Becoming a Beautiful House – Soothed
How our minds and the truths in scripture are intertwined continues to astonish me. Attending and speaking at the conference “Just Jesus” for Christian Counselors in the Cape Town area, was a blessing. One presenter in particular who shared research linking childhood trauma, the mind, and future addictions particularly caught my attention. For example when […]
Becoming A Beautiful House – Seen
This past Sunday my wife Patty and I were invited to join the Gospel Outreach Church in Masiphumelele to celebrate with them the remodeling of their building. About three years ago a generous gift was give to Oceans Ministries, which allowed us to contribute to this much needed expansion. In Africa everything moves slowly so […]
The Gardener Within
Remember Mary Magdalene crying that Sunday morning at the tomb? She addressed Jesus as The gardener!!!
How’s your heart?
Written by Mike Verkaik: How’s your heart? That is the question I asked myself and the team as we started several days of our kingdom encounter at Oceans Retreat Center. The Spirit placed it on my mind after reading Psalm 119:81 which started with the words, “I’m lovesick” (TPT) I am so blessed to […]
The Powerful Fruit of the Resurrection
Jim has made the long journey to Africa 8 times. He is a gifted craftsman and has used his skills to bless Oceans Retreat Center with helping with an addition, put in a kitchen, windows, flooring, electrical work, Jim can really do it all. But what’s even more amazing than his work gifts is Jim […]
The Safest Seat
Deep in the eastern Negev of Israel is a place called Arad. This ancient biblical city hosts the ruins of a temple that is a replica of the biblical description of the Tabernacle in the desert. We love to take teams here to present a visual of what the Tabernacle looked like. In the picture […]
