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Hello from the USA June 22,2009
Our ‘2nd Annual Walk for South Africa’ was a great success. We raised over $6,000.00 for Poyeho Project and had a terrific time on that Saturday. Holding an outdoor event in May is always risky, but God blessed us with great weather for both the walkers and the motorcycle group. We had over 20 folks in both groups and a wonderful Bar-B-Q in the park afterward. One of the local DJ’s promoted us on their station and also rode with the biker event. I am attaching some pictures from the event for you to enjoy.
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The new shuttle business is struggling a little in its infancy stage, but Ronnie & Dulcie continue to press forward. This is a typically slow season in SA as it is winter down there. However, there are several surfing events and local festivals that will draw tourists to the area. We are working to complete the business plan for the brick and block business and hope to obtain financing in the next two months. The plan would be to have the business functioning prior to my next trip in October.
Dayle and I are very busy in the startup of new businesses here in Puyallup. She is moving forward with her interior design interest and I’m starting a consulting and business training company. I have recently re-written my curriculum and am developing new forms and exercises. Please pray for us as we move forward in this venture.
I am currently planning a trip for the beginning of October, returning the first week in November. If you are interested, please contact me for more information. Don’t forget to visit our website at www.poyeho.org.
Have a great day and God bless you.
DaveHello from the USA,
April 27, 2009
We’ve been home now for almost 3 weeks. We have all
recovered from the trip home and are doing well. However,
the young people have not recovered from the impact that
South Africa, Storehouse Church, and the people had on them.
Many have begun saving their money to go next year and
others are prayerfully considering going for an entire year.
They didn’t believe me when I told them they would never be
the same. The spiritual imprint of the ‘open heaven’ they
experienced at Storehouse Church has been permanent,
growing, and spreading through the CityGate Youth Group.
I spent the last week working on business related things.
The shuttle business started in December of 2008, East Cape
Gateway Shuttles, is progressing nicely with an aggressive
expansion of contacts and opportunities. The goal for this
year is to build the business to a level to purchase a
second vehicle before the FIFA World Cup next year. We are
also very close to launching the Block business in the next
few months. The financial climate in South Africa has been
affected by the world situation, but is in a much stronger
position than most countries. Their banking system did not
involve itself in the mortgage mayhem and is currently rated
in the top ten in the world.
The Poyeho Project Board of Directors and I are busily
preparing for our annual fundraiser, ‘Walk for South
Africa’. This year we have made it a one day event and
combined the ‘Walk’ with a ‘Motorcycle Poker-run’. I learned
my lesson last year. It is much better to have 100 people
walk 12 miles than 2 guys walk 100 miles. It took me several
months to fully recover. The event will be held Saturday,
May 30th and will be a full day, ending with a barbeque at
one of our Puyallup parks in the afternoon. If you would
like to join us and be a part of impacting nations, please
contact me at 253-224-6367, or email me at
pdaver@msn.com. If you are interested in the motorcycle
event, logon to www.ride4sa.com for complete information.
There is also additional information on our website at
www.poyeho.org.
I am attaching some pictures of the last week of our stay in
South Africa. The friends in the pictures of Storm’s River
Mouth are Justice and Joe Allen, and Rachel Layman. Justice
and Joe are the sons of Apostle Steve and Patty Allen, and
Rachel is attending Nation Builders and is from Spokane, WA.
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I am currently planning a trip for the beginning of October,
returning the first week in November. If you are interested,
please contact me for more information.
Have a great day and God bless you.
Dave
Hello from South Africa, April 01, 2009
One thing that I failed to mention in my last newsletter was our trip to the HIV/AIDS clinic. I can’t believe that I overlooked it. We delivered all of the fleece items that we had brought with us and the young people distributed them to the people waiting for their treatment. These people travel as far as 60 to 70 kilometers to get to this clinic for treatment. Doesn’t seem like a lot until you realize none of them have vehicles and very little money. Our team distributed the fleece items and had an opportunity to pray with people. Several of them were so overcome that they could not continue praying and everyone was touched significantly. I had an opportunity to minister and pray for the staff. They were very open and it seemed that many of the moved to tears.
