This will be my final prayer letter from South Africa. I plan to return to the UK at the beginning of March. Some of you have been receiving these prayer letters for over fifteen years. All of you reading this have very kindly upheld me in prayer for much of that time, sustaining me by God’s grace in anything I’ve been doing.

For those who haven’t been on the receiving end of being supported financially by other Christians, let me tell you that it is immensely humbling, encouraging and joy-giving all at the same time. It makes me marvel at what the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ does in uniting us and causing us to share what he has entrusted to us. So I start by thanking you, as I am often thanking our God for you, for believing what he says and praying and giving in light of that. May he keep giving you the faith to invest your time and money in his kingdom: it is definitely worth it!