2013 Year in Review

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Looking Ahead to 2014

The following is a letter I sent to my supporters. If you did not get it but wanted to, I apologize. This is not just for financial supporters but for all who follow, pray and encourage me. I might have tried to send it to some of you but somehow it bounced back. Please email me your email address at my new email sandrachesterman07@gmail.com if you would like me to add you to my notifications and newsletters (I promise one before the end of the year).

Dear Friends and Family,

If you have not already heard or seen on Face book, as of the end of 2013 I will no longer be working with Children’s Cup. Like Paul and Barnabas we have had a difference in opinion in how to do ministry and are parting ways. They are still a great organization, I just cannot carry out some of their mandates. (The procedure not the principal.) This happened suddenly at the very end of October but they allowed me to stay on through the Christmas parties so I could have closure and help Children’s Cup finish the year strong in South Africa. The parties finished last week….so what is next?
 
I am still staying in Africa but my support will now be going through World Outreach Ministries, a ministry who supports missionaries in the field with the administrative resources to manage donations and issue 501C tax deductible receipts. If you were supporting me through Children’s Cup or the Cross Church in Loganville (the Cross has refocused their foreign missions to local ministries), please begin sending all future donations to World Outreach Ministries directly. The full information on how to donate is at the bottom of this email.

Following the conversation and decision with Children’s Cup, the Lord gave me a peace (supernatural is the only way I know how to describe it) that His hand was completely in my separation from the organization. My initial thought was that I would want to run back to Swaziland where it is familiar but the Lord also gave me a peace and assurance that He brought me to South Africa for a reason. I will always love the people and the country of Swaziland very much but feel I am no longer called to serve there. God has also renewed a 27 year old vision of GABRIEL ministries (Girls And Boys Receiving Instruction, Encouragement & Love): Bringing the message of Christ’s Love. At this point I feel it is reaffirming my passion for children, especially rejected and at risk children. I am not clear in what manner yet, but I will keep you informed as I feel more specific direction.
 
There are several ministries that have asked me to join with them. I have declined the ones in Swaziland and explained why. At the beginning of 2014 I am going to start helping Emonyeni, (www.emoyenisa.com) a current partner with Children’s Cup at some feeding sites in Badplaas. I will assist Emoyeni administratively while we seek God and pray about if it should be permanent. They work with churches and children in the Badplaas and surrounding communities but currently don’t go as deeply with individual children as I havel a passion for. I am also visiting with Michael’s Children’s Village which is a branch of Iris Ministries. It is a village of group homes that works with the South African social welfare system (the same just different to the US system). They have a fantastic heart for Christ and for the children. They will be expanding in the future and we have agreed to spend time and get to know each other better and see where the Lord leads.
 
So, 2014 is a new adventure for me. I have been in Africa for 6 years now and God has never failed to guide, protect and sustain me. Although the future is full of a lot of unknowns and will allow me to stretch my faith, I ask that you continue to support me with your love, encouragement, prayers and finances (for those who have been led to and have been so faithful in doing so). Thank you for taking the time to read this and share in my journey. I would love to hear from you and know your prayer needs. I know many of you have had health issues, job, family issues and other challenges so please keep me updated so I can support you in my prayers. I love you and appreciate you more than you will ever understand. Thank you!
  

Your co-worker in Christ,

Sandra Chesterman
 
Ephesians 3:20 “Now glory be to God! By His mighty power at work within us, He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.”

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Peace on Earth

"I am leaving you with a gift--peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid." 
John 14:27

Lately I have been processing a lot. (Not like my friend Janelle but more than usual for me.) I have been reading about different people and the miracles that have been performed through them and through different ministries. I was struggling with not having enough faith to call down and witness miracles in and around me. Recently I felt God saying to me that it is not the miracles that is needed right now it is His peace. 

Stay with me as I process this...

