NEWSLETTER - April 2013
Hi to everyone. Hope everything is going very well…God has blessed us in the past month in many ways in the ministry and we truly see His hand.
When we started the base (house) I realized that it is not possible to do this ministry if God doesn’t do it Himself. We are thankful however that God is fulfilling His promises
Holy Spirit camp
Stefaan came for a Holy Spirit camp. It was our job to mobilize and to get people at the camp. It was quite stressful as many people have many questions around the Holy Spirit and many churches have split over this issue. Yet it is also one of the most crucial issues in the church and for mission. If we do not have a relationship with the Holy Spirit it is really difficult or impossible to grow in ministry. We put out posters all over the campus and invited people in various ways. Praise God that He blessed the mobilization and the camp!
We were about 35 Friday and Sunday and 60 on the Saturday! The teaching was really good and a light went up for me about the miracle dimension. We had all kinds of Holy Spirit manifestations and it was great fun. The students were very excited afterwards as it was shown that God is living and still doing the miraculous. We saw many fruit after the camp. Some students prayed for each other for pains, and there were instant healing. Someone said she had more boldness, a lady said she feels 70% better, and she has a so-called incurable disease.
Mission week
Right after the camp we had two hours to prepare for the Campus mission week the evening (WUK). Stefaan spoke for ten minutes and the rest of the week YWAM Bethlehem took. Michael did a really good job. He is from Argentinia& he comes from a totally different background. He had many real life stories that were amazing.
I also had a few minutes to share about YWAM POTCH and prayed for all the students. There were about 2000 students on the main evening. We trust God that we will have a good harvest and that we can build relationships with students that want to be devoted to God in the marketplace and in mission.
Great news about staff
This month we spoke to quite a lot of staff from different bases. Currently we are 5 living at the base and 5 helping part time. We will receive 3 more staff end of May (God willing) and 3 more in June/ August. Please pray for us as we need housing now and we have been waiting for the plot that can go through any time now.
We received some local & international people interested in the DTS. We are now looking to the Theophosic school in the vacation in July. Please pray with us for enough students that want to spend a month with this course.
Theophostic school
We had 19 people in Worcester that did this school in 2012. The fruit was really good and they are going on with the ministry in that area. When you do the Theophostic school it really helps guys to get their ministry going as they have a very good tool for 1-to-1 ministry. People receive answers from Jesus himself and it brings answers to many difficult questions that only God can solve.
How’s the family doing? It’s a sacrifice for us to move out of our house and to go around with 5 children planting a new base. First we went to Worcester for a year and now we stay with other people on the base. We have 11 people in a four bedroom house and a flat. Yet the children are doing very well. It sometimes gets really crowded but the children enjoys it.
All this we had to do living by faith! Yet we are doing better than I expected. We had quite a few sessions with missionary kids where it went wrong. The question is: “How to do it right?”. What we feel is needed now is a successful TPM school and a good DTS and then we can consider the base planted and prospering. Yet we have some months to go and we need continued grace from God.
Blessings from Potch
Wikus, Christien and the 5 growing kids!
Prayer topics:
1) Please pray for the up and coming TPM school in June. We need to prepare and mobilize this.
2) We pray for the plot and furniture when it comes through.
3) Financially we are always in God’s hands and we need continued grace.
4) To build trust relationships with students that has a mission calling on their lives.
5) Thank the Lord for a great Holy Spirit weekend, Missions week and wonderful staff!
1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God , that He may exalt you in the due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Contact us !
Phone: Wikus 0845490914 / Christien 0829666753
New Address: Wilgen Street 39A Potchefstroom
Email: ywampotch@gmail.com
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Account details: “Potchefstroom Abundant Life Ministries” 9120458116 Savings ABSA Tom Str.
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