It's Almost That Time!

There are only two more months in the calendar year; however, our ministry year ends in just a few weeks.

We have just had our second and third (combined) graduation of business training students! We had one class of 13 that we met with every Saturday, and eight students who went through our five-day intensive course, which made 21 graduates in all. We are so encouraged by these men and women who have a passion and desire to build their future by increasing their knowledge of how to run a business. I'd like to share another testimony of one of our students. We've been helping her out for the last several months and she was a part of our 5-day intensive course. She decided to give her life to the Lord at our graduation ceremony! What an honor to be a part of her life.

We are passionate about those who are in the “market” world and this is our way of equipping them with skills to not only succeed, but to spread the Gospel where they are at—here and now—in the place of business. We are also encouraged in the fact that word of our business course is spreading throughout the community. Of the 21 students, four of them were not a part of our church, but came to know of our class by word of mouth. We have even secured a number of course slots for next year.

A few weeks ago, Piet single-handedly spearheaded and executed a church-wide outreach. Some of the church members attended an evangelism course and he had the idea to send the whole church out practical evangelism outreach. He organized everyone into groups and each group had a leader that completed the course. Each group was sent out for about an hour to go house to house and preach the gospel! Everyone came back and reported what happened and how exciting that many people gave their lives to the Lord! Piet and I stayed behind and entertained the 40+ kids. All in all, it was a very successful afternoon.

In three weeks, we will be making our way to Johannesburg for our two-month long stay. I, Leah, will begin seeing my doctor in Johannesburg four weeks before baby boy Lesedi is due, and so the wait begins! My parents will arrive roughly two weeks before my due date and will stay through the end of February. We will only be returning to Lesotho at the end of January in order to wait for the processing of Lesedi’s passport.

As it is the end of the year with the coming of a new baby, our expenses are increasing. This is an invitation to give a small donation towards our expenses if you so choose. We know that many of you are already regularly giving to our ministry and we are highly appreciative of all you do for us. Here are our additional expenses:

-Leah’s South African visa, for which we will apply in January: R1350 ($105)
-Medical expenses for the birth that the medical insurance does not cover: R3500 ($270)
-Lesedi’s birth abroad paperwork and passport: R2600 ($200)

Thank you for your love and support that keeps us going!

Loving Africa,

The Bakers