Bomans in South Africa!

In September 2006, I spent 2 ½ weeks in Eastern Cape, South Africa on a short-term mission trip, ministering with Generation Ministries of South Africa. The trip was arranged in response to the growing burden for, and pull towards the continent of Africa that I had been experiencing for many years. After 1 ½ + years of carefully searching out God’s will, and much research on South Africa, my wife, Jill and I (and children, Hannah and Luke) have become convinced of God’s call on our lives to live and minister in South Africa.
We will be ministering through Generational Ministries of South Africa (http://www.gmsagateway.com/), a 4-year old ministry located in Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, on a 95-acre farm only a few kilometers from the southeast coastline of the continent. This is a multi-faceted ministry that includes economic development, sports outreaches, a growing church on location, support of HIV/AIDS-inflicted individuals through their Hope and Healing group, disaster relief, leadership training, and youth ministry in 4 public secondary schools. Much effort is made towards mending the damage inflicted upon indigenous South Africans by Apartheid, the legislated separation of races and limitation of rights and freedom for black, “colored” (mixed race), and (east) Indian South Africans, which was in effect from 1948 to 1994. Also, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic worsens, they become necessarily more focused upon related needs. Throughout my trip, I had the privilege of participating in the full spectrum of GMSA’s ministry. To learn more about the trip and GMSA, read my daily “journals” (emails to Jill) on www.myspace.com/daveboman or listen to a recent 30 minute interview on track10.com http://www.track10.com/site/radio_show.php?show_id=75 .
We will be working primarily in youth ministry and with the HIV/AIDS-afflicted through Hope and Healing. Of course, I will be ministering in music as well! We plan to minister in SA for a year, and then determine whether to continue longer term, or move back to the U.S. Our goal is to be on location by mid-summer 2007. But to make this happen, your prayers and support are needed! We need to raise monthly financial support as well as set up costs (airfare, housing, vehicle). If you would like to financially support our ministry in South Africa, you may send checks for monthly support or a one-time contribution to:
GMF-South Africa- The Boman Family
PO Box 18592
Spokane, WA 99228

(Make checks payable to GMF- South Africa, and write “Boman Family” on the memo line.)

Please feel free to contact me with any questions: (509) 846-1683, (509) 322-1224, or boman@ncidata.com


Blessings, Dave Boman