The ON / HF Project

Naledi News #22

2008-01-02T09:09:00.000-08:00

December 31, 2007 This Week in the Fellowship…Life slows down a bit in Old Naledi at this time of year, but it is also a wonderful time to reflect on the journey that God has initiated, and the ways that He has shown himself faithful over and over again. In the book of Jeremiah, God asks the Israelites to “remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through

Newletter 21

2007-12-24T07:14:00.001-08:00

December 21, 2007 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ.” Colossians 4:2-3 Being Watchful and Thankful!*Prayer meeting this week focused on thanksgiving as the church has a multitude of blessings for which to be thankful since the youth arrived safely from

2007-12-10T07:35:00.000-08:00

December 7, 2007 Prayer Requests *Please pray for Moruti’s sister. She has tested positive and returned to Marina on Tuesday. *The youth will leave for Diphudhugudu tomorrow morning. They will be cleaning and repairing the kgotla and church property as they minister, build relationships, and host children’s and youth programs for a partner church in the Basarwa village. Please pray for

Old Naledi News 16

2007-11-27T06:06:00.000-08:00

November 27, 2007 “And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.” ~Isaiah 9:6 Prayer Requests *Mma Moruti Schaffer of Open Baptist Church suffered a severe heart attack this week. Please pray for her health and strength for Pastor Norman and the congregation. She has been

Naledi News 14

2007-11-21T06:05:00.000-08:00

Naledi News November 20, 2007 “The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.” ~Galatians 5:22Prayer Requests *Please pray for Rizo’s mother as she went into the hospital this week with asthma complications. *Pray also for the Senior Youth Camp in Dipudugudu, which will begin on December 7th. Much planning and

Naledi News 13

2007-11-02T05:46:00.000-07:00

Naledi Baptist News November 2, 2007 “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” ~Proverbs 3:3 This is our prayer for the young people of Old Naledi. God has given us the privilege of being bystanders, small errand helpers in His magnificent work of grace around the world. We have seen

2007-10-29T06:04:00.000-07:00

Old Naledi News #12 October 26, 2007 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” ~John 10:11 Prayer Requests *Mpho has lost his id. Please pray that he will be able to get it replaced this week. *After two thunderstorms, the church tent collapsed two Saturdays in a row. Praise God that He is sending His rain to Botswana, has provided hard

Old Naledi News 9

2007-09-15T17:36:00.000-07:00

September 14, 2007 “O dira di gakgamatso! O dira di gakgamatso! Jehovah Jireh, Modimo monete, o dira di gakgamatso!” Prayer Requests *Praise the Lord, that after much fasting and praying, Mma Rebekah’s daughter, Vivian’s stolen school uniform was returned! *The

Old Naledi News 8

2007-09-15T17:32:00.000-07:00

September 7, 2007 O dira di gakgamatso! Jehovah Jirah, Modimo Monete…O dira di gakgamatso!!!Prayer Requests *Monna Mogolo is sick this week with some serious back pain. Please keep him in your prayers. *Please pray for all the ministries of the church, especially the girls football outreach. *The Gakuto and Mogoditshane churches have been outreaching to their communities.

Old Naledi News Issue 7

2007-09-04T05:40:00.000-07:00

Naledi Baptist NewsAugust 31, 2007 “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” ~Isaiah 58:11 Prayer Requests *Last week, the outreach team handed out invitations to the church services in Gakuto. Praise the Lord for an increase in

Old Naledi News Issue 6

2007-08-18T14:08:00.000-07:00

Naledi NewsIssue 6August 17, 2007“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” ~John 17:3Prayer Requests*Praise the Lord for Champ’s safe arrival back in Botswana. He was detained in Dubai on his way to visit the Ottos and the Dubbeys; experiencing some persecution for his faith. He is now resting and recovering in his home village.*

Old Naledi Newletter Number 5

2007-08-10T06:23:00.000-07:00

Naledi NewsIssue 5 August 10, 2007 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your site, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Praise the Lord! God has heard the prayers for the Mogotishane fellowship and has provided a venue for

2007-07-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

Naledi NewsIssue 3 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” ~2 Timothy 2:15 July 26, 2007 Prayer Requests *Several acts of vandalism occurred at the church hall and Tlamelo this week. Please pray against hatred in these young hearts and pray for discipline in their families.

