"Lokaleng Church Plant:
This new church plant is doing very well as The Lord has paved the way for His Word to be preached to this village. We are preaching weekly there and visiting throughout the week different people in their homes. We have been asked to conduct funerals which entail preaching nightly for a week followed by the final preaching and burial ceremonies. This has been such a rich opportunity to share about the hope we have in Christ with them. Ancestral spirit worship and other witch doctor cults are prevalent but it has been fruitful in the village to see Gods Word is reaching into the hearts of the villagers as He draws them to His truth.
Pastor Obekeng Moreo and Pastor KG:
Let me tell you about the Men of God I have the privilege to work along side.
Both Pastor Obakeng Moreo and Pastor KG are graduates of Christ Theological Seminary founded by John McArthur in Limpopo, South Africa. Their training in reformed theology is evident in their understanding of Gods Word through expository preaching. It has obviously been Divine evidence of The Lord going before us to work along side of these men. The weather has been keeping us from the outdoor worship so we are asking for The Lord to provide a building for this new church. Pastors Obakeng, KG, and myself recently wrote this to help raise funds.
"We here at Calvary Baptist Church would like to introduce ourselves to you from Mmabatho, South Africa. As Calvary Baptist Church we are committed to the Great Commission hence, our Vision is "to Know God and to make Him known". We are therefore passionate in making disciples. We have been reaching out to the lost at Lokaleng village since 2011. There's a need for a place of worship. We are currently meeting in people's homes and have been able to secure the land for the church site. The Lord has raised up a pastor, Pastor Kagiso Phetlhu, that is passionately committed to the Lord and to the people of Lokaleng who need to be reached with the Gospel and be empowered in many areas like, literacy and social skills. Your prayer and assistance in reaching these people will be of great help and will be highly appreciated. "
The school ministry:
I teach the diploma and degree students in their final years at North West University -Mafikeng. I have been given, by God's Grace, the blessing of sharing the Gospel with all students, staff and clients openly. The first encounters begin with pointing them to the cross! The Lord has obviously drawn people to receive His truth simply by the preaching and teaching from His Word! It is breath-taking to say the least!
We are on a break from teaching in between modules currently. I get a new batch of students beginning in February. The faculty/staff Bible study has been exciting so. We meet every Tuesday to do expository study of Gods Word. We began in Genesis, but with a sidebar through Ephesians up to our break time.
Our 2014 ventures:
Continued Lokaleng church plant growing, on campus preaching through the Bible study and daily student teaching with its fellowship. There will be an AWANAs program beginning with the after school kids from Noah's Ark ( the school founded by and on the grounds of Calvary Baptist Church) that we will begin on Friday afternoons in January. I am planning to begin a 12 week "Behold Your God" Bible Study with the Faculty/Staff beginning in February. There are a couple of students that I will also be doing some continued discipling when they return from breaks.
Our family has also been blessed with four young boys - Lulu, Lawzi, Ntsiki, and Mfundo. These boys are all from single parent homes and have been divinely drawn to be in our home. As Cathi teaches our children, they are there hearing Gods Word taught. They also come almost 2 hours early each week to hurry us to church and consistently go to our youth gathering at Calvary Baptist. They are eagerly growing in the Word which is so exciting for us all. Lawzi went to summer camp with us and I was privileged and blessed to lead him and two others to receive Christ!
To follow the Emery's journey in South Africa please visit www.cvmusa.org/emery.
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