Dear Praying Friends
Greetings from Fish Hoek in W Cape. It is lovely to be here. We have been kindly lent a flat overlooking the sea until 6 Dec.
I (Rod) have just returned from 9 days in Kwazulu Natal and it was a joy to meet enthusiastic mission-minded churches and prayer partners who have been praying for many years. Later we went to Dept of Home Affairs to apply for an ID book for Esther. There were crowds of Zimbabwean asylum seekers but we were surprised how quick and efficient it was. We also had to renew our driving licence cards which had expired. Next, we have to go back for Esther's and Christine's passports which have expired and Rod's permanent residence. This month and December we will be visiting churches and prayer groups in the Cape (I have appended our schedule below).
Please urgently pray for Sendai church. They have found some farm buildings (residence, barn and office) for sale and are considering buying. It is about 1 km from the present rented place, not so accessible by public transport, nor so visible but it is large, and adequate for a residence for a future pastor and suitable for a church and means that our monthly payments will go into a mortgage instead of rent. So the church led by Joel needs to discuss this among themselves and come to a decision. Personally I am positive about this but there are other buyers interested. So please pray that the Lord's will is done and that at the very least it will be a positive experience for the church members.
Christine travels back from Hebron School, India, through Coimbatore, Mumbai and Johannesburg, an unfamiliar route, but is more cheerful about it now that we have found someone to help her transfer airports in Mumbai the night of Dec 16/17th. Andrew joins us on 14th. Our support percentage has gone up to 75%, so give thanks and keep praying!
Thank you for your prayers
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