Entries by Tim Spykstra

“Hello Darkness My Old Friend…”

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head and you find yourself humming it throughout the day, to the point where others around you get annoyed by it? The other day that was me. I kept singing the line “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again…” I also […]

True Belonging Our Only Hope!

You don’t need another opinion or editorial on the injustices, riots, or the global pandemic plaguing our world but how about some comfort? The other morning I was reading these words from Psalm 68:5-6 NLT: “Father to the fatherless, defender of widows -this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; […]

Why You Need These Two Trees!

Hello everyone from South Africa. I wanted to share a video post with you about a powerful prophetic picture from Zechariah 4. Our world is hemorrhaging from all sides and yet this text gives us God’s plan for bringing His healing ointment to our hearts and a hurting world. Click here to see the original […]

“Not for man to direct his Steps!”

Written by Patty Spykstra Tuesday, May 26 marks our 60th day of lockdown here in Cape Town, South Africa. To date we have 22,583 confirmed cases and 429 who have lost their lives to COVID-19. We have moved from Level 5 to 4 and perhaps Level 3 in June. Jeremiah 10:23 says, “I know, O […]

It’s Tuesday but Thursday is Coming!!!!

It was dark when we started our hike up the mountain. Why so early you ask? Because we are only allowed exercise out of our homes from 6 – 9 AM so you need to squeeze in every minute you can. Looking at the positive side we have experienced some amazing sunrises. On the morning […]