National Afrikaans
Church & Mission Leaders
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Church & mission leaders from South Africa, Gideon Jacobs and Anthonie Kruger, paid us a visit during a recent US tour. Based in Smithfield, South Africa, "Uncle Gideon" ["uncle" is a respectful and personal title when addressing South African "elders"] heads the ministry of Kwasizabantu Mission in that region. Periodically, he and some of his church leaders tour the US. Their work has recently been coming into connection with holiness churches.
The warm and friendly fellowship shared with "Uncle" Gideon is very refreshing. He has again extended an invitation to us to visit his work and to work with them for a month or so in leadership training at various points throughout South Africa. This is another wonderful opportunity to impact national leadership!
Accompanying him on this trip was the principal of their Christian school, Anthonie Kruger. Although this was our first time meeting, we quickly became fast friends. Anthonie was in our area for several days after "Uncle" Gideon continued his tour. It was great to get to know him and to develop mutual respect and appreciation.
For your information, Joy's sister, Carol Witter, is now serving as a missionary under Hope International Missions at Ladybrand, South Africa. Ladybrand is approximately an hour and a half drive from Smithfield. Sometime before Carol and her team began their school year, she connected with the Smithfield mission school as part of her training for the school set-up in Ladybrand. Our new friend Anthonie is the principal of the Smithfield school with which she connected! It is definitely a small world!
Church & mission leaders from South Africa, Gideon Jacobs and Anthonie Kruger, paid us a visit during a recent US tour. Based in Smithfield, South Africa, "Uncle Gideon" ["uncle" is a respectful and personal title when addressing South African "elders"] heads the ministry of Kwasizabantu Mission in that region. Periodically, he and some of his church leaders tour the US. Their work has recently been coming into connection with holiness churches.The warm and friendly fellowship shared with "Uncle" Gideon is very refreshing. He has again extended an invitation to us to visit his work and to work with them for a month or so in leadership training at various points throughout South Africa. This is another wonderful opportunity to impact national leadership!
Accompanying him on this trip was the principal of their Christian school, Anthonie Kruger. Although this was our first time meeting, we quickly became fast friends. Anthonie was in our area for several days after "Uncle" Gideon continued his tour. It was great to get to know him and to develop mutual respect and appreciation.
For your information, Joy's sister, Carol Witter, is now serving as a missionary under Hope International Missions at Ladybrand, South Africa. Ladybrand is approximately an hour and a half drive from Smithfield. Sometime before Carol and her team began their school year, she connected with the Smithfield mission school as part of her training for the school set-up in Ladybrand. Our new friend Anthonie is the principal of the Smithfield school with which she connected! It is definitely a small world!
[l-r: Steve Mowery, Gideon Jacobs, & Anthonie Kruger]
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