The Brotherly Kiss!

August 2001

The Philippines

Once again we wish to greet you with a brotherly (or sisterly!) kiss.  Not to say hello but Good-bye!

We have been blessed in spite of our country’s worsening economic climate and are still able to serve the Lord in foreign Mission Fields.  

After much powerful prayer seeking God’s will, we have the good news that not only have we been sponsored by a kind sister, with an airfare to minister to the unreached mountain people of the Southern Philippines during September this year, but the Lord has also arranged for an exciting agenda there.  Local Christian Leaders will be trained intensively on the Principles of Discipleship, Personal Quiet Time, Bible Study and Family Worship, with practical follow-up field applications for the purpose of establishing indigenous discipleship groups.  From these groups churches will later flow

This missionary journey is potentially dangerous.  Ewald will be travelling alone, as it is safer than being in a group.  A faithful and trusted local pastor will be his guide and interpreter. 

This outreach has not been taken lightly, and only now, after months of prayer regarding the Lord’s calling to the exceptional needs of that volatile society, has it been implemented.  With the recent media coverage, no explanation is needed as to the current situation there.  For security reasons, details of the outreach can only be given upon his return, as his intention is to move into the Communist and Islamic controlled areas.  He leaves on the 19^th August.  Please pray that he will be safe in the hands of the Lord. 

Please also pray for finances for extra travel and accommodation there to extend the potential of this outreach.  Then too, the universally and ever popular Word of God is also required (50 English & 50 Cebuano dialect Philippino Bibles - R45.00 each). 

You are most welcome to contact me if you want to support the needs above.

May God Bless You!

Elizabeth Prinsloo  

The Russian Deaf People’s Project

More good news is that we will be starting, God willing, the Russian Deaf People’s Programme on video during November later this year.  We have all the equipment!  - Praise God for the generous donation of not only the necessary video equipment but also the means to complete the job.  

Pastor Ashod from Vladikavkaz will be the key person doing this project.  Deaf Ministry experts from South Africa have also offered their services to make this a success.  Please also pray for the necessary means for them to utilise their vast experience in this developing ministry. 

Dagestan – Southern Russia on the Caspian Sea 

Pastor K, who attended the last Ossetian Seminar outside of Dagestan, raised the funds to register his church so that we could be invited to visit him for second level follow-up training.  After this initial favourable beginning, however, we ran into some difficulties.  When we applied for the visa to Russia, brother S, who was dealing with our visas informed us, that our application had been declined due to terrorist activity in Dagestan, which is mainly directed at Christian foreigners.  The reason being that an American Missionary was recently captured there and all his fingers were chopped off - then released to go home.  The following is an extract from his letter:

"I am very sorry to inform you that the process of your visa application has been declined.  They have already had an accident with an American who went to Dagestan, was kidnapped, and had his fingers cut off.  A lot of explanations were required by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and since then they would not process visa applications to any of the trouble spots like Dagestan or Chechnya.  Again, I am very sorry.  God bless….”

We do not want to press where we should not go.  We are thankful for His timeous warning.  We want to do God’s will in every situation.  That is our desire.  Please pray for God’s guidance that we may always be sensitive to His voice. 

Outreaches in Russia

We still have more than 40 churches scattered all over Russia and Ukraine who have requested Discipleship Training as a means to evangelism. This is of course encouraging. From small beginnings this has developed into an enormous project, and enormous projects require enormous resources. The work on the mission front is developing well. While that work continues apace in the field, extension work is also required on the home front. We are at the stage that we cannot stop the work already started, but we also need to develop our home support base. If you have the vision to help with extension and other administrative duties, either full or part time, we would certainly like to hear from you! Please pray that the Lord will raise up the right people for the right jobs. Remember the prayers of the righteous avails much. For queries on any of the above please contact the writer:

Elizabeth Prinsloo for on any of the above.
Mornings Tel (012) 327 2062, afternoons (012) 343 2576
Or you can contact the Mission.

Die Broederlike Kus!

Die Filippyne

Weereens groet ons u met ‘n broederlike (of susterlike!) kus.  Nie om Hallo te sê nie, maar wel om totsiens te sê!

Ten spyte van ons land se verslegtende ekonomiese klimaat is ons geseën en nog steeds in staat daartoe om die Here in veraf sendingvelde te dien.

