One day I received a phone call from an employer asking me to counsel one of her employees. The lady was going for an abortion the next day, and the employer wanted me to speak to her. I agreed, but told the lady that I am not allowed to tell her not to have an abortion.
I got down on my knees and prayed.
The woman arrived, a beautiful woman. Her story was that she had two little boys, was divorced and fell pregnant. Her boyfriend had already paid the hospital, and made arrangements for her to have the abortion, and he was back in England.
I sat down with her and made sure of her salvation. She was a child of God. I asked her whether she made this decision from her soul or was it a decision she made in her spirit? She looked at me and said: "I do not understand; what you are saying?"
I then started to explain to her that she is a tri-partite being, but I continued to tell her what happened at the Cross and that she died with Christ and that she now is a new creation. She sat quietly, taking in every word I said. After I have illustrated what happened through the Line Diagrams, she interrupted me and said: "Can I please use your phone, and then I want to continue this conversation."
I agreed that she can use my phone. She then said: "Will you please stand close to me as I am speaking on the phone?"
Again I agreed.
She dialed a number and then spoke: "I am scheduled for an abortion tomorrow. Can you please cancel it? And please send the money which has already been paid for it to this account." She gave the name and bank account number of her boyfriend.
We then proceeded, and she prayed the Selfer's Prayer and exchanged her life for a new one in Christ.
I introduced her to our pastor's wife, and she was immediately accepted into a cell group where they covered her and her two little boys with God's love and protection.
The baby boy was born, and I visited her at home and held this precious beautiful baby in my arms and prayed for him. That was only once.
I went my way ministering and she went hers, looking after her boys. She was in our church, but I was always busy and didn't get time to spend with her.
One day in church, just before the service began, she came over to us with this gorgeous baby boy with his big blue eyes. He was then 10 months old. When she stood in front of me, this little boy grabbed me by my cheeks and kissed me on my mouth with his soft wet lips, and then he put his head on my shoulder and snuggled his little body close to my heart. Over his head I looked at his mother. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. I looked up at my husband; he was crying, too. The mother said to me: "This little boy never, ever does that to people. He is very shy and always clings to me. I am sure he is thanking you for saving his life." I just held him and cried.
We were overjoyed with gratefulness for the Cross of Jesus Christ.
- Nehlsie and Hendrik
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Trainee Update
A Report on Trainee, Jacques
Jan. 23, 2013
Yesterday we had a good meeting with Jacques. We strengthened our working relationship and we are very excited about the things our Father is doing through Jacques. He has now established a church on a strong foundation of the Cross in the centre of Durbanville, Cape Town where many people can be reached. He has trained several pastors of which some are working with him in his congregation. They have planted a church in Durban over which we rejoice. We have prayed and asked many times for an open door in Kwazulu Natal and now God has done that already.
Jacques is focused on bringing people to the Cross, discipling them and sending them out. A church has been planted in Congo and in France.
Jaques is planning to build a counseling centre/church on his own property in Durbanville. At the moment they are renting a building which cost them a lot and they do not have all the freedom they would like to have for their ministry. A Bible School is also in the planning.
We rejoice because we can then send our students to the counseling centre for practical training.
Jacques is also fully equipped to help us in the process of getting our material and training accredited. We plan to work shoulder to shoulder and we will always communicate to you and also keep all the parties informed about our actions. At this moment Jacques needs lots of prayer as he steps out with the building project.
He as rained 30 counselors whom we will issue with Curare certificates.
Update on Curare Ministry
We do Conferences and the rest of the training by invitation.
We also do one-on-one training here from home. As soon as the students have completed the full course they must start their own ministries. We give them permission to use our material, but if they do make changes they must then either submit the changes to us in order that we can make sure it is still the message GFI stands for. If they prefer they can prepare their own material and where they do make use of GFI diagrams they must indicate that, but this is done under their own ministry name.
In this way there are numerous ministries carrying on throughout South Africa. The trainers keep in contact with us and where necessary we go and do the Internship for them or we go to the students and do an external exam with them to make sure they know what they are doing.
We visit the trainers at least once a year to encourage them and fill in some new knowledge and gather some new insights from them.
This is also the way in which we will support Jacques. We do not support our trainers financially but we do supply material where possible and help them to get on their feet.
H. &N. D.
Jan. 23, 2013
Yesterday we had a good meeting with Jacques. We strengthened our working relationship and we are very excited about the things our Father is doing through Jacques. He has now established a church on a strong foundation of the Cross in the centre of Durbanville, Cape Town where many people can be reached. He has trained several pastors of which some are working with him in his congregation. They have planted a church in Durban over which we rejoice. We have prayed and asked many times for an open door in Kwazulu Natal and now God has done that already.
Jacques is focused on bringing people to the Cross, discipling them and sending them out. A church has been planted in Congo and in France.
Jaques is planning to build a counseling centre/church on his own property in Durbanville. At the moment they are renting a building which cost them a lot and they do not have all the freedom they would like to have for their ministry. A Bible School is also in the planning.
We rejoice because we can then send our students to the counseling centre for practical training.
Jacques is also fully equipped to help us in the process of getting our material and training accredited. We plan to work shoulder to shoulder and we will always communicate to you and also keep all the parties informed about our actions. At this moment Jacques needs lots of prayer as he steps out with the building project.
He as rained 30 counselors whom we will issue with Curare certificates.
Update on Curare Ministry
We do Conferences and the rest of the training by invitation.
We also do one-on-one training here from home. As soon as the students have completed the full course they must start their own ministries. We give them permission to use our material, but if they do make changes they must then either submit the changes to us in order that we can make sure it is still the message GFI stands for. If they prefer they can prepare their own material and where they do make use of GFI diagrams they must indicate that, but this is done under their own ministry name.
In this way there are numerous ministries carrying on throughout South Africa. The trainers keep in contact with us and where necessary we go and do the Internship for them or we go to the students and do an external exam with them to make sure they know what they are doing.
We visit the trainers at least once a year to encourage them and fill in some new knowledge and gather some new insights from them.
This is also the way in which we will support Jacques. We do not support our trainers financially but we do supply material where possible and help them to get on their feet.
H. &N. D.
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