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Jon & Gen

We’re delighted to welcome Jonathan and Genine Thomas to SCBS staff!

Jon & Gen have been with us since January and have taken to the Bible-school ministry very well indeed.

Jon & Gen

a new library, please

library required

SCBS has a small collection of theological books numbering about seven hundred volumes. Last year, a mission team from Randburg Baptist constructed a rudimentary library for us ex nihilo, and kindly undertook the labour-intensive work of cleaning the books and shelving most of them.

This week, we heard of another collection of theological reference books for sale that we’d love to purchase. So far, around R6000 has been raised for them – praise God! It’s clear, however, that we need a clean and dry place to order and shelve these books properly. Please pray with us for a solution.

10th class at Galodi

Galodi Oct 2008

No less than four men attending – about 15 in all. The growth in this school is so encouraging that plans are afoot to start another in Flagstaff next year. Help! Pray that the Lord would raise up the teachers we need so desperately. We will honour most of these students at graduation day 8 November.

last SCBS 2008

Eric & Dave

Our final Bible school week at Silver Oaks went very well indeed. Geoff Hartley, CFC board member and CESA pastor, taught 1 Timothy while I tackled the live issue of church Stewardship. Teaching on Islam were two brothers from up north: David Foster (SIM, Durban) and a Kenyan lawyer, Eric Simiyu.

Please do pray for Dave and Eric in their respective ministries. In meeting them, I was struck by this observation: ‘the tougher the service, the meeker the servant’. There is great strength in meekness.

blog roll

Please note the links alongside. Train for Christ is a database of evangelical training institutions, while Theologians without Borders seeks to match make teachers to international training opportunities. What a great idea! How many retired professors are out there, itching to get back into the saddle again? C’mon – SCBS needs you!

Galodi

Drove up to “Galodi” (pronounced gutturally, as in Afrikaans) last Tuesday, the village near Umzimkhulu where we conduct the TEE. Best turnout so far, with around 13 learners – THREE men, praise God! We have two more teaching sessions in Oct and Nov, then the graduation on 8 Nov when they will all receive some kind of recognition.

up, up, up

August news is really about the new hall, the building of which has suddenly gained momentum. The walls shot up within weeks, the floor and platform was laid, doors and gutters were fitted. Painting is now the order of the day, and glazing will happen soon.

new hall

Lukhanyasweni

26 July dawned bright and clear as Mark Hannaway and I took an old church kombi across dust roads to the church of our intrepid interpreter / translator, Rev Lionel Makholwane. About 20 students turned up for our newest venture in TEE, aka the ‘primary level’. Pictured below are gifts of blankets and clothing from a supporting church, Fynnlands Baptist.

outside

inside

SCBS #3

7-11 July falls during the school holidays, allowing school-teachers to participate in the program. (Conversely, of course, we get to miss the break!) Teaching at our 3rd SCBS this year was Anton Roos on 1 Corinthians, Mark Wesson on Ethics, Lionel Makholwane on Joshua and myself on Church Admin. Mark also presented the open lecture on Wed evening, tackling the ethics of ‘marriage’ from an intercultural perspective – it was well done.