I dunno.... if anyone checks this out anymore's...

but i almost forgot about it.... if you are actually interested in anything i gotta say... i seem to blog more here these days... myspace.com/kurthie

But things that are happening.... life keeps going... and latley it seems really fast paced, so i started in the morning just sitting with my ipod on listening to worship in the mornings and doing nothing but listening... and trying to hear the voice of God speaking to me...

God is still taking me heaps deeper.... and i just booked plane tickes to go back to South Africa late November for 2 weeks... coming back early December... God's opened up the doors... so i'm stepping through and believing for his provision on the way...

Prayed for a guy at a skate park a couple o months ago... he had a broken foot... i told him he will wake up healed... wonder if it happend?

ummm heaps is going down hey... life is awesome... trying to skate more often...
preached on sat just gone at a men's retreat for a lutheran church... Jon came with me for support... he's cool...

and God is way cool...

thanks for listening... (or reading)

blessings
-paul-

Dumela!

Ok, thanks to relle for the reminder i haven't updated this blog in ages... here comes a blog your way...
I'm still in Africa with about 6-7weeks to go i think.

Things have been awesome... it's good to be here!! I am learning heaps about God and he is taking me deeper and i am building a more intimate relationship with him. We have a cool God!
I must update you on my tooth it seems to be pretty good... no pain anyways!

A few months ago i prayed for a young guy and his leg/knee got instantly healed... blew me away! God is so amazing in what he does...
Yesterday i lead someone to Christ... and i gave a hard gospel not a light one... telling him if you chose to accept Jesus into your heart... you have to make him your life... the bible says if anyone shall follow Jesus they must deny themselves, pick up there cross and follow him...
I told him the 2 greatest commands to love God with all your heart soul and mind... the 2nd to love others as you love yourself...
i went on to tell him about the great commission... to win the world for Jesus...
I told him i want you to know what your in for and not to have a shock... when you realise what the bible says...
he said yes... He gave his life to Jesus and we went into an amazing prayer time... of pulling some stuff down that was holding him back from God!
I'm amazed at God... his grace... and the way he loves his people... the way he loves us and will do what ever it takes to have his people he created come back to him... including allowing his son to die upon a cross.... wow!!!

I have been learning a fair bit about the culture also... little bit of the language... i'm bad when it comes to learning another language... and to think some people here speak about 5 different languages... i can barely speak english!!!

My quiet times... man i am learning so much about God in these times... and he is showing me that being a christian isn't easy when you really decide to live for Jesus... it's a great life and the blessing are amazing... but the discipline needed to live a God centred life... ouch... and the things that may come against you with that... ouch... But God's grace is sufficient for me...

anyways hope all is well back home and all around the place... will try to update more often

Thabang is my sesotho name they gave me... means Joyfullness...

blessing
Thabang... a.ka. kurthie

update

Hey guys...

time for a quick update!
the tooth is allot better, but as i speak i feel a tinge... praying against that tinge... ;)

I am being taken so much deeper in my faith and knowledge of Jesus... a few weeks back i prayed for someone's knee and they were healed instantly!!! i was blown away...
have prayed for a few people and a spirit of 'fear' has come up... so there has been a couple of times of even going into deliverance... not so scary...

preached on sunday just gone... God moved... amazing... I love Jesus!

I feel at home in Africa... i spent the week in jo'burg doing the childcare for the salvo officers missional conference... i kept saying can't way to go home... (meaning phuthaditjhaba!)
but it was so cool being there... everyone was asking when i am going to the training college in Africa to be an officer?! crazines... but i could say it is an option, and if God say's the word and opens the door... i will do it!

anyways bed time for me... i have a 4:30am start tomorrow to get back to joburg...

blessings
-Pauly-

or Thabang (joyfullness) my lesuto name i have been given

Hey guys,,,

Well i went back to the dentist on thursday and my tooth is all fixed for like $40 aus... man it would cost a fortune back in oz...

Did youth... and it was powerfull!! was able to pray and see people set free from some words spoken over their lives.... and God gave me some words to speak to some of the youth...

God is amazing... i love him so much!
have started accountability with Darren and already we are speaking honestly and openly and being very vulnerable... awesome... growth happening there and we have only met once for accountabilit...

oh and i am sooooo missing my rollerblades... i don't even have soap shoes with me!!!

blessing
-kurthie-

In Africa now!

Wow man!

