21 Desember 09:00 Dr. Gerrie van Deventer 21 Desember 18:30Coffee & Connect in die Kerksaal Kersdag Dienste 25 Desember 07:00 Ds. Charné Viljoen 25 Desember 08:00 Ds. Charné Viljoen 25 Desember 09:00 Dr. Frans Hancke 25 Desember 10:00 Dr. Frans Hancke 28 Desember 2025 09:00 Prof. Fanie Snyman 31 Desember 2025 18:00Oujaarsdiens Ds. Charné Viljoen
My wens is dat jy God so sal vertrou dat jy Hom in alles sal ken. Hier is jou daaglikse brood vir vandag.
Tema: Jy kan jou hart voor God oopmaak
Teks: “ Elkana het gereeld een keer per jaar … na die tempel … gegaan om voor die magtige Here te kniel en vir Hom te offer.” (1 Sam. 1:3 – Die Boodskap)
Jy is ‘n kind van die Almagtige God wat jou hoor en antwoord.
Daarom kan jy elke dag direk met God praat – jy kan tot Hom bid.
Jy hoef nie te wag om met die Here te praat nie. Moenie uitstel voordat jy bid nie.
Doen dit nou! Doen dit heeltyd en altyd – oop oë en toe oë, beplan en onbeplan, as jy ry of bly, sit of staan, lê of loop – bid sonder ophou.
I have been trying to guage people’s feelings about Madagascar’s political future. Elections are planned for 2028, although I think it should be sooner while people’s discontent is still fresh. I sense that most people are either cautiously optimistic or simply shrug their shoulders and predict that nothing will in fact change. The water has once again been cut at school and we have been functioning on 160V or less for electricity. I use the term ‘functioning’ rather loosely as with that kind of electricity, nothing actually works.
The current term is approaching its end. It was exam time and many children did not write, because there is an outbreak of what I suspect is measles and many children and adults are seriously afflicted. Every year the situation becomes worse, because parents are not having their babies immunised, with the result that children are dying from a disease which is completely preventable. We try to educate the parents at school, but there needs to be a widespread campaign by the government to make people aware of the seriousness of the situation.
That was a gloomy start to this week’s news. So, let’s finish positively. I am so proud of the pre-school teachers. They have managed to make the most of their small classrooms and everything works well and looks inviting. These first years of school are so vital to a child’s development and growth. Most come from homes where there is no Christian witness and it is a blessing to see how they memorise Scripture at such a young age.
I also received my French exam results this week. I admit that I was stressed as the oral exam was particularly difficult, but I did far better than anticipated. I am glad that I persevered and I trust that it will be used to the glory of God. Thank you for praying for me.
“Toe het Jesus weer met hulle gepraat en gesê: “Ek is die lig vir die wêreld. Wie My volg, sal beslis nie in die duisternis leef nie, maar sal die lig van die lewe hê.””
Joh. 8: 1220
In die Advent tyd kyk ons met vreugde uit na die herinnering aan die koms van die Lig na hierdie wêreld. Waar ons ookal gaan, luister ons na Kersliedere wat ons gedurig herinner aan die grootste geskenk wat ons nog ooit kon gekry het. Dié geskenk wat reeds meer as 2000 jaar gelede na hierdie wêreld gekom het. Tog was die gelowiges in die Ou Testament reeds bewus daarvan dat God die Lig is in die duisternis van hierdie wêreld. Die Lig was van altyd af by God en was saam met God.
Sondag 14 Desember 2025 : Erediens om 09:00 Dr. Nadia Marais 14 Desember 10:00 Groenkloof Ds. Herman Burger 14 Desember 18:30 Coffee & Connect in die Kerksaal 21 Desember 09:00 Dr. Gerrie van Deventer 21 Desember 18:30Coffee & Connect in die Kerksaal Kersdag Dienste 25 Desember 07:00 Ds. Charné Viljoen 25 Desember 08:00 Ds. Charné Viljoen 25 Desember 09:00 Dr. Frans Hancke 25 Desember 10:00 Dr. Frans Hancke 28 Desember 2025 09:00 Prof. Fanie Snyman 31 Desember 2025 18:00Oujaarsdiens Ds. Charné Viljoen