Queens for the King

May 2015 Newsletter

Autumn is in the Air! Its cool in the mornings here now but activity at Tabitha is heating up. We are active in the Sweetwaters community where two patients received Christ this month. We are getting two churches to come together and sponsor a Secret church bible study night with 5 of our Sweetwaters teens attending. The Tabitha kids are learning to swim, ride bikes, and loved playing in their soccer tournament. Our 5-7 graders got to go to a game reserve and we are still studying the Bible and working on math homework until we all go cross-eyed! Come see what God is doing.

Teaching Godly Teamwork

Thomas took our 2nd-7th

graders to a soccer

tournament against the other

Christian schools our size

here. He and Phebe (our UK

intern) coached our boys' 1st

and 2nd teams. Our kids really

had a great time playing. The

best part was at the end when

we came together to pass out

awards, Thomas could lead the

teams in prayer and show our

boys what true sportsmanship

looks like.

"I was blind, but now I see..." House visits have been so powerful in

May. We had 2 patients (Thembinkosi

& Tholakle) pray to receive Christ. We

planted God's Word in 6 new homes.

We also gave 2 ladies reading glasses

so they can see the Scriptures now.

Two of the ladies visited were so

overwhelmed at the gift of a new Bible

that they burst into tears. Sebe said

"Truly God sent you here to me today

to show me He loves me & hasn't

forgotten me." Keep praying for us

every Thursday as we plant seeds of

hope in Sweetwaters.

Sweetwaters Bible Study

The young adults in

Sweetwaters still meet with us

on Tuesday afternoons to study

God's Word. We just finished

studying Ten Commandments.

Thomas got the Northdale

Church where Indian people

attend to join together with

Hilton Baptist and sponsor a

Secret Church. So far both

churches have about 50 people

attending. We are excited that 5

of our Sweetwaters students are

attending. It will be quite a

Diverse City that night!

Hilton Game Reserve

We loaded up the truck and took the 5th-7th graders to Hilton College to see

their game reserve. Their conservationist gave the kids a great Life Science

lesson. It was the first time these Zulu kids had seen African animals like

giraffe, wildebeast, zebra, etc. They especially loved learning to track animals

by their manure piles hahaha!

Our Newest Intern Sarah Blevins is interning with

us from May to July. She made

the time transition look easy.

Sarah is mentoring a group of 3

boys in devotions. She also

does reading groups with our

most struggling readers. She

helps with lots of administrative

work which eases the load on

Thomas and I. Pray for Sarah as

she serves the Lord here that

she will grow spiritually and

pour Jesus into the kids to help

mend broken hearts.

Splish Splash

Every Friday afternoon (that it

doesn't rain), we load up the

2nd-5th graders to go to swim

lessons. Coach Sibs got each

child a new swim cap and water

bottle. The kids feel like real

pros in the water now. They

actually move forward in the

water when they kick now!

Baking Class is still

delicious!

BIKE TIME- WHOO HOOO! Thomas and our interns

supervised bike time for the

children last Saturday. The

kids got several awesome

bikes from a generous

donor so we took a test

drive. The kids loved riding

around the parking lot. Best

of all: No one crashed into

our car which was a huge

plus! HA HA

Elizabeth Update

Elizabeth passed all 5 parts of her GED! She is now waiting for her diploma to

come in the mail (insert prayer here!) so she can officially enroll in classes at Lee

University in the fall. June 5th will be her last day of high school here then she

will intern at Tabitha alongside Sarah until she returns to America. Pray for her

transition back to the States.

Donations we are praying for:

Tennis shoes and belts

for the Tabitha kids.

(Shoes avg $8-10/pair

and Belts $7)

New craft cabinet

solution for our art

supplies ($125)

Ceiling paint ($45/bucket)

Praise: Zuma and the other 4

year old boys love their new

comforters as you can see!

The Jacob Scoop

Jacob is doing really

well in school and is still

enjoying his swim and

rugby. He qualified for

the Nationals here in the

IM and Butterfly. He was

so excited to make it to

Nationals. Pray he

becomes a role model

God can use to bring

Him much glory as little

ones watch his every

move around here.

Praises and Prayer Concerns:

Praises:

Elizabeth passed her GED. Now we need the diploma!

God provided funding for bookshelves and 5 little boy duvets

Prayer Concerns:

Guidance with discipline in Tabitha children Wisdom and Follow through in Tabitha Staff meetings Salvation and Spiritual Growth for the Tabitha kids and SW

patients God to provide medication and tuition money for our Tabitha

kids

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Permanent Address:

Thomas and Paige Queen

135 Leamington Lane SE

Cleveland, TN 37323

In-Country Mailing Address:

Thomas and Paige Queen

Suite H 17

P/Bag X 9118

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

3200