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Testimony of Jan & Andrea Tromp |
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Jan and Andrea were both born in Cape Town and met at university and got married in Cape Town. Jan, a lawyer, and Andrea, a music teacher, had one child, owed a lot to the bank and were settling into a seemingly safe but stale suburban existence. Then, several years ago, they met with the people of Alon Christian Fellowship and they both immediately sensed the call of God on their lives as they worshipped God together and spent time with them. The Lord showed them that they were to come out of the shadow into the reality which is found in Christ. Jan found that his world was empty without the Lord and as he joined in with the life of the believers he found that his fulfilment was not in what he knew or what he was but in the Lord who has all the answers and an exciting vision for the future. For Andrea it was about laying down her own plans and ways and letting the Lord raise up His beautiful purposes as He took her and her gift of music to use her as a worshipper in His Kingdom. In responding to God’s call they left Cape Town behind and moved on to Alon Kibbutz in the North to join the vibrant life of the community which they enjoy very much. The Lord has provided for them abundantly - they now have two sons, a beautiful home with a view that goes on forever and are part of a dynamic, creative and caring community that serves the Lord who has also freed them from debt. Jan is now running a law practice and enjoys teaching part-time at Blue Mountain College - a private school which is part of the Christian work. Andrea teaches music at the school and plays keyboard in the church band as well as at cabaret and musical events arranged by the community in order to proclaim the reality of the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are excited to see what the Lord has - He is truly a God in whom they find deliverance and healing constantly, Who has moved them and continues to move them on in His purposes! |