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Bosveld Spoortjies trap diep spore
Bosveld Spoortjies is ’n unieke kleuterskool en nasorgsentrum
in Montana, Pretoria en vanjaar is daar
nie minder as vier stelle tweelinge nie. Die skool spog
met 23 personeellede wat al vele jare as ’n span hande
vat en in harmonie saamwerk.
By Spoortjies het elke ouderdomsgroep hul eie
ingerigte speelruimte. Die eienaars van die skooltjie
het grootgeword in die platteland en wil ook aan die
kindertjies die geleentheid gee om die rustigheid van
’n plaaslewe te beleef. Elke dag besoek ’n ander klas
die diereplasie waar diere terwille van die kinders
se veiligheid in netjiese hokke en kampe aangehou
word.
Spoortjies is bevoorreg om van ’n professionele
fotograaf se dienste gebruik te kan maak om elke dag
aksie foto’s van die kindertjies te neem en om sodoende
vir die ouers te kan wys hoe elke kindjie sy/haar dag
geniet.
Daar word jaarliks verskillende aktiwiteite aangebied
bv. kampvuuraand in die winter, markdag in
die lente en ouma-en-oupa-dag in die somer. Elke jaar
word ’n atletiekbyeenkoms gehou sodat daar gesonde
sportmansgees gekweek kan word.
Liefdadigheids projekte ten bate van Jakaranda
Kinderhuis en “Reach for a Dream” word ook ondersteun.
Die skool bied twaalf buitemuurse aktiwiteite
van top gehalte aan en jaarliks gedurende November
word daar nie minder as drie konserte asook ander
aktiwiteite in die skool se teater gehou nie.
Ouerbetrokkenheid is baie belangrik by die skool
want elke kindjie is uniek. Die skool maak gebruik
van ’n uitgebreide opvoedkundige program en stuur
jaarliks met trots ’n goed afgeronde groep kindertjies
na graad een.
Spoortjies spog met ’n eie kinderteater en gedurende
die verskillende produksies wat aangebied word besoek
kindertjies van ander skole ook die teater.
Die leuse by Spoortjies is “Hou die oog op Jesus!”
Die personeel besef dat hulle nie een dag sonder Sy
bewarende hand kan begin nie.
Vir meer inligting kontak Dorothea Matthee,
die hoof van die skool by 012 548 3708.
Die tweelingmaatjies waarmee Bosveld Spoortjies kleuterskool spog is Ashton
en La Shaun Botha (agter), Ewald en Marnus Vorster (middel), Duane en Danika
Roos (op Dorothea se skoot) en Ashley en Caitlin Wolmarans (voor).
JANUARIE / FEBRUARIE 2012
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2012
R6
English Bible for
the Deaf
•
The Bible Society launched
exciting new Bible project
Mims Turley
The Bible Society of South Africa
recently began a new translation
project for a very special
group, English-speaking deaf people.
It is hoped that when this Bible
is finished, it will make the Word
more accessible to deaf people not
only in South Africa, but in the rest
of Africa as well.
This translation, in deaf-oriented
English, is aimed especially
at people who were born deaf and
those who use Sign Language.
Because people learn spoken
language primarily through imitation
and verbal communication,
people who are born deaf have specific
language and reading needs.
For most deaf people, Sign
Language is their mother tongue
and they would no doubt prefer a
visual Bible in the Sign Language
they understand. Apart from the
fact that a visual Bible would be
an exceedingly expensive project,
there is not one Sign Language
used by everyone. In South Africa
alone, 12 different Sign Languages
have been documented with
at least a further 150 in Africa.
Another problem is that the Bible
text does not always lend itself to
the use of Sign Language. It is
difficult then to make the complete
text accessible to the Deaf through
the visual medium.
Many schools for the Deaf in
South Africa and Africa use English
as the medium of instruction,
but unfortunately the existing Bible
translations are difficult for
most deaf people to understand
and this can easily cause confusion.
Research shows that the
reading proficiency of most deaf
adults in South Africa is comparable
to that of 8 to 10 year-old
hearing children. Only a small
percentage of deaf learners ever
complete Grade 12.
This Bible then will be translated
so that the majority of deaf
people who receive their education
in English will understand it.
A limited vocabulary as well as
many footnotes and illustrations
will be used to explain certain
concepts in the text.
Some R800 000 is needed in
the coming year for this project to
continue. Contributions and help
are needed to make the Bible more
accessible for the English Deaf.
Contact Mims Turley at the
Bible Society, Cape Town on 021
910 8705 or biblia@biblesociety.
co.za. Visit the website at www.
biblesociety.co.za.

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Dis inderdaad 2012 en binnekort sal ons vir mekaar
kan sê daar is net 11 maande van die jaar oor. Met geloof,
hoop en verwagting het ons die 14de bestaansjaar van Die
Erdekruik. aangepak om ons missie uit te dra. Ons poog
steeds om ons opdrag uit te voer om positiewe en opbouende nuus te publiseer
en “n mondstuk” te wees om bedieninge bekend te stel. Behalwe vir die
fisiese werk wat die uitgee van die koerant betref wil ons almal verseker, ons
as ’n Erdekruikspan bid elke werksdagoggend saam vir elke adverteerder,
verspreider, agent, skrywer en leser, ja vir elke individu wat by Die Erdekruik
betrokke is. Dit is vir ons belangrik en ons vertrou die Here dat dit goed sal
gaan, dat daar getuienisse sal wees dat God se seën ervaar is, dat wonderwerke
gebeur het, redding gekom het maar bo alles dat Hy verheerlik sal word.
In Nehemia 13 lees ons van sy hervorminge en vers 14 sê “…en delg tog
my liefdesdiens nie uit wat ek aan die huis van my God en aan die instellinge
daarvan bewys het nie.” Bykans al die artikels in hierdie uitgawe kom van
bedieninge en individue wat met opheffing of ’n liefdesdiens besig is. Ten
spyte van foute en tekortkominge sluit die hoofstuk af op ’n positiewe noot
met vers 29, 30 en 31…“Dink aan my, my God ten goede!”
