queens4theking march 2016 newsletter

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Marching On...

What a month of blessings March has been. The Lord blessed us

with a great new ministry vehicle. The Queens and interns now all

fit into one vehicle. The people of Shiya's got a pair of flip flops andmore knitting wool. Our folks in Shiya learned about the Passover

and Lord's Supper. We are able to help teach in the

Sibongumbomvu primary school now. Our Sweetwaters Bible study

students are growing in the Lord. Elizabeth got a job for next year.

Jacob got to help on home visits. We are so grateful for all the Lord

is doing here.

Jumping for Joy!

We were blown away by the

generosity of our Grove Level

family. The new vehicle the Lord

has provided is perfect for us. It fits

all the interns and us so everyone

has a seat belt now. It can handle

the muddy roads we have here too.

To God be the glory for He is the

God Who Provides.

Queens for the King

March 2016 Newsletter


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Shiyabazali Smiles

Thomas really enjoys playing with the

kids of Shiya's while the adults are

inside learning the Bible story. He

sings songs with the kids in Zulu. He

even teaches them how to give a

High 5 or a "tater" as he calls it. He

has begun teaching the elders at Site

11 how to be disciples to their

community. He still faithfully teaches

the Sweetwaters Bible study each

week. This month the teens learned

about baptism, communion,

the Resurrection, and the Ascension.

The Gals of Grade 7

On Tuesday & Wednesdays,

we now have the opportunity

to teach the kids in grades 4-7.

I got assigned the grade 7 girls.

They are a trip! I do a Bible

story with them then teach

them a lesson. We learned

about the Solar system on this

day pictured. We also learned

about the awesome powerful

God who spoke those planets

into existence. So excited

about this new way to

evangelize in our neighboring

school.


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Foot Washing

One of the fun activities we have

been doing, is pairing the Bible

story with an actual real day

example. We got some locale South

African volunteers to come give the

ladies of Shiya pedicures for a few

hours. We structured the Bible

story around Jesus washing the

disciples’ feet demonstrating how

we are created to love and serve

others as Christ did. The ladies

loved it as you can see.

Interns growing

& sharing

The interns lead the Bible

story many times on house

visits. Here is Emily teachingabout the Lord's Supper.

She taught what each

element symbolizes and

how believers should

practice this sacrament to

remember all our Savior has

done. The next two weeks

afterward, we taught on the

Passover and enacted the

ceremony. Then many of

our Shiya believers took

part in the Lord's Supper

(some for the first time).


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The College Girl

Elizabeth accepted the position of Resident

Chaplain next year at Lee Univ. She will help teach

and oversee each floor's Bible study. She will be

the spiritual counsellor for her dorm. She also was

awarded the Hicks Scholarship at Lee. This

scholarship is voted on by the Math dept

professors. They select the freshman students who

have excelled in Math and showed potential for

teaching others. This affords her the chance

to tutor students struggling in math next year. She

is excited about serving in these roles. She enjoyedher Spring break hike in the Mtns and visiting

Cordele with her suite mates.

Our Favorite Swimmer

Jacob had a great swim performancefor his house at St. Charles. He broke

school records in the 50 IM and

Butterfly. He was voted

best Athlete for 15 and under boys

and won Best Junior High Performer.

He did well on his second term grades

especially Math and Science. He

wants to improve his English next

term (prayer needed here he says-

HA!). He was off for Easter break and

got to go on house visits with us to

Shiya's. He helped pass out the bread

and wine during our Lord's Supper

there and led the closing prayer. He

enjoyed hiking on his Easter break in

the Mtns too.


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Thanks for the flip flops for the people

of Shiya’s. Grove Level sure knows how

to share their blessings!

Praise!!

We finally got our

South African ID

books. It is the

last piece of ourpaperwork here.

Africa’s Drought

Please keep praying for rain for

South Africa. Water trucks are sent

to the community most days to

help with the shortage. However,

restrictions on water are driving up

food prices. Our water is turned off

to our homes each evening. Some

communities are going without

water to their homes for days at a

time.


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Donations: If you would like to help support our family or the work God has given us to do in Shiyas through Ethembeni

by giving money to buy medicines or food, you can do this in 3 ways:

1. Send a check to our sending home church. Just make the check out to Grove Level Baptist Church.Put” Queens for the King” on the memo line. The check can be sent to:

Grove Level Baptist Church

2802 Cleveland Hwy

Dalton, GA 30721

OR

2. Go online to www.grovelevel.org. Select “Online giving” tab. Then “offerings for missions” tab. Thenselect the account “Queens for the King Missions”

3. Go online to www.queensfortheking.org. Select “Get Involved” tab. Pick “Donate” on drop downmenu. Then click the secure link to our church’s website to make your tax deductible donations

*All donations are tax deductible. Please specify in the memo line if the donation is for the Shiya's people.

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Thomas and Paige Queen

135 Leamington Lane SE

Cleveland, TN 37323

In-Country Mailing Address:

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Suite H 17

P/Bag X 9118 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

3200

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Praises and Prayer Requests:

Praises

Financial blessings: New vehicle and flip flops for Shiya's folks.

Doors opening in Sibongumbomvu Combined School with kids grade 4-7.

Sweetwaters teens serving as interpreters for us to spread the gospel in

Shiya's.

South African ID books finally arrived

Requests:

Continued spiritual growth in Shiya's, Sibongumbomvu School, and

Sweetwaters. Satan to be bound on house visits

Wisdom in sharing the gospel with kids in the school

Spiritual Growth in the pastor and elders of Site 11 and Tear Fund interns

Rain for South Africa to end the drought

Wisdom in handling upcoming mission teams and volunteers for summer

Wisdom with how to help our Sweetwaters students struggling financially

to afford university.

Elizabeth to finish the semester strong. Jacob to improve his English grade

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