\u2019n Plaaslike pastoor is opgewonde om n\u00e1 jare se gebed en \u2019n mediese terugslag nou die kans te kry om \u2019n gemeente op die been te bring.<\/p>\n
Pastoor Dawid Arendse (61) het jare lank as \u2019n verkoopskonsultant en bemarker in die landboubedryf gewerk, maar sowat 26 jaar gelede besef sy passie is om die Here te dien.<\/p>\n
In 2019 het Arendse \u2019n ernstige beroerte oorleef en die boodskap aan hom was duidelik. Dit was toe sy tyd om te woel en te werskaf om sy droom te bewaarheid en \u2019n gemeente tot stand te bring.<\/p>\n
\u201cEk wou nog altyd vir die Here werk, maar \u2019n hele paar jaar gelede het ek \u2019n droom gehad wat my lewe onherroeplik verander het. Ek het gedroom ek stap deur \u2019n plaaslike skrootwerf en sien al die wrakke wat daar staan. Ek het gesien hoe die Here my wys hoe ons as mense ook soos wrakke is, maar dat ons nog soveel potensiaal het. Ek wil ander se potensiaal kan uitwys en hulle op die regte pad lei.\u201d<\/p>\n
N\u00e1 die beroerte het hy besluit om al sy persoonlike geld te bestee aan die bou van \u2019n kerkgebou en op 18 Desember sal hy sy eerste diens in sy splinternuwe gemeente in Wolseley lei.<\/p>\n
\u201cVeral Wolseley se jeug moet terugkeer na die Here toe en ek wil hulle en ander lei om daar uit te kom. My doel is nie om geld te maak nie.<\/p>\n
\u201cDie feit dat kerke deesdae sinoniem is met geld, is vir my verkeerd. Ek wil h\u00ea mense moet kom soos hulle is en die woord ervaar,\u201d s\u00ea Arendse aan Standard<\/em>. <\/p>\n Die Dorsvloer Open Kerk is \u2019n gemeente waar almal welkom is en Arendse hoop om hande te vat met hierdie gemeenskap om hulle te inspireer en geloof as hoeksteen van die omgewing op te rig.<\/p>\n \u201cEk wil hande vat saam met die burgemeester van die Witzenberg en mense weer na die Here toe te bring. Daar is soveel uitdagings in daardie omgewing, maar daar is hoop.\u201d<\/p>\n Hy voeg ook by dat sy vrou, Celestine Jo-Anne Arendse, sy grootste inspirasie en ondersteuning is.<\/p>\n \u201cSy inspireer my elke dag om die beste weergawe van myself te wees en sy was \u2019n groot rede hoekom ek hierdie gemeente ook tot stand wil bring.\u201d<\/p>\n Die inhuldigingsdiens is op Sondag 18 Desember in die nuwe kerkgebou in Dawidastraat, Montana (Wolseley) gehou. Enigeen wat wil kontak maak met pastoor Arendse kan hom kontak by 083 285 3937. <\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2019n Plaaslike pastoor is opgewonde om n\u00e1 jare se gebed en \u2019n mediese terugslag nou die kans te kry om \u2019n gemeente op die been te 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