I have a dear friend who is struggling with severe health issues and although I prayed with her this morning for complete healing the word the Lord gave me was to have her focus on His peace. Specifically to not let the enemy fill her with anxiety and rob her of her peace.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6

Not in the ultra spiritual, that will preach kind of way but in a deep, true to heart kind of way. I'm not sure if this makes sense but lately God has flooded me with His divine peace. It is not something that is natural for me but it is something that I now crave. And it is like God has been opening my spiritual eyes to how Satan is robbing people of their peace. Whether it is because of their health, family issues, work situations or lack of work, finances, fear or other outside circumstances, He keeps showing me the lack of peace and increasing my desire to not let go of the peace I now have. It seems to me that peace equals trust and that fear and anxiety are a lack of trust and thus a lack of peace.

God has reminded me how I have held onto this peace in one aspect of my life since I was 20 and I first lived out on my own. I was becoming anxious about being alone in a crime filled San Fernando Valley. A helicopter with a search light was flying over my apartment. It was one of those moments with God that I specifically remember. I came to the point of saying, "Lord, I trust you to protect me and to be with me if something bad happens. I refuse to dwell on the what ifs anymore." Since then, I have always been able to be alone when needed and not chasing my imagination of what could go bump in the night (which I feel the enemy feeds on).

Unfortunately, as profound as that was, I never connected that peace to extending to the other areas of my life, until my current epiphany. I have always felt my theme of growth since I came to Africa was to trust and obey. But, as I so often had done in my past, that trust, I realize now, was done a lot in my own effort, my own strength or my own manipulation of the situation. Even, honestly, in how I would post things on the Internet. It was not really trust at all. Or at least not trust in God. Let me become totally transparent here; I can choose to let you put me on a pedestal and pull your heart strings because I am in the midst of poverty and I can make you feel guilty by pulling the "missionary card" and saying I am in need. Where is the trust that God will provide? That short circuits His miracle of knowing my need and moving on someone else's heart to provide without us ever communicating. Now I'm not saying we should never put the needs out there. But I am saying that it should be because I feel led to share not because I feel if I don't share, the need won't be provided for. Tough balance and that is where the peace comes in. The peace in trusting and obeying God and not trying to control or manipulate (trusting my own efforts, not God's).

Since the decision of my separation from Children's Cup, as unexpected as it was, I feel God has blessed me with divine peace about the situation. Something beyond what I can grasp but something that once given I am holding onto with both hands, feet and my whole being. Picture me wrapped around a tree in a flood of uncertainty. God is saying that He is that tree and I am safe in Him. I might not have the answers of what lies beneath the flood waters but I can trust Him that there is solid ground and I will see it, and be able to stand on it when the time is right.

He also revealed the truth of His peace when my heart was acting up recently. It wasn't like a flood but it was waves of fear as I would go back and forth between peace and anxiety that my heart may stop and I might not wake up in the morning. Before seeing the cardiologist and finding my heart is structurally fine and the arrhythmia is nothing to worry about, I had to wrestle with and be at peace (and yes trust) that if I died, it was okay. God has a plan and no matter what, I would not let the devil rob me of that peace. I literally had to choose His peace, His plan, His Word over living with anxiety, lack of sleep, stress and fear.

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them." Romans 8:28

These are not just words on a page, they are truth. They can be trusted and they bring peace if I let them. Even in bad situations, I pray that I will hold on to Him, that I will trust Him. He has my back and everyone else around me. He doesn't need me to make all things right unless He specifically tells me to do something. Then I need to obey even if I don't understand it or agree with it.

I believe in the power of prayer and am lifting up my friends (two of which I just heard today) whose health is in an easily anxious mysterious state, and friends who are without employment and those who are in employment but frustrated and angry and for those who are worried about their finances and other issues or where worry has just become a habit. While seeking peace amidst storms, I still will ask Him to quiet the winds but when He doesn't I will choose to trust Him, be at peace and if He calls me, to even walk on water in the storm. I patiently wait in anticipation for that moment!

Thank you for letting me process and be lengthy. If you made it to the end of this blog, bless you and thank you. I hope that maybe my journey was something that you needed to help you on yours.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2 :14

"Think less and thank more!"

This started as a FaceBook post but I couldn't stop writing so I switched it to a short blog. Lol!

