YWAM Rustenburg

The brickwork for the orphan care project in Phokeng is finished! We need to plaster the walls, paint, and put in doors and windows, but the building is up and we are so excited about the direction this project is headed.

The bricklayers spent two weeks living on the base property and eating dinner with the students and staff each day. During the second week, four of the men prayed to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We are so happy for these men and for our students who were able to minister to them.

More Life on the Base

Every Thursday we have family night at the base. It's lots of fun to have all the students, staff, and staff children together.

We are a growing bunch and already need another big vehicle to get around town!

Weekly Ministry

Every Monday the students are in Phokeng to help with the feeding program. These pictures show how they serve the students, play games, and spend time talking and sharing. This is a really great time each week and a program that will continue to grow as the orphan care program changes.

What's a Prayer Shower?

Before Kyla’s birth we were blessed with an incredible ‘Shower in a Suitcase’ from First Baptist Church Katy. Kyla looks beautiful each and every day thanks to the wonderful gifts sent from Texas. On February 23rd we held a ‘Prayer Shower’ for Kyla. This is something we did for the boys and I had been looking forward to Kyla’s. No one brings presents but instead they bring prayers, verses, poems, or letters that they have prayed about with Kyla in mind. After brunch, everyone shared what they brought and we had the sweetest hour of prayer for Kyla Joy. It was a very special time with the DTS students and my closest friends from Rustenburg as we dedicated Kyla to the Lord and the future He has planned for her.

Life on the base

One of the strengths of our base is a strong family atmosphere. The students and staff spend a lot of time in our home eating, playing games, and just hanging out. With our 3 small children and Matt and Angela’s 2 boys, there are always little ones running around. The students have a great time together and it gives the staff a lot of opportunity to speak into their lives.

Matt and Angela joined us this January and are settling in very well to South Africa. Their personalities and giftings are already a huge blessing to the base, our family, and our community. We look forward to the next 3 years of working together.
Our students hosted a braai at the base and invited several families to join them. Angela and Sarah from Canada. Matt teaching Moarabi how to shoot a basketball.
Sanel (in the orange t-shirt) is our single female staff member. She joined us last October to cook and help with staffing the house. She returned this January to help lead the current school, but intended to leave in April to join the Mercy Ships. After much prayer she has decided to stay with us until the end of 2008 and maybe longer. Sanel is wonderful with the students, has a beautiful personality, and loves the Lord deeply. We are thrilled to have here a bit longer!

This is a view from the mountain behind the base. The base is located at God's Window along the Rustenburg Kloof Mountain Range.