While visiting ITMI’s Charl van Wyk in South Africa, the ITMI team met Charl’s friend and co-laborer Cozmore, whose heart was burdened for a Zimbabwean pastor in need. You’ll love the creative solution for helping this worthy servant flourish long-term that ITMI got to be a part of!
A Life Changing Trip
ITMI partner, Gerhard le Roux, serving in Onseepkans, South Africa shared this story. Gerhard had the opportunity to bless, invest in and build a relationship with a local Christian leader in a neighboring town, Pofadder. Gerhard shares how Manie’s worldview and understanding of Christian living was expanded through experiencing Christians from other parts of Africa and the world. Enjoy Gerhard’s story!
Praying for Parents
Ten-year-old Ayasha had been through a lot in her single decade of life. Her parents were both taken from her by the sweeping epidemic ripping its way through the Zulu people of Zulu Natal, South Africa. After her mother passed away, she’d gone to live with her grandmother. A widow responsible for 7 other children, Ayasha’s cousins and siblings, her grandmother was having a hard time feeding them all.
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The “Yes or No Bench.”
The unassuming “Yes or No Bench” sits on Kelly and Cherise Smith’s peaceful 7 Rivers Farm in Zulu Natal, South Africa. But its occupants are likely anything but at peace. As they wait, their lives hang in the balance. They wait to…
That’ll Be One Bible Verse, Please
ITMI’s Timothy Keller, veteran in ministry all over Africa, aptly pointed out, “How do you help those with the greatest need in a community where everyone has little to nothing? Helping the poor in the third world has to be done very carefully….”
What Happened When an ITMI Partner Invited Trespassing Vandals to Come Back Next Week
Gerhard le Roux surveyed the down cast eyes of the trespassers and the police who had been called to the situation.
He realized the hopelessness of the situation.
Delivering Bibles via an African Bus with a Shocking Past
“The only place you may urinate is the bus toilet,” boomed the announcement from the bus company employee. Although you would think an announcement like that should go without saying, apparently the bus-line’s experience was that it could not go without saying…
Moving and Inspiring Scenes from Stone Hill, South Africa (Video)
ITMI partner, Charl van Wyk explains the inspiring and dynamic ministry in Stone Hill, South Africa. Enjoy! You can partner with this group of believers and make a big impact in Stone Hill today! Thanks for your support!
9 Photos Worth a Thousand Words
Charl van Wyk and the church he is part of have become advocates for a settlement near their city called Klipweuhel. It means Stone Hill. It’s a tough place to be a teenager. In their culture, pre-marital sex is glorified. It verifies a woman is fertile and gives her worth. Senseless violence is part of life.
