Stella’s Testimony

In 2008, my late husband Peter and I were honoured to accompany Johan and Alta to Windhoek, where Johan presented a conference for pastors and church leaders, to introduce the AFMIN ON10 program.  In 2011 the first ON10 School was held.  In May 2014, I was privileged to once again accompany Johan and Alta, this time to Okahandja, where I assisted with general admin and data capturing, in preparation for the Graduation in September 2014.  This was a dream come true, as I worshipped with the Students and got to know and chat with them. 

The Lord also ministered to me on a personal level, in various ways, while in Namibia.  I have longed to visit the ASAB River where the Lord met with Johan and Alta in a very special way in 2010.  Moses had the burning bush, Jacob had Beth-el and Daniel had an upstairs window that faced towards Jerusalem.  There are many Biblical examples of places where God met with people.  So I have always been keen to see ASAB but never expected an encounter with God.  ASAB became my place of total surrender.  With all the events in my life over the past 6 months, when my husband was diagnosed with incurable cancer, nursing and encouraging him to the end, at the same time running his business and so many decisions to make…. at ASAB, God said “surrender everything to me, I have a greater plan”.  Throughout the week, He continued to speak to me through prophetic word from people who do not know me and yet spoke about things in my heart, through a recorded message, through His Word and directly to me. And then of course there was the desert…. where one can see much further than one is used to.  Actually, one can see as far as one’s own eyes will allow….and the Lord said, “Focus your eyes, allow Me to show you great and wonderful things which you do not yet know”.

 

A New Year - 2014

  2014 began with many challenges.  Ill health is being faced by friends and family and this is teaching us to stand together and support each other in every possible way.  The Lord has promised never to leave us or forsake us and it is good to stand on this promise and to know that he is with us through all that we face.  He was IN the fire with Daniel’s friends and IN the lions’ den with Daniel.  In the den, He took control of the situation and His angels shut the lions’ mouths.  Those lions were starved for a period of time, leading up to the “event” and so nature would have caused them to attack and eat immediately when the prisoner was thrown into the den.  Yet they remained placid and could not open their mouths.  And so too, God will tame any situation that we are faced with.

   We also lost a good friend and son who died in March 2014.  Peter Smuts was called Home after a short battle with a rare form of cancer.  His faith and testimony to the end brought much glory to the Lord and encouraged many people.  We miss him dearly but know that the Lord has a greater plan.  From the foundation of the earth, His timeline for Peter on earth was 64 years, 4 months and 4 days.  This revelation has given us peace and is helping us accept what has happened.

ASAB Household Camp

ASAB Household held a camp during April 2013,   the Klipkrans camp site outside Worcester.

It was great because we did not organise a program.  Instead we all spent the weekend fellowshipping together, hearing more about each other’s lives and ministering to each other.  These two days had a great impetus in the Household.  

We plan to hold another camp next year. 

In the Midst of Fulfilled Prophecy...

What a wonderful experience when prophetic word is fulfilled.  And even more so when one realises that you are right there where it is happening.

In 2008, we received a prophetic word through a vision in which the Lord said Alta and I would be involved in teaching and encouraging people in “household” environments.  This we have seen happening for some time now.  But in the vision included detail which at the time, seemed afar off although not unrealistic.  Some of this detail referred to us holding meetings in homes in smaller towns, homes and even shopping centres.   Furthermore, God had said that we would minister in small towns along the Western border of South Africa’s Kruger National Park and that we would visit the park again..  This wildlife sanctuary is a favourite spot which we had not visited for many years.

Although we had had the privilege of ministering in households predominantly in the Western Cape and Gauteng provinces, we had not given much more considering to other areas.

Until recently.  

Alta and Trudie preparing a meal together

A young couple, Jannie and Trudie vd Westhuizen and their two children, relocated to a town in Mpumalanga province.  Trudie was our secretary some years ago and after they left Cape Town we stayed in touch.  We have often met in coffee shops and at their previous home, to fellowship and discuss subjects such as the Orphan Spirit, the Kingdom etc.  Jannie and Trudie invited us to visit them in their new home, which we did.  What a excitement when we realised that another aspect of the prophetic word was been fulfilled right there.  Added to this, someone who did not know about the prophetic word, arranged for us to spend 3 days in the Park!

It is thrilling to experience God at work.  He is not a man that He would lie.  He speaks and He keeps His promises.  It is an amazing to find oneself right there in the middle of prophecy been fulfilled.

Mission Aviation Flight (MAF)

For the very first time, I had the opportunity to fly on a mission plane.  This trip with Mission Aviation Flight (MAF) 5H-OPE  from Dar es Salam to Dodoma, lasted 1 ½ hours and was quite an experience.  There were 4 passengers and the pilot on a 12  seater plane.  At the airport, I did not have to go through check-in  procedures, but just walked through to the plane.  Before we took off, the pilot prayed with each of the passengers.




The MAF plane



The MAF Pilot