Jesus vir my, Jesus vir ons, Jesus vir almal.
Getuienisbediening
Our island had a visit from the President. On the one hand, that was a very exciting prospect, simply because we knew that we’ll have uninterrupted electricity and water, but on the other hand it meant that just about the whole population was called upon to clean, sweep and then clean some more. Not something that all people here are naturally inclined to.
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You would think that starting off a new week with a morning devotional from Charles Spurgeon, is simply the best thing.
“And all the children of Israel murmured.” – Numbers 14:2 –
This devotion was not for me as I am not the murmuring kind…that was my last thought before Mr. Spurgeon started admonishing me in his best King James English. It was intense; both keeping up with the doths, thous and thees, but at the same time thinking that Spurgeon had it in for those murmurers, grumblers, complainers, whiners etc.
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Liewe vriende en familie
Baie dankie dat julle bid.
Dankie dat julle hierdie geloofspad saam met ons stap.
Soms voel dit asof ons op water loop en met kere voel dot asof ons sink, maar die Here se hand is altyd daar. Naby om vas te hou en te red. Al gaan onder deur die dal van doodskaduwee weet ons waar ons hulp vandaan kom.
Die dokters het vol hoop weer met ‘n reeks chemo begin, vol hoop dat die gewas krimp, maar na die volgende CT scan het hulle besluit om finaal te stop. Die gewas het elke week verdubbel.
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Mari-Alena update
Baie dankie dat julle bid.
Bid asseblief saam vir die pad vorentoe.
Vandag het die dokters bevestig dat Mari-Alena nie meer met chemoterapie sal voortgaan nie, aangesien dit ondoeltreffend was teen haar aggressiewe kanker. Op hierdie stadium maak dit nie meer sin vir haar om die newe-effekte van beide die behandeling en siekte te verduur nie. Haar maaggewas het in grootte verdubbel, en haar Burkitt-limfoom het bewys dat dit bestand is teen selfs die mees intensiewe reddingsterapie (weerstandige kanker).
Sy ontvang tans gereelde dosisse morfien om die pyn te hanteer wat veroorsaak word deur die gewas wat teen omliggende organe druk. In die toekoms sal haar sorg verskuif na palliatiewe behandeling gefokus op gemak en simptoombestuur. Môre sal die radiologie-span bepaal of bestraling kan help om die gewas te krimp, pyn te verlig en blokkasies in belangrike organe soos die lewer of galblaas te voorkom.
Ons is dankbaar vir al julle gebede en ondersteuning.
Na maande se skanderings, toetse en biopsie is Burkitt limfoom by haar gediagnoseer – een van die vinnigste groeiende en gevaarlikste bloedkankers.
Sy het elke behandeling verduur wat na haar gegooi is:
Eerste-lyn chemoterapie (R-HyperCVAD)
Tweede-lyn reddingschemo (CODOX-M/IVAC)
Pyn, naarheid, hospitalisasies, bloedoortappings – en tog het die kanker nie gereageer nie.
Ten spyte van haar ongelooflike krag en positiewe gees, sê haar dokters nou chemoterapie alleen is nie genoeg nie. Haar beste kans is ‘n gevorderde, eksperimentele behandeling genaamd CAR T-selterapie – maar dit is nie hier in Suid-Afrika beskikbaar nie.
Die ongelooflike span by Sheba Mediese Sentrum in Israel, het haar saak hersien en is bereid om te help. Hulle het Mari-Alena ‘n plek in hul CAR T-sel-terapieprogram aangebied, wat die kanker heeltemal kan uitwis en haar ‘n tweede kans op die lewe kan gee.
Bid asseblief saam met ons vir hierdie geleentheid.
GoFundMe vir Mari-Alena, ‘n 23-jarige wat teen ‘n aggressiewe kanker veg. As jy kan, oorweeg dit om te skenk of net die plasing te deel om die woord te help versprei.
👇🏻
⚠️ Bankbesonderhede in SA
*Donasies vir Mari-Alena se behandeling in Israel*
Bank: Capitec
Rekeninghouer: Juffrou MARI ALENA POTGIETER
Rekeningtipe: Hoofrekening
Rekeningnommer/IBAN: 1687370603
SWIFT/BIC-nommer: CABLZAJJ
Takkode: 470010
https://www.gofundme.com/f/give-marialena-a-chance-at-life
Michele Potgieter
Reni, Ukraine
I am slowly getting back on my feet…literally that is. It helped that the school was closed for the Easter break and that I did not have to walk much. It gave me some time to do the preparation for the final term before the end of this school year in June.
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Ds Louwrens en Jeanne het einde November die tuig na 18 jaar in Makhathini neergelê en by Segdefield afgetree. Dit gaan goed met hulle en werk hulle hard om wortel te skiet in hul nuwe omgewing. Lucky Kunene, wat al geruime tyd deel van die Makhathini span is, het vir ds Louwrens opgevolg.
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It is good to have Dries back at home. He has so much to do and the fact that April is one of our hottest and most humid months, must have made him feel right at home.
On the other hand, we have to say goodbye to Annika and Anne who will leave on Tuesday. They had their final Royal Ranger meeting on Saturday. They have been teaching the Rangers about Germany as well as some useful German phrases for the past five weeks. The girls were surprised by how much their students remembered, because they did well in the quizz. Dries made the girls some neck ties to remember us by and Annika gave him her German one.
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Beste Ondersteuner
Ek gebruik nie gewoonlik onnodig baie uitroeptekens in sinne nie, maar wees gewaarsku, hierdie nuusflits is ‘n uitsondering!