Wednesday, March 24: Pastor Jon continued his parenting class with a great response. We spent the afternoon going to Cape St. Francis, St. Francis Bay, and Port St. Francis. We stood at the lighthouse on the cape. This point of land is the furthest place from Puyallup and still be on dry land. Amazing to stand on the ‘ends of the earth’ from home.
Thursday, March 25: Today was a sad day as we said goodbye to Team 1. There was a time of ministry before they left that was very powerful. We prayed 3 specific things for the trip home: 1) space on the plane, 2) rest for Pastor Jon and the team, 3) no air sickness. God graciously answered all 3 requests. The team finished staining the ‘Play Toy’ and we secured the parts for the fireman’s pole. I found everything that I needed exactly as I pictured it. Sometimes in rural South Africa that qualifies as a miracle. (See pictures)
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| Cape St. Francis Lighthouse | Project Complete | Trying Out The Fire Pole |
Friday, March 26: We started the second project today. A parking area and improved drainage for the Allen home. P. Dallas will bring in a backhoe to do much of the major digging, but we will be working on the finish parts of the project. Everyone was tired at the end of today. Tonight the youth meeting was held at the youth center in Arcadia. There were several new young people
Saturday, March 27: We worked in the morning and then prepared for the all church picnic in the late afternoon. We have been involved a few times in the raising and taking down of the tent. Not an easy project, especially in the wind. This was part of today’s preparation and it was windy. The church picnic was fun and a fundraiser for Nation Builders.
Sunday, March 28: Church today was an incredible time of ministry and worship. God is breaking burdens and bringing freedom to the people during this season of ‘open heaven’. We went to the beach again this afternoon and had a wonderful time. We spent the evening resting from the week and fellowshipping with everyone at the farm.
Monday,
March 29: Today we went to the
Tsitsikamma National Park at Storm’s River Mouth. This
is one of my favorite places to visit and the young people
understood why. The scenery with the rocks and the ocean are
incredible and the crashing waves send an enormous spray
into the air. I hiked with the young people to the
suspension bridge and then they hiked to the observation
deck at the top of the trail. It was glorious day of
enjoying God’s incredible creation along with getting some
good exercise.
Tuesday, March 30: Today we continued working on Project 2. I will send pictures with my next email. All of the young people are doing great, working hard, and all of you parents should be proud of the testimony they are leaving here at the farm. Everyone has been impressed by them.
Prayer requests
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Completion of all of our projects.
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God has given us all good health for this entire trip. Please continue to pray in that direction. There has been sickness on the farm, but it has not affected any of our team.
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To receive everything that God has for us.
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That I will be able to accomplish all of the Poyeho tasks that I am focusing on.
Goodbye for now,
Dave
Hello from South Africa, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 17: We continued working on the Play Toy today. We set several more poles and bolted some of the side supports. The attitude of the young people is good and they are working hard, however they feel like this will take forever and not everyone gets to work 100% of the time. What they don’t know is that this part is always the slowest with the least amount of visible achievement. Tonight Pastor Jon will teach his class on parenting. The signup indicates there will be 20+ people
Thursday, March 18: Today we gained much ground on the Play Toy. The top section is virtually complete and much of the support system for the lower sections is set in place. It’s coming together. We put in a solid day and everyone was tired.
Friday, March 19: Mission impossible is successful. The main portion of the project is completed, everything but the fire pole and the climbing net. (See the picture) We put in a full day and everyone was tired. Tonight was youth night and the group did their skit and lead worship. It went very well and powerful ministry broke out.
