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We greet you all in the wonderful name of ^ Christ our Lord, and we thank you for your prayers and support. I was saddened this week to receive a call from David Jantjies of our MACASSAR congregation, who told me that his sister had passed away following a Caesarian operation. This
was her third child. Please keep the family in your prayers.
South Africa is in the midst of rapid change as she moves

headlong towards elections, but our main concern is for the kingdom of God, because our primary citizenship is there.
Brother Ivan Clark of BELLVILLE has asked me to speak at their REVIVAL MEETINGS from March 19 - 27 on the theme: "God's

Plan of SaT4?a44-on."

PI ease pray for^ theae ^nestings.

Franklin Visser, a former Bible student of mine at our Lunch-time studies at the Farmer's Co-op, is now across the mountains at WORCESTER, and plans to enter full-time ministry.

My Bible Summary, "Straight Talk from God", is now at the book of REVELATION after 7 years of work. I have received permission from Tyndale to use the Living Bible, and from J.S. Baxter to use Explore the Book. My market is Young People,
which makes the book somewhat advanced from Children's Bible Stories. This is not another Bible version. It is not meant

to replace the Bible, but should be used in conjunction with it. Your comments and corrections are most welcome. Brother Hugh

Weber has already suggested a change in Romans, which I've made. I have two people busy putting this on diskettes, and am hoping to get a PC later this year -- Price: about 31,000.00. Your
gifts towards this would be most welcome.

At a recent Wednesday meeting in GREENHAVEN I brought a message on I PETER. Since it has 5 chapters, one of the brothers commented: "We really had a 5-course meal here tonight."

In PORTLAND on Monday I brought a study on the book

of JUDE, using my Bible Summary.

of it from verse 17 on:-

Here is a copy of a section

1.17 But you, dear friends, need to remember the warnings that the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ already gave us. 1.18 "In this final age," they said, there will be people
who ridicule the faith, and serve only their own lusts. These people cause splits in the church; Their minds are in the gutter, and they are controlled by their lower natures. They don't have the Spirit of God.

1.20 So my friends, keep building your lives on the foundation of our faith which leads to wholesome living, and learn to pray in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Live in the atmosphere of God's love, looking
forward to that great day when our Lord Jesus in his

mercy will usher you into the realm of life everlasting. 1.22 Some people are confused and uncertain which way to go. Be kind to them, guide them, and encourage them
in the right way.

1.23

Others are losing their grip oh God, and sTTpl)Thg~

These you need to save by taking

away from the faith.

flames of hell.

hold of them firmly, and snatching them from the very

Still others are so deep in sin, and so contaminated by evil, that there's a real danger that they'll drag you down with them. So pity them, but be
very careful. Help them to find the Lord, but watch out that they don't pull you down into their sins. Love them as sinners, but hate every trace of their sin.

1.24 And now, to the One who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless in the presence of his glory with loud shouts of excitement and joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, now and for all eternity. AMEN.
= = = oOo = = =
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J've just returned from a trip to Macassar. I brought a message on Thessalonians, and had a time of
prayer with the family. Sister Jantjies said, "I was so happy to see you that I even forgot my daughter had passed away." This is one of those precious moments that make being a missionary so worthwhile.

I have been called to speak at Lentegeur this Lord's Day, and also to bring messages at their camp over the
Easter week-end. Alice Cloete, one of the members there, donated one of her kidneys to her brother, who recently underwent a critical operation.

Lord willing, Martha and I will be in the States during APRIL AND MAY 1995. I have been asked to officiate at my younger daughter's wedding in L.A., and we also plan to stop at Las Vegas, Dallas, Minneapolis, Wisconsin, Chicago and Miami, visiting friends and churches in and around
those areas more details later.

I have been sick with Bronchitis this week, and so have

postponed 4iiy-next -visit ta 6REENHAVEN unt44next-llednesday-, when I hope. Lord willing, to bring messages from II PETER and the book of JUDE. JUDE is a pivotal book in the Bible,

because it highlights what God's word has been telling us about all along that there is a tremendous battle going on between the forces of good and evil. Jude, following on from ROMANS 1-8, draws the clear lines of demarcation, amd stresses our need to keep up the struggle. Then comes Revelation with the grand and thrilling climax GOOD WILL
TRIUMPH IN THE END!i.'