Die wêreld kom Osaka toe, op ons voorstoep, binne 5 dae. Daar is vars energie oral in die lug! Dit voel kompleet soos ‘n sprokieswêreld van pienkwit (kersie)bloeisels net waar kyk. Vir party Japanners bring dit ‘n tikkie verligting te midde van hemelhoë rys pryse (tans gemiddeld R113 per kilogram!) en die nagmerrie van Trump tariewe. Onder dié uitdagings het alles en almal ontwaak uit ‘n lang winterslaap en is nuwe lewe in oorvloed oral om ons. In die nuusflits vier ons God se seisoen van groei en nuut begin
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Beste Ondersteuner,
Wat ’n bemoedigende week van betekenisvolle interaksies, diep gesprekke en stimulerende samesyn! Ons is opreg dankbaar vir die pasafgelope, amptelike besoek van ons Missie Japan leiers, Dr. Nico Mostert, Ds. Gawie Gouws en Dr. Daniël de Wet (7-17 Maart). Ons langdurige vennootskap met die plaaslike Reformed Church in Japan (RCJ) is inderdaad versterk! Lees meer oor hierdie vennootskap met die RCJ hier.
Hierdie nuusflits se doel is tweeledig:
Lovako School in Russian Bay has fourty-eight pupils this year and the space is filled to capacity. Euphrasie and I were once again impressed by the dedication of the three teachers and the fact that everythings is clean, organised and neat. An added blessing is that the village built a well right next to the school and this makes life at school much easier.
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With just one month left of Anne and Annika’s three-month stay, time is flying by, and there’s still so much to do and experience! Last week, Annika and I began working on the mural in the new classroom. We managed to complete the background for our underwater-themed design, though I’m still finding traces of blue paint under my fingernails! Our goal is to finish most of it in the coming days. Every now and then, some of the children would put their heads around the door and encourage us by some ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’.
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Liewe vriende en familie
Ek sit hier in dir hospitaal kamer en gebruik die tyd om te skryf terwyl Mari-Alena bietjie slaap. Vanmore het sy my gebel en gesê dat sy soveel pyn het en dit nie meer kan uithou nie. Sy is moeg vir die chemo en wil huis toe kom.
Ek jaag hospitaal toe met ‘n stukkende hart. My dogter krul van die pyn. Sy kan nie sit of staan of lê nie.
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“God has not forgotten you, He loves you”
It was Anne’s turn this week to start her series on the characteristics of a Royal Ranger leader. Sometimes we need to return to the basics and reflect on our relationship with the Lord. It was therefore very fitting that Anne’s teaching started there; reading and studying the Bible, praying and cultivating a thankful heart, so that we are able to share this with the children. As I was on my way to school in a tuctuc that morning, feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the day ahead, a tuctuc passed by with a sticker that read: ‘God has not forgotten you, He loves you.’
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With love and respect, inviting all Muslim peoples to follow Jesus.
The goal of Frontiers is to see the Great Commission fulfilled among all Muslim peoples of
the world.
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to
believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?” -Romans 10:14–15
Dries arrived safely in South Africa, welcomed by heavy rains. In fact, the flooding in some northern regions was so severe that entire communities were cut off, left without electricity for days. He is enjoying a well-deserved break, spending time with his daughter Anlie and her family. As is often the case when Dries is not here, my quad broke down on the very first day after his departure, leaving me stranded on the road. Fortunately, PM came to the rescue once again. The journey home was anything but smooth, with a few nerve-wracking moments where I had to cling on for dear life while being towed. Now, with the quad out of commission, it’s back to walking and relying on tuc-tucs.
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Liewe vriende en familie
Ek is so dankbaar. Dankie dat julle bid en die pad saam met ons loop.
Dankie vir elke boodskap, gebed en bydrae. Ons waardeer dit oneindig baie.
Die dae en weke vlieg verby en so vinnig is dit al reeds Middel Februarie! Dit is al drie maande gelede wat Mari-Alena die eerste keer in die hospitaal opgeneem is.
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The saying, ‘one man’s trash, is another man’s treasure’, rings true in our daily lives. After the new classroom was completed, we had to install a railing and a gate for the safety of the children. PM mentioned to Dries that he had some old railings and burglar proofing materials lying around at the factory and that we were welcome to use it. Given the high cost of rebar her, that was a big help. It was also a rush to get it all done before Dries leaves for South Africa on Tuesday.
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“Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.“
Psalm 25: 21
The Adventure and Expedition Rangers are currently exploring a Bible series on the Book of Psalms, and this past Saturday, we were especially blessed by Psalm 25. Every verse in this chapter is rich in meaning and deeply relevant to our daily lives. It was a comforting reminder that when we place our trust in the Lord, He provides for us and delivers us from the schemes of the wicked. The Rangers also reflected on God’s call to live with integrity and righteousness, striving to walk in His ways.
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January 26, 2025
We had a couple of eventful weeks to start off the New Year. The clean-up after the cyclone is still ongoing, but everything is up and running. Dries has almost completed the work on the new roof of our balcony. He is paying extra attention to make sure that it stays attached in the event of another cyclone.
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Die Getuienisbediening het 28 Januarie 2025 ‘n oggend tee met versnaperinge voorgesit, as dankie vir almal wat bygedra het tot die sukses van die Wolwedans 2024 Kersprojek. Die gemeente en besighede in die omgewing het ruimskoots bygedra.
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