Recent Ministry Pictures

At the Easter Conference Stephanie taught one of the children's services.

Rev. Teboho Sephekhang received gifts from Samaritan's Purse/Operation Christmas Child for all the children at Ha Thafeng, the village where he pastors.  Here he is preaching a simple Gospel message before we handed out the gifts.

The gifts sorted according age and sex.  I think there were nearly 200 children and presents.

Every Friday afternoon, the ladies at Matukeng hold a ladies' service.  Here are the six ladies that attend the most faithfully.

Recently Rev. Neo invited both Stephanie and I to speak at his church.  They meet in a tiny house.  The roof was so low on the low side that I had to stand between the rafters to stand up straight.  It wasn't so bad on the high side where I was preaching.

Make-A-Plan Motors

One of the challenges of the mission field is keeping older vehicles in good running condition.  Uncle Piet and I often joke that we work for "Make-A-Plan Motors."  Our most recent project has been a welder for me that runs off the massive Lister diesel engine that also runs our generator.

The diesel engine (green) is a single cylinder, water cooled engine that only produces 9 hp in spite of it's massive size and weight.  It runs very slow--550 rpm--so it is very efficient.  Five gallons of diesel will produce many hours of electricity--much longer than a comparably sized gasoline generator.

The welder (in the middle) is made from a slightly modified car alternator.  (I rewired it from star to delta phase and made a heavy duty external rectifier.)  It's not that powerful but does most of what I need to do.  It will weld 3/16" steel with good penetration if I am careful.

Uncle Piet made the intermediate shaft for me.  The engine runs so slow that I needed an extra shaft to get the rpm high enough for the alternator to weld.

I finally got the whole set up working this last Saturday.  Since then I've been trying to catch up on the backlog of maintenance projects that I couldn't do without a welder. 

Thanks Uncle Piet!!!

Lesotho Update

Dear Praying Friends,

Thank you so much for your consistent, earnest prayers.  God is answering!

Praise:

• Mrs. Majola has been released from the hospital though she is still not very well.  We praise the Lord for some improvement in her condition!  Please continue to pray for complete healing.  Also pray for Rev. Majola.

Prayer:

• Please continue praying for revival in Lesotho especially among the youth. 
• Philip and Amrie Geise (HIM missionaries in Ladybrand, South Africa) will be returning to America for Philip to further his education so that he can legally serve as principal at the academy.  They will be leaving in May.  Please pray for them as they prepare to leave here and settle for a while in America.
• Continue to intercede for staff for the academy.  We are trusting the Lord for His intervention in this urgent need.  At a recent board meeting we identified some leads to pursue.  Please pray for God's will to be done.

May the Lord bless you as you take these needs to His throne!



Sincerely,

Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn and Kristell Gault
Hope International Missions

Launch of TEE program in Lesotho

This past weekend was an important one for us members of the Lesotho TEE Programme Committee.  We officially launched the programme here in Lesotho! The committee has spent many years working towards this point, and we are so excited to have reached this important milestone.

What is TEE?

Rev. Joseph Mpakanyane

TEE stands for Theological Education by Extension.  It is a programme that takes Bible School right into peoples' homes if they cannot attend a regular Bible School or seminary.
How does it work?

The TEE books

The foundation of the programme is the TEE books that are being translated and published in Sesotho.  These are workbooks that are like a teacher talking to you and asking you questions.  You write the answers to the questions right in the book.  Each book is divided into 10 weeks and students are to study five days a week.  At the end of each week, students are to come together in small groups to discuss what they are learning.  The Lesotho TEE Programme Committee will also meet with these groups several times a year to check on their progress and administer tests.
What topics are covered?

Some of the participants.
People from at least twelve churches attended

Their are 23 books which cover the whole Bible and also teach ministry skills.  Just to list a few, there are four books on the Old Testament, two books on the Life of Christ, a pastoral ministries book entitled Molisa le Mosebetsi oa Hae and a book on evangelism. 
How can I learn more about this programme?

Rev. Saltiel (right) was the keynote speaker. 

You can use the "Contact Us" link on the side bar of our blog to e-mail your questions to us.  You may also contact Rev. Joseph Mpakanyane, the chairman of the committee, by phone.  His number is +266 2231 5527.

Our House at Matukeng

Recently someone asked us for some pictures of where we live.  Here's a few:

It's hard to get a good picture of the house during the summer time when there are leaves on the big oak tree.

 

 

 

In spite of a dry year, Steph's flowers did pretty well.

 

 

 

 

 

This is the view out the kitchen window.

We live at a clinic.  Our house is the reddish-brown roof in the background on the right.

Here are some of the ladies who came to the clinic.