We had the joy of baptizing two men and one teenager this past Sunday at Lighthouse Baptist Church! The church is growing, and we’ll soon begin construction on a new church auditorium. This new space will be a great blessing to our children’s ministries, as they will be able to use the current building for their classes and activities.

We’re excited to share that two of our youth home children have recently been sponsored (Lupawu & Siya)— and we’re incredibly grateful! This month, we’re highlighting two more children who still need sponsors: Lhoza (12) and her younger brother Lulo (4). Both have been part of the Rhino Youth Home for over a year and are now thriving at Bay Baptist Academy.

When we launched the youth home, our focus was on providing love, stability, and discipleship. But we haven’t always communicated the ongoing financial needs of this ministry clearly — and we’re working to change that.

Rocklands High School, a public school about 15 minutes from Camp Rhino, has once again rented our facilities for a full month for their senior class to prepare for final exams. This gives us the amazing opportunity to hold a service with the students every evening.

For this special month, Pastor Steve Hall and his wife Deb—dear friends of mine from Hope Baptist Church in Fairfield, OH—have come to preach/teach to the students each night. So far, 15 teenagers have trusted Christ as their Savior!

The Halls have also been a tremendous blessing to our churches, Christian school, and Bible college during their visit.

Prayer Requests & Praise

• Continue praying for the Seniors of Rocklands High School.  The majority of the students here are lost with many being trapped in false ancestry worship.  
• During the week I’m currently leading five Bible studies , and now others from our church are beginning to lead as well. Please pray that we can reach more lost people with sound Bible teaching, and that our church members will be faithful to step up and teach the Word so that many more can hear the Gospel and be saved.

Quick Updates & Needs

• Missionaries Kevin and Corli Hall are returning to South Africa this month.  We’re excited about having them back after their furlough.  Their oldest son Clark is staying in the States.  Please keep him in your prayers as he is getting married in May. 
• We are in the process of building three new apartments for our staff and campers at Camp Rhino and the Rhino Youth Home. $10,000 was given toward this project, which will help us complete the first apartment. We’ll need another $12,000 for the remaining two. Pray we can raise this amount before our summer camp season in December that will enable us have ample space.