Once again we were honored have John Boyd visit us. John has been a misisonary in South Asia for some time now and everytime you get to meet with him, there is always something he has to say that just astounds you (as evidenced in his testimony). To hear the talk that John gave, click on the following link to access the streaming audio file. At the end of his talk, he provided a short video clip on the South Asia Team. If you would like to see it, click on the following South Asia Team Video .

Below you will find an email sent from John after his visit with us.

John Wrote: The show must go on! Congratulations on your new worship space. Innovation and flexibility are keys to advancing the kingdom and Tapestry is on top of it. I never pictured myself sharing my testimony from the stage of a murder mystery. But there I was, and I enjoyed every minute with you all. It was like coming home - not because of the couch and fireplace, but because of you. There were some new faces and many old friends as well. Thanks for joining with me in my work among the unreached of South Asia.

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Sunday morning, Jan. 29, 2006 provided us with another one of those wonderful, inspiring events in our lives. We were honored with the presence of Peter Black, our sponsored missionary from South Africa. Peter offered insite into their works in South Africa and it seems he has his whole family involved (through the grace of God). Take the time to listen to his spoken words in our streaming audio file.

This past summer we took on an effort to take up a collection of clothes, school supplies and various other necessities to support his missions effort. Talking about a little going a long way, just listen to what Peter has to say. Peter also had many pictures taken while the clothes and supplies were being passed out. Click here to view those pictures.

We never realize how fortunate we are until we hear stories like those that Peter has to tell us. We can be thankful for just knowing Peter but we can do more than that. If would like to further his efforts there in South Africa, contact him for available options and needs. If you would like, you can donate financially through Tapestry Church and we'll see that he receives the offerings. Peter's contact information is shown to the right. Monetary offerings generally serve his missions more effectively due to of all the red tape involved in trying to export goods into his country. We saw this first hand in the collections we took up this summer.

Contact Info: Peter Black, Pastor El Shaddai Community Church 8370 Ext. 2 Soshanguve South 0152 South Africa peterblack@freemail.absa.co.za