Elim Ministries

A South African based Messianic and Torah-based website with Scriptural teachings, information about Feast Days, the Shabbat, etc.

About Us

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Elim Ministries is based in Fish Hoek, a coastal town 30 km south of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Our fellowship was founded in March 1999 and consists of believers from a variety of backgrounds who all share a common desire to base their belief, not on manipulative man-made doctrines or charming church traditions, but on the “ancient paths” (YermeYahu / Jeremiah 18:15), the “cloud of witnesses” (Ivrim / Hebrews 12:1) as well as the “good news of the Messiah” (2 Corinthians 10:14) spoken of in Scriptures. It is our aim, first and foremost, to equip and encourage the members of our own assembly and those participating in our local activities. Over a period of 27 years, however, Elim Ministries has become a source of information and inspiration for believers from many different backgrounds and from various parts of Southern Africa and the rest of the world. There is a very significant growth in the number of Messianic and Torah-loving believers, worldwide today. People who are serious about building their lives upon Biblical principles, many of whom have been dedicated believers for the majority of their lives, are beginning to ask questions about some of the teachings, doctrines and traditions that have shaped their lives for a very long time. At Elim Ministries we are trying to give assistance and Scriptural guidelines to people like this. We do not claim to have all the answers. But we have come to know some of the challenges, hindrances, deceptions and temptations, and also the rewards and highlights of choosing a lifestyle of belief, back to the basics of the complete Biblical Scriptures. Our place of assembly is a private home in Fish Hoek and since we believe that the Sabbath or “Shabbat” has never been given up or changed or substituted by the One who inspired the composition of the Biblical Scriptures, Yahweh the Almighty, we have our weekly meetings on Saturday afternoons, 3 pm. Our fellowship is overseen by John Wahl, who has been involved in full time ministry for 39 years. John is married to Hannelie (a high school Maths teacher) and they have three married children: Hubré, Johan and Stefan, and two grandchildren, Juda and Hanna. Previously, John was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa for 11 years. Please use this opportunity to take a good look at our site and make use of what we have to offer. If you are touched or inspired or just intrigued by what you are seeing here, we are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

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  1. Hi! Is it OK that I go a bit off topic? I am trying to view your blog on my iPad but it doesn’t display properly, do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance! Stewart

  2. Good Day. My name is Riccardo. I live in Mitchell’s Plain and currantly attending the United Reform church of M/Plain (Dutch Reform). I’m 40 years of age and am in search of a bible believing church. Please help?! 084 522 7677 or 021 371 4574

    1. Hi Riccardo

      Nice to hear from someone so close by. Most churches believe they are “Bible believing” but, as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding lies in the eating. There is a growing number of people today who, like yourself, have a keen desire to return to the Biblical or Scriptural lifestyle and belief. The reason why the majority of these people are looking out for a bible believing church, is exactly because they have seen and experienced things in their own churches that are not in line with what is taught in Scriptures. Please contact us again or pay us a visit – all details with regards to our services, etc, may be found on this website. At the moment I do not have any details of a fellowship in your immediate vicinity that I can recommend unconditionally.

  3. Het jy dalk vir my navorsings dokumente oor Galasiers en al die ander skrifte wat hul die christene wil gebruik om te se ons is nie onder die Torah nie asb John?

    1. Hi Amelda

      Jammer ek antwoord so laat. Die onderwerp wat jy aangeraak het, is ‘n wesenlike een en ons het in die verlede dikwels daaroor gepraat en geskryf, maar nie juis in die vorm van een of twee dokumente wat die hele onderwerp dek nie. Ek wil jou aanraai om soekwoorde (in Afrikaans en Engels) in die “Search Box” op ons webblad in te sleutel en te kyk wat daar uitgeskop word. Jy kan woorde soos “galasiërs” en “galatians” probeer, maar ook “onder die wet”, “romeine 14”, “rein en onrein”, “unclean foods”, “die wet vervul”, ensovoorts. Hoop dit help so ‘n bietjie …

  4. Hi John. Ons het onlangs 15 Skrifte gekoop waarvan 12 Namibia toe is. Ek het ontdek dat W&G Skrifte ‘n vertaling is van The Scriptures…wat ek al baie jare het..Verblydend!

