January and February Newsletter

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Lesotho Update

Dear Praying Friends,

Oswald Chambers once said, "We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties."  Some of the following prayer requests are urgent and weigh very heavy on our hearts.  Please help us lift them to the Lord in prayer.  As you do, praise Him for the victories that have been won!
Praise:

• Yesterday the church at Ha Mokhachane was packed to capacity.  Praise the Lord for working in the hearts of people there!
• The orphans and most needy children from the churches in Lesotho all got together on Saturday for a special service and time to play and fellowship.  Around eighty children came.  The services were blessed with God's presence and one could see the orphans went home feeling loved.  Rachel Cutler (HIM missionary working with orphans and children's ministry in Lesotho) did a great job of coordinating this project.

Prayer:

• Bro. Makalo, the young man who was severely burned in a car accident is still in the hospital but making good progress.  He is to have a skin graft on Wednesday of this week and hopes to get out of the hospital sometime next week.  Please keep praying for him!
• Please continue praying for staff for the school in Ladybrand, South Africa.  This is a very urgent need, and we sense that a spiritual battle is in progress.  Please cover all of us in prayer and ask God to send laborers!
• We have a very serious need that we cannot share details about.  Our heavenly Father has always known the details and has an answer in ready response to our faith-filled prayer.

"Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness."  --Martin Luther
Thank you for praying!
Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn & Kristell Gault
Hope International Missions

Out of the mouth of babes...

We have been learning Matthew 18:1-6 as a family for Katilyn's school work lately.  Today at lunch Kristell pointed a finger at me and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"  I replied that it is children.  Without missing a beat she proudly said, "I'm a little child."

Points to Ponder

What percentage of your church's budget is used to evangelize the lost in your community?

When is the last time you personally shared the Gospel with someone?

 Is Jesus pleased with the your answers to these questions?

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Bro. Makalo

Thank you so much for praying for Bro. Makalo.  We went to visit him at the hospital in Bloemfontein (about 2 1/2 hours away).  He is in the burn unit there and seems to be getting excellent care.  The doctor says that his burns are not extremely deep, so they will heal quicker.  He is in a lot of pain.  Please continue praying for him.  It is a tremendous miracle that he escaped with his life.  His legs were pinned under the seat in front of him from the impact.  The taxi was on fire even before it came to rest.  He has no idea how he got his legs free or where he got out of the taxi as he was near the back in a middle seat.

We serve a great God!

Lesotho Update

Dear Praying Friends,

Here are a few recent and urgent prayer items.  Thank you so much for your prayers!

• A friend of ours from Lesotho was involved in a terrible car accident yesterday.  He accompanied us to Ladybrand and was riding a taxi back to Lesotho.  The driver of the taxi tried to pass another vehicle on a steep downhill near a curve.  The taxi collided with an oncoming vehicle, went over an embankment, rolled several times, and caught fire in the field below.  A number of people died at the scene or in hospital.  Bro. Makalo escaped from the upside down vehicle but was burned on his torso and legs.  It seems that the burns may not be extremely severe or deep.  We praise God for preserving his life.  Please join us in praying for a speedy recover and God's special comfort to this young man who has no immediate family. 
• Please pray for the Hope Christian Academy board as we make important decisions regarding possible staff for the school.
• Praise God for rain!  It has been an extremely dry summer, but it started raining after midnight last night and is still raining!  After months of drought this is so welcome!

May the Lord bless you richly!



Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, and Kristell Gault

Hope International Missions

Lesotho Update Message

Dear Praying Friends,
Here are a few recent and urgent prayer items.  Thank you so much for your prayers!

• A friend of ours from Lesotho was involved in a terrible car accident yesterday.  He accompanied us to Ladybrand and was riding a taxi back to Lesotho.  The driver of the taxi tried to pass another vehicle on a steep downhill near a curve.  The taxi collided with an oncoming vehicle, went over an embankment, rolled several times, and caught fire in the field below.  A number of people died at the scene or in hospital.  Bro. Makalo escaped from the upside down vehicle but was burned on his torso and legs.  It seems that the burns may not be extremely severe or deep.  We praise God for preserving his life.  Please join us in praying for a speedy recover and God's special comfort to this young man who has no immediate family. 
• Please pray for the Hope Christian Academy board as we make important decisions regarding possible staff for the school.
• Praise God for rain!  It has been an extremely dry summer, but it started raining after midnight last night and is still raining!  After months of drought this is so welcome!

May the Lord bless you richly!

Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, and Kristell Gault
Hope International Missions

2012 Baptism

On Saturday, February 4, there was a baptism at Mazenod.  People from almost of all of the congregations came to the service.  God was there for this very special time!  Thank you for your prayers!

Singing during the short service before the baptism.

Walking the 1/2 mile from the church to the river.

 

Each person to be baptized gave a short testimony.

There was no baptism last year, so this year there were 30 people who wanted to be baptized.

'Me MaItumeleng is one of three people who were baptized from Matukeng (where we live).

Bro. Toka and two of his friends walked 5 miles to the baptism.  On the way, they were attacked by young men who wanted to rob them.  We praise God that they were not harmed  or robbed!

Lesotho Update

Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your faithful prayers.  We also want to welcome those who have recently subscribed to these prayer and praise updates!
Praise:

• This weekend was the annual baptism service here in Lesotho.  Thirty new converts were baptized!  
• Glenn spent this past weekend holding a revival at one of the churches in the mountains.  Praise the Lord for the good response there.  More than 50 people (mostly children and young people) came forward to pray at the end of the open-air evangelistic service Saturday night.  Several also responded to the message Sunday morning.
  

Prayer:

• Please continue to pray for staff at the school in Ladybrand, South Africa.  We urgently need a teacher for the lower learning centre, a teacher for Sesotho, a teacher's assistant for the upper grades, and an administrative assistant or secretary.  Please also pray for the current staff as they endeavor to cover all the bases.  They are completely overloaded!
• We are in the process of getting some legal matters in order for the mission in South Africa.  Please pray that God would give us wisdom to plan well for the future.
  

Your prayers make a difference!



Sincerely,
Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, & Kristell Gault
Hope International Missions