Alright, so I know I haven’t written in a while, but it has
been crazy here! So much has gone on and yet it seems like there is nothing
new.
Well, my house visitation team just lost one our ladies. We
decided to keep visiting her family, but they have decided to move to Cape
Town. So we no longer have that family to visit. There was other 2 women that
we visited, Thelma and Mandeesa, and both of them asked us to pray for them to
get jobs, and God answered our prayer. They both received very good jobs, but they
work all the time, and so we can no longer visit them. Then another woman we
visit, Roberta, also received a job. And last but not least, Gloria, the mother
of the child that needed help, also received a job. So, good news is God
answered all our prayers. Bad news, we no longer have families to visit. Our
house visitation team is back to square one. We are in the process of finding
new people to visit and see what God wants us to do.
He actually already has 2 big projects that have come up
within this last week. Our whole team knows this woman in the township. We call
her Auntie Matilda. She is crazy and she is fun. This woman loves the Lord and
takes care of her community. Well, this past week the back half of her house
caught on fire. Thankfully no one was hurt. Since this happened, we now have
some work to do. We spent a good bit of our week cleaning up and painting her
house.
The second project we have is starting a bible study with a
group of kids who go to a feeding center. Amber, one of our leaders, met this
woman last year who ha a dream of starting a feeding center. Long story short,
they did it. It is called Khulisa. Every morning, Noma makes breakfast for the
kids. Now she has a dream of starting a bible study for these kids. She wants
to do more than just feed them food, she wants to feed them life eternal. My
house visit team and I have decided to take this on. And it is going to be a
challenge, because at least half of the kids speak little or no English. So, starting up this next week, we are
meeting with them on Wednesday, and beginning a bible study for a group of
young kids. We need to love them, and show them how important they are.
Please be praying for that!
Now…. For some really BIG news!!!!! On Thursday of last
week, we found out what our outreach locations are… starting in January. There
were 3 options. We all ranked them from what we wanted most to least. The
leaders continued to pray over them, and then began to place us in our teams.
The three options were staying in Jeffreys Bay, go to Swaziland, or go to Port
Elizabeth (P.E.). I wanted P.E., and that’s what I got!!!! Yay… I am stoked! We
have the opportunity to work with a church called Lighthouse Family Church.
They have many different ministries that are up and running that we can
contribute to in so many ways. They have a large youth ministry that we can
make an impact on. They also have started a few orphanages, then they also have
outreach ministries that go out into the community. They go into the townships,
to the poorest of the poor. They go meet peoples needs, love people, and SHOW
the world around them who Christ is. I am soooooo excited for this opportunity.
I will be on a smaller team of 15 people total including our leaders. Pray for
unity to form between the smaller teams.
Now… in order for me to be here for the second half, I need
to finish raising my money. I have most of it, but there is still the last bit
that needs to come in. I need to raise $1000. That’s all I have left, and
really that is nothing. God can make that happen so easily. I am asking you,
all of you who read this, and support me, and care about this work that God is
doing, to help. You are apart of this trip just as much as I am. Prayerfully
consider giving to this cause. All you have to do is go to left hand side of my
page, and click the support me link. Make a donation by credit/debit card. Just
follow what the page says. Thank you everyone. Everyone who is praying for me,
everyone who has supported me financially and in any other way. You all help
make a huge difference. Thank you all so much.
Talk to ya soon!
-The Roth