From my summary of Revelation - the letter to LAODICEA:

3.14 This message comes from the Rock of Ages, who guarantees that every word of God is true the one who brought all of
God's creation into existence.

3.15 I know all about you you're neither on fire for me, nor do you turn a cold shoulder to me. I really wish you'd
go one way or the other, but you don't care about me at all.
You make me sick!

3.17

You say:
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"We've got a great church here in Laodicea. We've got one of the finest buildings in town, and our preacher Boy\ he
can really deliver a message like you never heard. The best

people in Laodicea are members of our congregation.

we're richly blessed indeed!"

Yes,

You don't even realize how wretched and pitiful you are destitute, blind and naked! You need gold from me

gold purified in fire that's the only way to really be rich. And while you're at it, you'd better pick up some white clothes as well clean and pure then you won't

have to roam around stark naked any more. Oh, and don't forget some eye-drops. That'll help you see where you're going, so you won't go stumbling back into sin again. 3.19 Now don't get all huffed up by what I'm saying to
you. If I didn't really love you, I wouldn't bother to

steer you right. You're heading for big trouble, and you'd better realize it right now. So come on snap out of it, and start getting excited about the things of God the
things that really count in life!

3.20 Look, here I am, right in front of you. I've been standing at your heart's door all the time knocking, and calling your name. If you'd only hear me, and open your heart to me, I'd come right in. I'd share whatever you have, and I'd give you everything I've got. I'd stay with
you, and never leave you and you and I would become
partners for life.

3.21

Win this battle, and I'll even share my eternal throne

with you, just as I won my battle against Satan, and took my

place with my Father on his throne.

3.22 You have ears, don't you? Well then, open them up, and listen to what the Spirit is telling you!
= = = oOo = = =

Brothers and sisters in the Lord, please keep on praying

for us and our fellow missionaries here in Southern Africa

today. We need your prayers and support that the doors for the gospel may stay open, and the word of God may continue
to go out, while there still is time.

forwarding agent, and to all of you who are helping us in

so many ways out here. May God bless you all. ^

Our warm thanks and love go out to Shirley Camp, our

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SALVATION is the new theme

for our Monday night Bible studies in

MITCHELL'S PLAIN.

I am using lesson sheets, so

that they can study at home and also teach others. One Wednesday evening, in the home of Derek Brown in PORTLAND, I brought a message on ISAIAH. God's own people had turned against him, but in an amazing display of love God says:

"Come now and let us reason together -- though

your
white

sins be
as wool!"

as

scarlet,

they

shall

be as

At another
EASTRIDGE

midweek service our

for a meeting in the

group travelled to
home of Brother

Lewis, who recently had

was

an operation.

Our message
keep on

from JOHN 14 "Don't allow

your heart to be

troubled.

Keep on believing

in God, and

believing in me."

Sunday afternoon we met in the home of Brother February to celebrate his daughter's commitment to A lot of people were there, and my message
was from COLOSSIANS: -- "We must die to the old

life and
that

rise to
God. "

a new
where

life, seeking
Christ is,

the things
at the

are above,

seated

right hand of

My Bible Summary for Young People -- STRAIGHT TALK FROM GOD -- is now completely written from GENESIS

to REVELATION.

used 7 large

manuscript books.

The task now at hand is to enter all of this onto a

computer. Bradley's girlfriend, LARA, is busy with the OLD TESTAMENT, and has done up to Daniel on 3 stiffy disks. 1 am working on the NEW TESTAMENT,
doing corrections,
Saturday mornings.

and keying in at lunch-times and

in LENTEGEUR I am

At

our Sunday

morning service

bringing

series

of

messages

on the

book

of

REVELATION.

