We bought a trailer for the truck, furniture for the Orphan Day Care Centre and everthing we need to build and restore an old hull into a much needed fibre glass boat for the ministry. God provided money through individuals and churches and also through donations received from friends and members of Naomi's church who decided against spending money on flowers and rather invest it into God's Kingdom in a practical way. Thanks to each and every one who contributed.
We also thank our two sending churches, members of our supporting cell (small) groups, family and friends for receiving us with warm hearts during the time we spent in South Africa. We always treasure the time we spent with the people that God has raised up to be part of the ministry He has placed us in.
"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occastion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." 2 Corinthians 9:10-11
The building of the boat will start towards the middle of May. We will rely on a person, who has previous experience in working with fiber glass, to come and help and train us with the work on the boat. It is currently raining in Zambia and we need to wait for the weather to become dry, which is more favourable for working with fiber glass.
Invitation: We would like to invite any person who has knowledge of boat-building or working with fiberglass to come on an outreach to Lake Tanganyika to assist us with this enormous task!
Paperwork
As a mission organization, we are exempt from paying import taxes on goods. We received a special order on the Zambian border to transport the goods we purchased in South Africa into the country. We are now in the process of applying for a voucher from the Ministry of Finance in order to finalize the paperwork. In order to do this, we need to visit many offices and and travel between Lusaka and the border of entry. This process almost always leads to a lot of headaches seeing that the human factor or error can never be counted out.
Riaan, our son, is writing his SAT exams on the 3rd of May 2008. He is working very hard in preparing himself for this. He needs to do extra work three mornings a week. At the end of the year he will also write the Grade 12 Zambian examinations. He is currently working through exam papers of previous years and needs to study 2 extra subjects that are not covered in his Sunlight Curriculum. And on top of this he is still continuing with his current Sonlight Curriculum.
Prayer requests:
- Please pray that the paperwork for the imported goods will be finished quickly and successfully.
- Please pray for wisdom with the building of the boat.
- Please pray for Riaan and his schoolwork!
- We would like to thank God for giving Callen and Lucy Silwamba (a missionary couple in Mpulungu) a healthy baby boy!! Jonathan was born on the 3rd of March. This was a special day for Lucy as it was her birthday which she already shares with her father!
We greet you with the words of Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit"
Greetings in Christ
Div and Eleanor du Plessis
