{"id":2280,"date":"2025-01-16T10:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:04:52","slug":"bibles-opened-barricades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/afr\/bibles-opened-barricades\/","title":{"rendered":"Bybels maak 'n versperring oop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nasionale Bybelblitzweek 11-14 Augustus 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die eerste skool wat ons besoek het, het meer as 1100 leerlinge gehad, en ons kon meer as 1100 Bybels daar plaas. Op die derde dag het ons dieper in die landelike gebied ingereis om by 'n ander skool uit te kom. Om daar te kom, moes ons deur die gebied gaan waar ons reeds die Bybels versprei het. Toe ons verbyry, het sommige van die leerders ons herken \u2013 hulle het gewaai, geskree en ons met groot entoesiasme gegroet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maar terwyl ons op ons reis voortgegaan het, het ons \u2018n versperring op die pad te\u00ebgekom. Daar was 'n protesaksie aan die gang met boomstompe wat brand en klippe wat oor die pad versprei is. Ons kon nie voortgaan nie. Skielik het ons besef ons is omsingel \u2013 mense het aan weerskante van die smal sandpad met sy groot slaggate gestaan en ons geen ruimte gelaat om om te draai nie. Ons het geen ander keuse gehad as om te stop en te wag nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toe gebeur iets onverwags. Die leier van die protes het na ons gewys en iets geskree soos: \u201cMalun IBhayibheli! Malun IBhayibheli!\u201d \u2013 vertaal as \u201cdie mans met die Bybels\u201d. Op daardie oomblik het ons verstaan. Die leerlinge wat Bybels by ons ontvang het, het dit huis toe geneem en dit met hul gesinne en gemeenskappe gedeel. Die leier het ons \u2013 die enigste wit mense in die omgewing wat 'n wit bakkie bestuur \u2013 erken as diegene wat die Bybels uitgedeel het. Hy het voortgegaan om te s\u00ea: \u201cMalun IBhayibheli,\u201d en het die skare opdrag gegee om die versperring oop te maak en ons deur te laat. Hulle het gehoor gegee en die pad vir ons gebaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ons het vir die protesleier vyf Bybels gegee en hom gevra om dit met die ander te deel. Die skare was verheug en het \u201cHalleluja!\u201d geskree toe ons veilig deurgegaan het. Danksy God se voorsiening kon ons ons Bybelplasing by die tweede skool sonder enige verdere probleme voltooi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ons het toe besef dat God voor ons uit gegaan het en die weg gebaan het. Deur Sy Woord met die leerders te deel, het Sy lig in hul huise en gemeenskap versprei en soveel vreugde en hoop gebring dat selfs die protesaksie ons nie kon verhinder nie. Trouens, dit het ons aangemoedig om voorts na ander skole te gaan. Hierdie Bybels het nie net deure oopgemaak nie \u2013 hulle het harte geopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Waar ons ook al die Woord van God neem, skyn Sy lig in die donkerste plekke. Dit is werklik 'n voorreg en 'n vreugde om hierdie werk te doen. God werk in die harte van mense en ons sien hoe lewens deur Sy genade verander word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aan Hom al die eer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alec and Celeste Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Suidkustak<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first school we visited had over 1100 pupils, and we were able to place over 1100 Bibles there. 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