Met die opdrag om bedieninge bekend te stel, en Erdekruik wat die
mondstuk is, is dit ook ons gebed vir almal in bedieninge.
Verder het die Here vir my persoonlik Nehemia 4:14, 15 en 20 vir 2012
gegee. :15 “ dink aan die grote en gedugte Here, en veg vir julle broers, julle
seuns, en dogters, julle vroue en julle huise.” Die opdrag is, veg in 2012 vir
mekaar dan vers 20 “…onse God sal vir ons stry”
We as the vessels of clay must know right from the start of 2012 that we
are prescious in the sight of our Lord. The jar might not be covered with gold
or silver at the outside but the treasure inside is what counts. With salvation
and righteousness as a free gift this treasure inside us is most valuable and
priceless.
We pray that everybody connected with The Vessel through 2012 will
realise how precious they are in the sight of God and that the treasures on the
inside will be more and more applied to magnify our Lord, as already can be
seen in the articles in this first issue of 2012.
Let us become aware of a flow of life that we had not known before.
Congratulations to mrs Sarie Ogilvie, the winner of our sms give-away,
the devotional diary by dr. Solly Ozrovech.
On the move with the Gospel of Jesus Christ since 1998
AMERSFOORT
•
THE VESSEL - January/February 2012
Mooikrans, ’n lewensveranderende ervaring
•
Elna Wahl
Mooikrans Equus, ’n opvoedkundige
sentrum, is in 1994 met
’n Christelike grondslag gevestig
en is die afgelope vyftien jaar
landswyd bekend vir die hoë
standaard in alle plaas- en perdryaktiwiteite
wat hulle huldig.
Die 42 pragtige, geskoolde
perde is die trots van die plaas en
word hoogs suksesvol in al die
opvoedkundige programme gebruik.
Na Mooikrans se aktiwiteite
word tereg verwys as “ ’n lewensveranderende
ervaring.”
Die plaas is geleë op die eskarp
van die hoëveld van Mpumalanga,
tussen Morgenzon en Amersfoort.
Wydoop vlaktes, wuiwende
grasvelde, spruite met helder
skoon water, kranse en rante kan
op die rug van een van die opge-
Answering Skeptics
A new book by Dr Peter Hammond
What about hypocrites in the
church? How can a good God allow
evil? Why does God not stop
all the suffering? How do you
know there is a God? Isn’t religion
just a crutch for the weak?
But aren’t all religions the same?
How can a loving God send anyone
to hell? What about the inquisition?
If you have ever asked, or encountered,
such questions - this
book is for you.
In the introduction, Ray Comfort
of Way of the Master writes:
“We live in an age of skepticism,
where there is a revival of the
leide western perde deurkruis
word. “Dis ’n wonderlike belewenis,”
aldus besoekers.
Verskeie programme soos
Perdondersteunde Psigoterapie
word aangebied. Programmateriaal
oor die opvoedkundige- en
terapeutiese waarde van perdry
en bloot die samesyn met hierdie
fantastiese diere, word maksimaal
benut. Die perd, met sy unieke
eienskappe, maak hom ’n wonderlike
hulpmiddel in die herstelproses
van die psige van die mens.
Menige suksesverhale het deur die
jare op Mooikrans afgespeel.
Voorts word daar perdryvakansies,
opvoedkundige kampe
vir skoolgroepe en spanboukampe
vir korporatiewe groepe, leierontwikkelingskursusse,
veldskole,
landsdiens, spanbou, voortrek-
foolishness of atheism. The atheist
creates a god from the characteristics
he finds unattractive ‘The
God of the Bible is a judgmental,
homophobic, unloving, wrathfilled,
merciless tyrant. If that’s
your God of love, I want nothing
to do with him!’ But the god he
doesn’t believe in doesn’t exist!
He is a figment of human imagination.
Atheists try to hide from
God. But not all skeptics are hardened
atheists. Some are prepared
to think and listen. It is to these
that Peter Hammond writes.”
Rev. Erlo Stegen of KwaSizabantu
Mission says: “Answering
Besoekers geniet die terapeutiese waarde van perdry.
kers gehou.
Die historiese plaashuis,
Lotzhuis, bied slaapplek vir
agttien persone in dubbelkamers.
Gemeenskaplike dames- en
mansbadkamers bestaan. Daar is
sowel ’n dogtersblok met badka-
Skeptics may become another
classic by Peter Hammond. A
‘must read’ for Christians. Skeptics,
atheists and secular humanists
are on the march with a new
militancy. There are more godless
groups in the world than ever before.
Peter Hammond’s book is
designed to meet these skeptics
head-on.”
Answering Skeptics incisively
and thoroughly deals with 14 of
the hottest, toughest and most important
questions concerning the
Bible, eternity, suffering, evil,
hell, religion, God, Jesus, the
Trinity, history, hypocrisy and
the church.
In 144 pages this book will
answer your questions, clarify
your priorities and empower your
evangelism.
mers as ’n seunsblok. Seuns en
dogters slaap in sewe slaapsale
met sestien beddens elk.
Vir meer inligting kontak
Elna by 083 732 8172 of besoek
www.mooikrans.co.za.
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giving away two of these books.
Send your full name and contact
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full contact details and postal address.

•
The mystery
of faith
By Stephanus van Schalkwyk
“Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
(NKJV) This is considered the definition
of faith, and rightly so. But it
really reveals what faith is and not
how to have faith. Unless you know
that you have faith, how are you to
enjoy the end result of faith, which
is the “things hoped for”.
“But without faith it is impossible
to please Him, for he who comes
to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11: 6
(NKJV). Let us see what Holy Spirit
is telling us.
