Category: Blessings
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Realising God’s Hand in our Lives
My name is Simon Mataboge. I live in Rustenburg and believe that I have always been blessed by God and I am always aware of His presence in my life. I would like to share two short stories with you – how God created the opportunity for me to meet my wife and how He…
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I TOLD You Not to WORRY About the Money…
My wife Sarah and I are American’s who have been full time missionaries from January 2004. We started in Maun, Botswana for 8 years, then spent 8 months in the Philippines, and recently moved back to Lobatse, Botswana in 2014. Many people ask us how we are funded and how we can afford to live…
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My God Answers all my Prayers!
During our Disciple class we were asked to do a paraphrase of the Hymn of Faith found in Habakkuk 3:17-19. While writing the paraphrase, I realised that Estelle and I had just come through one of those almost unbearable situations and I decided to share it. So, the following is my testimony: Since my retirement…
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Falling Petals – A Personal Testimony to the Work of God in My Life
“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony…” Rev 12:11a I had the desire to write down my testimony around my 40th birthday. The Lord graced me with the time to sit down and do so. CHAPTER ONE 40 is a significant period in Scripture 40 days…
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From Cattle Herder to Mayor and so much more…
My mother was my spiritual inspiration all my life long, being part of the prayer team in the Lutheran church. When I was a child we used to sing and pray together regularly. Later years my wife, Lydia, encouraged me to become a member of the Methodist church. Al our lives she has been supporting…
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RMC Joining God
The outreach to Khekheng in Botswana calls for some feedback as God did amazing things for us as well as in the lives of the local people of the Villages we visited. I have been waiting for other team members to contribute but it seems that “Life Happens”, everybody came back and got stuck in…
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A Humbling Experience
My trip to Botswana was a humbling experience. I decided to join the mission group to Botswana at the last minute. I have never done this before nor have I ever been to Botswana so in a way I was excited and not sure what to expect. I wondered what I could give that would…
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God Gave Me a Smile
I am currently in my 4th year of studying Occupational Therapy. As part of our final year practicals we worked in the Mamelodi community. During this period I treated a Cerebral Palsy baby who is 2 years old. I struggled a lot with treating her as she was unable to control her emotions and would…
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Grace given to me…
I was born with Achilles Tendons that were too short. I endured specific exercises to stretch them, wore built up shoes, but eventually in Std 4 / Grade 6 had an operation to lengthen the tendons. After three weeks in hospital and 10 weeks on crutches in plaster of Paris, the op was said to…
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Retrenched but never rejected
Being obedient to Christ comes with its own challenges. Since I started my fulltime career on the Platinum Mines in 1987 I prospered by the grace of God. I earned a good salary, got regular promotions, enjoyed job satisfaction and was able to complete an Honours Degree. I always acknowledged and thanked God for these…