In my ministry class we are going through Battlefield of the Mind DVDs series by Joyce Meyers and I am rereading her book by the same name. What perfect timing! She says "Think less and thank more!" We need to focus more on the things that are going right, what we are doing right, blessings He has blessed us with and how far we have come instead of dwelling on where we have stumbled, how we have messed up, the what ifs, the anger, the hurt, the worry. 

"Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other." Romans 12:10

I have been continually amazed this past week at how much I can love others and have peace regardless of the circumstances. It is only a reflection of realizing how much my God has loved, is loving and will continue to love me! He is transforming me and it is so cool, amazing and worthy of praising Him! If you only knew me before.......you could see that this can only be God. It is kind of weird to be shocked at how you are reacting or not reacting to situations and know it is not by your will or power or frame of mind but rather something beyond your understanding, something supernatural.

Thanks for letting me take a moment to sing His praises with a thankful heart. I hope it encourages you to see Him in the blessings and progress He has given you! As my ministry verse that I use to describe my journey in Africa says---

"Now glory be to God! By His mighty power at work within us, He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope." Ephesians 3:20

What Next?

This is the question I am seeking God on. So far this is what I have discerned.

The first step is to finish with Children's Cup well. It is a great organization and I want to end the year with it being the best it can be. I am still visiting sites, encouraging and monitoring that registers, feeding and sponsor letters are going well.
We have Christmas parties coming up next month that require a lot of preparation and only our small staff. The great news is we have lots of volunteers lined up to help on the actual days of the parties! Joy to the world!

The next step in line is figuring out where God has for me to go. At this point I wish God would just flash a neon sign with an arrow that says "Go Here". There are several ministries I have worked with in South Africa and Swaziland and others that I have become aware of. My heart is to not be in just a place that can use me but to be where God is reflected by my actions the most. I so want it not to be about me but about Him. Sometimes that means going where I'm not as comfortable and familiar.
Currently I feel God wanting me to stay in South Africa. I feel He had His hand in my transition here this past year. 
Although I love and treasure Swaziland and my friends there, when my separation from Cup occurred I surprisingly did not feel the urge to run back there. It was a sweet revelation that I am truly more settled here than I thought. I am not upset or afraid that He wants me to remain. Wow! This is just not how I would imagine I would feel.

The other insight God has revealed to me thus far is that of a renewed vision from 27 years ago, just after Michael (my youngest son) was born. It was GABRIEL House and stood for Girls And Boys Receiving Instruction, Encouragement & Love. At that time I felt it was a call to foster parent but I never followed through and the vision faded over time and circumstances. 3 weeks ago when I was crying out to God for direction, He started pulling the vision back but not as a house but as a ministry...GABRIEL Ministries - "Bringing the message of God's Love". 

My passion is children...nurturing children....teaching and modeling ways for loving, encouraging, educating and disciplining children to other adults who interact with children. How will that look? I'm not sure yet. Maybe it will be my focus as I partner with another ministry or multiple ministries. Maybe God will lead me to start my own ministry (way out of my comfort zone). When the time is right I trust He will let me know and I will pass that on to you. 
I pray you will all continue to support me with your prayers, finances and encouragement.

 I am not asking anyone to stop supporting Children's Cup. They are a great organization, impacting thousands of children in several countries across southern Africa. 

I am asking that if you have been supporting me or wish to start, please mail your donations or change your automatic withdrawals or charges to

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If you have questions or concerns or word of insight or encouragement, feel free to email me at my new email addres
sandrachesterman07@gmail.com
(The'07 is for the year God rocked my world by blessing me to be a missionary in Africa)

As unsettling as it has been sometimes, God continues to show up faithfully through it all!
Thank you for joining me in this amazing journey!
I couldn't have done it without you and I look forward to what lies ahead!

When Your Life Takes An Unexpected Turn

If you had asked me 10 years ago, I never could have even imagined being a single missionary in Africa. In fact I would have laughed at the thought of it. But here I am and I feel blessed and thankful for God's faithfulness on this journey. Having been with Children's Cup for 6 years I can't imagine being anything else, but evidently ...... God can!