Firstly we see that faith approaches
God, “he who comes to
God”. You are to trust that He is
the one who can give you what you
desire and acknowledge Him as
the solution, by going to Him (Matthew
9:26-29, 15:22-28 and Mark
10:46-52).
However, the second truth
is, you must believe that He
is. This is precisely how the Lord
revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus
3:14 (NKJV) “And God said to
Moses, “I am who I am.” And He
said, “Thus you shall say to the children
of Israel, ‘I am has sent me to
you. ‘” You must believe that God
“is”, not “will be” or “has been”,but
that He is”. Right now He is your
healing, your provision or whatever
your need. He is present and
we connect with Him in the present,
this is why Hebrews 11:1 says,
“Now faith is…” You connect with
God in the present, not by studying
the past or looking to the future, but
right now in this moment you go to
Him and receive what you need. “Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday, today,
and forever.” Hebrews 13:8.
Thirdly you must believe “…
that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.” God desires
for us to ask Him and He wants to
answer us. This is why He sent his
Son Jesus Christ into this world, to
reveal Himself to us and qualify us
to seek Him and receive from Him.
God is the initiator, but requires a
response from you. To seek God
is to be in the Word and this is the
only way to know who He is and
what He has promised to do for
those who believe in Him. Romans
10:17 (Wuest’s) “So then, faith is
out of the source of that which is
heard, and that which is heard is
through the agency of the Word
concerning Christ.” Consider
the words of Jesus in John 6:28-
29 (NKJV) “Then they said to
Him, “What shall we do, that we
may work the works of God?”
Jesus answered and said to them,
“This is the work of God, that you
believe in Him whom He sent.”
Only through the Word of God can
you know the love of God, the promises
of God and that you qualify
to receive all of them by faith in
Jesus Christ. But you are to “seek
diligently”. According to Thayer’s
Greek Definitions this means to
(1) to seek out, search for (2) to
seek out, i.e. investigate, scrutinise
(3) to seek out for one’s self, beg,
crave (4) to demand back, require.
You dig it out like someone who
mines for gold or drills for oil.
You know it is there and you go
looking for it, expecting to find it.
The mystery of faith lies in its
simplicity. It is so simple and so
easy to have faith – just dare to believe
that God is who He says He is,
and that He loves you.
DIE ERDEKRUIK - Januarie/Februarie 2012 3
Kona, unsinkable Mommy Brown
Kona Brown from Johannes- move the children out of the victim
burg was recently crowned Mrs cycle and assist them in finding a
United Nations South Africa more hopeful and better future.
2012. After working in the cor- Kona and her brother, Elvis
porate world as a successful sen- Blue, the popular Idols Season 6
ior business analyst, Kona left to winner, work together in running
start her family in 2006. With the the Elvis Blue Music Academy
luxury of raising her children in in various disadvantaged com-
a safe family environment, she munities across South Africa.
felt God make her more and more Through the music academy dis-
aware of those who do not have the advantaged and orphaned child-
love of a family or the safety of a ren get an opportunity to learn to
home. That is when she became in- play the guitar under professional
volved with an initiative for Child tuition.
Headed Households run by the so- In the year of her reign, Kona
cial outreach arm of her church, aims to be a spokesperson for her
Rosebank Union Church. She has causes, as well as to take every
since become the project manager opportunity to raise funds for
of this project that focuses on as- causes that share her passion for
sisting orphaned and vulnerable orphaned and vulnerable children. Kona Brown reading with orphans in Alexandra.
children in Child Headed House- Kona believes in her calling and Photo by Andrew Phillip
holds in the Alexandra Township.
They currently have over 30
families in the project, assisting
over 100 vulnerable children who
have been orphaned by AIDS and
who now have to take care of themselves
and their siblings – basically
children raising and caring for children.
Through a variety of initiatives
Kona and her team aims to
platform to inspire other woman
and specifically moms to understand
their responsibility to raise
their children with a knowledge
and compassion for the unique
and often heart-breaking circumstances
present in South African
society. Says Kona: “Every person
can foster hope through their acts
of kindness. If I change the way I
see what I do, not just as a small
drop in a vast ocean of need but
instead as the sowing of a tiny seed
of hope into the soil of my country,
then I start living with the hope that
my children and theirs will reap
a harvest as a result and possibly
live in a world that is just a little
bit better. That is an attitude of the
heart that can foster hope, in my life
and in the lives of others.”
Kona is looking forward to
representing South Africa at the
Mrs UN International Pageant in
November 2012 and flying our
flag high. Read more about her
work at www.raysofhope.co.za
or follow her blog on http://theunsinkablemommybrown.blogspot.com.
Vernuwe vanjaar julle denke
•
Lenie Bosman
In die huidige tydsgewrig het
mense – oud en jonk – talryke bekommernisse.
Dit varieer daagliks
tussen finansies, siekte, werksverlies
en onderlinge onenigheid. Lewenskwaliteit
word erg aangetas
en sigbaar het mense se geesdrif
gekrimp. Negatiwiteit is besig om
ons lewens saai en somber te maak.
Daar lê nog sowat elf maande of
335 dae op 2012 se pad vir u en my
oor om sinvol “in te kleur.” Gelukkig
is die riglyne daarvoor duidelik
in die Woord uitgespel.
Rom. 12. b is duidelik: “Laat
God julle verander deur julle
denke te vernuwe.” Dink nuut oor
jou eie situasie, jou geloof, drome
en ideale. Al hierdie dinge moet
behoue bly om jou van stagnasie te
red. “Lewe as nuwe mense wat na
die beeld van God geskep is: lewe
volkome volgens die wil van God
en wees heilig..” Ef. 4:23.
Befaamde sprekers en gevestigde
skrywers blameer loopbaanspanning,
stygende lewenskoste
en onderlinge apatiese houdings
vir die vervlakking in mense se
lewensuitkyk. Dit word negeer
in Rom. 12 wat handel oor die
nuwe lewe in Christus: “Moenie
aan hierdie sondige wêreld gelyk
word nie, maar laat God julle
verander…deur julle denke te
vernuwe. Dan sal julle “ons God
se wil kan onderskei en weet wat
vir Hom goed, aanneemlik en volmaak
is.”
