| A missionary couple - Rev Don and Nettie
Douma - who have returned to Canada, handed over their mission to Kwasizabantu, early May.
The Doumas had run the mission for the past 15 years. We are very grateful to them for
their wonderful ministry in this area and for entrusting the mission to Kwasizabantu.
Robert Maphanga and some others have been helping there since the handover in May 2009. Maqhogo is ideally placed for outreach in the Tugela Valley. Various
agricultural projects are being tested for soil and climate appropriateness. In the
meantime, vegetable patches are growing very successfully. Don Douma had a water-pump
which pushes water into a tank and is also used for irrigation.
A hastily made airstip (of about 500 metres in length) is very
suitable for the mission plane to land on. By vehicle it takes about 2 hours to get to
Maqhogo. But by plane it's just over 5 minutes!
Maqhogo is the name of the whole neighbourhood. (And, by the way,
so is "Kwasizabantu" the name of our geographical area.)
Other projects for agricultural and social development are being
put into place. We value your prayers for this new possibility of outreach. Our goal is
always the spreading of the Kingdom - that the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ would be
uplifted.
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