As of the end of this year, I will no longer be a Children's Cup missionary. God seems to have other plans. I still support Children's Cup and their amazing work with orphan and vulnerable children throughout Southern Africa. However, like Paul and Barnabas, we have chosen to minister differently and take different roads.

I was not planning this and honestly, my world felt upside down at first. This is not an easy decision for either side but I am fully at peace that God was and is totally in this. I am not sure who I will be partnering with next year, but I do believe God has confirmed to me to stay in Africa and to continue using my passion for children as well as my gifting in administration.

On the practical side, my email is changing to sandrachesterman07@gmail.com  and my support that was going through Children's Cup will need to be changed to World Outreach Ministry which is www.WorldOutreach.org/donations  (then just select my name to donate online). Their mailing address would be

World Outreach Ministry

P.O. Box B

Marietta, GA 30061

And designate it for me.

 They are an administrative agency whose ministry if being the office support for missionaries in the field from a variety of organizations. They are a 501 3C and will be issuing charity receipts for all donations made under my name. I will pass on the new information as it is fully in place next week.

Please lift me in your prayers. As I said, I know that God's hand was in this change but I am unsure of what the future holds. My focus at the present is to finish the year strong with Children's Cup and to assist in making it as smooth a transition as possible. I love the children and workers at our different CarePoints and want them to continue strong. I will also be connecting with other ministries that I know of and praying for confirmation of which one I can serve the best.

For anyone else whose lives are taking unexpected turns, hang in there. If I have learned anything in these last 10 years, it is to trust Him and obey no matter what. The turn will probably send us on a incredible journey beyond what we can imagine our lives will be like 10 years from now.

I Can't Imagine

Even after living here (meaning Africa) almost 6 years some days it still hits me that as much as I know about and interact with the culture, I really can't imagine what it is like.

It was a couple of weeks ago when I saw for the umpteenth time people waiting out in the rural area for a kombi "comb-bee" which is the local mini van/bus system.

But then it hit me, can I even imagine having to walk long distances to stand and wait for a ride that might come in 5 min or 2 hours or not at all that day? How would I plan my day or my life if that was my reality? I honestly, couldn't imagine.

Then, my list started to grow.

Could I imagine sleeping on a mattress or foam pad on the ground?

Could I imagine coming home after a day at a CarePoint with a layer of dust all over me and be unable to take a shower or bathe to get it off?

Could I imagine only bathing or doing laundry or dishes from water collected at a neighborhood tap?

Could I imagine being cold and scared and not be able to do anything about it?

Could I imagine not having food to eat?

Could I imagine not being able to see a doctor when I was ill?

I can't.  

And I never will. 

Even if I tried to go and live in the rural area I would always know I could walk away. 

It wouldn't be the same.

Many of you, I'm sure, can't imagine living in Africa.

But then God took my eyes off the physical and made me go deeper.....

Could I imagine going through my life without having a personal relationship with Jesus?

Could I imagine being confused and not having the Bible or the Holy Spirit to guide me?

Could I imagine being alone in Africa, without Him?

Could I imagine living without the joy, the peace or the lack of worry because I trust Him?

Could I imagine dying today not knowing what is after death?

I can't imagine.

I am thankful beyond what I can describe, that I don't have to.

But what about you?

Can you imagine? Or is this your reality?

I'm relooking at the world around me differently. Not that I didn't think of it before but because I have let myself be distracted by the cultural and economical differences. I need to refocus on the eternal differences. I don't want anyone to not know Jesus intimately. I couldn't and wouldn't be where I am today without Him in my life. I don't want to be in anyone's face but I do want to be a better reflection of Him. 

I want to be more conscious that some people live a life I cannot imagine.

I want people to know the One who is not from my imagination. 

The Christ who is alive and real and loves you!

If you don't know Him or believe in Him, message me. I would love to talk

Messed Up!

Often when teams come they get what we call "wrecked". It is not necessarily about Africa, although Africa will definitely leave an imprint that few can ever forget. It is rather about God moving in some significant way in their life. It messes them up and turns their normal upside down. It is cool to see and as I said in previous blogs it is renewing and refreshing for me to see the ministry and to see God work through a team's eyes.

