Author Archives: melaniebest2014

May, June and July have been incredibly eventful for the Best family. Blankets, a gas heater and my mother comforted me during my last weeks of pregnancy. Mom arrived in May to assist me. My husband and children appreciated the warm meals she prepared in my absence in the kitchen. My mother experienced the beautyContinueContinue reading “Family Update August 2016”

Thank you for your prayers. We are enjoying our new addition. Praise the Lord!

Establishing Catalytic Week, an annual national outreach which aids in launching new movements in South Africa, last year continued to produce encouraging results in 2016. Last month’s update shared about following up campuses in the Eastern Cape. Walter Sisulu University movement began through the Catalytic Week initiative. Along with setting foot on 40 campuses inContinueContinue reading “Church..not for me”

April saw the birth of a new outreach in South Africa. Leon gathered the three new staff out of the comforts of their home, Western Cape Province, and journeyed to the unfamiliar Eastern Cape Province for a ministry road trip. This endeavor brought our young ministry team to different universities with the purpose of trainingContinueContinue reading “Is God Absent?”

The 6th week of the university calendar marks an important milestone each year. During this time our engaged students conclude their 1st terms. This pause allows everyone to evaluate their six weeks of ministry planning to see what God is doing, and we saw movements develop. God used their faithfulness and time to reach outContinueContinue reading “The Aftermath”

Place your hand here…Did you feel it? The baby kicks, punches and does complete exercise routines inside my belly. It is fun to have my husband feel Baby Best’s movements. Our anticipation continues to increase as we wait patiently for the child. We are around 23 weeks, and another university school year is upon us.ContinueContinue reading “Kick Off 2016”

Couch time, an evening ritual Leon and I instituted after dinner to share our day’s experiences with one another. Our children do their compulsory chores cleaning the kitchen, giving my husband and me uninterrupted time on the couch to reflect. We began 2015 celebrating a milestone of 15 years working with Campus Crusade. As IContinueContinue reading “Couch Time Reflections”

Everything is the same as the year before; silent. The doctor vertical blinds. My wife lies on the sterile mattress, like before. The doctor prepares her medical device, and pushes the button. A low hum crescendos, and a visual appears on the monitor. Kaleidoscope of white, black and gray images saturate the screen as theContinueContinue reading “Personal Update”

“Did you hear? Students are protesting at WITS University in Johannesburg. They will probably begin protesting at our campuses in about two weeks.” Leon and I had this discussion on Friday afternoon, 16 October. By Monday, 19 October, UCT students were protesting and by the end of the week all of our campuses were protestingContinueContinue reading “#Feesmustfall”