"Repositioning Ourselves" in Ovambo-Land

Under the theme “Reposition Yourself,” Foursquare pastors and leaders from cities in Namibia met for five days of praise, preaching and fellowship. John and Xavier were a dynamic team, demonstrating the prophetic gift and leading the pastors in stirring up their gifts.

On a scorching Friday afternoon I shared my wisdom booklets with the women. In an interesting sensation, I felt the idea pass from me to become their own. I haven’t experienced anything like this before—an impartation of grace, John says. The concept of mothers teaching their children wisdom is powerful in itself, but I’m hopeful that leaving the booklets in their hands gave it endurance.

Tomorrow I’ll tell you about our trip to meet with a group of Himba believers last Monday.

Onward to Namibia

Tomorrow we travel to Ongwediva, Namibia, to speak in a pastors and leaders conference. To learn more about the booklets I will use in teaching the women there, click here.

What is a "maschal"?

Namibian churches will gather in convention the last week of August, and we will drive there to join them. John is the guest speaker, along with Pastor Xavier, who will travel with us. I will be teaching the women.

Here you see me compiling booklets showing mothers how to teach their children to be wise. Common items mentioned in the Bible are the focus of each maschal (this is a Hebrew word meaning “object lesson”). I hope to persuade mothers that they can influence their children in the tiny moments when their children accompany them in cooking dinner, walking to the market, working in the garden, or hanging out the wash. Did you ever notice how the Scriptures abound in homely parables and stories centering on everyday items and tasks?

Traveling "The Missionary Road"

Did you ever wonder what it was like to be a missionary 150 years ago? On our recent trip around Southern Africa, we traveled to the homesteads of the first missionaries to evangelize the interior of “The Dark Continent.”

In 1820, Robert and Mary Moffat established a base south of the Kalahari Desert, now a town known as Kuruman. After nine years, Robert baptized his first eight converts, whereupon he began building a church building to seat 800. It wasn’t long before the building was full and the ministry thriving. He was joined by various missionaries over his 50 years of ministry, including David Livingstone, who married his oldest daughter Mary.

From the Kuruman base, Livingstone and other missionaries began to spread the good news of the gospel to Africans. As the sign on the property indicates, from this place began “The Missionary Road to the Interior.” If you’d like to see more photos of the Moffat Mission, please click here.