Naledi News #2

2007-07-21T06:40:00.000-07:00

“ Be joyful always. Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” ~I Theselonians 5:16 ________________________________________________________________________ July 20, 2007 Prayer Requests *Praise the Lord for the generocity of the National Rugby team, as this week, the children of the Tlamelo project and many of the youth

Naledi News #1 (the blog lives...)

2007-07-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

The church in Old Naledi is going to start sending us some updates every weekish so that we can join with them in prayer. Here's the first one.___________________________________Naledi News“fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind”.Philippians 2:22___________________________________ July 12, 2007 Prayer Requests * Praise the Lord for 93

Porter/Hartnett Team Update - 12/11/06

2006-12-11T21:25:00.000-08:00

Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:17:30 -0600Subject: Africa Team Update - 12/11/06 - Second TryHey everyone!First off, sorry if you got this twice. I'm just now builing the e-mail list and messed it up the first try. You won't get it twice every time - I promise.You're getting this e-mail because you either signed up at Harvest of the "Botswana Bash" to get updates from the Hartnett/Porter team or

Botswana Bash

2006-10-31T13:46:00.000-08:00

You're Invited To The First Ever “Botswana Bash” Come Join Us For A Dessert Party Sunday, November the 12th at 7:00 pm in the Faith Evangelical Free Church Youth WingIt will be an informal time to just hang out and also to hear Kevin, Erine, and Elijah Porter and

Beth Shanholtzer - 2

2006-10-19T07:43:00.000-07:00

(Beth is from the Harvest family and is currently travelling the Botswana countryside with 4-H. She can be reached at: bshanholtzer@gmail.comThe following is an update from her adventures.)Hello again everyone!!!! I have now finished host families 7 and 8 and am in Gaborone for an agriculture/business expo called Global Expo. It is great to be back in Gaborone, where we started our trip four

ON Prayer Requests

2006-10-18T08:25:00.000-07:00

I received this email a few days ago. Please join us in prayer...The Naledi Baptist Fellowship has compiled the prayer requests and wants to request you to pray with us in this regard:Compiled: From Tuesday, September 12, till Tuesday October, 10th 2006.Sciptures: Psalm 122, and Revelation1: 8-10. * Job and school opportunity for girls in the church. * Ministries for the kids, AWANA,

The Porter/Hartnett team.

2006-10-17T19:57:00.000-07:00

I kind of doubt anyone reads this blog anymore... but I felt like I should post something about the aftermath of this trip anyways.Most of you probably know, that Erine and I have felt God's calling to move to Botswana for at least a year sometime this summer (or we hope for this summer). God has also called Becky Harnett to go - so we're going to all try to go as a team. My hope is to work with

From Moruti James...

2006-10-06T08:08:00.000-07:00

The Naledi fellowship and my family sends their warmest greetings. Hope you are well. Thank you for coming to visit us. We are in the process of sending two of our finest student to a theological college in South Africa. They are Lame and Thato. We are processing their forms as I write this letter. We count on the support of brothers and sisters at Harvest Fellowship. The church send their

Email Addresses

2006-09-21T13:15:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry for the long delay between posts. I know that there have been emails flying over the ocean during these past few months, but not much posted here. If there are items of prayer or celebration, let's get them up here to share with each other. I also wanted to list the "official" email addresses so that we can keep in better contact with each other... The Email for Old Naledi Baptist

Beth Shanholtzer - 1

2006-09-21T13:10:00.000-07:00

(Beth is from the Harvest family and is currently travelling the Botswana countryside with 4-H. She can be reached at: bshanholtzer@gmail.com The following is an update from her adventures.)Hello all and greetings from Maun, Botswana. A lot has happened since my last update so I will try to keep this email as concise as possible without leaving any of the important stuff out! After leaving the

Leaving Botswana

2006-08-01T09:10:00.000-07:00

We just spent an awesome time at a Game Park in S.A. We're now flying back to America. What a privilege it was to see what God is doing in the Old Naledi Church. We are returning with many prayer requests and now an even broader connection with this church on "the other side of the world". We will see you soon.evie

Hartnett Update - 4

2006-07-29T08:56:00.000-07:00

Well, we are now in our final week here in Botswana and God continues to work in us and through us and through the church in Old Naledi. I have been wrapping up various projects (got the floodlight installed for the church yard without causing any major electrical fires, finished fixing cabinets in the Tlamelo Project kitchen), and the ladies have been busy with various women's ministries.