Na baie gebede om die Here se wil te soek, het ons die goeie nuus dat nie net ons vliegtuigkaartjie na die onbereikte stam bergbewoners van die Suid-Filepyne in September vanjaar geborg is nie, maar dat die Here ook ‘n interessante program daar beskik het.  Plaaslike Christene sal intensief in beginsels van dissipelskap, persoonlike stiltetyd, Bybelstudie en huisgodsdiens opgelei word met verdere toepassings in die veld, ten einde inheemse dissipelskap groepe te vestig.

Dié sendingreis kan potensieel gevaarlik wees.  Ewald sal alleen reis, aangesien dit veiliger is as in ‘n groep. ‘n Getroue en betroubare plaaslike pastor sal sy gids en tolk wees. 

Hierdie onderneming word nie ligtelik beskou nie en slegs nou -   na maande van gebed betreffende die Here se roeping vir die buitengewone behoeftes van daardie onbestendige gemeenskap -   word  die roeping deurgevoer.  Met die onlangse media dekking is dit nie nodig om die situasie te verduidelik nie.  Om veiligheidsredes kan besonderhede van die onderneming slegs met sy tuiskoms gegee word.  Hy vertrek op 19 Augustus.  Bid asb dat hy veilg in die hande van die Here sal wees. 

Om die volle potensiaal van hierdie geleentheid te verwesenlik is groter finansiele bystand nodig. Daarby word die universele en gewilde Woord van God ook benodig (50 Engels en 50 Cebuani dialek Fileppynse Bybels - R45 elk).

U is welkom om my te skakel indien u gelei voel om enige bydrae te maak.

Groete in Sy Naam. 

Die Projek vir Russiese Dowes

Nog goeie nuus is dat ons, as die Here wil, in November vanjaar met die Videoprogram vir Russiese Dowes sal begin.  Ons het al die toerusting!  Prys die Here vir die skenking van die nodige video toerusting asook die middele om die taak te voltooi.

Pastor Ashod sal die sleutelpersoon wees wat die projek onderneem.  Dowe bedieningskundiges van Suid-Afrika het ook hulle hulp aangebied om hierdie projek te laat slaag.  Bid asb vir die nodige middele om hulle uitgebreide ondervinding in hierdie ontwikkelende bediening te benut. 

Dagestan - Suidelike Rusland aan die Kaspiese See

Pastor K, wat die vorige Ossetiese seminar buite Dagestan bygewoon het, het geld ingesamel om sy kerk te registreer sodat ons genooi kan word om hom vir opvolg opleiding te besoek.  Na hierdie aanvanklike gunstige begin, het daar egter ‘n paar struikelblokke opgeduik.  Met ons aansoek vir Russiese Visums, het broer S ons in kennis gestel dat ons aansoek geweier is weens terroriste optredes in Dagestan - hoofsaaklik gemik op Christen buitelanders.  ‘n Amerikaanse sendeling is gevange geneem, sy vingers afgekap en daarna terug gestuur huistoe.  Die volgende is ‘n uittreksel uit broer S se brief:

"I am very sorry to inform you that the process of your visa application has been declined.  They have already had an accident with an American who went to Dagestan, was kidnapped, and had his fingers cut off.  A lot of explanations were required by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and since then they would not process visa applications to any of the trouble spots like Dagestan or Chechnya.  Again, I am very sorry.  God bless."

Ons wil nie druk uitoefen oor waar ons nie moet gaan nie.  Ons is dankbaar vir ‘n tydige waarskuwing.  Dit is ons begeerte om in elke situasie die Here se wil doen.  Bid asb vir God se leiding dat ons altyd gevoelig sal wees vir Sy stem.

Opleidingsprojekte in Rusland

Ons het steeds meer as 40 kerke oor Rusland en die Oekraine versprei wat dissipelskap opleiding as ‘n middel tot evangelisasie aanvra.  Dit is natuurlik ‘n groot aanmoediging.  Van ‘n klein begin het dit nou in ‘n reuse projek ontwikkel, en reuse projekte vereis reuse hulpbronne.  Die werk aan die sending front ontwikkel goed, maar terwyl die werk in die veld groei, word uitbreidingswerk ook op die tuisfront vereis.  Ons is op die punt dat ons nie die werk wat begin is kan beëindig nie, maar tergelykertyd moet ons ook ons tuis-ondersteuningsbasis uitbrei.  As u die visie het om voltyds of deeltyds met uitbreiding en ander administrasie pligte te help, sal ons graag van u hoor.

Vir enige navrae oor bogenoemde, kontak asb. die skrywer:

Elizabeth Prinsloo
Tel voor 13:00 (012) 327 2062, Na 13:00 (012) 343 2576
Of kontak die Sendingkantoor.