The book is divided into 7 parts, each

of which
new earth,
viej

gives a
and the

different view of

the Christian

Age, and concentrating more and more on the final stages as it progresses, until the new heaven, the
New Jerusalem come clearly into

Lord willing, Martha and 1 will be travelling to the USA in April and May next year -- 1995 -- to
visit family,
itinerary is:

friends and

churches.
MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY S: 11: 13: 16: 17:

Our

gene^

APR APR APR APR APR MAY MAY

16: 19: 23: 24: 29: 2: 3:

FLORIDA CALIFORNIA Darrin's Wedding OREGON TEXAS MINNESOTA WISCONSIN

ILLINOIS INDIANA ILLINOIS FLORIDA Return to Cape Town. --ooOQoo--

This

year both Martha and I

at Otis Elevator.

celebrate 20 years of
It feels like it too!

work at our secular jobs -- I at the Farmers co-op,

and she

My daughter Jo

Restaurant chain, and my son Timothy is a chef in Wisconsin. Martha's son Bradley is studying
Marketing here in Cape Town.

my other

daughter Darrin

is in Johannesburg in

is in California

Advertising,

with a

from my Bible Summary

Once more I'd like to print for you a short excerpt

TALK FROM GOD -- This is from LUKE'S GOSPEL: -

for Young People -- STRAIGHT

and asked
from the

S23.SO Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate

if he could take Jesus' body down

cross
out of

and
solid

bury him.

Pilate

granted

his

request, so
linen cloth,

Joseph
and laid
rock,

wrapped the
it in a

body
new tomb

in

a
cut

ssisrs The women of Galilee went to prepare spices and ointments to embalm Jesus' body. It was

already Sabbath
rested for
law.

when they finished, so

day in tomb. keeping with When they

they
Jewish

the to the

Early Sunday morning they got up and took the

ointments arrived

they

were

surprised
front of

to see

that

the huge

stone in

the tomb had

been rolled The women

aside. They were just wondering how it could j^ave happened when 2 men in dazzling white
robes appeared
were terrified,

in front of them.
but the 2 men said:

"You shouldn't look in a tomb for a man who's alive. Jesus is not here. He's come back to

life.

Don't you remember when you were still

he told you he was going to be

in Galilee

betrayed, and crucified, and on the third day

c.o Then it all came rushed back to
he'd rise again?"

back to them, and they Jerusalem to tell the

disciples.

But

they just

couldn't believe

it. It sounded too good to be true. Peter wasn't sure though, so he ran to the tomb to

see for himself. As he bent down he saw the linen cloths lying there. Then he went back,
wondering what could have happened.
Later that day, 2 of Jesus' followers were on

their way

about 2 hours walk from Jerusalem.

home

to the

village

of

They were

Ernmaus,

discussing the crucifixion along the way, when Jesus himself came and started walking

was though,
them.

along with them.

because God

They didn't realize who he

had hidden it from

Pq you mind if I ask you what's troubling you?" Jesus asked. "You seem to be very
upset. "

"You mean you don't know?" they asked. Well you've got to be the only person around here
who doesn't know the terrible things that have been happening here during the last few
days."

s^.i'3 "What things?" asked Jesus.

"The things that happened to Jesus of Nazareth, " they said. "He was a great prophet who did amazing miracles among us, and he was a fantastic teacher. Then the

chief

over to the

priests arrested

We

Messiah, who had come to save us.

really believed

Roman governor to

him, and

he was

the long-awaited
And now --

be crucified.

turned him

on top of ail this -- which happened 3 days ago, some women from our group went to visit
his tomb early this morning, and came back
with an incredible story. His body was gone,

they said,

and they'd

seen some angels who

told them that he'd come back to life! Some of our men went out to see what had happened, and sure enough the body was gone, but of
course they didn't see him." "You're such foolish people," said

Jesus.

"Do
what

you really
the
and die,

find it
and

so bard
then rise

to believe
into his

prophets

said in

the Scriptures?

They clearly predicted that the Messiah would

suffer
glory. "

Jesus

prophets had said, and took them step by step through the Scriptures, showing them how God
had revealed exactly what was going to happen
to him when he came to earth.

went on

to explain

to them

what the

By this time

they'd reached the outskirts of

Emmaus, and Jesus told them that he was going on further, but they persuaded him to spend the night with them, since it was getting
late. So he went home with them.

At supper
food. knew

Jesus asked God's

blessing on the
in his he

Then he took a it was him.

loaf of bread

hands, broke it, and passed it on to them. Suddenly their eyes opened wide, and they
At that very moment
vanished from their sight!

' That same hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the 11 disciples
a l l excited saying;

' "The Lord has really risen!

Peter now!"

