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๐Ÿž ๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช? ๐ŸžAfter they just saw Jesus miraculously multiply bread and feed the crowds, the disciples found themselv...
11/09/2026

๐Ÿž ๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช? ๐Ÿž

After they just saw Jesus miraculously multiply bread and feed the crowds, the disciples found themselves worrying about having no bread again.

Jesus gently reminded them of what they had already witnessed: โ€œ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ?โ€ (Mark 8:14โ€“21)

How easily we do the same.

God provides. We see His faithfulness. He carries us through something we thought we would never survive โ€“ and then, when the next challenge comes, we start worrying all over again.

We forget the bread He multiplied yesterday when we are staring at the empty basket today. Yesterdayโ€™s provision was never meant to be forgotten. It was meant to teach us ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€.

The God who was faithful before is still faithful now.
The God who made a way then can make a way again.
And the God who knows what you need tomorrow is already there.

So when fear whispers, โ€œWhat are you going to do?โ€ ... remember what He has already done. Trust Him. He has not changed. He will not change.

๐Ÿ“– โ€œ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ?โ€ โ€“ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ
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๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ...There is something profoundly beautiful about that little detail in Johnโ€™s Gospel.Mary...
10/09/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ...

There is something profoundly beautiful about that little detail in Johnโ€™s Gospel.

Mary stood weeping beside an empty tomb, her eyes clouded by grief. She did not recognise Jesus. She thought He was the gardener.

And now, 2 000 years later, beneath the ancient stones of Jerusalem, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a garden ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

Mary thought she was looking at the gardener... She was looking at her Redeemer. โœ๏ธ

Discover the remarkable story in the September issue of JOY! Magazine โ€“ now on sale nationwide ...

Did you know ... Peter wrote something truly astonishing: ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป...
09/09/2026

Did you know ... Peter wrote something truly astonishing: ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€. (1 Peter 1:12)

Just think about that for a moment.

The angels who behold Godโ€™s glory.
The angels who know His presence.
The angels who have witnessed the unfolding of His purposes throughout history.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

And yet, we can become so familiar with the miracle of grace that we forget just how extraordinary it really is.

We stumble. We wander. We fail. And still, God does not abandon us. Through Jesus, He opened the way for us to come to Him โ€“ not because we earned it, but because ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป.

What can sometimes become an everyday phrase; โ€œJesus saved meโ€ โ€“ is a truth that even heaven looks upon with wonder. So never think your salvation is something small.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

Take a moment today to stand in awe of it again.
The wonder of salvation is greater than we could ever fully comprehend.

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๐Ÿ‘€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผโ€ฆ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต.We LOVE that. ๐Ÿ˜Because hereโ€™s the thing: ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€. ...
07/09/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผโ€ฆ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต.

We LOVE that. ๐Ÿ˜

Because hereโ€™s the thing: ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€. He created us to wonder, to ask questions, to explore, to learn and to seek out truth. And what better place to satisfy that curiosity than His Word? ๐Ÿ“–

Thereโ€™s more tucked away in the Bible than you might think... fascinating facts, surprising details, incredible stories and little โ€œ๐—ช๐—”๐—œ๐—งโ€ฆ ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง?!โ€ moments you may have read right past.

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So go ahead. Be curious. Ask questions. Dig deeper.
Curiosity can lead us to some pretty wonderful discoveriesโ€ฆ especially when it leads us closer to God. โค๏ธ

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โ˜€๏ธ Happy Sunday, JOY! Family! โค๏ธAs we pause and prepare our hearts for a new week, letโ€™s remember that our identity is n...
06/09/2026

โ˜€๏ธ Happy Sunday, JOY! Family! โค๏ธ

As we pause and prepare our hearts for a new week, letโ€™s remember that our identity is not shaped by our failures, our disappointments, or what others say about us. We are who God says we are.

๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—•๐—จ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜
Written by Gillian Fraser

Confidence can be damaged by rejection, disappointment, failure, criticism, or simply a long season of feeling overlooked. You may begin to question your judgement, compare yourself with others, or hold back from things you once approached with courage. But what happened to you does not have the authority to define you. Your identity is not found in your worst moment, another personโ€™s opinion, or a door that closed. It is found in Christ.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
You are not an accident, a disappointment, or an afterthought. You were created by God and are fully known by Him. David wrote, โ€œI will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully madeโ€ (Psa 139:14). God knows every part of your story, including the places where you feel weak, ashamed, or unsure. Nothing about you is hidden from Him, yet His love has not changed. โ€œI have loved you with an everlasting loveโ€ (Jer 31:3).

