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Knysna Relief Mission

Knysna Relief Mission

Devastating Fires
Knysna is an area known for its beautiful forests and seascapes. Now several areas on the outskirts of the town are blackened with the remains of burned down houses. The devastating recent fires destroyed more than 500 homes in the area and killed at least 6 people.

Strange Silence about the Cause of the Fires
A mission team from Frontline Fellowship drove up to Knysna after the fires to help in any way we could. It was strange to notice that no one we met in the centre of town was speaking about the fires. No-one, not even firemen, were willing to comment on whether they believe the fires were started by arsonists. We saw some of the owners whose houses had burnt down walking amongst the rubble, trying to salvage the remains of any surviving possessions.

Droughts, Storms and Fires - Is God Speaking to Us?

“You will be punished by the Lord of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with storm and tempest and the flame of devouring fire.” Isaiah 29:6

God’s Word on Natural Disasters
In the book of Amos 4:7-8 the Lord declares: “I also withheld rain from you when My harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another… yet you have not returned to Me, declares the Lord.”

Blaming God While Denying His Existence
The drought in the Cape followed by severe storms in Cape Town and the devastating fires in Knysna has sparked numerous articles and programmes alternately blaming God for the disasters, or claiming that these disasters prove that God does not exist. Similarly with the AIDS plague. “A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord.” Proverbs 19:3. Several religious leaders have asserted that the drought, storms and fires could not have been a judgment from God!

Severe Storm Strikes Cape Town

storm approaching cape town “You will be punished by the Lord of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with storm and tempest and the flame of devouring fire.” Isaiah 29:6

Ending a long and devastating drought, the severe storm that hit the Cape Peninsula Tuesday night, 6 June, into Wednesday morning, 7 June, uprooted trees, blew off rooves, brought down electricity pylons, causing fire and damage to large sections of Cape Town and surrounding areas.

INTER-FAITH IDOLATRY AGGRAVATES DROUGHT CRISIS

“There is a way that seems right to man, but its end is the way of death” Proverbs 16:25

How to Prolong a Drought

On 25 May, Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille organised an inter-faith prayer service for rain on Table Mountain. Buddhist, Baha’i, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Animist religious leaders participated in this ceremony supposedly for rain.

Idolatry is the Most Condemned Sin in the Bible

Apparently the City of Cape Town municipal leaders think that God is impressed with religious activities and ceremonies. In fact, throughout the Bible, commandments and warnings against idolatry are the most repeated of all. There are more denunciations of idolatry than of any other sin in the Bible.