In all these ministries, the Lord seems to open and close doors continually. Nonetheless, we remain ready and eager to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to our own family, friends, colleagues, neighbourhoods, and city. With almost a million people in-and-around Pietermaritzburg, there is a great work in the Lord’s harvest to participate in.
Evangelism through personal relationships
The most basic form of local outreach is always personal evangelism as believers scatter across the city during the week by the Lord’s design. Be it short Gospel tracts made available for all to use, or sitting with an unsaved friend counselling them from God’s Word through the troubles of life, we trust that God’s Word will indeed accomplish the work that it does so well (Is 55:6-11).
Evangelism through social kindness
The Gospel is always easily shared when accompanied by providing necessities and care to the poor and destitute, the widows and orphans. The Lord, at times, grants opportunities to collect, sort, and donate clothing and other gifts and present it to the destitute with a Gospel message.
Evangelism at specific places
The Lord has opened a door very wide for us at two local retirement homes, where we offer a worship service a few times a month and visit individuals throughout the week.
A local children’s home has also opened its doors to us for teaching Sunday School to the children and engaging with them and the house-mothers on Saturdays. The team from our church includes Zulu-speaking teachers and men and women who can play with and speak to the children.