Ons is immers herskep en staan
nou onder die genade en nie die
wet nie. In Christus vind ons ’n
oorvloed van bemoediging. Geesvervuld
beteken dat ons denke,
emosie en wil onder beheer is en
God die Vader dank. Ef. 5:20.
“Wees bly!” skryf Paulus uit
die gevangenis as hy na die “nuwe
lewe” verwys wat alle dinge oor-
tref, wat vrede en blydskap bring
in die Here, ongeag die omstandighede.
Is dit nie juis waar baie van
ons, ons nou bevind nie? Dan vermaan
Paulus ook dat ons versigtig
moet lewe en te wete moet kom wat
die Here wil hê ons moet doen.
Die grootste bemoediging is
dat aan ons ’n blywende troos
en goeie hoop gegee is. 2 Tess.
2:17.
Gewapen daarmee kan ons
die res van 2012 op ’n nuwe
weg wat na die lewe lei, aanpak.
Heb. 10:20. Kom ons, ons omskep
probleme in geleenthede en
boweal gee ons aan die duiwel
geen plek in ons gedagtes nie.

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The SPCA gives advice on protecting your pets
Microchip your pet
It is estimated that over 25% of
pets go missing in their lifetime and
most are never reunited with their
owner. There are many reasons that
animals get out of a property – from
panicking during a thunder storm,
digging a hole under fencing or even
jumping a wall or fence. Most of
these lost animals end up at the local
animal pound or animal welfare
organisation, such as the Tshwane
SPCA. Without identification that
carries the contact details of the
owner, it is very difficult to match
lost animal reports with found animals.
A perfect example is that over
the recent festive season we received
over 50 reports of missing “tan
and white” Jack Russells!
Tshwane SPCA encourages pet
owners to microchip their pets. A
microchip cannot be removed or fall
off like a collar. Dog and cat microchipping
is a simple procedure – the
Has life in ministry become
too fast for you? Has your focus
moved from the Lord of creation
to the creation of the Lord? Are
you running on empty as you
serve the Lord’s people in so
many ways? Perhaps you are
giving and giving in the Body
of Christ but at the end of the
day you are crying out like the
Beloved in Song of Songs 1:6
“…they made me take care of
the vineyards; my own vineyard I
have neglected.”
microchip, which is about the size of
a grain of rice, is injected by the vet
under the skin between the shoulder
blades. No anaesthetic is needed
and the insertion of the microchip
is similar to receiving an injection.
The details of the animal and owner
are recorded on a national database
and when scanned the microchip
number is recorded and matched
with the details on the database.
Besides reuniting the animals with
its owner quickly, a microchipped
animal also reduces expenses and
workload at the animal welfare organisations.
In the case of an animal being
stolen, unfortunately no method is
perfect to ensure the safety of the
animal. The best thing is to protect
your animal and be a responsible pet
owner – ensure your property is secure,
have the animal wear a collar
with identification, as well as have a
Hungry for His peace
As a group camp venue we here
at Goodland Estate have received
thousands of people from various
denominational backgrounds.
Church groups come
and enjoy the peace and tranquillity
of our beautiful setting in the
Seringveld Conservancy near
Cullinan. But when they leave
we often see that the leaders are
exhausted. While the spiritual
reservoirs of the congregation
are filled the leaders feel they
need their own time beside quiet
THE VESSEL - January/February 2012
microchip inserted and never allow
dogs to roam unattended. Another
helpful tip in finding a lost animal is
to keep a current photo of the animal
at hand so that any reports of a missing
animal have an up to date photo
for identification, as well as note an
noteworthy markings such as “black
spot on left front leg”.
Inserting a microchip is the responsibility
of the pet owner – however,
if you adopt an animal from
the Tshwane SPCA – included in the
adoption costs is the microchipping
of the animal (as well as sterilisation,
vaccination and deworming).
For more information contact the
Tshwane SPCA 012 803 5219.
waters.
Towards the end of 2011 we
started realising that there is a
desperate need among people
in ministry of different kinds to
retreat and spend some time alone
with the Lord. As they take time to
seek Him He restores their souls
and enables them to give again
freely in the Church.
During the week we often have
vacant rooms since most camps
are over weekends. We therefore
felt lead to offer these as a place
of retreat to the people who work
in the Church. Since we opened
the doors for “retreaters” we have
been amazed at how the Lord
Devoted to streetwork Ministry
•
Rosalie Smith
The workers at the Neo Birth
Care Centre in Rustenburg have
more than ten years experience in
Street Work Ministry. They are inviting
individuals and institutions
with an earnestness, passion or desire
to reach out to these women.
There are many ways to help even
without connecting face to face.
One day at the age of 15, a girl
could no longer take the abuse at
home and ran away - this time for
good. Heart-broken, alone and not
knowing where to go she asked
girls on the street who looked like
they work hard, where to find a
job. They laughed at her. One
girl took pity on her and let her
stay with her.
She then discovered what
“working the street” meant. One
evening, not wanting to be alone,
she accepted the invitation from
brings them from far and near to
come and meet Him here, each in
their own special way.
Are you in need of a place of
retreat? Or do you know your
pastor need some time alone
with God? Please contact us. The
Lord has opened the door here at
Goodland for His tired servants to
come aside and rest for a while.
Call Jansie on 082 520 2232 or
email admin@goodland.co.za.
See advert below.
her Samaritan-friend to go to a
nightclub with her. She was introduced
to drinking and found
herself the next morning in a
hotel room with one of the men
of the previous evening bringing
her a tray with breakfast and
flowers. She felt like a queen and
thought “is this the kind of life I
can have?’