Women's Workshops

2006-07-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

Today we had workshops for the women in the church. It was really great. Barb taught on how to teach Sunday School, and Julie and I taught on how to study the Bible. Afterwards we had a picnic. We brought some food, but apparently not enough because the people in the church went and got a lot of meat and cooked it. The picnic was at the game reserve, so there were monkeys everywhere eating

A bit about the NBF...

2006-07-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

At our meeting on the 15th of July, we looked at the History of Naledi Baptist Fellowship, the current situation, their mission, vision and opportunities in the future. I wanted to just highlight 2 of these points:Vision - "It is the present the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ first in Old Naledi, Goborone then to other parts of Botswana. We believe that a nation without faith in God is a

Visitation

2006-07-27T02:17:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went on visitation with the leaders of the church. It was amazing to see these 20 yr old guys just sharing the gospel and offering prayer to old ladies, young men, and girls alike. Just walking into a house respectfully and without fear, presenting the life-changing message that the people of Botswana need. Please pray that the church in Old Naledi would continue to be a light to

Botswana is Beautiful

2006-07-23T05:22:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year here in Botswana where you can leave your doors and windows open with no threat of insects. you can leave your jackets at home and not worry about the heat or cold. In other words, it's perfect. But apparently, the "cold front" here that is happening is causing difficulty in punctuality for church services. As Moruti James stated, it is understandable that the weather

Gaborone Girls

2006-07-21T09:06:00.000-07:00

We're here! It's been a great couple of days. Glad to hear that the Botswana Boys are home safe. Our layover in Frankfurt was great! We took a bus tour. Here in Botswana, we got our hair braided, played with the Old Naledi kids, got new names, worshipped, and prayed with the sick. It has been great so far. The weather here is ridiculously nice. The people here are gentle and smiley. The

Home, Sweet Home

2006-07-21T07:27:00.000-07:00

Hey all, I just wanted to quickly post that Kevin and I returned to Kansas late last night after about a 42 hour travel experience. All went well until we got to Chicago, where we waited an extra 5 1/2 hours due to weather delays. Oh well, it gave us time to get ourselves acquaited with the emergency exits and floatation devices that our plane is equipped with. Hoppers thought it was

One day and counting....

2006-07-18T05:02:00.000-07:00

This is the second to last day here in Botswana. Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 1:30 (6:30 am CST) we fly from Gaborne to JoBerg and then from JoBerg to London, London to Chicago and then arrive in Kansas City Thursday afternoon. It will be so good to get back to the states, but our time here has given us a perspective of the Kingdom of God that we couldn't have seen elsewhere. We hope to fill you all

Elephants and cheetas and monkeys... OH MY!

2006-07-17T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hey all,Another quick note from your favorite Botswana boys. Today was another exceptionaly great day, except that I've been missing my wife and son a whole bunch. We spent the morning working at the church/Tamelo project. The church was has a tin roof and a bunch of tree limbs had grown onto the top of it. When ever the wind blew just a little bit it scraped on the roof and drowned out the

pass the torch

2006-07-16T15:35:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, Thanks for all your updates. We are way excited to meet everyone and to see what you've been talking about. See you in the air.evie for the girls

Sunday in Naldei

2006-07-16T08:08:00.000-07:00

Today was the day that I've been looking for since out trip started, as we were able to worship with the Old Naledi church. We have been able to get to know so many people during the week, and today was a day to gather and worship in song, scripture and in the Word. It was really a sweet time of fellowship. Here's a picture of the fellowship hall before worship began... The morning began in

What's the low-down?

2006-07-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! What's the weather like there? What should we be wearing? And also, are there any last minute needs that we should bring along with us when we come? We are excited to come. Thanks for blogging about what you've been doing. We want to learn like you guys are.The girls.

Another very quick update from the Botswana boys.

2006-07-15T08:05:00.000-07:00

I have about 3 minutes to pack in days of writting, so sadly I have to be brief. The Lord continues to teach us more than we could every imagine through His servants here. Their joy in the midst of so much hardship is amazing.Today, we had a meeting with the leaders of the Old Naledi church to discuss our (Harvest fellowships) partnership with that church. We spent much time in prayer. We also

Update from Dave and Kevin

2006-07-14T08:35:00.000-07:00

Hey all, The computer is just about to kick us off, so here's a very quick update. built tables for 30 kids, sat in dirt listening to a story about Cain and Abel, made new friends, drank Grapeizer, bought gifts for the little women, emailed, and with a minute 55 left on the internet, we are going to go minigolfing with guys from the feeding project. We'll be updating later. Thanks for the

And one from Dave...

