R.I.P. Willie Dee Best… My wife and I have sojourned for 10 years in South Africa. I reflect on a missionary’s life, and how we sacrifice time and proximity to family when in a foreign nation. Distance from family means missing family events: birthdays, graduations and marriages. The most difficult family event to miss isContinueContinue reading “Now He Sees”
Category Archives: Updates
Merry Christmas from the Best!
Thank you for an amazing year! We are so grateful for what God has allowed us to accomplish together!
Feels Different
Around this time of the year, our ministry starts to wind down. Universities begin testing and our team looks forward to evaluating the current year and planning the new year. However, this year, we continue to do things differently. Recently, our family hosted a ministry planning evening with volunteers from Khayelitsha. While simultaneously welcoming twoContinueContinue reading “Feels Different”
Wrestling
“Leon most of the students are finishing the exams on Thursday, now I don’t know what to do” Our Christian camp for students was beginning today; Tuesday, and I received this message from my volunteer, Akhona. I just completed the payment for accommodations. The church owned facility allowed us to book the venue only aContinueContinue reading “Wrestling”
Instant Connections
I enjoy pioneering spiritual movements. My ministry disposition caused a friend to ask me to come help in South Africa many years ago. As time progressed, my role evolved to train new staff and develop ministry strategies to reach the province. I am intentional about carving time in my schedule to always be on aContinueContinue reading “Instant Connections”
August 2018
Greetings from Cape Town!
Faith and Sports
The informal interview is the first step of our Campus Crusade for Christ – South Africa (CCCSA) staff application process. It begins the journey of a perspective individual to see if they are called to join the CCCSA staff team. Recently, I had the pleasure to interview Merlin, a student athlete at University of Western Cape. He desiresContinueContinue reading “Faith and Sports”
Future Glimpse
This month Campus Crusade for Christ – South Africa partnered with the Cape Town Baptist Seminary (CTBS). We began this relationship three years ago. CTBS asks their students to partner with local churches and ministries to go out in the mission field. We receive seven seminarians. The CTBS team leader, Bevin, wrote a report aboutContinueContinue reading “Future Glimpse”
Reliable Men
“Multiplying disciple to the 4th generation.” This is a new mantra we utilize on my Western Cape ministry team. 2 Timothy 2:2 describes four generations of disciples (Paul, Timothy, reliable men, others) training individuals on how to evangelize and build people in their faith to be sent to tell others about Jesus. A person weContinueContinue reading “Reliable Men”
Day Zero
Day Zero?! Day Zero, when the city’s water taps run dry will be June 4, 2018. This warning saturated the social media, TV and radio airwaves on are arrival into Cape Town. The idea of Day Zero was introduced by local government to alert everyone to the water crisis in the city. Day Zero helpedContinueContinue reading “Day Zero”
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