I want to share the emails and responses after some of my previous blogs went out. This is such a testimony to me how our Father loves us and take care of us. He prompt people to share His heart with me, to encourage me out of heaven, lifting my face like a flint to keep trusting and looking unto Jesus.
Hi Elmien,
You don’t know me I go to LCC. We have been praying for you and last week at the men’s prayer God gave me a picture when we were praying for you.
I saw a smashed cup, it was fragmented but the cup was restored, all the smashed pieces joined together to form a cup again. The cracks were still visible but the cup was now able to hold what it was intended for.
I believe God gave me this to encourage you, although you feel weak and fragmented, it is Christ who makes you complete!
As you continue to read through Luke read what the King James says several times in accounts where Jesus healed people.
Luke 6:10 -- "And, looking round about upon them all, He said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored whole like the other."
Luke 7:10 -- "And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick."
Luke 8:48 -- "And He said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in peace."
Luke 17:19 -- "And He said unto him, Arise, go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole."
What good is a fragmented cup? When you pour into the cup it leaks. Praise God that in Christ he has ‘already’ made you complete and an effective vessel for the Holy Spirit.
I pray that having been restored in Christ Jesus that you become a cup not only whole but with no visible marks of physical damage and full of the Holy Spirit.
My sister’s son–in-law
You are an inspiration to many and a blessing.
I learned last night that the cancer is growing in your liver now. This is sad, but I feel that I must mention this and please forgive me if I sound insensitive....God is not a man that he should lie. His Word is the truth, not the report of the doctors. The truth is that you are healed. I know this battle is difficult for you and I am amazed at your strength and courage.
I can see Jesus in you. I can see him in you everyday you fight this thing, without complaints, just worshipping him. I am in awe of your faith. You are amazing!
I hope that you will just never give up, you are too precious to be lost now, there is too much for you to do. Your time has not yet come. Hang on and stand, let God fight the battle for you...remember that Jesus is your strength, you have shown all of us that you have relied on and trusted in Him. Do not let fear into your heart, but continue to believe the Word of God.
Elmien you are a great blessing!
Thank you so much for who you are.
From my sister-in–law out of SA. It is Le Roux sister.
My dear Elmien
If EVER I believed that God can save someone's life through a miracle, I believe it more than everything else in the world right NOW! You ARE HIS beloved child and HE WILL be taking care of you.
One of my colleague from our business
Hi Elmien
It was so wonderful to see you in the office last week! I have read your blog and understand that things may look grey but I still believe that good will overcome. Remember last year when you were first diagnosed and the negative attitudes that surrounded your prognoses. And yet - here you are, a year on, still smiling and still determined! I believe in my heart that you will continue to defy all the odds and get stronger. We are all here for you and love and support you!
I hope you and the family have a wonderful Christmas and a fabulous 2010!
Take care, keep resting, keep eating, and keep believing!
Family friends from our church
Hi 22 December 2009
Praying for you today just felt to say that we love you and are praying & believing for your full recovery in 2010.
God is saying:
Don't give up hope my child, hold on be steadfast. What remains is faith, hope and love. The enemy may seem to win battles and take away much but there is stuff he can't touch. We are going to win the war.
I am holding you and your faith won't fail. Shortly an avalanche of prayer, a chain reaction, is going to start for you and the enemy’s designs and plans will be totally exposed and destroyed. He won't know what has hit him!
I came to give you life and life in abundance. What you now have is lack but soon that will change my glorious daughter - beloved!
Here are the lines of a song I have written recently:
"Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father, he is good to all he is good to all
Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father, it is freely given it is freely given.
Daily he loads us with his benefits; his mercies are new every morning
His love and kindness know no end.
This is our God, This is our God"
This morning I read from Daily Light this phrase from Isaiah 60:20 'And your days of sorrow will end'.
Today is the shortest day of the year, the day when there is most darkness.
The beginning of Isaiah 60 says 'Arise shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.'
The whole of Isaiah 60 is about the glory of
I do pray that the living hope of Jesus in you will be a bright light in this day and in the days to come.
“The Life-light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out” (according to the Message paraphrase).
Shekinah Shalom
A dear friend from SA
Dearest Precious Elmien,
You continue to teach us so much about faith, love, family, friendship and life! You encourage us daily to worship the Lord and praise HIM for all HE HAS done for us, and this you do in the midst of your battle! I admire you so very much Elmien and thank God for you! I actually don’t have the words to say that could for one moment describe the respect and love I have for you! All that you have learnt only few get to grasp it? You are constantly in my thoughts and prayers and as your precious sister in the Lord I put my arms around you and give you the biggest hug and say that I love you ... and I thank you for taking the precious time to share with us all these very precious jewels! You are AMAZING!! I am trusting the Lord with you for your miracle! Without faith it is impossible to please God and I know that it is in your heart as much as mine to walk by faith as pleasing God is ALL I care about... the rest follows!
Be strong my lovely friend and even though it’s dark outside... the light shines so bright in your heart and life and it will drive out the darkness! The Lord's hand is certainly on you for good!
We are all praying for you and standing with you all the way...
LeRoux is wonderful, what a mighty man of God he is! God will undertake for all you need as HE always has...
Friends with whom LeRoux worked previously.
Stay brave Elmien and remember God is Love; Le Roux and all the family love you - so God is always with you
Thinking about you, I am reminded of Jesus’ parable of the Good Landowner and the Vineyard Owners – Matthew 20:1-16
We wish you a peaceful Christmas and will be praying for you
Love and regards
My friend Madeleine called from SA and spoke words of encouragement, healing and wisdom from God’s Word. I listened carefully to my friend because she herself went through though times in her own health and how God brought her through. Never a day passes that she is not smiling and resting in God’s goodness. She is in a wheelchair but lives life and victory to the full. Bringing in the lost by living, loving and giving to the needy whom God prompts her to give. She minister to them by love and deed and they come to her to ask about this Jesus. She is a living testimony of life in Jesus. Thanks Madeleine as I look at you there is just joy unspeakable.
My children speaking life to me and the comments on the blog of friends and family, a sweet aroma to my soul, cheering me on to stand firm on God’s promises.
Le Roux’s brother called and my sister and family visiting in the
Our pastor and his wife came to visit and we had a glorious time together. Another pastor and his wife came a week before and as I say we had a glorious time of sharing and praying together.
This is why I lift up my hands in praise to my Lord and keep on standing on His powerful Word. He is faithful and sent His sons and daughters to encourage me, showing in a tangible way His love to me in this challenging time, but now changed into great victory because of Jesus.
It is a great encouragement for me and my family to know God has surrounded us with such a great cloud of witnesses.
I am eating better each day and my weight is stable creeping up by the 100gm. I am grateful for every change I notice in my body.
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