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚
A painful experience can quickly become a label. You failed, so you call yourself a failure. You were rejected, so you believe you are unwanted. You were criticised, so you assume you have nothing valuable to offer. These conclusions may feel true, but they are not the truth. Your confidence begins to heal when you separate what happened from who you are. You may have been wounded, but you are still Godโ€™s child. You may have made mistakes, but you are still being restored.

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ
You do not need to pretend that you are fine. God is not asking you to perform strength in His presence. He invites you to be honest. โ€œPour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for usโ€ (Psa 62:8). Tell Him what hurt you. Tell Him where you lost courage. Tell Him what you are afraid to try again. Prayer is not the place where you hide your weakness. It is where you discover that His strength is greater than it.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ
Sometimes confidence is shaken because we made a poor choice. There may be something to learn, repair, or change. Ask God for wisdom, but do not punish yourself after He has forgiven you. Conviction is clear and leads you back to God. Condemnation is heavy and leaves you feeling hopeless. โ€œThere is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesusโ€ (Rom 8:1). You can take responsibility without carrying shame.

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ
Confidence often returns after obedience begins. Do not wait until you feel completely ready. Apply for the position. Start the project. Have the conversation. Use the gift God has placed in you. When Joshua faced a task far bigger than himself, God said, โ€œBe strong and of good courage ... for the Lord your God is with you wherever you goโ€ (Josh 1:9). He gives wisdom, courage, grace, and strength for what He places before you. โ€œI can do all things through Christ who strengthens meโ€ (Phil 4:13).

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€
You can be confident in your faith because Jesus is faithful. You can be confident in who you are because you belong to Him. You can be confident in your witness because the Holy Spirit lives within you. You are intimately known, deeply loved, and precious in Godโ€™s sight. Your life still carries purpose. Your gifts are still there. God is still working in you, and He will be faithful to complete what He has begun.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ - ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?

Rejection, failure, criticism and disappointment can leave deep marks on our confidence. But they do not get to define who we are. Our identity is found in Christ. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“– Read this encouraging article in the September issue of JOY! Magazine and discover how to rebuild your confidence, silence shame, and step forward in the identity God has given you...

What do you pray when the person you love is dying  and God hasnโ€™t answered?Written for Lynn โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ? ๐— ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ...
05/09/2026

What do you pray when the person you love is dying and God hasnโ€™t answered?
Written for Lynn

โ€œ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ? ๐— ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€

When Lynnโ€™s cancer returned after 16 years, that question became painfully real for her husband and their family. What followed was a journey through fear, grief, unanswered prayers and deep questions - but also a discovery that God is present even in the darkest places.

This is not a testimony of cancer disappearing. It is a testimony of a God who never stopped holding them. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read their powerful story of faith, lament and finding God in the midst of heartache: https://joynews.co.za/where-are-you-god-my-wife-has-cancer/

๐Ÿ“– Read this powerful testimony in the September issue of JOY! Magazine, and discover what it means to keep trusting God when the answers donโ€™t come.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚:
Have you ever prayed for something with your whole heart... and had to keep trusting God when His answer didnโ€™t come?

๐Ÿ’ฌ Tell us honestly. What did that season teach you about God?

04/09/2026

๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช? ๐Ÿ“–โœจ

When Lot hesitated to leave S***m, the angels took hold of his hand and physically led him to safety (Genesis 19:16).

Lot didnโ€™t simply need directions... he was hesitating to leave something God had commanded him to leave. Yet, in His mercy, God did not abandon him in his hesitation. He took him by the hand and led him out.

Sometimes, we struggle to let go of what God is calling us to leave behind. But even in our hesitation, His mercy reaches for us. โค๏ธ

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๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎReini Coetzee ๐Ÿ“ UPDATE: This article was written earlier in Reiniโ€™s journey and appears ...
03/09/2026

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ
Reini Coetzee

๐Ÿ“ UPDATE: This article was written earlier in Reiniโ€™s journey and appears as published in the September issue of JOY! Magazine. Since then, he has travelled further through Tanzania. As of 2 September, Reini and the team were making their way towards Igawa, Tanzania, and continuing their journey onwards.

Crosswalk Africa evangelist Reini Coetzee has reached Tanzania, the fifth country in his mission trek from Cape Town to Jerusalem. Wheeling his wooden cross from Malawi into Tanzania at the Sengwe border crossing recently was like entering a โ€œnew spiritual gateโ€, he said, referring to the unique spiritual atmosphere he experiences in each country.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ
He thanked God for his time in Malawi, where he said the people lived up to their nationโ€™s reputation as the โ€œwarm heart of Africaโ€. โ€œThey have a love for and fear of God.โ€ He also marvelled at the orderly way that pastors and leaders from the Evangelical Association of Malawi and The Way of the Cross partnered with him from village to village, town to town, and region to region, all the way across Malawi. He also expressed gratitude to Louise Laubscher of Fishers, Trainers and Senders Ministries, who connected him with the men and women of God who saw to his needs and facilitated ministry opportunities throughout Malawi.

