Monday, May 9, 2011

The Van Der Westhuizen's at Crossroads pt 1

Wessie Van Der Westhuizen (Right) & Brilliant Khoza (Left)




It was just excellent having Jacobus, better known as Wessie and his lovely wife Somien, come and share God’s word at Crossroads. Wessie and his family moved to Zimbabwe from South Africa in January 2010 and have settled really well in Bulawayo. Wessie heads up Operation Trumpet Call. He works with churches and farmers across Zimbabwe. He attends The Rock Church with his family. He is fun to be around and has a wonderful way with people. Wessie spoke about the importance of the Bible:

Some facts about and from the Bible
1. The Bible is the number one book in the world – it’s the most read book and most owned book.
2. The bible has been divided into two books – the New and Old Testaments. The Old Testament is incomplete without the New Testament and the New Testament cannot be understood without the Old Testament.
18: Mahershalalhashbaz – it’s the longest word in the Bible.
27. There are 27 books in the New Testament.
39. There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
40. 40 people wrote the Bible over a period of 1,600years (39 were Jews and 1 was a Gentile: Luke.)
70. If you read from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 without stopping, it will take 70 hours.
1,200. The total number of languages the Bible has been translated into.
1,260. There are 1,260 promises in the Bible from God to you and me.
1228. The year 1228 was the first time the Bible was divided into chapters.
1551. This was the year the Bible was prepared in chapters and verses.
150,000,000. Every year 150 million Bibles are sold.



Wessie and Somien






People are interested in the Bible. There are over 4 billion Bibles in the world and this speaks of one thing – the Bible is an important book. People want to know more about God, His thoughts & His plans towards us. It’s important to love the word.





Summarised by Molly Manhanga





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