Kids Catching a Kingdom Vision
The blog was written by my daughter Anna Brock Jesus feeding the five thousand is a popular story in John 6:1-14 and often a favorite miracle shared among adults and kids. Sometimes I find myself missing out on God’s truth throughout Scripture when I read familiar stories that I have heard since I was a […]
Stories of His Faithfulness
Written by Mike Verkaik: Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story. – Psalm 107:2 One of the joys and life giving gifts of leading kingdom encounter trips is to almost daily hear testimonials and stories of our Father’s faithfulness and provision from local people, and partner ministries. To me, listening to the accounts […]
This is Church
Written by Mike Verkaik: I have recently returned from traveling with another group of high school students to Oceans Retreat Center (ORC) in Fish Hoek, SA. As Tim mentioned last week, we are excited about an upstart Christian school moving on to the campus. Part of this Kingdom Encounter was preparing the campus for the […]
Gathering to Dedicate the High School
It is overwhelming to consider how the Sovereign Streams of God have flown together to begin the first Christian High School in Fish Hoek, South Africa starting on the Oceans campus in July. Someday I will explain the story in greater detail but it is truly a work only God could have brought about. As […]
Reminiscing About God’s Faithfulness to Oceans Ministries – Part 2
We encounter the Kingdom of our Father when we give His love away! We want to share a few stories with you of the blessings of letting Christ’s love flow through us. John 13:34,35 “So I give you now a new commandment: Love each other just as much as I have loved you. For when […]
Reminiscing About God’s Faithfulness to Oceans Ministries – Part 1
“Give thanks to God, our King over all gods! His tender love for us continues on forever! Psalm 136:2 For the next few weeks Mike and I wanted to share some thoughts about God’s amazing faithfulness demonstrated over the 10 years of Oceans Ministries. Thanks for listening, we hope it encourages you to trust in […]
