Bush Telegraph
December 2012
Jinx & Dawn Reyneke
Serving with AIM
Among the Ndau
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
2 Cor 9:15
Silly season….
The ‘silly season’ is upon us where people miss the true meaning of Christmas ... however, we thank the Lord for the privilege of being able to celebrate Christmas once again and for everything it means to us-Jesus came into the world. We pray that we will commemorate His birthday in a way that is pleasing to Him, not only at Christmas but everyday of the year and for all eternity. We also pray that you are able to share this festive season with family, friends and fellow believers– may it be a time of great spiritual rejoicing!
My father (Dawn’s), Toni and nephew Josh are here for the holiday and this time we will be having Christmas dinner at Cecilia’s house together with Jen, our friends from Zimbabwe, the Catholic priests and nuns. Quite a full house. We alternate each year and everyone contributes to the meal. So we have Brazilian, Italian, American, Zimbabwean and South African food...a variety. Sadly, the McCorkells won’t be joining us as they are away on Home Assignment in the UK but we will be thinking of them having a ‘white Christmas’ while we will be sweating....
Pastor Domingo & Laurinda
Pastor Domingo has been transferred to Tete and we have yet to hear who will be replacing him. We are not clear on when they will be going but some say it is as early as the 1st of December. Please keep them in your prayers that the transition will go smoothly and until the new pastor arrives, we will be able to fill Ps.Domingo’s shoes..
Many of you have met them and I am sure that they are sad that they did not get to say goodbye personally and also to thank you once again for your support -prayers, financial and material gifts over the years.
Jinx is planning to pay the President of the American Board Church , Ps Madeira a visit in December to discuss what has been done so far and for future plans. Please pray for the traveling and the meeting.
Wonderful news!
We are now back online again.. It has been a frustrating time with having to use the 3G stick which kept on dropping every few minutes. We believe that the stick works well in Chimoio but I think we too far away and the signal is not strong enough. We have found a provider for $150 per month which is just a $4 more than the last one. We thank you all for praying with us to resolve the issue and to the Lord for His provision and answer to prayer. It also seems as if the old provider will be returning the monies paid in advance… God is good.
Deaths
Over the past two months there have been quite a few deaths—family members of members within the Church and in the community. As we are entering into the rainy and mosquito season the deaths will be on the increase. Last weekend we had a massive storm which left us with no electricity for 3 days but it also killed two people in Espungabera with lightning strikes. (Many houses fell down as well.) Please pray that we can continue to spread the Good News and that we reflect Christ in us.
Ministries
Over December there will be no official ministries taking place but we will continue to minister wherever possible. This is also a time for us to catch up on much needed maintenance of our house and paper work. Jinx will also be working on the Roloff’s house. Please pray that we can buy the necessary materials needed before the factories shut down for Christmas. The Roloffs will be arriving toward the end of Feb next year and much still needs to be done.
And so as we come to another end of year– we would like to thank each one of you for your partnership with us– we would not be here if it weren’t for you and your love for the Lord and His people. Thank you!
Take care and God Bless,
Jinx ,Dawn and Toni