The team I just helped host in Swaziland last week, was different; they ended up messing ME up! More precisely, they were the instrument that God used to wreck me and knock me off any pedestal I have set myself on. Missionary or not, I am just like everyone else who seeks God's face and wants to be more Christ like. But this team challenged me to take it up a notch; to go ALL IN! To find the grey areas that keep me from that. Not sinful things but distracting things that keep my focus off what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable and worthy of praise. And it was not by merely their words but by their heart and their actions!

This was a team that who was from two different churches, strangers before the trip, who were so prayed up for this trip and for unity among the team that I could not tell who was from which church without looking at the list. A team that got in the trouble because they kept trying to serve the servers and almost got staff in trouble because they were not doing their job of serving the guests. A team that an emergency stop for sick team members on the side of a mountain road became a ministry opportunity to share about God to kids who were there. A team who one member's highlight for the day was meeting a seller in the market and not about buying but seeing she was hurting and getting to pray with her and then staying and praising God with her right there in her booth rather than shop. A team that had men who so exemplified how husbands should treat their wife's that it was over the top impactful without them ever saying a word. The team of mostly men were an example of how men can be strong, hard working and sold out to God. In a land where the community does not have many men who go to church or who stand firm on biblical principals, they were a bright light to the women, children and men in Hhelehhele "Hay-lay-hay-lay" and everywhere else they passed through. Whether it was ministering to each other, strangers or missionaries, they were there to follow God's heart. I've never seen a team so generous and so selfless on multiple levels. It wasn't about the things, although they did bless generously all whom they came in contact with their time, their resources, their  fervent prayers and their flexible spirits. It was about God! But not God in a box but in being open and obedient to whatever God had in store.... And then rejoicing over the detour!  Don't let me put them up on a pedestal. They are everyday people with everyday struggles but they were here to be used of God and He used them to mess me up!

Let me back up a bit to tell you that I have been struggling the last few months with a sense of the enemy attacking strongly. Not me directly, but around me. I have been praying against it but feeling I am coming up short, that something was missing but that it is vital that I continue to come against it. This team unknowingly gave me the push I needed to get real with God and stop rationalizing things, that aren't sin, but things He was and is telling me the enemy is using to distract me from a more powerful, impactful path with Him. I'm ready to be ALL IN! So thank you David, Kevin, Jerri, Buddy, Kim, Eugene, Eric, Jacob, Bobby, Brant, Alita, Alyssa, Lynden and Jewelia! Thank you for being so willing to be used of God that in a year from now (yes, I am hoping you will all return) you will be able to see the impact you had on me and all you came in contact with!

Continue to pray with me for the community of Hhelehhele, for me and my journey, for Children's Cup, for Swaziland and for South Africa. God has some mighty plans ahead and I am praying that He expose the lies of the "world" and is able to use me to see His miracles unfold! May He, not the team or I, be the focus!

God Detailed

Being a cross the "t" and dot the "i" kind of person; why should I be surprised when God shows up in a precise way. I often say and know that "God's got this" in all areas of my life, so why when He was exact down to the smallest detail recently do I feel compelled to share when at other times I fail too? 

Because He made me smile! It was like He tapped me on the shoulder and said "you think you are obsessed with making sure things are perfectly accurate? No problem! Just watch Me work!" 

 It started last month. We have just started sponsorship in South Africa so we don't really have a budget yet. We can't do everything we want to do yet but God keeps providing. We received a donation of toothbrushes. Wonderful! We try to give kids a hygiene item or something they can use while also trying, in a fun way, to encourage them to attend the CarePoints regularly. So, we took the toothbrushes and decided to give them to the kids who hit the attendance goal of 12 times or more for the month of July. As we went to each of the sites and started counting the regular attenders, it seemed like we might run out. I heard the presumed count of the last site I thought, "That's okay God, if we run out, I got this. I'll just go buy a few more."  At the last site, she had miscounted. We took the register and recounted and..you guessed it....we had the EXACT number of toothbrushes to hand out. I thanked God that He was good and had provided. I even shared His preciseness with a few other people.

