A Rare Opportunity

The African team is home! What a wonderful blessing to receive them back home in one piece and better for their time away with God in South Africa. I received this lovely handwritten letter from Mark to share with you:

"God has given us a tremendous opportunity to serve here in South Africa. The experience has been a graphic example to me of the devastating effects of sin in our lives. The huge number of brand new graves is a grim reminder of the truth of God's word "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him." Ezekiel 18:20 and "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up." Hosea 8:7. But we also have the promise of God's Word which says, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." Romans 10:9-10.

It has been a rare opportunity to teach in the public schools about HIV/AIDS prevention and at the very same time also give out the gospel of Jesus. To me that demonstrates that the door is now open, but very quickly could also close. Thank you all for your prayers and support. In Christ... Mark"