Day with Rolf - June 2009

Yesterday I drove to Nashville to spend five hours with Rolf Weichardt planning future visits to South Africa. Rolf is here in the states to speak at a worship conference in Ocala, Florida.

It is exciting to see God use our relationship to encourage and focus our eyes on the Lord. The staff conference in September and the training of teams next January will be focused on the theme “Family! Matters”.

Ministry teams which will be the future spearhead of YFC ministry in South Africa and will be a focus for my teaching. Returning to prayer, God’s Word and His family the church will be the desired outcomes of training. Rolf says, we want to return to biblical training, equiping, loving and leading our youth and staff.

I will be preparing bible studies that they can take with them on the field of ministry. I will be helping them to defend their faith and be effective in discipleship. This will require their trust in God’s Word to be enhanced and help them to know what they believe and why they believe it. Wow, what a task!

Pray with Cathy and I as we begin prayerfully planning these future visits. I can see God using Rolf to transform the Youth for Christ culture of Africa into a powerful ministry wave that is blessed of God. Serving on his mission field is making a big difference. Your support has provided safe relationships and Christ-centered mentoring that is catching the breath of God. Thank you.