After four weeks of being back in South Africa (December 2018), the strain of uprooting our family and moving overseas had started to take its toll. Moments arose when I questioned whether we heard from God or “had bitten off more than we could chew.” Then last week, we received a call from Mma Patricia, …
Christmas, Bibles & Songs of Joy!
What a blessing it was to see 40 staff members of St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach in Mohlakeng receive bibles for Christmas. Some had been praying for bibles for months! Their joy was contagious! Psalm 89:1 “I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever; To all generations, I will make …
Christmas Party – Dance Celebrations
St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach in Randfontein, South Africa whilst hosting their annual Christmas party for close to 400 children some of the young girls broke out into a dance! Such a special and joyous occasion for these children, many of whom are affected by HIV/AIDS. To support this amazing orphan’s outreach center …
Love Who You Are and What You Have; and You Will Change the World
Ryan shares on the topic of “Love who you are and what you have; and you will change the world’ during the August 2018 Passion Talks International in San Jose, CA. (Published on Dec 8, 2018) Will you live up to your potential? Will you change the world today, tomorrow or the next day? I used to …
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Children’s Christmas Dance Celebration
St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach in Randfontein, South Africa -whilst hosting their annual Christmas party for close to 400 children some of the young girls broke out into dance!
Matters of Consequence
A little girl tugged on my shirt, “Excuse me, who’s birthday is it today?”. We were at St. John the Divine Orphans and Outreach Center in the township of Mohlakeng in South Africa, helping with their annual Christmas party for close to 400 orphaned children. “It’s Jesus’ birthday…do you know who He is?” A big …
House of Praise
After being in eight different houses in the space of eight weeks (since leaving California), we were ready to put down roots again, at least for the foreseeable future! However, with Christmas and summer (in South Africa) approaching, housing was very limited and very costly. We were staying in a temporary Airbnb, when through a …
You wanna do something great?
Why do we love inspirational stories of overcoming obstacles in order to achieve greatness? Naturally, we almost instantly loath anyone born to privilege, yet the rags to riches story is always one of the top box office epics: Braveheart, Cinderella Man, Rocky, Bohemian Rhapsody, Meet the Titans, Even the Incredibles takes a family of super …
What Makes Us Holy?
Am I holier than you? Most of my adult life has been dedicated to serving other people. A struggle I often face is identifying who I am with the label of: pastor, missionary, social worker – professional lover of people. But does any of that make me better than anyone else? If I continued on …
Lessons of Rest
“This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” Isaiah 30:15 This one verse highlights many lessons that I need to learn as I walk with God. The verse is set …