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Dear Friends

Happy Spring Day. 1st September!!!! Being looking forward to this day for a long time. I love the winter – but Autumn I dislike. The wind was really bad this year. It looked like I was on the beach many a days with the white sand from the mine dumps behind my house. But now with Spring, comes the beautiful weather and God willing the rain will come soon and wash away the sand etc.

As I started preparing for this bulletin it is with sadness that we laid to rest Tannie Kotie Scheepers knowing that she is now in the hands of our loving Saviour. Continue to pray for the Knighten family. Yesterday 30th August – Gayle opened her eyes for brief moments during the morning. Continue to pray for healing for Gayle and comfort for the Beyer Family, it is nearly 5 weeks since the day of her accident that left her in a coma. We serve a miracle working God & believe that God is going to work a miracle in the Beyer family. 90th Birthday celebrations for Aunty Grace on the 9th September. Give her a call to wish her a happy birthday.

The trees are starting to bloom. Little green blades of grass are peaking out where the lawn had gone brown for the winter. People are beginning to notice pollen and other allergens floating toward their nasal passages. Winter Madness is winding down and the Rugby World Cup is heating up. These are all signs of spring. Even our clocks have “sprung forward.” And that means it’s time for a good spring cleaning.
When I was growing up, I soon learned the difference between spring cleaning and just a normal Saturday straightening up. The curtains and drapes came down to be washed. The gutters on the outside of the house were cleaned for leaves and dust. Toys and clothes that were no longer used or seldom worn were piled up and given away. At the centre people are bringing in bags of clothing. It was just a sign of spring.

Perhaps it’s time that we engage in a little spiritual spring cleaning, the kind that removes the buildup and clutter that sometimes goes unaddressed. While the world around us awakens from winter, we, too, can spring back to life. It is not just a sign of the season, but of seasoning, growing, and maturing.
As you gather your supplies and get ready, may I offer a few quick cleaning tips?

1. Remember Whose you are.
The reason we must keep our body, our earthly house, in good shape is because we are borrowing it from the Owner. “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own.”(1 Cor 6:19)? Nobody has the right to say, “it’s my body, I can do whatever I want to it.” You belong to God. Everything you have is from Him. That means you’re going to have to give it all back. So, “glorify God in your body” (1Cor 6:20). The best way to do that is by keeping it clean from all of the worldly impurities that defile and corrupt.

2. Start at home, not your neighbours
Spring cleaning sometimes doesn’t go very deep because we start noticing what bad shape everyone else is in. We’ll think, “I have weeds in my flowerbeds, but they’re not as high as his.” Or, “my shelves are dusty, but look at the cobwebs in her closet.” Jesus said that you don’t have the right to criticize other peoples’ imperfections when you have not even addressed your own. “Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye.” (Mathew 7:3) Stay focused on your own messes. If you’re like me, that ought to be enough to keep you busy most of the time.

3. Clear out the junk drawer
Surely you have one, don’t you? I have more than one. That’s the one where you put things that don’t have a place: papers, used batteries, expired coupons, and little plastic pieces that you have no idea what they used to go to, Cell phone chargers etc. ( Gave Uncle Jack a whole bag the other day). Isn’t it amazing how we feel the need to keep things around that have no value or use anymore? But we do the same thing with our spiritual baggage. We are instructed to “run with endurance the race that is set before us” only after we “lay aside every burden and the sin which so easily entangles us” (Hebrews 12:1). If it’s junk, if it has no use, if it’s a piece from the past, throw it away. Get rid of it. Just because you’ve found a hiding place for it does not mean that you’ve taken care of it.

4. Get a good finish.
Discouragement is a big deterrent to spring cleaning. When you start pulling everything out, it can look more cluttered than when you started. Progress is often slow. Before long, you get overwhelmed and just put it all back where you found it. Paul commended the church in Corinth for the benevolent work they had begun. But a good beginning was not good enough. “Now finish doing it also, so that just there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability” (2 Cor 8:11). Any job worth doing is going to have its moments where you want to turn back. But we must press through the difficulties and press along to your destination. When we finish, we’ll wonder why we didn’t start sooner.

You won’t regret a good spring cleaning. It will bring seasons of refreshing. It will bring you back to life.

