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Our latest YWAM Worcester base video

Praying for Worcester

Staff and students from YWAM Worcester were prompted to pray for Worcester in the midst of potential strikes and unrest's promised to take place in our valley. The intercession leaders on the base clearly felt that we should go down to the center of town and pray for our town and the surrounding farms. With expectation in our hearts we went and we had a great time of prayer and intercession during our Wednesday morning base intercession time slot. We proclaimed Gods desires and truths over the Breede valley. I know we serve a God who answers prayer and we trust that his purposes for Worcester and the surrounding areas will be establishment. 

September Holiday Camp

Put ten girls , a YWAM mom (Mariska) and one big sister together and what do you get? A fun time! That is exactly what the girls had as they came together each day during the holiday for different activities and inspiring stories and lessons.

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Song of Songs 2:11-13

11 See! The winter is past; the rains are over

and gone.12 Flowers appear on the earth;the

season of singing has come,the cooing of

doves is heard in our land.13 The fig tree

forms its early fruit;the blossoming vines

spread their fragrance. Arise, come, my

darling; my beautiful one, come with me.” As

we enter into spring and summer our prayer for

you is that you will hear our Father's voice that

is calling you to a more intimate relationship

with Him. 

The third term came quickly to an

end. To tell the truth: our Crossroads

DTS team is still on the base, busy

preparing for their outreach to

Swaziland , while our new students

have arrived for the term. Mariska

and I were at the welcoming

ceremony of the Compassion DTS

that will be running this term, and it

is encouraging to see so many

different countries represented on one

school.

Other schools that will be running

this term, is our Bible School

(XBCC). We are especially thankful

for the 22 students that will be attending this school, and – like always – they already started

with the first Bible book after they had spent the weekend with orientation and team building.

The “Introduction to Primary Healthcare” (IPHC) and the English Language School are the two

other schools that will be running this term.

Both Rozelle and Chanè also had a busy term,

as both of them played their UNISA music

Exam. Rozelle played Grade 5 piano, while

Chanè did her Grade 1. Chanè also went on her

first SOS camp near Villiersdorp, where they

spent three days in nature and did all kinds of

exciting activities, like canoeing and rock

climbing. She really enjoyed the camp. Rozelle

celebrated her 15th birthday in August, and we

also had the responsibility of deciding next

year's subjects in Grade 10. Can you believe

it?!

Mariska is planning a “mini” holiday camp for

the 10-12 year old girls (there's a whole bunch

of them) on the base. Please pray for her and

that it will be a fruitful and life changing time

for the girls.

We are thankful towards our heavenly Father

for His faithful care and we also regularly thank

Him for everyone that stands with us and

support us to fulfil our mission. May you, as we

mentioned earlier, hear His call in your life in

the coming months, but MORE than that: we

pray that you will experience His presence in

your life as you respond to his call.

News Bites

Some events and happenings around our life during the second quarter of  2012

Outing on our 20^th wedding anniversary in April

Combined prayer time for the world on the world map

YWAM Worcester busy with an outreach as part of the “Global Day of Outreach”. We did a clean-up of the area by picking up papers, had individual prayer for those that wanted prayer and did open air evangelism through dance, singing, drama and sharing the gospel. There was a nice testimony of a girl that saw the YWAMers picking up papers and also saw one of her former friends whose life has been completely changed. It touched her so much that she decided to also turn back to Jesus and give her life to Him. (Rozelle is also dancing together with the current DTS: back left-hand corner)

 

This terms Troubadour Discipleship training school students. They are on their way to England for their outreach. Part of their outreach will be at the Olympic Games where they will be reaching out to the nations attending the Games.

 Creative Arts Seminar students busy with their practical after their three weeks course here on the YWAM base. Rozelle also attended the seminar.

 

YWAM leaders from Southern Africa attending our regional leadership conference that is held every second year.

Great Healing Testimony

I would like to share this story of a miracle that happened on the base during this term. Actually it is the testimony of one of our Family Ministry School students that he told during a corporate meeting here on the base. I thought that this is such and amazing testimony of Gods healing power when I heard it.
From the beginning of the term he has had tremendous back pain. On this particular morning during worship time he told his wife that he was going to go outside and walk around a bit because his back is to painful. He walked up to the cross that is planted on our lawn and stood against it with his back. He did this as a way to support his back but as he stood there he felt God speak to him and say that he should stay standing there until the sun breaks through the clouds. When that happens he will be healed. He obeyed and about an hour and a half later the sun did break through the clouds. When he walked away from the cross he could feel the pain stay behind. From that moment of he has been healed.