๐—” ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
A highlight of crossing from Malawi to Tanzania was a flag ceremony when he was handed over to his Tanzanian welcoming party. He said that, in Tanzania, God is once again using somebody to โ€œopen doorsโ€ for him. Her name is Amelia Korda, and she is the daughter of veteran African missionaries. Reini said the border handover โ€œwas a prophetic act that took place between two nations โ€“ taking hands spiritually. I am trusting the Lord with every step that I take that He is uniting believers to stand firm against evil and unrighteousness, and bringing change to Africaโ€.

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€
He said that, while he had seen signs along the road of the evil influence of witchcraft, he had also seen โ€œso many salvations, healings right in front of me, and also deliverancesโ€. He added: โ€œAnd I have seen many men and women of God who are rolling up their sleeves and saying, โ€˜We will put our hand in the plough and just move forward to make a difference.โ€™โ€

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
Some of his first impressions of Tanzania include โ€œvibrant peopleโ€ who are โ€œso excited to see the crossโ€. During a recent opportunity to minister at a church in the Kyela district, about 1,5 km from the border post, he was struck by the peopleโ€™s hunger for prayer and their passionate worship. โ€œTime and time again, I just see in the spiritual realm that Africa is singing a new song. You know, Heaven needs our worship, and that is what theyโ€™re doing โ€“ worshipping this amazing God that we serve with everything in their being.โ€

๐—” ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ
He said: โ€œIโ€™m trusting that the cross will speak a message of healing, hope, and love to the nation. My prayer for Tanzania is for forgiveness and reconciliation.โ€ Reini said that, since arriving in Tanzania, he has been dealing with paperwork regarding his time in the country and expects to resume his crosswalk shortly. โ€œIโ€™m not sure how everything is going to happen in Tanzania, but I donโ€™t think itโ€™s going to be like in Malawi. Maybe the Lord wants something else to happen here.โ€

๐Ÿ“– Read this inspiring article and many more in the September 2026 issue of JOY! Magazine!

An issue filled with faith, hope, powerful testimonies, biblical truth, and stories of how God is still changing lives. โค๏ธ

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๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—กWritten by Pearl Kgomotso Kupe Dr Pearl Kupe has long been a valued voice in JO...
02/09/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ
๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก
Written by Pearl Kgomotso Kupe

Dr Pearl Kupe has long been a valued voice in JOY! Magazine - bringing together her experience in law, leadership and public life with a deep commitment to biblical truth and the Kingdom of God. Her writing challenges us not simply to have an opinion, but to ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜†, ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.

In her latest article, Pearl tackles a subject that could hardly be more relevant in todayโ€™s political and social climate: ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฟ?

In an age of outrage, public shaming, social-media sensationalism and the constant temptation to โ€œexposeโ€ others, Pearl reminds us that Scripture calls us to something deeper. Yes, we must have discernment. Yes, truth matters. But so do ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ.

Her message is a timely reminder that the Church must never lose sight of Jesus while standing for truth.

As South Africa navigates an increasingly complex political climate, these are conversations we need to be having - not with fear or bitterness, but with ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read Pearl Kupeโ€™s thought-provoking article here: https://joynews.co.za/protecting-the-sheep-restoring-the-fallen/

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Because in a world becoming louder and more divided by the day, the Church is called to be different - ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

๐—ช๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆItโ€™s easy to talk about our leaders. Itโ€™s easy to criticise, question and disagree with t...
01/09/2026

๐—ช๐—˜ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ

Itโ€™s easy to talk about our leaders. Itโ€™s easy to criticise, question and disagree with their decisions. But as followers of Jesus, we are called to do something far more powerful: ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

The Bible doesnโ€™t tell us to pray only for leaders we like or agree with. We are called to pray for ALL who are in authority - our government, our pastors, our community leaders, our employers and anyone whose decisions impact the lives of others.

Pray for wisdom.
Pray for integrity.
Pray for protection.
Pray for salvation.
Pray that God would guide their decisions and use them for His purposes.

Our nation needs prayer. Our leaders need prayer. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

So what does the Bible actually teach us about praying for those in authority... even when we strongly disagree with them?

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. This article can be found in the September issue of JOY! Magazine. Now in stores nationwide.

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