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change?”
This was the first verse I talked
about at home to my wife, the one
about Jesus being the Bread of
Life. Everywhere I met someone, I
was telling them about this verse!
“If anyone is thirsty, let them
come to Me.”
Every day, for the next three
months, I read those two verses. I
felt such a peace when I read
them! I thought, “Why do you go
out and drink when you are not
satisfied with life?” I was being
convicted by these two verses of
Scripture and realized I that I had
to change.
Some time later, I went to some
shops to buy milk. There I met a
lady, Elizabeth Hamman. She
asked me, “Where do you come
from?” I told her, “From Zimbab-
we”. She replied, “My mom likes
people from Zimbabwe.” She
took my phone number and said
that her mom would call me.
Tannie Marietjie Hamman did call
me. She invited me for a cup of
coffee. I was still jobless at the
time. She told me that she wanted
to help me. She asked me a lot of
taught me from Scripture. For across Afrikaans and Tswana
was a Christian. I was looking for example, she referred to John articles, which I did not
a church at that time. She invited 12:24 - “Verily, verily, I say unto understand, but the English
me to their Home Church. There I you, except a corn of wheat fall articles were understandable. I
told them about those verses that into the ground and die, it abideth like to read these stories! How
I had read in the “Good News”, alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth they built my faith and helped me
and that since reading them, I much fruit.” She taught me that if persevere!
started thinking about going to you wanted to be a disciple of
church. Christ, you must count the cost. I Glory to God for using the “Good
kept on going to church and News” as a powerful instrument
Marietjie asked me if I really sincerely appreciated Tannie in my life and those of many
understood what it meant to be a Marietjie's help, guidance and others! May you be blessed!
Christian. I didn't know anything. I teaching.
realised that one can easily say
that you are a Christian without Later on, I was born again in that
knowing what it really means. She Mission Church. Whilst coming to
offered me a job as a gardener. church, I met several different
Later on, I worked for different people. I was offered two more
people: Tannie Christelle, Oom days of garden work per week. I
Jan, and Tannie Marietjie. I thus was so thankful to the Lord for
had a job for 3 days a week at providing me a means to survive!
R100 per day. I was so thankful for
this means of livelihood! Since reading those verses the
first time, I was looking for new
I remember that when I started editions of the “Good News”. I
reading my Bible, I read Matthew sometimes got hold of other
6:33 - “But seek ye first the editions. I also remember reading
kingdom of God, and His right- the story about a man who was
eousness; and all these things sitting outside the church with
shall be added unto you.” I was so torn shoes, but who was helped
thankful for my new job and and welcomed into the fellowship
church! Tannie Marietjie kept of other Christians.
helping me and teaching me. I
asked her to tell me more. She The “Good News” really helped
read verses from the Bible and and encouraged me! I came