She had never been served like
that before and it made her feel
special after being used to a life
of poverty and abuse. She was
given money and told that she
could buy whatever clothes she
wanted. This was her introduction
to a life of prostitution. Unfortunately
the story told here is
the painful truth for many of those
‘working the streets’, and should
she ever opens her heart to you,
you will find she doesn’t wish it
on her worst enemy.
What many fail to see, she in-
Glory to God
Jose Da Graca Marques died of
old age at the age of 84. He was
born in Potugal. He immigrated to
South Africa from Maputo where he
and two brothers in Christ started the
Assemblies of God. He worked till
his retirement on a platinum mine
in Rustenburg.
He became very ill after his retirement
and was diagnosed with bowel
cancer. Months later the sickness returned
with a vengeance. No hope
was given to him and the family
cluded, is the psychological damage
that is part of this lifestyle.
Research shows us that the PTSD
(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
with prostitutes is even higher
than those being in the Vietnamese
war. Many sit with chronic
PTSD and a state of emotional
numbness and are not aware of
it – hence the connection with
drugs.
How does one protect yourself
if you don’t have feeling? This
lifestyle damages her physically,
psychologically,intellectually,
socially and spiritually in a very
big way. At the Neo Birth Care
Centre there are experienced
people who provide professional
support and healing. Open day
sessions are held frequently to tell
more about the Ministry.
Contact Rosalie or Megan on
014-592 3363 or per e-mail at
info@neolife.org.za.
Manuel Clement and Zeca Marque shares a testimony of
God’s healing power. believed he was departing to Jesus.
The doctors in the hospital said that
“he would not live to see the sun
rise the next day.” But a miracle
happened. Jesus was with him and
cured him completely and gave him
new insides. After several tests the
doctors confirmed that he was cured
by other means than medicine.
He eventually went to Portugal
to give his testimony in the church.
He proceded to live a healthy life
for the next twelve years and died
of old age.
“Glory to God and His son,
Jesus. He is the same yesterday,
today and forever. AMEN.”

DIE ERDEKRUIK - Januarie/Februarie 2012
Leer weer jou land waardeer
•
Prop. Corné Bootha, Magalieskruin NG Gemeente
’n Ouer man sê net nou die dag
vir my dat hy al lankal sou emi-
greer as dit nie was dat hy so bang
was hy word “gehijack” op pad
lughawe toe nie. En dit het my nogal
laat dink.
Ons is oor die algemeen so krities
teenoor ons regering en ons
land dat ons in die proses al die
mooi dinge mis. Het jy geweet
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heid en geleenthede van ons land
raak te sien en te waardeer. Ons taak
as die ’nuwe Generasie’ van Suid
Afrika, is om absoluut in afhanklikheid,
op ons knieë die God van die
heelal te aanbid. Dit gaan goed met
ons in Suid Afrika. Ons het ’n geleentheid
en ’n plek om ons kindskap
sonder skaamte uit te leef.
Wanneer ons aan gebed dink,
is daar ’n magdom van aksies en
geleenthede waarby ons betrokke
kan raak. Dit is eintlik so maklik:
Kom, ons, die tieners en die
jongmense van Suid-Afrika neem
ons kruise op en neem die fakkels
en die verantwoordelikheid op
om ons land te verander. As niemand
anders dit gaan doen nie,
kan ons dit doen.
Vir die komende jaar, vra jouself
elke dag die volgende vraag: Mag
ek regtig kla oor iets in my land wat
verkeerd is, as ek nie daadwerklik
iets daaromtrent gedoen het nie?
“Come on, get on your knees and
fight like a man!
Creation
Ministry
News
On a farm in Hekpoort things
are moving forward. The creation
ministry is in its infancy in South
Africa but on Sunday 11th of December
a farm was dedicated to
the Lord for the specific purpose
of a number of initiatives to advance
the Kingdom in the light of
creation. About ninety people attended
the service and many were
encouraged by the new development.
People were challenged to
go forward each with their own
initiatives no matter what it was.
The farm will in time be a place
where invited people for exam-
ple school children can learn the
truth about origins in a hands on
format. It will be much like Dinosaur
Adventureland in the USA.
There are plans for a mountain bike
trail lined with life size dinosaurs
as well as a creation museum.
Should anyone like further information
or be able to help; feel
free to contact Dr. B. Bokma at
bbokma@global.co.za

6
The north-eastern parts of
South Africa, as well as parts
of Mozambique, were struck by
tropical storm Dando in January.
Beginning as a cyclone over the
Indian Ocean, it manifested itself
in the Hoedspruit as gentle rain.
There was little or no thunder and
lightning, just rain which conti
nued for about 36 hours. Over 500
mm was recorded in places – about
a normal year’s rainfall in a day.
The result was flooding. The
normally placid Blyde river became
a huge raging torrent which
in places swelled to over a quarter
of a kilometre wide. During
and after the deluge, photographs
taken from helicopters showed
the extent of damage: houses inundated
so that only the roofs could
be seen, others including vehicles
were washed away. Many roads
were blocked by washouts: huge
channels were dug out by water.
Many bridges were damaged or
their approaches were washed
away. Some people lost everything.
Some were rescued from
Alhoewel dit lank nie meer
Desember 2011 is nie, maak dit nie
regtig saak nie. Ou herinneringe is
enige tyd lekker om te herleef.
In die kombuis van Mokopane
se Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes het
die bekende geur van pannekoek
wat gebak word, gehang. Dit het
aan almal se verwagtinge voldoen,
gesmaak net soos ouma of ma se
pannekoek van lank gelede. Met
’n koppie tee of koffie daarby, was
almal in die stemming vir ’n lekker
kerssangaand.
Die saal was getooi in vrolike
kersversierings. Dit was lekker
om ou bekendes as gaste te verwelkom.
Al geselsend het groepies
rondgestaan of rondom tafels
gesit en kuier.
HOEDSPRUIT
Tragedy and
Triumph
•
David Bertram
trees and roofs of houses.
