Barbie and her husband Dries are Dutch farmers in Kashira village, Namibia, sharing communal land with the local villagers. Barbie began receiving evangelistic sermons on her cell phone from her friend Elize, and each night after work, she and her husband listened to the presentations.

When they heard the truth about the Sabbath, they had to share it with the villagers, who agreed that if the Sabbath is the day of rest, then they should worship on it! They wanted to know more, and as each truth was presented, they received it with open hearts. Soon, the whole village accepted the Adventist message!

One Friday afternoon, Barbie received a visit from Ouppa, the chief of another village. For 20 years, he had known the truth about the Sabbath and thought he was alone in his belief—until he heard about Barbie and her church! 

When Ouppa heard that there was a church over 40 miles away that was keeping the Sabbath he told the people in his area “They are teaching the truth and we must go!”. 

Nearly 50 people  went with him to hear this new truth about Jesus.  They walked all day Friday and when he arrived and met Barbie, his first words were that he wanted to join her church.

The next week they returned and have been since!  AWR got funds to build the framework for the church and we would like help to finish it and to add what we can to enrich the community further.