Dear treasured friends in mission,
With the scene of gospel becoming established through these servants in Khayelitsha, we realize that your prayers are with us. Witnessing the children change, we feel your prayer surrounding us. In these scenes where youths become committed as Sunday school teachers, we see your continuous interest and prayer for the mission. Thank you, thank you, and Thank you again.
For the last few years, the ministry in Khayelitsha of Cape Town has focused on children’s ministry. Khayelitsha is a black people’s area where a population of one million makes a living in severe poverty.. There are rows of squares in which houses are poorly built with rotten iron or wasted wood… a place represented by ragged clothes and hunger… depressing because of crime and AIDS… but we proclaim that there is hope, as we look towards the Lord. We know there is hope because of Jesus. We go to Khayelitsha, shouting ‘for the kingdom!’ everyday. When we look at Khayelitsha with the eyes of Jesus, we see hope. We see children. There are about two hundred thousand children… and they are hope. Lord, give us these two hundred thousand children. May these two hundred thousand children hear the gospel… With this prayer, we started Sunday schools. Currently, about 2500 children gather every Saturday in Sunday schools that the Lord has allowed. This is the beginning. Lord! Have pity on these children, and may you bring the light of salvation in the hearts of these children. May the million people of Khayelitsha change through Sunday schools. May there be a Sunday school built in every block. May you accept the commitments of the Sunday school teachers, and guide the teachers who will lead.
During the last three weeks, seven more Sunday Schools have been built, in the area called SST. Also, about twenty more youths have volunteered to be teachers. Last week, we invited 10 volunteer teachers in the camp, taught them, and shared with them about starting Sunday school and teaching. In other areas, the youths who have grown up in Sunday schools wish to form youth groups meetings. Due to the lack of a place to gather, Sunday schools take place in the homes of teachers, hair salons, and garages.
The children had grown in the Sunday schools built 13 years ago, and have now become 17-year-old youths now, volunteering as teachers, gathering and loving the children, in the same Sunday schools where they had grown. This is the likeness of our Lord. Lord, we thank you. Change Khayelitsha through the children. May Your kingdom come through the children.
Please pray with us:
There are many areas within Khayelitsha where there still need Sunday schools to be built. Site B, Site C, Downtu, Makasa… Lord, these regions are your kingdom. Your people are there. Have mercy. May you build Sunday schools in these regions.
May the teachers who will commit themselves for Sunday school stand. May You accept the youths. Bless those hearts, though young, that are determined to love, follow and obey the Lord.
With the growth of Sunday schools, we are looking for the Lord’s family who are able to adopt and pray for Sunday schools. May there be found sponsors, who could adopt a Sunday school, support with love and prayer, and provide $40 a month (to cover snacks, transportation for teachers, education for teachers, children’s camps).
For the Kingdom,
The family of missionary Young Ohm and Young-Ae Yu