    Wil weet of julle dit nie sal oorweeg om ‘n hardeblad A4 grote Skrif sal druk nie? En wat van di Apokriewe boeke invoeg? Ek soek na ‘n groot-druk A4 Skrif soos W&G vir my dogter as trou geskenk in Nov.

    Groetnis en seën

    1. Hardeblad W&G, Groot-druk W&G en W&G met Apokriewe boeke is nie tans beskikbaar nie. Wie weet, dalk êrens in die toekoms! Net ‘n regstelling: W&G is nie ‘n vertaling van The Scriptures nie. Die vertaling is bloot gebaseer op die Hebreeuse en Aramese manuskripte van Voor-Messiaanse Skrifte, en die mees oorspronklike manuskripte van die Messiaanse Skrifte. Mooibly!

  5. 689 Raza Street.
    Block F.
    Thohoyandou.
    Limpopo Province.
    TO WHOM IT IS MY CONCERN.
    I Mr Mbelengwa Takalani Robert,an African jewish by birth from MBELENGWA 2(TWO)in northren South Africa, southern side of Zoutpansburg mountains there is a land renamed Mbelengwa 2 as the place where only the LOST TRIBE OF ISREL who stays there and there is a very old synagogue building which was converted and :israela: named ELIM hospital.The land was founded by our four fathers who left Jerusalem via Sena1/2 Maputo, MBELENGWA 1 in Zimbabwe to South Africa. I like to see the Rabbi from Elim in Israel to come back to visit us here and reconect us with our unsisters.
    Contact:+27 76 614 9040
    E-mail: mbelengwatr@gmail.com

    1. Good morning. I have read your post with great interest and it seems to be perfectly in line with what others have been saying over the years. It is also confirmed very clearly in this article, among others. I am not a Rabbi, and the group that I represent are not physical Jews, and the “Elim” in Limpopo that you refer to, has no connection with Elim Ministries, here in Fish Hoek in the Western Cape. I sincerely hope, however, that you, and those whom you represent, will be able to reconnect with your Jewish roots.

  6. Hi John,

    Ek is nuut in die Mesianic geloof, my oê het as’t ware nou eers oopgegaan. Ek het my Woord en Getuienis bestel en wil in alle erns begin om die Torah te bestudeer soos ons Vader Yaweh van ons verwag. Ek het net een vraag asb, ek het gesien dat daar twee ander gedeeltes is wat ook gelees moet word. Ek wil net weet wat dit presies is asb. Wat is die Haftarah en Messianic gedeeltes wat genoem word op die Torah lys?

    baie dankie,

    Magrie

     

    1. Die Torah leesprogram kom oorspronklik uit Judaïsme en is nie ‘n vereiste van die Woord nie, maar nogtans ‘n waardevolle riglyn wat Messiaanse gelowiges met groot seën kan volg.  Dit bestaan tradisioneel uit ‘n Torah porsie (“Parashah” – die eerste vyf boeke van die Skrif) en ‘n Haftarah porsie (die Haftarah porsie kom uit die sg, “nevi’im” of profetiese boeke van die Tanag of “Ou Testament”).  Hierdie Haftarah porsie sluit gewoonlik aan by die tema van die “Parashah”.  Die byvoeging van ‘n Messiaanse porsie is bloot ‘n variasie wat gevolg word deur groepe (soos ons) wat glo dat Y’shua die Messias is.

  7. Do you have shabbat meetings in English? I’m very interested in the Messianic but do not speak Africans. Arlette Hunt cell : 0634332454

  8. Goeie middag. Ek is op soek na n boek met die

    Naam the two Babylon. Is dit iets wat julle aanhou of

    Kan julle my Dan verwys na waar ek die boek Kan koop?

