Adventures in Cape Town

Recently we attended our fellow missionary Jeremy Howard's wedding in Cape Town and also took a few days of vacation to see the scenery and history of that part of South Africa.  Here are a few pictures:

The wedding was beautiful!

Dawn in the Karoo (a semi desert area between Lesotho and Cape Town).

The bitter aloes were in full bloom through the Karoo.  They are very pretty in this arid landscape!

Table Mountain

Simon's Town is a little harbor village built on the side of a mountain.  It is the third oldest European settlement in South Africa.  Many of the buildings date back into the 1700's.

Because of the steep mountain side that Simon's Town is built on, many of the houses do not have road access.  You park your car and climb the steps!

African Pinguins

Boulder Beach was beautiful!

We climbed up to the lighthouse at Cape Point.

In 1911 a new lighthouse was built lower down on the cliff because this one was up in the clouds during storms. 

The view down 800+ foot cliffs from the lighthouse to the ocean was breathtaking!

Katilyn enjoyed building this sand castle with Uncle Jon's help.

Kristell enjoyed playing in the sand, too.

One day we drove to Stellenbosch.  This is the Dutch Reformed Church there. 

A canon outside the old powder magazine fortress at Stellenbosch

Dawn at Cape Agulhus, the southern-most point in Africa.

Lesotho Update

 Dear Praying Friends,

Please join us in praising God for the answers to prayer below.  These are very encouraging to us!  Thank you for your faithfulness in bringing these requests to God!

Praise:

• We are so grateful to the Lord for complete deliverance from the enemy oppression our team was experiencing!  Thank you so much to everyone who prayed for us during this difficult time!
• Praise the Lord for giving Lesotho the first peaceful, democratic transition of political power in history!  All except one of the other parties in the country joined a coalition to put the former ruling party out of power.  The man who has been prime minister for 15 years gracefully stepped down, and his party is participating in the new government as the opposition party instead of the ruling party even though they received many more votes than any of the other parties.  If you have any knowledge of African politics, you will see that this is clearly God at work!

Prayer:

• Please pray much for the Marais'.  They are in the Western Province of Zambia distributing Bibles among the Lozi people.  The flood waters on the Zambezi river still have not receded, so they had to travel an extra 750 miles to get to these areas where Bibles are needed!
• Please continue to pray much for the school in Ladybrand, South Africa.  We are still in need of teachers!
• The congregation at Matukeng has been getting involved in servant evangelism.  People from the church have been volunteering their time to our neighbors to help them harvest their corn (by hand of course).  They have had some excellent opportunities to witness as they work.  Please pray that people will get saved!
• As you pray, remember that faith is not a feeling.  It is built on the foundation of knowing God.  Our faith will be in proportion to how intimately we know God.  

May the Lord bless you!




Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, & Kristell Gault

Hope International Missions

Bibles For Africa

Yesterday I received a text message from Uncle Piet and Aunt Hester Marais.  They are in Katima Molilu, Namibia waiting for the rest of the shipment of Bibles they are expecting.  As soon as it arrives, they are planning to cross into Zamiba to distribute Lozi Bibles.

Use these pictures to help you pray:

Please pray for the availability of Bibles.  Several languages are out of print or unavailable for other reasons.  Particularly pray for Bemba Bibles!

Please pray for the timely shipment of Bibles.  We particularly need prayer with regards to Tonga Bibles for the Central Province of Zambia!

Pray that God would protect our vehicles and keep them running reliably!

Please pray for safety on the road!

Prayer and Praise Update

Dear Praying Friends,

We are so grateful for your continued prayer support!  Join us in praising God for the answers He has given, and please do continue to intercede for the needs below.


Praise:

• Thank you so much for the many people who have prayed for us as the HIM Africa missionaries have been coming face to face with the powers of darkness and witchcraft.  We praise God for giving partial victory.  The best I know how to describe the situation is that individual battles have been won, but the war is not over yet.
• The elections in Lesotho went peacefully.  Final results will not be available until Wednesday, but the day of voting (Saturday) was calm.  This is a clear answer to prayer!

Prayer:

• Please continue to pray for us missionaries.
• Also pray for continued peace in Lesotho.  Final results aren't known yet, but it is already clear that no party can win enough votes to set up a government alone.  A coalition will be necessary for the first time in the history of the country.  There is still a risk of violence as this coalition is agreed upon. Please pray!
• Please pray for me (Glenn) as I have a very heavy schedule at the moment.  Pray that God will give me wisdom to prioritize and stay strong spiritually!

"I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." --Jesus Christ

 May the Lord bless you!

Glenn, Stephanie, Kaitlyn and Kristell Gault
Hope International Missions

Lesotho Update

Dear Praying Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayers.  We really, really appreciate them.  Here is a little update so that you can pray more effectively:
Praise:

• The spiritual battle that we mentioned last night is still very intense, but we are seeing God working.  Please praise Him as you pray!
• Don't forget to praise God that Mrs. Majola is out of the hospital.  That she is alive is a clear miracle! 
• In spite of missed flights, etc., God gave Philip, Amrie, and Antonie Geise a safe trip to America. 

Prayer:

• We ask for your continued fervent intercession as we battle against the power of spiritual darkness.  We are beginning to see some progress, but the battle is not over.
• Please pray for the general elections in Lesotho this weekend.  There has already been several incidents of violence and people have been killed.  We covet your prayers for peace.  The situation is tense and could easily become very dangerous for both citizens and foreigners. 
• Continue to pray for the Philip Geises as they acclimate to life in America. 
• Remember the Marais' as they continue with the Bible work in Zimbabwe. 

Thank you so much for supporting us with your prayers!

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