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

Aquarium Keepers or Fishers of Men?

The following quotation has really made me think:

"Watch out for the signs of a dying Christian life.  Ask yourself, Am I sharing my faith?  Do I have only Christian friends?  Do I hang around the dead, the diseased, and the lost?  If you and the members of your church have forsaken your duty to reach back into the world, I can promise you your church will start to divide, to backbite, and to fight over nonessential Chrtian issues like hymnal selection and carpet colors.  You will become keepers of a Christian aquarium instead of fishers of men.  Your church will be on the way to spiritual death.  In fact, I can prophesy in any church or to any believer without fear of being in error that if you choose not to evangelize, individually or collectively, your church will fossilize."

   --William Fay in Share Jesus Without Fear

Camping with Kaitlyn

This first week of January has given us a little time to rest, catch up, and spend some time together as a family after a very busy November and December.  This week I (Glenn) took Kaitlyn camping on a mountain on the van der Merwe's farm.  S.W. van der Merwe joined us just before dark and left again early in the morning to bale alfalfa on their farm.  Sorry I didn't 

get a picture of him.  We had a lot of fun. 

We slept right up at the top of this mountain in the picture.  There is an overhanging cliff hidden by trees just under the top of the mountain. 

We had a campfire and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows.  You can see the overhanging cliff here.

The sunset was just incredible!

This is the van der Merwe's farm from up on top.  They own more than 1800 acres but most of it is leased at the moment.  S.W. has around 100 head of beef cows on their part.  He keeps really busy raising enough food for them for the winters.

Overview of December

December was busy, but enjoyable.  Here are several pictures showing some of the activities of the month.

Thabiso, Kaitlyn's friend, graduated from preschool on Dec. 3.

Kaitlyn and Thabiso with his mother, 'Me Manthabi, back home after the graduation

The girls had fun decorating the Christmas tree one night.

On Dec. 17 and 18, we attended the wedding of Bro. Majola, one of the pastors in Lesotho, and Sis. Pinkie, one of the church youth.

The new couple, Ntate Majola and 'Me MaT'soanelo

It was nice to celebrate Christmas with the other missionaries on Dec. 24.

On Christmas Day the Church of the Bible Covenant had a one-day conference.

Shepherd boys singing at the conference

January 1 was a special service at Matukeng with people from 3 congregations attending.

After the service, there was a feast to honor Thabiso's graduation.