THANK YOU, especially to Matthew Campaigne-Scott for editing the book.

AUTHORS NOTE Yeovil Vineyard Church was the 99th Vineyard church planted in the UK and Ireland....

PRELUDE By Hendrik Hattingh: My story is very different to Leonie’s story, but in the end, we reached the same...

FOREWORD By Derek White: It was 1990 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and I had come from Canada to work in the...

AVBOB I'm lying on the mattress on the bare floor of the bedroom. I can hear the old secondhand fridge...

VIA THE SOUTH COAST There are a few things I have always wanted to do in my life. I wanted to work in an exotic hotel...

SETTLING IN A STRANGE CITY The hospital released me on a Friday, and I returned to my family for the weekend. On...

BACK WITH GOD Living and working in Bloemfontein turned out to be a bit dull. I remember one Saturday evening...

SELF-CONFIDENCE It was good to be back in Johannesburg. Most of my friends were now married and had little ones....

SHAME I always felt a bit like an outsider, especially among my friends. At times, it seemed they'd close....

CHURCH When I turned thirteen, something wonderful happened. A week-long Student Christian Union camp...

THE JESUS PEOPLE In 1970, the year after I left school, my dad enrolled me in Art College for the first time...

THE INVISIBLE BECAME VISIBLE Church-wise, I was still floating around. I was searching with sincerity, but I...

LIFE, CHURCH AND ALL OTHER THINGS Finally I was actively researching and searching for a church...

SALVATION My story is very different to Leonie’s story, but in the end, we reached the same...

LOOKING FOR A CHURCH Before I share my 'church hopping' experiences, I want to say this: I love our variety of...

COMING OF AGE Coming of age was an important time in a South African's life. It was especially significant for me...

RELATIONSHIPS I wasn’t like the typical woman in my circle of friends, perhaps because I didn't know how to...

THE HEALING HAS BEGUN After attending art college, I initially tried to pursue a life as an artist. I eventually...

MARRIAGE - A BURST BUBBLE While God warns us, ultimately it is my choice to obey or not. He communicates...

THE FAINT LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL There was only one positive thing that came from my failed marriage...

THE SOLID CLAY POT As I finally found my feet in the Vineyard, I also found a home group I was happy with...

THERE MUST BE MORE THAN THIS In April 1990, the late Brent Rue from the Desert Vineyard in Lancaster...

THE DREAM I kept facing one big struggle in my life: a desperate need for encouragement. This...

YEOVIL R7000 In November 1991, I woke in the night with the words "Yeovil 7,000 Rand" echoing in my mind...

A NEW BEGINNING At the start of 1992, I was working alongside a woman who was temping at my company. During...

ALL I HAVE IS YOURS LORD During a church service one Sunday evening, we had a man from Cape Town who spoke...

MY FIRST HOME GROUP After the break-up of the last home group I attended, I was hesitant to commit to another...

HAVING FUN Soon, we had one beautiful woman after another joining the group, ranging in age from 18 to 60...

CAN YOU CHANGE THE DESTINY OF A NATION? Our Sunday evening services were popular with...

THE CALL Before sharing my dream, I think it's important to explain the significance of dreaming about ...

DISCOVERING MY GIFTS There are many tests available for us as Christians to discover our gifts. I recall...

A SLICE OF DRY BREAD If it hadn’t been for Naomi’s support and encouragement, I don’t know if I would have...

THE EASY YOKE 1993 was a tough time for me, but I had to trust in God. Little did I know then that God was about...

THE THREE ENGLISH GENTLEMEN Later that year, I was invited to a barbeque at a couple’s home. They...

THE LOCOMOTIVES DREAM It was almost as if 1993 was the year of dreams for me. Looking back, I can see...

VSOM - WHAT IS THIS? In July 1993, a year after the prophetic 'Yeovil 7,000 Rand', I read a Vineyard magazine...

ABOUT THE MONEY In November 1993, Brian Andersen of North Phoenix Vineyard in Arizona, came to South...

FAREWELL I left South Africa for the Vineyard School of Ministry on the Ranch, on 26 February 1994...

ANAHEIM David and Kris were a true blessing. I had the honour of attending a Women's Bible study...

TOZER They had a little library of books, and they encouraged us to pick a book for reading...

TEARS AND LAUGHTER Mike and Michelle Laughlin were our first speakers, and they came to talk to us about worship...

POCKETS OF RENEWAL It was March 1994, and some of what had begun in Toronto was starting to infiltrate America...

BOB CRAINE DAY I From the very first of the three days we spent with Bob Craine, it became clear what awaited...

BOB CRAINE DAY II On the second day, Bob Craine began by discussing the dangers of comparing oneself to others.....

BOB CRAINE DAY III Deuteronomy 28:1-14 NIV “If you fully obey the Lord your God and follow all his commands, He will....

ZANE SPRINGER Zane spent a couple of days at the Ranch with us. He shared a powerful message about a thirst...

THE COWBOY PROPHET We had even more memorable teaching and ministry times at the Ranch. One important...

YOUTH WITH A MISSION We also had the privilege of hosting Dave Gustaveson from Youth With A Mission...

HEARING GOD Glen and Donna Schroeder were the Youth Pastors at Anaheim Vineyard. They came to speak...

TNN FOLDER AND OTHER CONFLICTS We spent two days listening to excellent teachings on receiving and handling criticism....

