SOUTH AFRICA

As in other parts of the world, the Covid pandemic has negatively affected the work here. Things have been a little easier but suddenly at the end of November we have seen a serious rise in the number of Covid infections. Folk remain cautious about attending meetings, but we are grateful for the faithful core of believers who attend, regardless of their fears.

We hold our gospel meeting in the morning on Lord’s Day, as folk do not go out in the evenings. This morning I was responsible for the message and as I got up to open the meeting it was so discouraging to see around 18 people on one side of the hall and only four or five on the other side. However, by the time we had sung the first hymn, folks had come in and we had a good number, including quite a few unsaved.

In particular, one unsaved man has been attending on and off for years. His late wife was in assembly fellowship. More recently, he has been coming almost every week, usually brought by one of the sisters in the assembly. However, this morning he came under his own steam. After the meeting he thanked me for a very interesting ‘sermon’ as he put it. Please pray as we continue to work with this dear man, that his need of the Saviour will be brought home to him by the Holy Spirit. His name is John.

We have been able to print 6500 gospel calendars which we are currently distributing. One young Indian lady in the assembly, who is a schoolteacher, is so excited to see many of her class enthusiastically receiving the calendars. She has put a large one on the wall of her classroom. She is from a Hindu background and many of her students are Hindus, and some are Muslims, so we look to the Lord to use His living Word to speak to many hearts. Various shops are pleased to have the calendars displayed on their walls and we pray that folk will read the scriptures.

The Lord has been so gracious to us over this past year again. His faithfulness is astonishing, as we learn repeatedly; ‘With my mouth will I make known Thy faithfulness to all generations’ Ps. 89:1.

C.

1968 PAUL & DOROTHY

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