Teichert Prayer Letter for May

Karl and Jenny Teichert are serving the Lord as missionaries with OC Africa, in South Africa. They moved to Johannesburg in November, 1997 with their four children; Ann, Scott, Stephen and John. Karl serves as the Southern Africa Director of the Southern Africa Regional Team. Their vision is to see a healthy, Bible-based church established in every un-reached village and community in South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia and beyond. Their strategy is to partner with key African church leaders to research, train, and mobilize the body of Christ to complete the Great Commission. They are striving to equip local leaders in Southern Africa to reach their nations for Christ and send missionaries into other countries as well.

May Prayer Letter ...

Dear family and friends,

One of the greatest blessings of living in Johannesburg has been the school that our children have attended for the past 14 years! The King’s School (Robin Hills) is just across the street from our home. It is a National Christian school which has about 750 students from “kindergarten” to 12th grade. The vision of the school is to be conformed to the image of Christ, and its mission is “We are committed to educate and equip the children of God’s people to make a difference.” The purpose of the school is to help prepare learners for effective living, and we have been grateful over the years for the teachers and staff who have been committed to God and his purpose for the school and have modeled servanthood.

This is Scott’s final, “Matric” (12th grade) year. This year Karl and I were asked to help lead a prayer time along with all of the parents of the other Matric students. We have been so encouraged by the attendance of so many parents as we meet once a month to pray for our Matric students. It has been a blessing to unite our hearts as we bring various needs before the Lord … We all need his wisdom for the future of our kids as well as for them to finish the year strong. Scott is thinking of doing a gap year like his sister did in Jeffrey’s Bay at the leadership/discipleship training school there and then apply to schools in California. At this point he is still interested in studying electrical engineering.

Stephen is in 11th grade and wanted to tell you about his latest project: “Every year for our school’s high school science students, we have to do an experimental project for marks on any topic we want. Last year a friend and I did a project on the Tesla coil. This year, our teacher wanted to try something different and she entered our class into a bridge-building competition. Our class split into groups of four, and each group was given a pack of thin pieces of wood (15m in total). It took me and three other friends 13 hours to build our bridge. At the competition, our bridge did really well. Our bridge held 160.6 kg (353.3 pounds), which put us second overall. I was really happy with what we achieved, and it was a great experience.”

Stephen John is in eighth grade ... hard to believe he will soon turn 14! His passion is soccer; he loves watching his favorite team, Manchester United, play whenever he has a chance. He continues to help lead the younger kids at Kidzone on Friday nights and Sunday mornings. Unlike his brothers and sisters who studied Zulu, he has decided to study Afrikaans. It is a challenge, and we would appreciate your prayers when you think of him.

It is a good season in the life of our boys, and we are grateful for the opportunities they’ve been given. Thanks for standing with us in prayer and for all you do to support us and the ministry here.

Blessings,

Jenny for the Teicherts

OC Africa is an interdenominational ministry committed to developing, equipping, and mobilizing church leaders to multiply healthy, Bible-based churches in every community in Southern Africa and the world. OC is a faith-based mission who depends on the Lord to provide committed, financial supporters and partners. The contributions from these individuals help generate ministry opportunities around the world, impact missionaries and their global work, and provide a means for the International Mobilization Center to function. CLICK HERE to learn how YOU can be a part of mobilizing church leaders around the world by donating to OC.