The schedule is basically the same: Monday -Day off; Tuesday – Men’s prayer breakfast, WH & sons Realty Office, house chores, Afracanz bible study. Wednesday – Loweveld Primary school (currently talking about bullying as a result of an incident in Jo-burg, student took a sword to school and killed classmate) Doing Pray walk around school this week (joshua & Jericho) house chores, divorced women’s group. Thursday – Elmadre’s Meat market (I’ve started wrting scripture verses on the wall outside the building for the public, changes every week.) House chores and 2 groups at the house in the evening. Friday – Lumber City at 8 and GPM 10 – 12 (GPM is a technical school teaching blacks how to get a job, write resumes, interview techniques, and how to start a business. We see 2 groups back to back) house chores get ready for the weekend. Saturday and Sunday are crazy, people coming in and out of the house.
We have been invited to visit several businesses, on one Tuesday we were at WH& sons in the morning and then spent the entire day out with a dentist, radiologist, land developer, and farmer. We prayed at their offices and their homes asking God to be the ruler over the business and seeking his favor and provision. That was a long day 5 am to 5 pm it was soo cool. Another day we had an emergency request at a Toyota dealership where the employees and management were having disputes, we prayed for God’s will to be done and asked that he bless the circumstances and atmosphere to change and create a place of peace in the workplace there. We were extremely blessed when we were asked to pray over a 25,000 hectare land reserve ….it was a beautiful day, we rode in the back of the truck praying over the land and asking God to reside in the land and be evident to all who would enter there.
House Chores include turning over rooms, changing linens, sweeping, preparing meals, washing dishes, making people feel at home as they leave the mission feld or as they enter into the mission field. We see missionaries come off the field burntout, brokedown and beatup; we provide comfort food, clean linens, hot showers and God’s love as much as possible. However, we also see idealistic newcomers with grand visions and dreams, we try to give them insight and reality, things to keep them safe and sain while on the field.
This week I’m in Mozambique, Angie Wheeler a missionary that is a frequent flyer at Ehmke house is having some physical issues (severe tendenitous) and has small children and a thriving ministry so I offered to help out for a week till she can fully use her arms and hands.
I’ll write more details and tell you about God healing a boy that was run over by a car and the Lady He set free from Drug addiction and the growing faith in the businesses soon.
Thanks for your faithfulness and prayers, I couldn’t do this without you.
