JOY! Magazine

Letters to the Editor

Whom shall I fear?

Greetings in the Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. In your July issue of JOY! you asked what we are grateful for. I’m grateful for the fact that Jesus Christ saved me and my family. My third born son suffered severe burns on his body, and my last born daughter also experienced the same unspeakable pain while at a tender age. My first born son dropped out of University, which resulted in him suffering mental depression. I shout for joy because God has healed them all. What more can I ask for? “If God is for us, who can be against us?” – Romans 8:31

Pastor Boshoff Nkuna

Why don’t many know the importance of being born again?

The term “born again” wasn’t commonly used when I was growing up. We were simply taught that you had to be saved. When we went to confirmation classes at 16 years of age, we learnt that we had to give our hearts to Jesus. What was not explained, however, was the

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