Be Blessed

Major Tersia Finn


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	Dear Friends Happy Spring Day. 1st September!!!! Being looking forward to this day for a long time. I love the winter – but Autumn I dislike. The wind was really bad this year. It looked like I was on the beach many a days with the white sand from the mine dumps behind my house. But now with Spring, comes the beautiful weather and God willing the rain will come soon and wash away the sand etc. As I started preparing for this bulletin it is with sadness that we laid to rest Tannie Kotie Scheepers knowing that she is now in the hands of our loving Saviour. Continue to pray for the Knighten family. Yesterday 30th August – Gayle opened her eyes for brief moments during the morning. Continue to pray for healing for Gayle and comfort for the Beyer Family, it is nearly 5 weeks since the day of her accident that left her in a coma. We serve a miracle working God & believe that God is going to work a miracle in the Beyer family. 90th Birthday celebrations for Aunty Grace on the 9th September. Give her a call to wish her a happy birthday. The trees are starting to bloom. Little green blades of grass are peaking out where the lawn had gone brown for the winter. People are beginning to notice pollen and other allergens floating toward their nasal passages. Winter Madness is winding down and the Rugby World Cup is heating up. These are all signs of spring. Even our clocks have “sprung forward.” And that means it’s time for a good spring cleaning. When I was growing up, I soon learned the difference between spring cleaning and just a normal Saturday straightening up. The curtains and drapes came down to be washed. The gutters on the outside of the house were cleaned for leaves and dust. Toys and clothes that were no longer used or seldom worn were piled up and given away. At the centre people are bringing in bags of clothing. It was just a sign of spring. Perhaps it’s time that we engage in a little spiritual spring cleaning, the kind that removes the buildup and clutter that sometimes goes unaddressed. While the world around us awakens from winter, we, too, can spring back to life. It is not just a sign of the season, but of seasoning, growing, and maturing. As you gather your supplies and get ready, may I offer a few quick cleaning tips? 1. Remember Whose you are. The reason we must keep our body, our earthly house, in good shape is because we are borrowing it from the Owner. “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own.”(1 Cor 6:19)? Nobody has the right to say, “it’s my body, I can do whatever I want to it.” You belong to God. Everything you have is from Him. That means you’re going to have to give it all back. So, “glorify God in your body” (1Cor 6:20). The best way to do that is by keeping it clean from all of the worldly impurities that defile and corrupt. 2. Start at home, not your neighbours Spring cleaning sometimes doesn’t go very deep because we start noticing what bad shape everyone else is in. We’ll think, “I have weeds in my flowerbeds, but they’re not as high as his.” Or, “my shelves are dusty, but look at the cobwebs in her closet.” Jesus said that you don’t have the right to criticize other peoples’ imperfections when you have not even addressed your own. “Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye.” (Mathew 7:3) Stay focused on your own messes. If you’re like me, that ought to be enough to keep you busy most of the time. 3. Clear out the junk drawer Surely you have one, don’t you? I have more than one. That’s the one where you put things that don’t have a place: papers, used batteries, expired coupons, and little plastic pieces that you have no idea what they used to go to, Cell phone chargers etc. ( Gave Uncle Jack a whole bag the other day). Isn’t it amazing how we feel the need to keep things around that have no value or use anymore? But we do the same thing with our spiritual baggage. We are instructed to “run with endurance the race that is set before us” only after we “lay aside every burden and the sin which so easily entangles us” (Hebrews 12:1). If it’s junk, if it has no use, if it’s a piece from the past, throw it away. Get rid of it. Just because you’ve found a hiding place for it does not mean that you’ve taken care of it. 4. Get a good finish. Discouragement is a big deterrent to spring cleaning. When you start pulling everything out, it can look more cluttered than when you started. Progress is often slow. Before long, you get overwhelmed and just put it all back where you found it. Paul commended the church in Corinth for the benevolent work they had begun. But a good beginning was not good enough. “Now finish doing it also, so that just there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability” (2 Cor 8:11). Any job worth doing is going to have its moments where you want to turn back. But we must press through the difficulties and press along to your destination. When we finish, we’ll wonder why we didn’t start sooner. You won’t regret a good spring cleaning. It will bring seasons of refreshing. It will bring you back to life. Be Blessed Major Tersia Finn