Greetings friends and family
I want to let you all know a little of what is going on here Rustenburg, South Africa. I have now been living in Rustenburg for about a month and a half and am really enjoying myself. I have been working in an area known as Freedom Park. Freedom Park is made up of a few different parts. There is Phase 1 and Phase 2. Phase 1 has been around for quite a long time and has slowly been developing over the years. It has quite a few churches, all though not to many "good" ones. It also has the big primary and secondary school that we work with as well. Phase 2, however is still really new. Phase 2 is all RDP homes, rural development project. The government built all these homes and then gives them away to citizens who have the right documents, and make under a certain amount of money. Needless to say this a very poor area. Phase 2 still has no electricity either, everyone is moved but still awaiting the electricity to come. Another part of Freedom Park is the squatter camp. The squatter camp is made up of mostly immigrants and most of them are illegals. They live in tin shacks, and have no electricity or water. There is always a truck going around selling water to them. The final aspect to Freedom Park is the mines. This area is one of the biggest producers of platinum in the world, and as look over freedom park, you will see mine shafts everywhere. Most of the squatters and people in Freedom park are there trying to get work at the mines.
The work I'm most excited about is taking place in the new phase 2. We have been canvassing the area, passing out tracts, and praying that God would lead us to people interested in Him. We just this past week had a volunteer team from Tennessee come out, and they helped us finish the tract distribution in the area. We have made quite a few contacts all ready, and Jen, my supervisors wife all ready has a couple ladies groups meeting on a weekly basis. I have met a few guys that I have been able to share with and am hoping to find more. The next few weeks will be follow up with the ones we have made contacts with to see if there is any genuine interest in going deeper. Pray for this area as there is not much of any established church presence here. Pray that God would do a mighty work, and draw to himself the ones that can make a difference in this community. They need GOD!
I also am helping in a small role at Freedom Park secondary school. Stacy, a journeygirl here who is about to finish her term, has done a lot of good work in this school. They have recently started a christian group that meets on tuesdays and thursdays during there 45 min break time. I have started and will continue to meet with Tebogo, the leader of the group who is in grade 10. He has a desire to learn and lead, a trait that I have found to be rare here. Pray for my time meeting with him that it would be fruitful, and God would help me in helping him.
Well thats all for now, I hope you all are doing well and I would love hearing what's new with you!
Talk to you soon,
Paul Weiblen
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