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Great Looking Team |
Project Complete |
Saturday, March 20: We spent the morning shopping in Jeffrey’s Bay. In the afternoon, we had a braai with the Nation Builders, our group, and the staff. Pastor Leon and Angus did the cooking and it was awesome. Jody & Martha made roast bread and many salads were made by the ladies, P. Jon, and Michelle.
Sunday, March 21: Church today was awesome. There has been major ministry at each service. Pastor Jon and Hannah mixed with the Storehouse Worship Team during the worship time today and the anointing was terrific. We went traveled in to Jeffrey’s Bay again to spend a couple hours at the beach. It was a great day, not too much wind. Tonight we had a Worship Night led by Pastor Jon and the time was incredible. At one point, we moved out from under the tent and worshipped under the night sky. The presence of God touched everyone.
Monday, March 22: Today we went to the Bungee Jump and the Rhino Camp game park. Susanna and Michelle both jumped. I got really excited watching them. That was all of the excitement I could handle. It was a great full day and the team had a terrific time. See the photos.
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| Susanna, Ready to Jump | Away We Go |
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| Michelle, I Can Fly | Just Hanging Out |
Tuesday, March 23: Today we spent shopping at the mall and in Jeffrey’s Bay. Everyone was excited about bringing aspects of South Africa home. It was a comfortable, relaxed day and very pleasant.
Prayer requests
1. Michelle, pray for healing. She has not been down, but fighting a cold and a bit of a sore throat. We want her well for the arduous trip home.
2. Team 1. They depart tomorrow and are not looking forward to the flight. Once you’ve experienced it you will understand. It’s much more difficult to face when you know what you are facing. Rest for Ps. Jon on the plane on the way home.
Goodbye for now,
Dave
Hello from South Africa, Mar. 17,2009
We arrived in South Africa on Friday, made an uneventful entry through customs, and caught our final flight to Port Elizabeth. We arrived in Port Elizabeth along with all of our luggage, thank God, at 6 pm. We were met by the Sphars, picked-up our rental vehicle and headed to the farm. Little did we know what was waiting at the farm. The youth groups meeting was in full swing and the young people jumped into the deep end in regards to worship and ministry. There has been a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit and suddenly we were all wide awake after our 31 hour trip.
Saturday, March 14: This was our day of R&R after all of the traveling and the 9 hour time difference. The young people were incredibly on-point through all of the traveling and I was very proud of all of them. Today they met with the staff here at the church and heard the story of the beginning of GMSA. They spent time in the pool, met the young people and Nation Builders living at the farm, and generally relaxed.
Sunday, March 15: This is the year of an ‘Open Heaven’, meeting in the tent with a very relaxed format. Worship was incredible and much of the time was filled with ministry. At one point there was ministry for the kids, 8 thru 12, our team was invited to join in the ministry time and there was much prayer for a powerful release of Holy Spirit with this age group. A young boy was prayed for regarding healing. Pastor Jon, I, and the team also received ministry for a release from burdens and cares.
In the afternoon, we spent time in Jeffries Bay at the beach. The water was wonderful and we had a great time. To all of the parents, nobody got burned, a few pinks, but no reds. I think everyone went in the ocean and Ps. Jon said for the first time in his life he enjoyed the beach.
Monday, March 16: Today we started the ‘Play-toy Project’. We dug 18 holes in less than sandy soil, did all of the layout and preparation, and took delivery on our first load of supplies. The afternoon was a tour of the general area. We went to several of the locations (a term referring to the impoverished areas), the coloured communities, the towns of Jeffries Bay & Humansdorp. Pastors Marshall & Leon were the tour guides and talked a lot about the Apartheid era and the things that they experienced. They were both high school age during the final years of Apartheid and experienced the time of transition.
Tuesday, March 17: We continued working on the project today. We finished a few more holes and set 3 poles in place. This afternoon the group shared their testimonies with the Nation Builders. They spoke about their families and talked about the miracles that God worked in getting them here. The NB’s were amazed at the amount of finance it took for everyone to make this trip and the dedication and faith of each of our team. It was great to have them share again about what God had done and His faithfulness to their obedience and commitment.