I’ve been in Africa for just over 3 weeks now…
I feel so at home and love it here… way of life is different and getting use to it still… Bucket bathing every morning… Hand washing all my clothes, man that’s exercising my arm muscles!!
I’m learning so much about myself, God’s calling upon my life… and how important it is to battle it out in the spiritual everyday.
For the last week I have been battling a toothache… it comes and goes… one night I woke up with this throbbing pain and frustrated and not going to put up with it I just claimed boldly “In the name of Jesus Christ pain GO!” and it did… I woke up later with it… just chuckled rolled over and went back to sleep… but since it’s kept coming and going I went to the dentist yesterday and yep…. The dentist couldn’t find anything… but when I made the decision I’m going the dentist all the pain ceased and I haven’t had it since… hmmm interesting… I do have to get a different tooth fixed though so I am returning to the Africa dentist this Thursday morning… fun… hehe I got to witness a little to the 2 ladies that did the x-rays… so it made it all worth it!
Lol… when I went into the dentist the first lady that came through said “what tooth are we extracting?” I was like “uh um… no tooth is being pulled out… just checking a toothache… I’ve had…. I might need a filling?” Man close call ;)
Apparently cause allot of people can’t afford the work needed on their teeth, they just pull em out… craziness…
What else is or has happened? It’s rained everyday!!! I’m so over the rain!

I have committed myself more so to work along side the youth here, and the ovc feeding program. This afternoon I am doing the talk at youth… speaking on ‘why you matter?’ looking forward to it… I believe God has given a word to me for the youth here… I pray God speaks through me!
I’m getting used to African time… it’s never on time…

Oh being in the Orphans and vulnerable children work… feeding program I’ve had to really fight to hold the tears back… especially as at times there is 5 year olds looking after 2 year olds… kids scoffing their food down with their fingers… and pushing and fighting to get to the front of the line… as there is not enough children for the couple o hundred of children that turn up…

The church here is so passionate and responsive to the community needs… they do what they can, knowing they won’t meet all the needs… They have a heart to reach out with the gospel of Jesus Christ… and yes there are healings that take place…

I’m so blessed to be here….
I’m growing closer to Jesus as I have to rely on him more… in this environment…

2 Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the Lord range through out the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.”

Praying all is good back home… and that your hearts are turning more towards Jesus!

Blessings
-Kurthie-

bye bye!

Man... this sunday i fly off to South Africa!

what an amazing year to get this far...
highlights of last year, snowboarding and schoolies... man that has gone so fast... and now i'm at training... getting ready to go live in another country for 6months... how crazy is that??

God just blows my mind.... i have learnt so much and am really going to miss my family, friends and my church...
man my youth in the last couple o weeks are blowing my mind... one of the youth 13 years of age... prayed for me last sat night and confirmed one of God's calling over my life... God is going to use him in major ways!!!
i'm gonna so miss the youth at church, i love them so much!!!!!
and it was such a blessing to spend a week with them at Planet shakers... one time in worship... i was praying for them that a leader would be raised up to lead them.... since leadership has been lacking... i love them... and it's hard to leave them... but God is so looking out for them... and has some amazing plans for the youth of Centenary Salvos....
Guys... if your reading this go hard for Jesus i am praying for you all the way...!!!
remember keep praising all the way.... i fully believe you are all anointed and all of you guys have the potential to lead the youth in the right direction...

praise Jesus...
bless you guys...
post when i can... so stay watching for the updates...
-kurthie-

Barbarian way...

I'm reading a book at the moment for a 2nd time... called 'the Barbarian way' it's written by Erwin Raphael McManus...

it's awesome... the more i read... the more it's encouranging and influencing me to live for Jesus...
A line stood out to me... in it...
People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.

I stopped on that prolly for about 5mins... and couldn't stop thinking about that statement... cause i know everytime i'm stepping out for Jesus or really living for him.... i feel totally alive...

I remember when God put on my heart to apply for Africa 6month mission, got accepted... and had some crazy amount of money to over come... that for me to do, was impossible... but for God was possible... (and he's doing it!)
My dad just looked at me and plainly told me i was stupid... and that i couldn't do it... and did the fatherly thing of pointing out the obvious of... my debts.. car loan, credit card... bills... $6000 for this mission trip... and all i could say is... God wants me there i'll get there....
I was totally out of my mind... and often i felt like i was going crazy... cause i couldn't do it... dad was right on that part... but my God is a much bigger God.... and he is still overcoming allot of that... everytime i fear... he gives me peace...

something like less then 3 weeks till i fly out.... how crazy is that!!??

Thought... i should put another post up...

Been busy as, of late.. with work and getting allot of christmas stuff happening... Had my work Christmas concert last night! wahoo allot of stress gone now... my class jumped around on stage to some christmas carols... and we had a blast...
I only have about 2 weeks of work left... and then finished! yeah!!! and then another couple o weeks and off to South Africa... SCARY!!

God is good... i'm amazed at how faithfull he is... even when i'm not... been a bit of a downer of late... but on the way up me thinks...
health wise... seem to get over one thing and then something else hits me... it bites... but God will overcome that!!
and the weather.... it's so stinking hot!!! when are we gonna get a decent storm...? the storms of late... have been pretty weak... lookin for a goodin...

anyway guys bless ya heaps!!