2006-07-12T10:55:00.000-07:00

Today is day 2 of the Africa adventure. Not only did we head to a meat market and a chicken ranch for the feeding project, but we both ate a catepillar (Kevin will say that it tastes like dirt and sand, but don't believe him). Here's a picture of the brave Chompers eating one...Still haven't seen any giraffes or hippos, but we have seen a number of signs that say "don't feed the baboons." I

A Quick Note From Kevin

2006-07-12T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hey All,We're here in Botswana! The travel was much easier than I expected (and by the way, London is beautiful). Since arriving in Botswana, Dave and I have been very busy, but more than anything else we are learning so much from the church here at Old Naledi.I've been blessed to be greatly welcomed by the youth men (who are also the elders). They've involved me in prayer meetings, youth

Arrival in Botswana

2006-07-11T13:53:00.000-07:00

So here in southern Africa, it is currently 9:30 pm, and in KS it is 2:30 and let me say that “all’s well.” Leaving KCI, we landed in Chicago, made our connecting flight to London –Heathrow and flew overnight. In London, we took the Underground to the Westminster area. We saw Big Ben, Westminster Bridge, Westminster Abbey, St James' Park, Buckingham Palace, a little establishment called

In London

2006-07-10T14:13:00.000-07:00

Big Ben and Big Dave (and Chompers...)Kevin's twin (if he had hair...)We highly recommend the sausage and mash

Hi from Evie

2006-07-10T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hi Dave and Kevin. If you're reading this, that probably means that you made it to Botswana and that you're loafing around on the internet. Congratulations. Please tell the Old Naledi church people that they are being prayed for today! If you get a chance, shoot us back some prayer requests for them. Our girls Bible study will pray for them. And tell them I can't wait to meet them.evie

Arrival in Kansas City

2006-07-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

Kevin and I have begun our travel. We're in the Kansas City International terminal right now waiting for the plane to begin loading. By the next time we check in, hopefully, we'll be in London. Our flight from O'Hare to London is a "little" close, so we'll be "running with the Bulls". Thanks to the Harvest family for praying for us today. It was a powerful example of the body of Christ

Hartnett Update - 3

2006-07-07T07:08:00.000-07:00

We have been really busy the past few days and have not had time to get to the internet cafe. Things have been going very well. Barb and I were guest speakers/discussion leaders for the youth this week. We met with the leaders on Tuesday night and then with the whole youth group (about 30) on Thursday night. We have also been busy with various projects and service with the Tlamelo project and

5 Days and Counting...

2006-07-04T08:21:00.000-07:00

It hit me this morning that in only 5 days, this picture of a Botswana sunset will be a reality. Kevin and I met for a few minutes today and we looked through Colossians 1:9-12 as the basis for our time in Africa. It is our prayer that we would be filled with the knowledge of His will, and so walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all we do and say and think, to bear fruit, to

Hartnett Update - 2

2006-06-26T09:30:00.000-07:00

Things are going well here. We've had lots of good time to interact with the church here and get caught up. I preached at church yesterday. Also, Beth Schanholtzer arrived late last week and spent a good bit of the weekend with us. We took her to church with us at Old Naledi yesterday. She really enjoyed the service and meeting the folks there. She heads off to the town of Lobatse today and

Hartnett Update - 1

2006-06-20T09:19:00.000-07:00

Dumelang,This is our first full week back in Botswana and Naledi and we are well settled in and getting caught up with the various people and ministries of the church. We met with Champ and learned of the many physical needs of the Tlamelo Project and the church that they would like us to undertake. These include repairs in the kitchen (fixing broken cabinets etc.), re-building about 8 picnic

2006 Letter to Friends

2006-05-14T09:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends, Over the past several years, God has turned the hearts of many in the E-Free churches of Manhattan toward Africa, opening opportunities to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the people of Botswana, to build partnerships with a local church and with the people living and serving in the city of Gaborone and surrounding villages. The Old Naledi church is in a very