When we read about similar
disasters in places like Bangladesh,
we feel pity for the people,
but we are not really involved in
their suffering. But when it happens
to us, it is very different. We
are shocked and amazed, and we
rally round the people who need
help. I was one of the lucky ones.
Our house was not affected. We
did not even lose access to water
and power.
Near our house is a small kopje,
crowned with huge granite
boulders. After the rain, the great
rocks looked down on the flooding
below. It was as if they were
saying, ‘We are above this kind
of thing. We have survived thou-
THE VESSEL - January/February 2012
sands of years of storms. We
will still be here when you
have been washed away. We
will survive.’ And in the eternal
perspective of heaven, our little
tragedies are part of normal
life. Who today remembers the
cyclone Eline which struck in
2000? Only 12 years ago.
Of course the rocks are not
eternal, and their time will come.
There is only one who is eternal,
and that is our Creator. Floods
and storms and chaos and tragedy
remind us how fragile our lives
are compared to God. God’s cosmic
perspective includes the entire
universe and the entire created
order from its inception to its
MOKOPANE
Onthou jy nog?
•
Hettie Woehler
En toe die lekker saamsing. Dit
is gesellig geopen deur die Sanggroep.
Nee, ons het nie ’n sanggroep
ingevoer nie, Mokopane het
sy eie Sanggroep met lede uit die
Piet Potgieter Ouetehuis en lede
van die Dienssentrum. En nee,
hulle sing nie soos ’n klomp paddas
wat kwaak nie, hulle sing soos
net ’n koor met ’n goeie leier kan
sing. Mart Beukes, self nie meer
vandag se kind nie, stel hoë verwagtings
aan haar koor. Self ’n
veteraan op die gebied van volkspele
en koor, weet Mart wat die
moontlikhede van haar koor is. Die
Kersliedere wat hulle gesing het,
het mens na ver paaie van soortgelyke
aande in jou eie verlede laat
verlang. Jy onthou mos hoe jy as
jongmens deur die strate van jou
dorp geloop en vir ’n ieder en ’n
elk kersliedere gesing het. Later
het die jongmen-se vir jou kom
kersliedere sing. Kan ons dit laat
herleef?
Met Ettienne Bester voor die
klavier en Estelle Hartzenberg se
inevitable end. Seen this way, we
and our problems are infinitesimally
irrelevant. We are to God
like the bacteria are to us.
But God is not like the rocks
who feel no pity. God is filled with
compassion for our sufferings.
Sometimes we ask, ‘Why did you
allow this, God?’ And there seems
to be no answer. But there is an
answer. God speaks through his
Son Jesus. And what He tells us
is that we are important, we matter,
He loves us, He suffers our
suffering. We are so important to
God that his Son Jesus died and
rose again for us.
More than that; we are individually
important to God. He
knows every hair on our heads.
He knows our feelings and our
inmost thoughts. And in spite of
our repeated failures to love Him
as He deserves, and to love our
neighbours, His love never ends.
He knows you and He loves
you. Yes, even you!
Contact David Bertram on
083 299 3388.
gade is die ou F.A.K. en ander ou
bekende Afrikaanse en Engelse
liedjies gesing. Mens kon nie
anders as om terug te verlang na
die baie aande voor daar televisie
was, toe vriende en familie bymekaargekom
het en sommer lekker
gesing en gekuier het nie.
Die aand is afgerond toe almal
saam kersliedere begin sing het.
Die ou bekende woorde van die
Halleluja boek op die ou bekende
wysies.
Estelle Hartzenberg en personeel,
het met iets begin wat ’n
tradisie sal word by Mokopane se
Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes. Kan
ons ander soortgelyke groepe inspireer
om hierdie voorbeeld te
volg?
POLOKWANE
“Awake o north wind...”
(Songs of Songs 4:16)
Are you going through the fires
of testing, a very stormy situation?
See this as a wonderful opportunity
for God to purify you. This trial is
not meant to destroy you but God
will surely use it to purify you. See
this as a work of grace, although
very humbling, God is about to
bring a change from the inside out.
Our hearts needs to be cleansed and
humility is the pathway to be made
holy. The Pharisees did not want to
humble themselves and the Lord
rebuked them by saying the following:
“You Pharisees are so careful to
clean the outside of the cup and the
dish, but inside you are filthy—full
of greed and wickedness!”
Every child of God will go
through some fiery trial in this life
and how we react to it is very important.
Keep your focus on the
Lord and trust Him to the
very end, even when you
c a n n o t s e e the road
A prophetic message for 2012
The Year, 2012
The number 12 in the Bible
symbolically means “GOVERN-
MENT”. I believe that the Lord is
going to establish His Government
(Kingdom) more visible this year.
Those people who build His Kingdom
will experience more favour,
more provision, more healings,
more breakthroughs, more open
doors for ministry
“I’ll give you MY full atten-
ahead. Keep on climbing the hill of
sacrifice and when your faith has
been sorely tried the deliverance will
come in God’s perfect time. “But He
knows where I am going. And when
He tests me, I will come out as pure
as gold.” (Job. 23:10).
Child of the King open the door
to your heart and soul and let the
Lord have His way. As a lover of
Christ allow the Holy Spirit to continue
His work in you. You are His
garden and awaken the North wind,
the wind of testing to come and blow
over your garden; allowing a beautiful
fragrance to be spread for Him,
the Lover of your soul. Then awaken
the South wind of refreshing to blow
over you and soon He will turn your
mourning into dancing. Trust Him
and fear not. Embrace the flame!
Weeping might endure for the night
but joy unspeakable will come in the
morning.
Contact Prophetic Evangelist
Shirley Woolley of “Ignite the Fire
Ministries” on 082 895 9885.
tion: I’ll make sure you prosper,
make sure you grow in
numbers, and keep MY covenant
with you in good working order.
