Blessings in Jesus Name!

This last month while traveling back to S.A, has being a combination of traveling and sharing about the realness and awesomeness of Jesus Christ in Africa the last year.

When arriving back in South Africa we both felt a sense of joyfulness and sadness. Joyful to be back in civilization and sad for not being somewhere in Africa. Africa has and always will be a part of us, and knowing that God has Africa locked up in His heart makes all things worth the while.

By being back in S.A it felt a bit strange not to sleep under mosquito nets and not to rub insect repellant on every evening. But praise God for mosquito nets and insect repellant when needed!

Looking back at the past year we really and truly could see God's hand moving mightily in our midst. The special way that He touched His people and changed there lives and ours especially. And as His Word best describes; we were like clay in the Masters hand, being formed, shaped and built-up, to be rooted and grounded in His perfect love at the end of the day. To be useful and ready, prepared for every good work. Less of us and more of Him. To be totally captivated by His awesome beauty and presence. And to live out of that glorious experiences, moment by moment.

We could really say that things like dust, mosquitoes, flies, heat, cold showers, car trouble, water shortage, loneliness, rejection, bad food, cultural shocks, etc. was all issues that we had to deal with.

Sometimes the loneliness and the unknown was painful and overwhelming. But in moments like these His Word, His presence, faithfulness and kindness filled us to such an extent that we could quote the words of Paul Acts 20:24 “but none of these things moved me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my cause with joy?”

We could really see how the Holy Spirit moved and dealt with us, and although we are not perfect, our heart's desire is to die within ourselves so that Jesus Christ in all His fullness may work and live through us.

Being human, there were times that we really felt sorry for ourselves, but once the truth of His Word became a revelation in our hearts, and allowing the Holy Spirit to empower us, we could move forward again with passion and determination.

Looking back from where we started with backpacks and walked over 4000 kilometers to where we are at now, blessed with a Land Cruiser and a trailer, and a lot of equipment to be more effective for the Kingdom of God. We can honestly say our God is awesome, He is truly Jehovah Jireh, our provider.

Also looking back we realized that we were in malaria areas and was exposed to many different diseases without being infected. Again His Word came through for us "by His stripes we are healed... no plaque will came near us... Praise His wonderful Name!

One thing that has grown within us, is the love for people and the longing to see every person saved and in heaven. This desire has shaken us to such an extent that many a time we just burst out in tears for those that did not make the decision to accept Jesus as their Savior. Surely there are times when people reject the true message of the cross and those who live their lives and religious lifestyles, never to realize it's all about a loving relationship with our heavenly Father.

We want to thank the Lord for our dear brothers and sisters in Christ who faithfully prayed for us constantly and had sponsored us through out this year.

May our heavenly Father bless you more exceedingly abundantly above all that you can ever ask for.

Dawie Steyn
Eben Nel
Andrinette & Maricha von Weiligh - and all those who have sponsored the trailer.
Susan Greef - Namibia
Coenie Botha - TBN
Jannie Ferreirra - Campus Crusade
Otto Kingsley - Leprosy Mission
Jerico Walls
Attie & Elmarie Myburg - Missions for Christ
Frank & Dorieta Engelbrecht - Equip Empowerment
Johan Black - Equip Empowerment
World Wide Mission AFM - Tsumeb
Barry & Marianna Jacobs - Namibia
Esme & Gustav Wessels - Zambia
Christian Gear Open Doors - Thys Visser
Ebenezer Child care - Zambia
Maggie, Gretha, Lucille & Stephan, Wouter & Malanie, Liandi, Wilhelm - Power House
Christo Loots Productions
Debra & Erni Sloan
Heindra
Jaun Haasbroek – eDisc CC

And all the other precious people that the Lord sent on our way that we didn’t mention...

During December we will be preaching/sharing in churches, cell groups, schools, prisons ect. as the Holy Spirit leads us.

We also will be leaving on our next mission on the 3 January 2006.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is leading us to share the gospel in Ethiopia and Sudan for a great part of 2006. We also feel a prompting in our spirits to start moving through wards the middle-east.

If there is any person out there that would like to chare this great experience with us and are being led by the Spirit, please feel welcome to contact us by e-mail. jono@travelmission.com

We realize that the harvest is plenty, but the workers are few.

Please pray for us for wisdom, guidance, provision, protection. But most of all for the harvest to come in.

We desire to fulfill the call of Mark 16:15 to ?Go onto the entire world and preach the Gospel? and we also desire for you to fulfill that call as well.
Your donation will aid us as we preach the Gospel in remote and unreached areas, impact others who will in turn impact others who will impact all generations worldwide with the truth and power of the Gospel. All gifts, great or small, will be appreciated.

Please visit our web site, www.travelmissions.org to see some photos of our latest experiences. For those of you that might have missed a few, our old newsletters are also available for viewing on our web site.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

In His Service

Len and Jono

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New Hope Ministries International
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Branch: Sanbel
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