But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
– Acts 1:8

The apostle Paul, one of the great evangelists to the gentile world, sometime after his conversion was sent to the church in Antioch to help pastor it. This church in Antioch was a significant church in the establishment of the gospel to the gentiles and became one of the largest churches of its time. But the Antioch church never rested there. It became instrumental in being one of the first churches to send out missionaries to the “ends of the earth”, the known world, and Paul and Barnabas, were among them that were sent.

This would not have been possible if the church at Antioch was not a strong local church. Ps Donovan Coetzee, our founding pastor always spoke of “a strong from leads to a strong to”. It was because the church in Antioch was strong, that they were able to expand the gospel throughout the earth. As we continue to expand our local church and build a “strong from”, it will give us the opportunity to do more.

Our Heart for the House miracle offering creates opportunity for expansion. It not only assists us in the building of a strong local church, but creates the seed to keep establishing life giving churches wherever God “sends” us. Because of the churches generosity, we have over the years been able to plant local churches and campuses out of our original durbanville location, into Fisantekraal, Pinehurst, Lesotho, Zambia and beyond.

As we look to the coming year, we are trusting God to:

• Build the new Durbanville coffee shop and foyer entrance⁠
• Complete the new office block at Pinehurst to accommodate more staff
• Start the planning of Kids Church Classroom renovations at Pinehurst
• Launch Champions Club at Pinehurst