You’ll be eating from last year’s
harvest when you have to clean out
the barns to make room for the new
crops”. Lev 26:9-10; (MSG)
Contact Dr Thinus van Dyk on
082 518 7802 or send and email to
thinus.aia@gmail.com.

Verander in die liefde van Christus
•
Eugene Combrink
Sou jy graag ’n liefdes
transformeerder wou wees? Daar
bestaan talryke geleenthede vir
enige persoon wat die begeerte
het om te ontwikkel in ’n liefdes
transformeerder. Vier van die onderwerpe
wat gedurende 2012
bespreek sal word is “die liefde wat
God vir ons het, hoe lief ek God het
en hoe lief is ek vir myself en my
medemens.
“God het die wêreld so lief gehad
dat Hy sy enigste Seun gegee
het, sodat dié wat in Hom glo nie
verlore sal gaan nie, maar die ewige
lewe sal hê,” Joh. 3:16
Voordat jy God met jou
hele hart, siel en verstand lief kan
hê nie, het jy nodig om te begryp
hoe groot die liefde is wat God
vir jou het. God het in die eerste
plek vir Jesus gestuur om vir ons
die Vader te wys en ons te leer wie
ons reeds is. Tweedens het Hy sy
Seun gegee om vir ons sondes te
sterf. Indien ons, ons identiteit in
Hom vind en Hom leer ken, sal ons
die plek bereik waar ons Hom sal
lief hê.
Die liefde van God is onmeetbaar.
God is so ongelooflik lief vir
die mens, maar God het vir die
mens ’n wil gegee om te kan kies.
God se hart is seer oor elkeen wat
Hom nie kies nie, maar God sal
ons nooit forseer of dwing om
Hom lief te hê nie. Dit is die mens
se eie keuse! God sal net die mens
bly liefhê en altyd daar wees vir
die mens, want dit is Sy natuur, om
lief te hê.
God is liefde en God wil hê dat
die hele wêreld moet besef wat die
waarde van Sy liefde vir die mens
DIE ERDEKRUIK - Januarie/Februarie 2012 7
is. God het ons almal onvoorwaardelik
eweveel lief. Niks wat
jy doen of nie doen nie sal maak
dat God jou meer of minder sal
lief hê. God voel oor moordenaars
en verkragters nes Hy oor predikante
en pastore voel. God haat sonde,
maar is lief vir sondaars.
“En toe Jesus dit hoor, sê Hy vir
hulle: “Die wat gesond is, het nie ’n
dokter nodig nie, net die wat siek is.
Ek het nie gekom om mense te roep
wat op die regte pad is nie, maar sondaars”
Mark. 2:17. God se liefde
is te groot vir ons begrip en wil
die harte en lewens van mense
verander. Om te erken dat God
jou liefhet is die kragtigste stelling
wat enigeen kan maak, veral as jy
verander het in God se liefde vir
ander.
“Daarom moet jy die Here
jou God liefhê met hart en siel,
met al jou krag.” Matt. 22:37–39
Dit is die mees belangrike en
eerste gebod en die tweede wat
daaraan gelyk staan is dat jy jou
naaste moet liefhê soos jouself.
Deut. 6:5
Lev. 19:18 Jesus vertel ons hoe
ons geskape is om liefde te skep.
Ons is geskape om mekaar lief te
hê net soos die Vader ons liefhet.
Deur Sy Seun vir ons te gee om
op Golgota vir ons sonde te sterf
het Hy die gehalte van Sy onvoorwaardelike
liefde getoon. Niks
wat ons ooit kan doen sal ons
skei van die liefde van God nie.
Jesus is die uiterste uitdrukking
van God se liefde. Deur Jesus as
ons Saligmaker te kies, kies ons
ook om in hierdie kwaliteit van liefde
te leef. Mense wat nie inChristus leef
nie, sal ander mense nooit tot die volle
kapasiteit liefhê nie. God is liefde
en sonder God sal ’n persoon se
geestesgawes tot liefde altyd onbevredigend
wees.
Om die liefde van Christus vir
ander te wees is die beste gevoel in
die wêreld. Onthou altyd dat God
jou liefhet.
Kontak Eugene per epos by
jlivesclothing@gmail.com.
Uitreike aan die voorpunt van sendingwerk
Die “Harvesters International
Ministries (H.I.M.) / Bibles for
Believers (B4B)” is uitreike wat
hoofsaaklik kerkplantingsorganisasies
is. Hierdie uitreike is
verreweg die mees effektiewe
manier om die Groot Opdrag uit
te voer.
“Bibles for Believers” is deel
van H.I.M. en voorsien Bybels
aan gelowiges in gemeentes wat
self nie Bybels kan bekostig nie.
Hulle plant tans kerke in Malawi,
Tanzanië en Zimbabwe en het ’n
goed ontwikkelde HUB struktuur
in Malawi. In Tanzanië en Zimbabwe
is dit nog in ’n aanvangsfase.
Voorheen is in Zambië en
Mosambiek baie kerke geplant
en leraars opgelei.
Aktiwiteite geskied altyd in
samewerking met plaaslike kerke,
wat deur H.I.M. geplant is, om
die ryp “oesveld” te bereik. Baie
mense in daardie gebiede kom uit
Moslem-, Katolieke- en Tradisioneel-
Christen- agtergronde.
Volgens die werkers is daar steeds
uitdagings.
Belangstellendes word uitgenooi
om vanjaar een van drie
geleenthede mee te maak; nl.
na Malawi vanaf 29 Maart tot 10
April 2012 teen R4 500 per persoon
of Tanzanië vanaf 22 Julie
tot 4 Augustus teen R8 000 per
persoon en na Zimbabwe van
28 September tot 7 Oktober teen
R3500 per persoon.
Indien u belangstel kan u met
’n DVD en inligtingstukke van
H.I.M. befondsing werf. Mik-
punte van so ’n uitreik is om eentot-een
te evangeliseer, plaaslike
gelowiges word ook opgelei
en spanlede tree as mentors op
tydens die evangelisasie. Nuwe
kerke word in die gebied geplant,
en plaaslike gemeentes word bemoedig.