Goodbye for now,
Dave
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| Pastor Jon | Breakfast For Everyone | Prayer Time |
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| Building The Play-Toy | What a Great Looking Team |
Hello from Puyallup, Feb 25,
2009
We are preparing for our next trip to South Africa. This
trip I am being accompanied by six high school young people
and three leaders. It’s been exciting as we have prepared
this group for the trip. Several fundraisers have taken
place with the young people working hard to earn and raise
the funds necessary. Departing on March 12th, we will be
spending 3-1/2 weeks at the base in Humansdorp. The plans
are to build a playground for the children of the community,
as well as, working with the HIV/AIDS ministry. There is
much excitement in the air as we approach the final 2 weeks.
This is the first group of young people to travel to the
farm to support and touch the ministry there.
Fundraiser Dinner Event
 Setting up for the Fundraiser |
 Collecting fleece clothing |
 The food looks great |
 Great turnout |
As you know, we started East Cape Gateway Shuttles in
December and I will be spending much of my time working with
them. I’m also working with the block business, a catering
business, and the owner of a charcoal manufacturing
business. I will also be teaching some advanced classes in
specific areas of business. This will be shorter trip for me
than usual, so the intensity of my schedule will be
increased.
We have also conducted a drive collecting fleece clothing
for the local people. Their seasons are opposite from ours,
so they will be in autumn moving into winter. Though their
weather is milder, their homes are unheated and when the
rains come and the wind blows it is very cold for them, even
indoors.
Well goodbye for now. My next letter will be from South
Africa.
Dave
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Hello from Puyallup, Dec 25, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!
Bob and I arrived home on the 16th to a winter wonderland. I was expecting cold and rainy, stepped into freezing and snowy. There has been snow on the ground since we arrived and it is still there (very unusual for Puyallup). This has been a whirlwind homecoming. I had been home only 24 hours when Dayle and I received a phone call from our eldest son & his family that they had been involved in a roll-over traffic collision on their trip home from eastern Washington. I immediately contacted my youngest son and we drove through the snow, over the pass, through winter storm conditions to see them, pray with them, and reassure them. Long story short, my daughter-in-law Nickie sustained a neck injury, but everyone else was fine. We spent the night in Yakima and brought grandchildren home. My son, David, stayed while Nickie went through surgery. Dayle and I thank God for watching over them and are believing for a speedy recovery and healing for Nickie.
Our final week in South Africa was a great success. Bob spent virtually every day working on building the new house. I spent most of my time completing the first business start for Poyeho. I am attaching some pictures that show the house progress. To let you know the house is now completed and Kholeswa and her children have moved in. What a great blessing and statement of God’s heart to bless his people.
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| The Old House | Framing The New House | Ready to Paint |
Also East Cape Gateway Shuttles is now in business and own a new Toyota Quantum shuttle, see pictures. What a highly successful trip.
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| Ronnie at The Dealership |
Showing off the new Shuttle at the GMSA Farm |
Dave, Dulcie, Ronnie, Apostle Steve |
This new business has taken Poyeho Project from realm of the theoretical to the realm of reality. You cannot fully understand the excitement that I felt seeing this business start. The couple that own the business, Ronnie & Dulcie Geswint, were so blessed to see God’s faithfulness. They never imagined that they could own a new vehicle of this magnitude. When God says that he will do ‘exceedingly abundantly above what we can ask or think’ we find it hard to believe that He says that to us.
It is wonderful to be home and a joy to be in this season. I am so grateful that God’s providential hand is in our lives. Seeing God’s mercy and protection in the lives of my children and grandchildren causes this Christmas season to be so joyous as we gather around the Christmas dinner together. Thank you God for your love and protection.
May God’s richest blessing and the awareness of His loving presence and Spirit grace you and your family in this wonderful season of giving.
Dave
