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The month of August has been very challenging for our team in Cape Town. Two families need to find housing because of unexpected challenges with landlords. One family is contemplating an early return to America due to these circumstances. Man, times like these feel very unsettling for all of us! Yet we know that as,ContinueContinue reading “Crucible”

In June and July, we hosted our sixth US missions team. This season is always fun for our family especially for our kids. They enjoy time with young college students full of energy and excited about the Lord. Leon and I get the privilege of connecting with fellow compatriots. Our times are always memorable. WeContinueContinue reading “Movement Building”

In light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold gay marriage, the question arises how does a Christian function in a country where same-sex marriage is legal? Imagine, if the country you call home also recognizes polygamy? My family has lived in these realities in South Africa for several years. To hear aContinueContinue reading “15 Years”

April is the most interesting month in South Africa. The rhythm of ministry is interrupted by public holidays and school recess. For this reason, it feels like momentum has slowed down but really God is working behind the scenes. At the beginning of March, our team launched a campaign of prayer walking and gathering informationContinueContinue reading “Behind the Scenes…God is working”

Leon and Jerrah traveled an hour and 45 minutes away from Cape Town to visit a college campus that they knew very little about and our ministry had never been before. It was the first day of Catalytic Week – a radical initiative by our team to set foot on 40 new college campuses beforeContinueContinue reading “Catalytic Week Pt. 2”

The first six weeks of the school year lay the foundation for evangelism and provide momentum for launching ministry. Our teams were mobilized with surveys and evangelistic tools to help them as they presented the Gospel. With the help of the larger Western Cape team (all the Campus Crusade for Christ ministries), we presented theContinueContinue reading “Catalytic Week 2015”

“The gang is all here!” Two weeks ago, we had Epicenter Launch, our annual ministry orientation and briefing time. Our new teammates from Texas, Tyrone & Andrea, arrived in December, on my birthday. The ministry also initiated a pilot program called Cru Abroad. This program consists of US students participating in study abroad, who willContinueContinue reading “Vision 5-5-5”

The cycle begins. In our final planning meeting for the year, one of the repetitive themes was a need for consistency. It is a consistency that is integral to building a foundation for ministry. Along with prayer and evangelism, there is building up laborers. Our team planned and successfully executed Equip 2014. We held aContinueContinue reading “Equip 2014”

We are swiftly coming to the end of 2014 school year. What a year of transition and trusting God to show His power. Last month, I shared that we challenged the students involved in our weekly events to commit to discipleship. As a team, we knew this would be difficult because the last term isContinueContinue reading “Looking Ahead”

Our team was busy with follow-up and training students in August. The US students left campus at the end of July. This missionary cavalry had 156 four laws presentations, 27 responses to the Gospel and 36 students became involved in our ministry. Wow! The team really helped bring much needed exposure of our ministry toContinueContinue reading “Building Up”