The Miracle Of The Move Of BRAAM Family Church To Cresta Building
I’m not sure how long the building at the corner of Beyers and Weltevreden has been a problem. I just know that I’ve been living in the area since 2005, and during that time, I’ve had to answer many uncomfortable questions from my two boys (now 19 and 12). We moved to the UK for four years in 2011, and even then, the building was already a concernwith the adult store and, I believe, some kind of nightclub operating there.
Over the years, I’ve often prayed in my car at that intersection, asking my boys to join me in agreement—asking God to shut down the shops and the activities, and claiming the ground as my inheritance (Joshua 1:3), especially when the bottle store opened across the road.
A few months ago, I was driving with an intercessor, and we both looked at the place again and prayed together. Then, about two months ago, I stopped there again and lamented, “Lord, when will this change? When will You hear our prayers?” Imagine my joy when I saw the sign for a church going up! Wow!
I was so excited—Praise Yahweh! Praise the Mighty God! I don’t for one minute believe it was my prayers alone that brought about this change. I know that churches in the area have been praying faithfully for years, and a group of moms regularly prayer-walk around a local high school, covering the area and its schools in prayer. Still, this was such an encouragement for me, especially as I continue to pray into other areas close to my heart.
I pray that you will see the hand of God move in your congregation.
May you embody what Jesus described in Matthew 9:35–38:
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming
the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
36 When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed
and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.”
