christmas book

Well the DTS team has gone home, I will miss them but all good things must come to an end. They have helped us a lot with various projects, setting up house churches, working on slide shows, and sharing the love of God with people around Cape Town.

I have also been working on my christmas update book. If you are a monthly supporter you will get one for free of course, but if you are not a monthly supporter and would like one the cost is $15 plus shipping and handling. I’m continuing on the Isaiah 61 theme, this year it is Healing the Broken Hearted. Here is a quick preview of the book...

A Journal entry from a mud hut:

Lying on a floor made of mud and cow dung in the middle of “Nowhere, Africa”, journaling by candlelight, right before bed, is amazing. I’ve slept on the floor of someone’s mud hut three times now and every time I’m amazed at the simplicity of life. Often I try to make life out to be a hectic, non-stop roller-coaster filled with material things, busy schedules, and great conversations over coffee - expecting that all these things combined will somehow give me a greater chance at pleasing God and being happy with life.

The reality is that I don’t need anything extra in life. I think these Xhosa people are proof of that. They wake up at 5 a.m. let out the sheep, fetch water, feed the chickens and begin to cook breakfast,
NEXT DAY; wash, rinse, and repeat.

They have a shirt on their backs, food in their stomachs, and a shelter over their heads. I have to ask myself “were we ever supposed to have more than that?” YES… we were meant for more. We were meant for Jesus and a relationship with Him, and the tools to do His will in our lives. I’ve come to realize that there is nothing wrong with material things, but money doesn’t, and won’t solve the problems in Africa or anywhere else.
Jesus is the answer...


If you are interested in receiving a book let me know ASAP. I’d like to get them printed before I go home for Christmas!

I will also be selling post cards with my flower pictures on them for $5. If you are interested in purchasing any please let me know! You can preview them here! They are all also available in 11x17 inch prints for a limited time offer of $100 which includes a matte board and black frame.

Though I hate all the shameless self promotion that just went on in this blog all of this goes to further my time on the mission field.

Last little thing...
This next month not only will I continue with ministry as usual but I will also be working on a project on the destructiveness on alcohol and will finally finnish up the child headed homes project and we will be coming out with an E-book soon after! Thanks for all your continued prayer. Please keep these things in your prayers and I will post a real update soon!