November and December

2009
Newsletter #4
Divine
surprises
Kobus...
...a humble surprise

My prideful heart has loves the game to the dealer. Seeing as

been humbled... extent of considering a though it was past mid- With no person to
career on the cricket night, the dealer’s hus- guide and disciple
As many of you all pitch. Before then, I band did not appreciate Kobus, his way of life
know by now, I have had never seen this boy their disturbance. Con- drastically changed de-
been building relation- ever...not in church at sequently a brawl spite no change in his
ships with the teenag- least. broke out and Kobus circumstances. I real-
ers of It blew my mind. With- came out of the fight ized God doesn’t need
Miederpark As it with a jaw broken in us to do his work. Like
and the I out human intervention turned out several places and a Scripture tells us, He
have seen or guidance, Kobus Kobus at- chipped eye socket: the does it through the in-
the Holy turned his back on a tended a work of an angry base- spiration of the Holy
Spirit move tumultuous past. ball bat. This is not the Spirit.
in incredi- lifestyle of your aver-
ble ways to promote J.A.S.O.N. Project age high school stu- This year I have come
growth and divine rela- worship evening and dent. to realize that:
tionships. made a commitment to  God wants availabil-
Christ. As I became more ac- ity, not capability;
About four moths ago quainted with Kobus I  Salvation is inde-
Kobus (not his real A specific incident began to realize the pendent of morality:
name) started coming which I could recall depth of his deliver- Grace;
to our home-groups, him sharing with us ance. It blew my mind;  False judgment of
not missing a session. comes to mind: Drunk Without human inter- character builds
This seventeen year old out of their minds, vention or guidance, walls;
redhead never missed Kobus and his gang the Kobus turned his back  Honesty breaks them
an opportunity to learn Nightriders went into on a tumultuous past. A down;
more about Jesus the Ikageng Township past filled with drug  Love…WINS!!!
Christ. He is a very tal- to score marijuana abuse, gang-violence,
ented batsman and from a known female alcoholism and theft. I stand humbled.

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