SOUTH AFRICA

JIM AND JAN HYDE

P. O. Box 5511, Tygervalley 7536, South Africa

FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM THE BIBLE

As we begin a new year I thought it would be good to go into some detail about the ministries we are involved in here in South Africa. To begin, we have a radio ministry which involves a 15-minute radio program that is aired twice a week. By the way, the program is still doing great. We offer a free Bible correspondence course on the program and have had a very good response over the years. After the students have studied the correspondence courses for several months, we invite them to a Saturday seminar which is a two-hour Bible study. Over the months the studies have included Ephesians, Colossians, The Seedline Wars, and Leadership. The seminars have been very well attended. As a direct result, there have been a number of conversions. Many people wanted further study which has resulted in home group Bible studies being started. Another side benefit has been contacting preachers from several different religious groups who have asked us to come and study the Bible with them. There were at least fifteen preachers in one group at one seminar who were disappointed that it did not last longer. May God be praised.

Jan continues to be involved in teaching ladies groups on a weekly basis. She is also involved in a prayer ministry entitled Wholeness Through Christ (W.T.C.) which is a ministry of intercessory prayer and bringing hurting and broken people into a state of wholeness. Several who have come to the ministry for help and healing have found the Lord and have been baptized into Christ.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

At this time we feel it good to let all of you know that we have received notice that as of December 2010, we will lose $1,000 monthly support. Firstly, we want to say that we are so very grateful that the donor has been so gracious in giving us this notice and allowing us time to make arrangements for that loss. Jan and I have prayed about it and are seeking to know the Father’s will for us. We have always said that we will remain in the work here in Cape Town as long as it is His will for us to do so. Since we are not clear on what His will is in this matter, we have decided to work toward either eventuality. We are going to try to raise funds to cover those we will lose. In the meantime we are going to begin to make arrangements to relocate back to the States at the end of the year if the needed funds are not forthcoming. We are asking that all of you please pray with and for us in this matter. We know that God will show us His will. We also know that often in the Scriptures God’s people are admonished to “wait.” So we are doing what we can and we wait for His answer.

We want to thank each and every one of you for your wonderful support of us all these 12 years, for all the prayers on our behalf, and for the monetary sacrifices you have made. We are truly blessed and so very thankful. May the Lord bless each of you very richly.

Much love,

Jim and Jan