Potensiële leiers word
dan geïdentifiseer vir toekomstige
opleiding. Voorbereiding het reeds
in alle erns in dorpe en nedersettings
begin.
Vir verdere inligting, sien die
advertensie hieronder.
Derick de Lange se besonderse getuienis
Van Satanis tot Pastoor
Derick de Lange.
Daar was by Derick de Lange
nooit enige twyfel nie: God wou
hom gebruik. Hy het egter eers
’n moeilike, gevaarlike ompad
gestap… totdat hy gesmeek het
vir ’n tweede kans.
God het tydens sy hoërskooljare
drie keer kragtig gesê dat Hy wou
hê Derick moes voltyds vir Hom
werk. Hy het besluit om teologie
te studeer, maar sy ouers se egskeiding
het veroorsaak dat hulle hom
nie finansieël kon onderhou nie.
Sy toekomsdrome was daarmee
heen, hy was verbitterd, het
vervreemd geraak van sy pa en ’n
rebellie teen God ontwikkel.
Hy is weermag toe en het
radikaal verander. Hy het straf
begin drink, ’n ou molestering het
begin spook en hy het onder “verkeerde”
invloede geland en deel
van hulle satanistiese sel geword.
Mettertyd is hy ook aan dwelms
bekendgestel en seks was ’n groot
deel van die bose onderwêreld.
Derick se keerpunt het gekom
toe sy blindederm gebars het en sy
dikderm tydens die noodoperasie
raakgesny is. Hy het die dokter
hoor sê dat hy dit nie sal maak nie.
Op daardie oomblik het hy besef
hy is op pad hel toe. Hy het God
gesmeek vir nog ’n kans.
Toe hy drie dae later vir die
eerste keer wakker word, het die
dokter dit as ’n wonderwerk bestempel.
God het ook ’n tasbare
teken vir hom agtergelaat - die lelike
operasiemerke.
Hy het op baie kort kennisgewing
plek gekry by sowel RAU
en die AGS se Teologiese Kollege.
God het vir sy studies finansieël
voorsien.
Hy het intussen ook vrede gemaak
met sy ouers en het selfs die
vreugde van sy pa se bekering beleef.
Tydens sy studiejare is sy pa
in ’n motorongeluk dood en Derick
kon hom begrawe. In dieselfde
week is twee van sy beste vriende
ook skielik dood. Weens al die
emosionele spanning en hartseer
het sy verlowing ook op die rotse
beland.
Derick het egter bly glo dat God
vir hom ’n groter doel het. Vandag
werk hy onder sataniste, kinderprostitute
en dwelmverslaafdes.
Hy het selfs vir ses maande lank
in een van Pretoria se arm woonbuurte
gewoon om nader aan die
uitgeworpenes van die samelewing
te kom. Hy het geglo dat hy met
“stukkende” mense moet werk en
dat hy ’n tweede kans gekry het.
Hy is voltyds pastoor en het sewe
CD’s op sy kerfstok.
Vir meer inligting kontak hom
by 014 717 5785.

GEORGE
•
Gestremdes wys hul talente
Juanita van Wyk
Die Departement Maatskaplike
Dienste het onlangs onder
leiding van Me Una Petersen -
toesighouer spesiale programme
van die plaaslike Departement van
Maatskaplike Dienste - ’n Selfvertroue
Werkswinkel vir gestremdes
- oud en jonk vir die Suid Kaap
aangebied. 150 Gestremdes van
oor die hele Suid Kaap het die geleentheid
in die Stadsaal in George
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Ervaar God op ’n toer in Israel
Jare lank reeds het mense my
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bring, maar ek was nooit gelei om
dit te doen nie. Nou het ek besef:
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• Past. Anton van der Riet
Dunamis bedieninge is ’n
Christus gesentreerde Bybelse,
Heilige Gees bediening onder leiding
van Past Anton en Mariette
van der Riet. Hulle is al vir meer as
20 Jaar in die bediening en is geaffilieer
by Fellowship of Christian
Churches in Africa and International.
Hulle bedien en versorg
tans ook Canaan Gemeente te
Byenespoort. Dienste word Sondae
om 9h00 gehou. Anton is ook
’n geregistreerde huweliksbevestiger
en daar is ook fasiliteite by
Canaan Gemeente om troues aan
te bied.
Die Here is besig om wonderlik
deur wonders en tekens deur Sy
te groei in intimiteit met Hom.
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en toerlede slaap in hotelle, Die koste
van hierdie toer is heelwat laer as
meeste ander toere na Israel. Daar
is ook ’n geleentheid vir diegene wat
belangstel om aan die einde van die
toer in die Rooi See te gaan snorkel
en om die aangrypende Petra in Jordanië
te besoek.
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en slegs ’n beperkte getal men-
se kan gaan. Finale betaling moet
teen 24 Februarie gemaak wees ter
wille van beskikbaarheid in hotelle
en op lugrederye.
Vir enige verdere navrae of
inskrywings, kontak dr Francois
Engelbrecht by 082 579 0106.
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Projek daarop gemik
om armoede te verlig
Heilige Gees te werk. Dit is wonderlike
gesalfde dienste wat nie
misgeloop moet word nie.
Anton het ook onder die leiding
van die Heilige Gees die Kairos
Foundation gestig wat daarop
gemik is om armoede te verlig.
Die plan is om geleentheid te kan
bied t.o.v werkskepping, behuising
en vaardigheids ontwikkeling.
Grond is nou gekry om die sentrum
te kan begin, maar daar is
nog dringend fondse nodig om ’n
boorgat te sink, watertenks, omheining,
8 Wendy huise op te rig
en plaveisel te lê. Kom kyk gerus
hoe dit hier lyk en raak saam met
ons opgewonde oor die projek.