these...that families and entire villages and communities would be transformed from the inside out.