MISSIONS TRIP TO MEXICO We soon left for an outreach mission in Mexico. At first, it was exciting. But, we soon found...

BACK HOME ON THE RANCH It was a relief to get back home. Not just to sleep in our own beds, but many of us had flu...

AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE The Lord wasn’t done with me after ministering to me that day through Tozer’s prayer...

MORE IMPARTATION Gunner Payne was a Quaker who ran a Bible study group in Yorba Linda, California, in the early...

LEADERSHIP AND VISION We absorbed with enthusiasm the messages that the Lord had given His servants to share with us...

PROPHECY: CURSE OR BLESSING? We had a speaker, Bob Harper, who talked to us about cross-cultural communication...

INTIMACY VS INTIMIDATION I must admit that the 1994 renewal in Toronto challenged us as believers. We all experienced...

LEADERSHIP AND HUMILITY It was wonderful to have the school director, Mark Macalister, lead a session on leadership...

MINISTRY TIME WITH A VIEW I must admit, I was blessed by the Vineyard School of Ministry. It gave me a strong foundation...

THE MAN FROM YEOVIL One Sunday at church, I sat next to Steve, a man from Desert Vineyard. He introduced me to...

FINALLY, THE OUTPOURING Meanwhile back at the ranch, we met our next speaker and teacher. Ed McClasson was the pastor...

THE CAINE MUTINY It was the 19th of May, 1994—our last teaching on the Ranch. Mark van Gilder from Palmdale...

THE LAST WEEKEND ON THE RANCH It was Friday, our last weekday at the Ranch. I had been trying to find accommodation in England...

HAVE FAITH With each passing day, my nerves grow more and more tense. It’s Friday, and I still haven’t heard...

BUT BEFORE I LEAVE During the last few days with David and Christine, I met a friend of theirs who often visits...

GOODBYE AMERICA On Sunday, Christine’s brother and his wife gave me a lift back to Anaheim. I felt sad saying...

JET LAGGED IN ENGLAND I walked through customs without any interrogations. It's amazing how much the traveller's origin...

AN ERRAND I decided to tackle a few errands first. I had promised to visit friends in Glasgow and to...

THIS MUST BE GOD SPEAKING After a couple of days in Scotland, I was back on the bus, making my way back to Southend-on-Sea...

A SLAP ON THE WRIST I felt very satisfied. I had taken a bus from Southend to Oxford via Victoria Station. Helen...

PUB IN THE CHURCH Jean’s husband, Gordon, told me that once a month, they sell wine and beer at the local...

BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS I felt so distracted in Yeovil. I tried to spend quiet time with the Lord. But, my mind was filled...

THE LAST DAYS IN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA I stayed over at Jean and Gordon’s home for the last night. Steve Barber called me and picked...

BACK IN SOUTH AFRICA When I returned to South Africa in July 1994, I experienced culture shock. Even though I...

MARRIAGE I rejoined my old company at Lanseria Airport. On Saturday, the airport hosted a big air show...

BACK TO THE RANCH We had wonderful times in Johannesburg during the 1995 Renewal. We were like little kids...

SNAKES, SNAKES AND MORE SNAKES When we arrived at the Ranch, we dedicated ourselves completely to our work there....

THREE YEARS BACK IN SOUTH AFRICA Now back in South Africa, we rented a room in the house of a lady and stayed there whilst...

EXPERIENCE We learned so much from Costa and Lorraine. I don’t know how many times I have done Small...

HOME GROUPS The first group we started at Hillside Vineyard was one of the most difficult home groups...

OUT OF AFRICA Since we got back to South Africa, I tried hard to get on with life and forget about my back...

GETTING READY TO MOVE Everything we did in the time we were back in South Africa, was for a purpose. A purpose to go...

DISCOURAGEMENT It was never easy for us. As I mentioned before, we were not the ‘poster couple’ of the church...

THE BIG MOVE Our work permit took six weeks to process. We also had to apply for a visa for me, but we could...

SETTLING DOWN In the days following I made endless trips to town by bus. When we packed our bags, we tried...

FRANCE Within our first six months at Riverside Vineyard in London, there was a group of people...

BACK TO WORK After we received our shipment of furniture from South Africa, I decided that I was ready for...

AND ANOTHER HOUSE MOVE We soon realised that the price we had to pay to travel to church meetings during the week...

THE CALL As we continued with our lives and took each day as it came, we soon faced another challenge...

OUR LAST HOME GROUPS AND TEA WITH THE QUEEN In the last two years before we left London for the green valleys and hills of the South-west...

BRITISH BOOTCAMP Part of the two-year training we did with Rick was to attend a three-day Bootcamp...

SETTLING DOWN IN YEOVIL At Bootcamp, we received a comprehensive warning about the difficulty we would face...

THE NOW AND THE NOT YET We began trying to meet people and start a small group. Nothing from our church planting...

AT DEATH'S DOOR One Saturday in August 2016, Hendrik and I were doing food shopping for the week when...

A TOUGH JOURNEY Hendrik and I took a week’s leave and rented a self-catering home for a week in Wales...

RAISING UP LEADERS There is a well-known quote from John Lydgate: “You can please some of the people all...

THE END IS NOT THE END As I approached the end of this testimonial journey, taking stock and weighing up all that God...