  9. (John: I have used Google to translate Gabriel’s message from Spanish into English, hoping that the translation is not too far off:)

    Good afternoon people of God, I’m Gabriel, I wish that by the end of the year we can overcome the coronavirus and learn a lot from these times we have been living.

    Share with the congregation whenever you remember for a friend (Daniele Generoso) to recover soon from cancer, her email address is psicologadanielageneroso@gmail.com.

    Pray also that I continue standing on Christ Jesus and can overcome the princes of darkness of this century as the bible says.

    Thank you in advance for your prayer and communion.

    1. Hi Gabriel, we are asking all those who will be reading this, during the weeks to follow, to join in prayer for your friend, Daniele Generoso. Together with you, and those close to you, we are trusting Yahweh, through his Son, Y’shua, to enable us to overcome, in these difficult times. John.

  10. Good evening, my name is Lillian. I would like to know more about the calender that you are using, the reason is that there are so many calenders out there and I am in the process of learning which is the correct calender to follow.

    1. Hi Lilian. I am aware of the fact that there are many calendars out there. It is sad, but also a challenge to return to the proper principles in determining the days, months and feast days throughout any given year. In this regard, we try to follow Scriptures only, and not the calendars of any particular group. Over the years we have found that there are many groups, worldwide, who do likewise and end up following the same calendar as we do. Below are some of the links to articles on our website in which this aspect is discussed and/or explained. Please feel free to discuss anything that is not clear to you.

      The Feasts and the Equinox

      Which new moon?

      Back to our first love

      New moon in Messiah’s time

      Enoch Calendar

      Introduction to our annual calendars

      The seven high Sabbaths

  12. This is the best news I have received in a long time. I am lost in this world, going to be alone soon and after seven years of trying to go into ministry and counseling, giving others the truth about our Father YHWH, financially and in my situation could not do this. But I know it is my calling. I have nothing left in this world, no finances and to old to start a worldly career. Looking to work inly for the Lord, learning His Word and helping other lost souls to His feet. I need a opportunity to stay and learn all that the Holy Spirit have to teach without worrying about were will the money come from. How can you help please. I am a 48 year old female, my heart was broken when I left Western Cape six years ago. Life was a struggle, I am tired of this Battle alone. I think my marriage is over so I have no home to go to. I need our YHWH today!!! Shabbat blessings to you and everyone there. CH

  13. Ek sal maar eerder in Afrikaans skryf as om in die 13e amptilikke taal….poor english….te gesels.

    Dit is al meer as twee jaar dat ek die Sabbat vier en tog bly daar ‘n vraag by opkom,nl hoe om die Sabbat só te vier(in balans) met die Nuwe Testament al verkies ek persoonlik die Ou Testament(dat ek nie my eie klein Talmoed skep)Byvoorbeeld vrae wat ek by ander Sabbat vierders hoor is”Kan ek op die Sabbat kos maak of skottelgoed was..en dan kom die gedeelte by my op waar die dissiepels koring in die land met hulle hande uitgevryf het omdat hulle honger was.Die Sabbat is vir die mens gemaak,nie die mens vir die Sabbat.

    Hoe vier mens die Sabbat van die Nuwe Testament?

  14. Shalom.

    Ek is Zainab van der Merwe en my man is Peet van der Merwe.

    Ons is woonagtig in Simonstad en glo dit of nie ons is converted Muslims.

    Ons het n pad gestap wat nogal nie maklik was.

    Was christen toe messianic, Jewish en nou Muslims.

    Ons was onder Wimpy Libenbrecht. Ekself wou verder leer in messianic maar my eie pad het n draai gevat. Wou convert na Jewish maar daar vat God ons op n anderste pad en eindig op as Muslims.

    Wil graag weer terug keer tot die messianic maar wil eers n private besoek he.

    Ek is n kanker pasient en my man werk. Is dit moontlik dat ons mekaar iewers kan ontmoet.

    My selnr is 081 813 4803.

    Baie dankie

    Zainab

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