We had a double blessing from COSMOS - a medical team from Australia. They attended Crossroads on the Sunday and had a medical outreach at Crossroads on the Monday.
The medical outreach started at 8:00am and finished at 3:30pm. About 175 people who were not feeling well came to get seen to by the doctor and the medical team. As the teams time was limited in Kezi this time round, half went to spend the day at Ebenezer Training Centre with the apprentices while the other half were at Crossroads. The majority of patients were suffering from back and body pain. It was unfortunate that an eye doctor didn't come so patients with eye problems were not attended to.
Doctor Hugh is also a counsellor -focusing on depression, disappointments etc. He was able to help a lady in the community who is battling to get over her divorce.
We continually thank God for the service of the COSMOS team and their diverse gifting. We look forward to their return.
By Molly Manhanga
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Water Project pt 1
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| Maleme river that feeds water to the Ebenezer Dam |
Clean drinking water has been one of our concerns for the folk of Mablauwuni village, particularly the children. The main water sources at the moment are the Maleme river and Mapilimili stream. The villagers will collect water from the water points to cook their food and for other domestic chores. These water points are also used as a place for the ladies to wash their clothes, for the children to bath, as fishing spots and the animals, especially cattle come to these same points to drink water etc. In the winter and summer months, Mapilimili stream "dries" up and folk have to dig up to a metre deep in the sand to collect water. Those who live closer to the Maleme river are a little more blessed as the river doesn't or hasn't gone dry.
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| Mapilimili in the rainy season |
Stephen has started purchasing the water pumps and he will buy pipes and tanks as well. Trenches are being marked out and dug. It's so good watching the beginning stages come together and soon, there will be running water in Mablauwuni village. Praise God.
Continue reading and follow the progress on The Water Project
By Molly Manhanga
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thought for the day
We are already into the 5th month of 2012. How time flies........
A friend said to me recently " Don't let anything come between you and your values". I was somewhat surprised because I had encouraged my friend - a lady - to "fess up" if she "messed up" on the job. It got me thinking about the messages I've heard so far in these 4 months and many seem to have been surrounded on the mind and renewing the mind.
Lets talk a little about honesty:
I was wondering why people find it so difficult to be honest - to be genuine, without pretense? Why do people find it so hard to give correct information or facts and why is it so hard for people to actually listen and believe the truth? I've been told that its because we 'don't need each other' anymore. Once you've outdone your 'usefulness' like a nut or bolt, you get discarded by any means possible. The thing is......we DO need each other. I've also been told that its because we want to be loved by man.
It seems like lying, deception, half truths has become the norm as like many other things while speaking the truth is 'rare'. If an individual does speak the truth, you'll get people who try and 'decifer' the meaning, read between the lines so to speak and deliberately look for a lie and/or deliberately do come up with a lie. People seem to have become so 'good' at lying, it almost seems "right", so "plausible". They'll rope others in - in their quest to satisfy their need to be 'right' - to win - an ego boost. The sad part is that the people they rope in will tell them exactly what they want to hear - not because it's the truth - but as a means to an end. I've heard of how some people "prophesy" negatively about someone behind their back and it's 'considered' to be truth. Again, it's a means to an end.
Some say it's because of our culture, the society we live in today etc, etc. I've also heard it said that "good people finish last" or "nice people finish last" - they don't get anywhere in life???!!! It's all about how convincing we can be. A lie is a lie and it doesn't matter how convincing one is......it doesn't make it the truth.
As Christians, we live in this world but we are not of it....... we ought to be different. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. His word is a sure thing and He is Truth John 14:6. The words "I tell you the truth....." is mentioned about 80 times in the New Testament alone and there are MANY scriptures that speak about true, truth, truthfulness.
Zechariah 8:16 "These are the things you ought to do: speak the truth to each other,..." ........ that is one of my life's values.
A friend said to me recently " Don't let anything come between you and your values". I was somewhat surprised because I had encouraged my friend - a lady - to "fess up" if she "messed up" on the job. It got me thinking about the messages I've heard so far in these 4 months and many seem to have been surrounded on the mind and renewing the mind.
Lets talk a little about honesty:
I was wondering why people find it so difficult to be honest - to be genuine, without pretense? Why do people find it so hard to give correct information or facts and why is it so hard for people to actually listen and believe the truth? I've been told that its because we 'don't need each other' anymore. Once you've outdone your 'usefulness' like a nut or bolt, you get discarded by any means possible. The thing is......we DO need each other. I've also been told that its because we want to be loved by man.
It seems like lying, deception, half truths has become the norm as like many other things while speaking the truth is 'rare'. If an individual does speak the truth, you'll get people who try and 'decifer' the meaning, read between the lines so to speak and deliberately look for a lie and/or deliberately do come up with a lie. People seem to have become so 'good' at lying, it almost seems "right", so "plausible". They'll rope others in - in their quest to satisfy their need to be 'right' - to win - an ego boost. The sad part is that the people they rope in will tell them exactly what they want to hear - not because it's the truth - but as a means to an end. I've heard of how some people "prophesy" negatively about someone behind their back and it's 'considered' to be truth. Again, it's a means to an end.
Some say it's because of our culture, the society we live in today etc, etc. I've also heard it said that "good people finish last" or "nice people finish last" - they don't get anywhere in life???!!! It's all about how convincing we can be. A lie is a lie and it doesn't matter how convincing one is......it doesn't make it the truth.
As Christians, we live in this world but we are not of it....... we ought to be different. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. His word is a sure thing and He is Truth John 14:6. The words "I tell you the truth....." is mentioned about 80 times in the New Testament alone and there are MANY scriptures that speak about true, truth, truthfulness.
Zechariah 8:16 "These are the things you ought to do: speak the truth to each other,..." ........ that is one of my life's values.
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