Dear Friends,
While many of you have been
having some bad snow storms and cold weather, we have been having some
extremely hot and dry weather here. I believe I will stick with the hot
and dry weather!
EASTER:
Plans are in
process for our Easter services at Masakhane and Ntokozweni Baptist
Churches. Our services during Easter are always a time of recommitment,
great preaching and enjoyable fellowship for everyone. It seems as we
finish our Easter services we are quickly looking at Easter again. Time
flies by quickly.
BAPTISM:
We will be
planning a baptismal service this month in March and for Easter as well.
TAXI RIDE:
On March 3rd (Thursday morning) I
went out to the church to do some visits with Jacob. Instead we took a
young lady to the doctor for her asthma. After seeing the doctor and as
were going to leave my bakkie (truck) would not start - dead battery!
After trying to jump the battery and it would not start Jacob began to
look for someone to give us a lift to town so I could buy a new battery.
As we were in a nearby township (Edendale) he found a taxi (10 - 12
seater van called a kombie) and the driver was willing to take us. As it
was just the 3 of us and we began to leave the driver soon stopped to
pick up 2 other men. Now I became nervous. An umlungu (white person) in
a taxi and in the middle of a township. What was going to happen now?
One hears enough stories of crime and fights in taxis. Many things
started going through my mind what the 2 men would do. It is crazy what
we allow our mind to think. Anyway, so I just asked the Lord to watch
over Jacob and I. We did not go too far when the driver changed his mind
and asked the 2 men to get out and he would be taking the umlungu and
his friend in the taxi alone to town. They got out without arguing and
doing what I had thought in my mind. Praise the Lord! Eventually we made
it to town and back with a new battery and safely home. God does watch
over us!
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Reaching
the Zulu People,
Mark and Sue
The Schladenhauffen's
mssch@mweb.co.za
