Window 2 my World

Peoples!

How you feeling today? I pray you're experiencing victory in Him and comfort in the fact that we, who belong to Jesus, with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is Spirit. (2 Cor 3:18)

View from Msinga mountain range where we were doing rural house visits for those affected by HIV and AIDS

By God's grace i'm well. Things have been pretty good - busy as usual, but i'm beginning to center down on the most important things: not what i can do but who and whose i am. That's what makes life worthwhile and satisfying; i believe that's also what releases the Father to accomplish His will through us. It's amazing because as we focus on who and whose we are, we also become less as Jesus becomes greater - a great paradox huh?

What a mystery, but all i know is that as i begin to focus my prayer life and communion with God on coming to the cross where self is crucified and "I" cease to be central...God is doing a great work in me. My desire is that His work in me is so complete that overflow into the lives of others as a channel of blessing will happen more and more naturally.


Amazing though because we are called to live at a place of brokeness - this is something i don't ever want to relinquish. I've seen awesome examples of broken yet whole people in my life. I think this must be a delicate balance cuz God don't despise contriteness and brokeness and when i'm weak He is strong....


As a final thing to meditate on which has rocked me in these last days:

"When Jesus was 12 he was mightily used of God in the temple where his earthly parents found him astounding to the teachers of his day with his wisdom - nowadays we would've released him into fultime ministry, he would've held workshops, seminars, talked at universities, etc. However, he had to undergo the maturation process of Luke 2:52 and grow into sonship - from a breastfed babe to a meat munching man. When he was 30 years old he was then baptized by John as the transition into being released into the fullness of His ministry. The Father said 2 incredible things of Jesus at this baptism:

1) this is my Son - Jesus was now clearly a son which speaks of having received the full inheritance of the Father and this stage of maturation applies to all, gender is totally irrelevant

2) with whom i am well pleased - Jesus hadn't even done any public ministry before this point and yet the Father was happy with him! Why? Because the Father was concerned with who and whose he was not what he could or couldn't, did or didn't do!"

That's big innit??? So, may you find true security in who and whose you are in the Father. You have been given the spirit of sonship by which you cry "Abba Father". Let that permeat your spirit, soul and body; I challenge you to discover what that really means. As we let go of external (and internal) pressures and we'll become - just as the I am is.......

Aight famz, that's all for now..............much luv and blesses!

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Wawrries and Prawblems <--> Graissse and Ovacuming

Hey Famz,



Howz everybody? I'm well by God's grace. Last night was pretty hype, hit a spoken word event at the BAT Center on the Durban harbourfront. The BAT Center is an incredible hub of creative energy - art galleries and studios, creative writing workshops, drama and nuff music...... Of late, i've been making some good connections there. At first it was kind of hit and miss cuz i would go and find out there was either something hype on or nothing at all. Finally, i guess i'm more ready for it and got some good peoples around me that can hold me down. The truth is that i see the Arts as belonging to God and there is so much redemptive and restorative work to be done to experience the glory, beauty and wholeness of God in it. So i'm looking forward to continued building from here - give thanks.


God works in great ways. For the past few weeks i've been feeling an urgency to be more involved again with people on the ground - i've felt too comfortable and unconcerned and having been asking God to break me into that. He has been answering that in an incredible way. One of the ways is through a connection to some fellow Zimbabweans who i met while working here at AE. There are 3 of them i bring them to church on Sundays. They are wonderful peoples. I just check their living space yesterday and discovered they're living in someone's back yard in a plywood structure that's about 8ftx8ft - there are 4 of them living in there........no beds, no storage space, no toilets, no cooking facilities. There are a few other similar structures in the same yard with other people living in them where they go to cook and use the toilet. It's a pretty ruff state and finding work is not easy for them. Please keep them in your prayers and keep us as a church in your prayers because i'm really trying to figure out a way to be able to help them out as much as we can in a meaningful and empowering way.


The other thing opportunity is a gentleman by the name of Sihle who approached me and my friend Dave one early Sat morning while we standing outside of our church talking. he was looking for money to get back to the rural area he came from but everyone was in prayer (we were making our way there too) so i asked if he minded joining us for the remaining 30mins then i could direct him to someone after. He was concerned that he didn't smell clean but i assured him it was kool. So he came in and sat next to me.....and the man started to weep. You could sense that God was really doing something in his life. So after the service i introduced him to Uncle/Pastor Greg and he shared a bit of his story. Sihle is a Christian who left his home because it was a tuff situation there and ended up in Joburg and PMB. He's been on the street for most of it, but while in Joburg was actually living with a pastor. He decided to move out though, feeling that God was moving him to and ended up living under a bridge in town. He's been facing so many hardships as you can imagine and just the night before we met him he had decided to turn his back completely on God - God is so amazing! By the end of the prayer meeting he said that he had come for money but realized that God had sent him here to call him back to Himself.


So after prayer i was able to buy him some food and soap (with money someone else had given me for him). He also showed me his place........

So again, we need much wisdom to know how best to help this brother. Please keep that in prayer too.

Ya, so that's what that is. On another tip, i'm looking at buying a car; peep it:

It's a pretty good deal - mechanically good, clean and upgraded engine and big sound! Please help me pray about whether or not this is a good investment.....thus far, it seems it is. I checked it a few times with a mechanic.

Aight family, much luv!