Hi guys, great to hear from a variety of sources that you are enjoying the posts! Sorry for their irregularity!
It has been another great day today, I had the chance to join another team in Redhill going round the houses again and speaking to the people there. The highlight was definitely a chat with the shop owner, Hamad, who came from Somalia and has a Muslim background. Always working round the language barrier was tough but I was able to explain the gospel of Grace rather than his idea of works. He eventually agreed with us that he had no idea whether he had done enough to receive paradise from Allah and so I was saying that perhaps he shouldn't go to bed in the evening but rather go out and DO more 'good things' to earn Allah's favour. He was then interested in how and why we had such confidence in the future. We explained that because of Jesus' work on the cross for us we could be sure that we were right with God and, although we still messed up, he looked on us as righteous and clean. It was a great time and I hope to return to his shop as I didn't have any money......also to talk more!
Praise God for Hamad and what we could say to him and many others. One of my main goals was to share the good news with someone who was old enough to understand it so I am really pleased that has happened. May it happen many times more.
In further news:
The sun appeared for the first time in a week today!
We had 70 kids at our afternoon club and gave each of them a sandwich, orange and apple
I learnt some more xhosa, the main language in Redhill, Tiko uyi nkosi (jesus is lord)!
God has continued to be good to us all and kept us safe, warm and fed.
I am about to upload some more photos onto picasa so keep your eyes there.
God Bless you all, thanks!!
Stu
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