Hope Johannesburg

It is always wonderful to be able to spend time with the team here. Pastor Henry and Lerato have been doing a great job here. As always, we laughed and ate and prayed and ministered together.

The church has grown quite a fair bit since I was here last year. The youth and women groups have developed quite significantly. There was also a concerted effort to reach out to the families too.

We had a seminar on Saturday to explore on the whole topic of being more organised. I taught several lessons with Henry as we spoke honestly and openly about the biblical perspective of being organised down to the details on how we can be organised and well-planned in practical areas like finance and the usage of time.

Being organised is a key foundation that Henry wanted to build strongly into Hope Johannesburg.

I also preached on Sunday on the importance of getting involved in the church. My aim was to mobilise all of our people to get in the game.

In between times, I spent most of my time sharing life and doing life with Henry. It was very enriching as I imparted biblical values and truths.

As the plane landed back in Singapore, I am completely spent on the outside but totally renewed on the inside. Once again, I have a first hand experience on the power and potential of the local church. I am reminded of why Jesus gave his life for His church.

Below is a clip from some of our people who sang at the bible seminar. Like I have said before and shall say again, Africans can really sing!