Visiting the kids

We continue to do 1:1 home visits to the children from church as we still are not able to meet in large groups here in Botswana. We normally share a bible story, assess any needs, and pray for the children and their families. 

We recently challenged the kids to learn a series of bible verses and they could earn a bible or a children’s devotional. One little girl Palesa learned all of her verses and picked out a much awaited bible.

Here’s the Bible verses she committed to memory, the top six we learned at Friday children’s ministry in 2019  

John 14:6-“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Johane 14:6-“Ke nna tsela, le boammaaruri, le bothshelo; ga go tle ope Mo go Rara fa e se ka nna.”

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Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

​Bafilipi 4:13 “Nka dira dilo tsotlhe ka ene yo o nnonotshang.”

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Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

​Baefeso 4:32 “Lo nne pelonomi mongwe mo go yo mongwe le pelonamagadi, lo itshwarelane fela jaaka Modimo le one

​​​​o itshwaretse lona mo go Keresete.”

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Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

​​Josua 1:9 “A ga ke a go laola? Nna thata le pelokgale; o se boifisiwe, le gone o se ka wa raraana, gonne Jehofa Modimo wa gago o na nao kwa le kwa o yang gone.”

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I Corinthians 16:13-14 “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.”

1 Bakorinthe 16:13-14 “Disang, lo eme ka tlhomamo mo tumelong, lo dire jaaka banna, lo nne thata. Gotlhe mo lo go dirang, a go dirwe ka lorato.”

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Jeremiah 29:11  “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

Jeremia 29:11 “Gonne ke a e itse megopolo e ke e gopolang ka ga lona,” go bua Jehofa, “megopelo ya kagiso, e seng ya bosula, go lo naya tsholofelo mo motlheng wa lona wa bofelo.”

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Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplications with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

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James 1:19 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.”

Bone (bow-knee) Is one of our toughest cases at church. He has always been a trouble maker. The first time we walked him home, we saw why he was acting out. This was a little boy who wasn’t wanted and his grandmother had taken him in to live where she ran a bar out of her home.... We have been several times to check him and take him clothes and food and today when we went by his grandmother seemed more open to the gospel... She asked us ‘why do you care for Bone so much?’ And our response was God loves him and so do we. She repeatedly called him a dirty ‘thing’ and didn’t know why anyone would care for him. Heartbreaking but we will continue to love him and share the love of Christ with him.