 I didn't think too much about it and didn't make a big deal about it. But then this last month, we had our first mission team to focus on South Africa! (We have had other teams from Swaziland that also came through South Africa to see what we are doing but this one was coming to serve with us here .) They were awesome! (See my previous blog.) They brought  a massive amount of white socks to keep little feet warm and to use for a VBS project. We had a whole bunch left. Praise the Lord! We thought "socks can be the incentive for the August attendance". I looked at the registers and counted the kids before I went out to the sites this time. I would need 231 pairs of socks!!! It didn't look like there were that many left from the team. I started counting and making piles for each site. As I was finished the last pile....you guessed it again; I had the EXACT number needed! I recounted them as I put each CarePoints socks in a large bag (I told you I have that kind of personality) and I started laughing. I could swear God was saying, "Just in case you thought last month was a coincidence. I even know the hairs on your head and the stars in the sky. My preciseness is beyond what you can even keep up with!" Isn't God awesome!

These are pictures of the children at Sinethemba preschool getting their socks!
As you can tell I am enjoying taking lots of pictures these days.

Excited is an understatement!

 Thank you to the team that brought them!

 And thank you to our Lord who orchestrated even down to the number of socks they brought!

I give God too little credit for the things He does everyday that I never even notice.
I hope He opens my eyes more and more to not coincidences, but His plan in action.

Added side note:
 I started this blog last night but couldn't get the computer to work. Maybe it was so I could add about this morning's sermon on the book of Philemon. I think it might be the richest sermon I have ever heard. It made what seemed so ordinary, come to vivid life. But what stands out now that I am finishing this blog, was how Paul started the letter... "as a prisoner for the Lord". The preacher opening to the message shared that God so orchestrates our lives that sometimes, even when you are following His will, we end up in prison or in bad situations. Not because of the devil but because He has a greater plan. We so easily want to say that what is good is from God and what seems bad must be from the devil. But what seems bad, sometimes is ultimately, exactly where we are to be for a purpose that is beyond what we could ever imagine.
We missionaries see such poverty of the physical, emotional and the spiritual. We are aware of dreadful circumstances and often question where God is. But the socks were God's reminder, at least to me, that He does have a plan. He has not forgotten one of us; rich or poor, young or old, healthy or in pain. He does have our backs and He WILL cross all the "t"s and dot all the "i"s before it is all said and done. Even if we can't see it yet.
Go forward today knowing that if you are in a personal relationship with God and walk in obedience, He will use you to make a difference through whatever circumstances He brings you into.
And if you don't know Him personally, it isn't too late and it isn't too hard. He's there. Talk to Him (they call it prayer and it can be silent or aloud). Tell Him you want to know Him. Get a Bible and start reading the first four books of the New Testament to understand who Christ is and what He did for you. Find another Christian to study with or write me. Nothing is by chance.
Maybe the socks was all about you coming to know Him!
I know it definitely wasn't a coincidence!

The Power of a Team!

Teams are a mixed blessing. 

They are a lot of work and they take you away from your regular duties and schedule. They are a constant logistical juggle and result in extremely long days. And.....

They bring an excitement that rejuvenates. Fresh eyes to see what we experience daily but sometimes have become blind to. They bring a joy and a shot in the arm to wherever they get to work, play or love on kids! And.....

I don't know a missionary who regrets having a team come!

We had our first South Africa team here just over a week ago and they were AWESOME!!!

They loved, they transformed, they were touched, they were wrecked and they were a blessing in so many ways!

If you have never seen, heard, smelled, tasted and touched ministry in Africa or another country, you need to. I was saying this even before I became a missionary. God uses a team experience not only to touch the lives of others but to change your view of life, your perception of the world and to radically transform you!  

Your life will never be the same after a mission trip with us!!!

Here are a few pictures (maybe more than a few) from team AWESOME's trip!

Giving hope, inspiring dreams and changing worlds!!!

AWESOME!!!!

SIYABONGA!!! "SEE-YAH-BONE-GAH" (THANK YOU!)

Next time this could be you!!! (I hope so!)