Our First Bible Study

Yesterday was our first service in the Katlehong School for the Deaf. We didn't know what to expect, whether it would just be us and our kids, or if people from the community would show up. We had made flyers and distributed them at the Deaf Office, but it was no guarantee anyone would come.

We were pleasantly surprised when seven people showed up! Four women and three men. They were very nice and happy to be able to come to a church much closer to their homes. Many of them lived close enough to walk.

Things didn't start out as smoothly as we would have liked. No one from the school was there to open the building for us, so we all stood around talking for about forty five minutes. They didn't seem to mind. By the time we were able to get into the right building, it was nearly eleven AM. I led the songs, and Prince did the preaching. He shared a great message about the truth of the Bible, and the necessity of salvation.

I know many of you have been praying for us, and for the Deaf of the community to come. What a blessing it is for me to report that six souls were saved that morning! The one who didn't get saved is a woman we already knew had already professed Christ from the church we attended in Chloorkop. Four of the six who were saved were from Jehovah's Witness church.

They had a lot of questions about the Bible, and about their former church. We were able to show them from the Scripture the error from the faith of the JW church. Many of them felt pressured from the JWs to attend, and to read their literature. One man didn't like all the pressure, and quit attending.

What a wonderful and exciting blessing it was for us to have so many come, and to have their hearts be prepared to hear the Truth of the Gospel and respond to it!

Thank you for your faithful prayers. This is just another example of the wonderful things God can do when we allow Him to do the work. Praise the Lord!