David and Carol fly to Botswana, May 15, 2008

Erika Visser is a native of Botswana and an ordained minister, has had for many years a mercy mission to help those in abject poverty, and under threat of death, often from AIDS, and they live on the sand in huts and small structures, on the sand, with virtually nothing.

Below is a picture we took in 2005 of a woman gathering sticks, her family's only source of heat and cooking fuel, down by the river (often dry) which runs through Maun:

Across the street, not a hundred feet away, the police found a group who tied up three children, and were told by the children that their captors were going to kill them. Often, they are sacrificed and their organs are harvested by those seeking more power from Satan. And, this country is one of the milder ones in Africa. As I go out walking in the morning for exercise down by the river, which is not yet in flood stage this year, I hear a group of men chanting and shouting. A man gets about a quarter to take people across part of the river to our side, in a pole boat. The children and dogs then traverse a felled tree to reach the other bank. The group who are chanting could be Christian, but it may not be, especially down by the river. All that being said, Botswana is a largely Christian nation, and prayer often opens the day for many businesses, and government offices.

Monday (May 19) we met and prayed for a friend who is suffering from brain cancer, and her son. We visited a native village where a baby born blind, and her sister and mother are in a small, cramped single room. We are praying for the baby, when the sister has an epileptic fit. She is out of medicine. We pray for a miracle. Erika has been praying, and this baby has over recent months begun to discern light and darkness. As Carol prays, the baby reaches up and holds Carol's hand.

Tues (May 20) a church invites us to a leadership training meeting. This is one of the oldest traditional churches in town. About fifty are in attendance. There is no electricity, because of rolling power conservation efforts by the utility, and we do all but the last few minutes of ministry by candles and kerosene lanterns. The people receive the encouragement, and we pray for everyone there, and they receive prophecy and healing.

Wed (May 21). A generous benefactor flies us up to a safari camp in the Okavango Delta by small plane (the only way to get there) for two days. We believed God for favor to pray for the camp staff, as we did last time, and for divine appointments among the clients. This is a photographic camp, not a hunting camp. We come back Friday, and then have a healing/prophetic meeting Saturday morning, and a healing meeting Sunday evening.

Fri (May 23) We fly back from the safari camp in the Delta where we were three years ago. We had an opportunity to pray for all the camp staff on Friday before we left, and virtually the whole staff came for prayer, and then sang a praise song at the end. Some had remembered Carol (the "Mamaruti", or woman minister) from three years ago, and had been asking the camp managers when she could pray for them. They were deeply touched.  At then end, they sang a praise song. “Praise the Lord, Hallelujah, Amen,” they sang. Carol cried. A few of the staffers remembered Carol from a few years ago; we went back (probably not an accident) to the same camp. They were telling the camp managers they wanted prayer from this Mamaruti who had been up in that camp a few years earlier.

Sat (May 24) Carol ministered at Erika's "Be Made Whole" tea under an outdoor pavilion, and it was beautiful, and God moved in prophecy and healing. It was a full house there (about 27).

Sunday (May 25) Carol ministers in a multi-church Healing Service which begins at 10 AM (Texas time), (5:00 PM there).  and will last about two hours or so. Many of the attendees at the healing service will be bringing their families. Not all of them know Jesus, and those who do often hold a "mixture" of beliefs, and still hold to the practices of their culture, including visiting the witch doctor, if they have lost something. In many businesses, local people are afraid of becoming business managers, because they fear that the other employees (resenting their authority) will have witchcraft curses put upon them. Other (so-called) "healers" come through this village of Maun regularly, but they charge 300 Pula (about $50) to people who only earn 500 Pula a month, to be prayed for. And, many people do not know the difference between the supernatural of God, and that which follows the witch doctors, and some are afraid of the real thing because of what they have experienced.  Pray that people's eyes are opened to our Glorious Jesus. We prayed that God will open the way for the "Full Gospel" here, that His move will come here, and that a church will start that is according to God's heart, without manipulation, distortion, or denial of the Holy Spirit. To GOD be all the Glory!

God moved, and we had a great healing service with about a hundred in attendance. They were from multiple churches, and some with no churches. It was well received. I gave the introduction, and Carol had wonderful ministry to about twenty of them, and a prayer line afterward. Many were touched. We will hear the reports later, as to what happened, but one man had a rotator cuff tear in his shoulder, and the pain left as we prayed.  Carol was unusually exhausted in that service, and we believe this was not spiritual, but rather due to her malaria medication (Malarone), which on consulting a pharmacist in town, she is discontinuing. There are not many mosquitoes this time of year, which reduces the risk of malaria greatly.

