Pastor Ohm is in
Transkei with a team from Seattle. Please pray for their safe
trip.
Pastor Ohm and Da Hyuk was robbed in Johannesberg. It was a
violent robbery. Please continue to pray for safety of the
workers here.
Gordens Bat Baptist Church is organizing a Christmas function with
children in Zola and the Bible study group. Please pray for a
great fellowship.
Wendy's uncle has been shot to death. He was a shop owner and got
killed during a robbery attempt. Please pray that the family will
be comforted.
Our newsletters are on African Leadership's website. You can access
them through our blog as well.
Helen and Wendy are working on translating the proper language in
guiding children to Xhosa and we will start using it during the Sunday
school in Zola. It will be our first practical step in implementing
Montessori in townships.
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Dear
families
in
Christ,
Have you ever seen the movie, Pirates
of Caribbean? In the
movie, Will Turner becomes the captain of a mystic ship called The
Flying
Dutchman. The trade off was that he had to spend 10 years of his
life at sea and to spend
only one day with the one he loves. We had been serving the Lord
in Africa for 1 year when the VKPC (our home church) team was
with us. It felt
like it was a gift from God for following Him to Africa that we got to
serve Him with our dear friends from home. Also, 1 year of
serving the
Lord was not so bad either. That makes it a win-win situation for
us. We thank you for your prayers and support during our first
year in Africa.
With
love,
Abohna,
Helen
and
Jung BECOME
LIKE
LITTLE CHILDREN
While I was gone to
Transkei with the VKPC team, Charisa joined Zola Children's Church with
her
children, Emma and Kayla. Children were playing after the
Children's Church service and some of the kids were spinning bicycle
tires on
their waists as if they were Hula Hoops. When Kayla saw that, she
said,
"That looks awfully heavy. Can we give them Hula Hoops and some
balls to play with?" She also was not happy that she had to leave
so early without getting to play with the children. When I was
there last week, children were having so much fun with Hula Hoops and
balls. Under Wendy's supervision, children were sharing the new
toys and having a great time. I realized that we might be able to
tell better Bible stories, but seeing the needs and sharing love
requires us to be like children. We often say giving is the
hardest thing, but it looked very simple and effective that day. I
CANNOT
ACCEPT JESUS IF...
The VKPC team
and I
traveled to Quebe in Transkei and stayed there for a week. Unlike
my previous trips to Transkei, we faced so much rejection due to the
ancestor worship there. It was amazing, because they spilled
their
beans as they were rejecting us. We were able to see how ancestor
worship was deeply rooted in their culture and lives. We did our
best to challenge their thoughts. One day Sandy was sobbing
uncontrollably. When I asked her why, she said, "They (people in
Quebe) are so strong, when they are rejecting Jesus. At the same
time, they are so weak, because they are seeking God, but they can't
find Him. I want to grow with them." I give thanks for
those who accepted Jesus and please pray for Pastors, James, Silvia,
Masakane, and Sibi, who have been serving Transkei for many many
years. THE
MEANING
OF THE GOSPEL
When we returned to
Viani's (the man who was eating grass to survive) shack to clean it for
him, he
was not there and his roof was gone as well. We asked around and
found out his sisters wanted to fix the shack for him, but
failed. Now he doesn't have a roof. It took us a bit to
get over the facts and we started going through our options.
We couldn't build him a new shack, and the structure was not stable
enough for us to fix it. We decided to clean it for now.
After the clean up, 15 of us, missionaries and locals, gave up our
lunch money and bought him some groceries. Some of us were
discussing what the Gospel would mean to Viani.
HE
WAS
MUGGED, HURT, AND DANGERED
There
was
a great farewell for these faithful Christians. Jeff
and Julie, who served with us on and off for the last three
years. Locals threw a party for them at the Kingdom House and it
was an African Braai. We prayed, praised and ate together.
Everyone was sad to send them away, but joyful for the time they served
together. As Pastor Mfundo shared Jeff was cut his arm and
fingers, mugged, and put to danger numerous times, but never ceased
to serve for the Kingdom of Heaven. Julie was the mother of the
Mission Home, who greeted missionaries with her warm home cook meals
each
evening. Their service will never be forgotten and will be dearly
missed. Everyone was saying, "Until you come back again..."
While I was gone to
Transkei with the VKPC team, Charisa joined Zola Children's Church with
her
children, Emma and Kayla. Children were playing after the
Children's Church service and some of the kids were spinning bicycle
tires on
their waists as if they were Hula Hoops. When Kayla saw that, she
said,
"That looks awfully heavy. Can we give them Hula Hoops and some
balls to play with?" She also was not happy that she had to leave
so early without getting to play with the children. When I was
there last week, children were having so much fun with Hula Hoops and
balls. Under Wendy's supervision, children were sharing the new
toys and having a great time. I realized that we might be able to
tell better Bible stories, but seeing the needs and sharing love
requires us to be like children. We often say giving is the
hardest thing, but it looked very simple and effective that day. 
The VKPC team
and I
traveled to Quebe in Transkei and stayed there for a week. Unlike
my previous trips to Transkei, we faced so much rejection due to the
ancestor worship there. It was amazing, because they spilled
their
beans as they were rejecting us. We were able to see how ancestor
worship was deeply rooted in their culture and lives. We did our
best to challenge their thoughts. One day Sandy was sobbing
uncontrollably. When I asked her why, she said, "They (people in
Quebe) are so strong, when they are rejecting Jesus. At the same
time, they are so weak, because they are seeking God, but they can't
find Him. I want to grow with them." I give thanks for
those who accepted Jesus and please pray for Pastors, James, Silvia,
Masakane, and Sibi, who have been serving Transkei for many many
years. 
When we returned to
Viani's (the man who was eating grass to survive) shack to clean it for
him, he
was not there and his roof was gone as well. We asked around and
found out his sisters wanted to fix the shack for him, but
failed. Now he doesn't have a roof. It took us a bit to
get over the facts and we started going through our options.
We couldn't build him a new shack, and the structure was not stable
enough for us to fix it. We decided to clean it for now.
After the clean up, 15 of us, missionaries and locals, gave up our
lunch money and bought him some groceries. Some of us were
discussing what the Gospel would mean to Viani. 
There
was
a great farewell for these faithful Christians. Jeff
and Julie, who served with us on and off for the last three
years. Locals threw a party for them at the Kingdom House and it
was an African Braai. We prayed, praised and ate together.
Everyone was sad to send them away, but joyful for the time they served
together. As Pastor Mfundo shared Jeff was cut his arm and
fingers, mugged, and put to danger numerous times, but never ceased
to serve for the Kingdom of Heaven. Julie was the mother of the
Mission Home, who greeted missionaries with her warm home cook meals
each
evening. Their service will never be forgotten and will be dearly
missed. Everyone was saying, "Until you come back again..."