Potjie

We are so thankful for Cool Spring Baptist Church from Mechanicsville, VA that have so faithfully come over the years to share Christ with the Batswana especially in the villages of Ditshegwane, Dutlwe, and Takotokwane. This week they have seen many decisions to follow Christ, 4 baptisms, encouraged many believers, and even got to attend a Botswana wedding.
It has been so great to see people from this church come multiple times, but also to have new folks come alongside to experience all they have heard about Botswana from those who have gone before them. We are thankful for the heart for missions that this church has for the lost! 

Potjie

The word Potjie in Afrikaans means "little pot" and is a cast-iron pot with a lid, typically having 3 legs, for use over an open fire. Whatever event you attend, you will find at least one of these 3 legged pots being used to cook food for the attendees. 

Recently, Pastor Thokwane compared the relationship between himself (local pastor), missionaries, and our partnering church (Cool Spring Baptist Church) as a 3 legged potjie. Over the years, through this partership, we have been sharing the gospel consistently and have seen two successful church plants in the villages of Ditshegwane, Dutlwe, and now we have started sharing Christ in the village of Takotokwane. All honor and glory belongs to the Lord!

Bryan greeting Pastor Thokwane

Hello's and Goodbye's are so important in this culture

Cool Spring Baptist provided a tent and mat for Pastor Thokwane
so he can go out to the villages and stay for a week at a time and do evangelism

Church under the tree

Filling up the baptism. Water is very scarce so we had to use a
minimum amount for the baptisms

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