Monday (May 26) We are invited to come and pray for a couple we knew from three years ago, in Maun, who have an outreach mission there for many years. They got a sobering report that the head of the ministry has been found to have a "stage 4" cancer called squamous cell carcinoma in his neck, and the primary site of the cancer started in his tonsils, we found out later. He is only 52 years old, and has much to do in their mission outreach. We felt the presence of God as Carol laid hands on him. Carol gives her testimony, and gives encouragement and prays for him. and them both. We believe this is Divine timing, to be there in town at the time they got this news.

Wed (May 28) We got back a praise report from Sunday's healing service. A native woman (Motswana) perhaps in her fifties had been violently raped as a young child, and has been mentally unstable her whole life, since that time. The LORD restored her hearing in one ear, took her headache away, and, most importantly, she slept all night, peacefully, and was at peace the following day (Monday) throughout the day, without disturbing anyone, they told us. Praise His mighty name!   

Tue (May 27) We went to a private hospital and prayed for a co-worker of our host's mother, no report yet.

Africa, Africa! Make no sure plans, they say, everything can change. It's surely a crossroads of many cultures here, and we are blessed to be here. Thank you and God bless you richly for your prayers for us and for God to receive the Glory!

Tuesday evening (May 28), Carol taught for nearly two hours and prophesied/prayed over the class at Love Botswana Bible Institute here in Maun, Botswana. Carol's teaching was about "The Keys of the Kingdom." She was graciously received, and the Lord really touched the students and Heather, a co-director of the School.
 
We got a praise report Wed. about a man we had prayed for Sunday, with the torn rotator cuff injury to his shoulder; not only is the shoulder completely healed, they said, but today (Friday), we got another call, and his cardiologist found his EKG to be never better; evidently he had been under care for a heart condition. Praise our wonderful LORD.

Thurs (May 29), we prayed for many of the staff at our host's home, and a half dozen others who came by the house for prayer and counsel. We heard a report about a man who lives in South Africa who requested prayer by phone, and we have prayed a few times for him as they have been calling with reports. The praise report came in, and his blood count is showing no cancer in his body, only his liver indicators are still askew; we will continue praying.

Friday (May 30), we have come from praying for a woman who has just had a mastectomy for breast cancer, and we believe God for a creative miracle for restoration of not just her tissues, but her range of motion in her arm. Our God is faithful.
 
Sunday (June 1) we are invited to preach in Village Church, which meets in a large tent by the main road. Carol gave an inspiring talk on living an overcoming life despite obstacles, through a translator, and ministered personally to quite a few prophetically; others came up for prayer. I do not believe that they have seen prophetic healing before. Carol's words were very accurate, and the anointing of God was strong. This time in the church was evidently orchestrated by the LORD, as the Sr. Pastor (the one with cancer of his throat whom we visited earlier in the week) flew back from seeing doctors in another city, to make the announcement of the diagnosis to the church, and that he would leave (this week) for the U.S.A. to receive cancer treatment. Carol just "happens" to be in town, one who is walking victoriously after a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis herself! Isn't God good?  She preached a sermon on victory, of course.

We prayed for many others this week, at the school, those coming from around town and from out of town for healing. Today (Sunday), we prayed for a woman with a growth on her eye and the loss of vision in that eye, and the white growth on her eye shrank in front of us as we prayed for her, and her sight returned, she said. Those who brought her are returning her to her work at a safari camp today, and have been believing for God to break out with a witness for JESUS in that safari camp. Amen!

Monday June 2, we fly to Johannesburg then depart for Atlanta then Dallas. Layover in Johannesburg Airport 6 hr 40min, then depart Monday eve for Atlanta. We arrive back in DFW airport on Tuesday, June 3, in early afternoon. See you and hug your necks as soon as we can!  It is about thirty four hours in transit home, and to get some sleep sounds so good!
 
We did not take as many pictures as three years ago; I felt less like a tourist, and more like I (David) wanted to pray and minister rather than being "caught behind the camera". Then, too,  we had heard that it is illegal to take the local's pictures here without their permission; there is a great deal of exploitation of the local population by various organizations for fund raising here.
 
Every day a new adventure. Everything we could have wanted or needed has been provided; things just turned up in storage, etc. We'll tell you more later.
 
Those of you who stood with us in prayer, thank you! The LORD bless you! For those who helped send us economically, manifold increase be in your households!

David & Carol Kane