Today was our last carepoint Christmas party and it went really well, but this blog is not about the party. We will do one on Monday. But early this morning I went to Pastor Walter’s house to pick up him and his wife so that they can be part of the last party. The news that awaited me there wasn’t so good. At 4 am this morning men broke into their house, told Pastor Walter to keep quiet, otherwise they will shoot him; then they asked for the money of the bags / purses the ladies are making and the money the ‘white people’ are giving them. Of course Pastor Walter didn’t have any of these, but he was saving money to buy a cow for his church to celebrate Christmas. This was about R5000 or US $500 and the thugs got away with it. After they took the money they told Pastor Walter that they will be back and they left.
Walter is of course upset, because he feels like he is trying to help the community and this just happened to him and he is also afraid for the safety of his family. (Luckily the children are unharmed and they slept through everything.)
By being one of our main ministry partners and by stepping up in the community to make a difference, Pastor Walter has become a target for things like this. Why? Because there is a misconception that he is receiving a lot of money from us or ‘the white people’.
Please pray with us against this way of thinking and lies, that something like this will not happen again, and for the protection of his family.
We are definitely going to help him make his house more secure. We do not want a repeat of this and we want his family to be safe!
We will blog this and make up the difference… Jumbo, get us a cost of what it will be to make his house secure!
Oh, this makes me ill.
I’m with Gary… let us know how we can do something.
Hallo Friends…
This is so upsetting…but we know what a MIGHTY GOD we serve…We are praying protection over Pastor Walter and his family…as well as all of those there serving HIM!!
Please let us know what we can do to help make them safe…count us in!!
How terrible! Please let Walter know we are with him. I agree, what do we need to do to secure his house? We are in. Let us know.
Crud. Tell him Marcia and I are praying for him and are also willing to help any way we can. If you can get a plan together we will blog it too.
I hate that this happened but I’m claiming right now Romans 8:28…that ALL things work together for the good of those that love Him, those called according to His purpose. And also that the things intended for evil by men will be used by God for His mighty purpose.
Praying right now that God will use this for His glory and the good of this precious couple and the community around them.
And that community includes the thieves. Praying right now that God will somehow use this situation to bring them to repentance and new life in Jesus Christ. If God can do it to Saul who persecuted the church, he can do it to a couple of robbers. None are too far from the power of love and grace.
I will also share this with others. Please keep us informed with how we can help and let Pastor Walter and his dear wife know that I am praying for them and their children as are many, many others.
Akekho Ofana no Jesu!
Elysa
Oh, my dear friend. I am so very sorry to hear this. I am praying, praying, praying. I miss you all.
love,
claudia
Solution to further security problems = MAX!