{"id":1899,"date":"2023-07-05T08:03:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T08:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2023-07-05T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T08:30:12","slug":"it-is-more-blessedto-give-than-to-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/afr\/it-is-more-blessedto-give-than-to-receive\/","title":{"rendered":"Om te gee, maak 'n mens gelukkiger as om te ontvang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Die Here Jesus het self ges\u00ea, soos dit geskrywe staan in Handelinge 20:35,<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026Om te gee, maak \u2018n mens gelukkiger as om te ontvang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ek het dit self al baie keer in my tyd saam met Die Gideons ervaar. Een voorbeeld is van 'n skoleplasing wat ons 'n paar jaar gelede een Maandagoggend by Frances Vorwerg Skool gedoen het.<\/p>\n<p>Frances Vorwerg is 'n skool vir gestremde kinders. Dit was my eerste besoek aan die skool en ek was bietjie onseker oor wat om te verwag. Die plasing het egter meestal soos enige ander skoleplasing verloop, met die verskil dat wanneer \u0149 mens tydens saalopening op die verhoog staan en die kinders toespreek, daar 'n lang ry kinders in rolstoele voor jou sit.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e1 die saalopening het die graad 8-leerlinge agtergebly om hul Bybels te ontvang. Een van hierdie kinders, in 'n rolstoel, kom toe na my en met groot moeite begin hy \u0149 gesprek met my voer.<\/p>\n<p>Eerstens het hy vir my ges\u00ea sy naam is Duncan. Toe s\u00ea hy vir my dat die Bybel sy gunsteling Boek is, en dat Johannes 3:16 sy gunsteling vers is. Hy vra toe vir my of hy asseblief vir ons kan bid.<\/p>\n<p>Ons het in 'n kring om hom gestaan en hy het vir ons gebid. Dit was vir my 'n baie roerende ervaring en het my weer laat besef hoe gese\u00ebnd ons is om die Here se werk te kan doen. Hierdie seun sou enigiets gee om uit daardie rolstoel te kon opstaan en uit te gaan om 'n Bybel in iemand se hand te gaan plaas. Dit het my laat besef dat ek moet ophou om verskonings te maak.<\/p>\n<p>Gerdus Wilcocks<br \/>\nNasionale Kapelaan<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frances Vorwerg is 'n skool vir gestremde kinders. 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