He's appeared to

' "We know, we know!" they cried. "We've seen him too!" Then they explained how Jesus had

appeared to
how
the bread.

them on the road

to Einmaus, and

they came to know him in the breaking of

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ROCKLANDS in the sprawling township of Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town was the scene of a Revival Meeting. The theme was the SERMON ON THE MOUNT, and it was enthusiastically received by all who came. We met in a school building close to the Indian Ocean. I spoke some times in Afrikaans, and sometimes in English because the people came from both lang'uage groups.
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GREETINGS to all of you from what is now the NEW SOyjH AFRICA -- still struggling with violence, crime, strikes and Taxi Wars; but with a united, non-racial political approach, which is as refreshing as it is positive. Martha and I hope that you are all well in body, mind and spirit, and we trust that God is blessing you, guiding you and filling you with His Holy Spirit.

LENTEGEUR has been the scene, on^Sunday mornings, of a series of messages on the book of REVELATION a book rich with blessings for all of us, and so important
for our time.

THANK YOU, each and every one, for your

prayers for our ministry here in CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.

You will never really know how much you help us, so many miles away across the sea, by your prayers on our behalf. Our thanks also to those of you who help to supply our needs by your support. And you must never think that it is too little. Beverly from Michigan regularly sends us 25 a month. That 25 exchanges to 17 Rand 50 cents in South Africa -- buying enough "petrol" to take me thru to Mitchell's

Plain and back to Edgemead again. Qod bless you Beverly.

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STRAIGHT TALK FROM GOD, my Living Bible Summary, has received another pre-publication boost. Ron Beers, Editorial Vice President of Tyndale House,
writes;

"Your proposal is very intriguing, and once we get the NEW LIVING BIBLE off the ground, your idea may be worth looking at. What makes your proposal unique is that.it is your own summary of the Scriptures There are many products coming out that are condensed versions of the Bible. But I like the way you have summarized the verses, and even added some poetry. You really do have a wonderful product." The book is now being keyed into a computer,
with the Old Testament section as far as DANIEL, and the New Testament up to ROMANS. May I ask you please to pray for this project, that God's Word may reach many lives, and that His name may be glorified. OUR TRIP TO THE STATES FROM April 15, 1995 to May 17, 1995 is still in the planning stages. We have received some responses, for which we are very thankful, and we are trusting that more responses will come from our personal requests on the back of this newsletter. Timothy has kindly offered to drive
Martha and me through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Illinois and Indiana -- which will be a tremendous

help. May we ask you please to pray that God will guide us in these plans, and supply our financial
needs.
OUR BIBLE STUDIES in PORTLAND continue on '

Monday evenings. Lastweek our message was on the subject of COUNSELLING. We are living in an age of increasing tension and problems. Stress has led many people to the brink of despair. Christian counselling is desperately needed to guide people through the difficult times in their lives. We discussed counselling in regard to problems, salvation, sickness and death, and ended with a Scripture reading from JAMES 5. At the end of the meeting we had a time of counselling and prayer.

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CAMP TIME is rapidly approaching once again as the Southern Hemisphere hots up. We are

planning to organize another Christian Camp for the Cape area during the summer season, and are trusting
the Lord to bless us with more opportunities for teaching and preaching.

GREENHAVEN BIBLE STUDIES on Wednesday evenings are now covering the Gospel of John, using
the Introduction and text from "STRAIGHT TALK'.' We

are tremendously encouraged by the enthusiastic response from the brethren there (they actually clap their hands
and shout "AMEN" after the messages), as well as their generous support of 100 Rand each week. God is really blessing that group, even though they have to meet in
a school classroom.

MY HEALTH has not been 100% of late.

The infection in my left leg has been flaring up more frequently recently. Fortunately I now know the symptoms, and I immediately take a dose of anti-biotics, Bradley

puts bricks under the foot of the bed to raise my leg, and Martha puts all the blankets in the house on me,
so we're ready when the shivering starts! We have

asked the brethren over here to pray for me. alleviate the symptoms.
to pray for me in this?

The doctors

here don't know what causes it, but the anti-biotics do

Could we also please ask you

CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR are just

around the corner again. My, how the time does fly, doesn't it just? It is our earnest prayer that you
may have a glorious and blessed Christmas, as well as

a prosperous New Year. May God be with you, and guide you in the year ahead, and may His will prosper all

through the lands of this world^until he comes.