Angus Buchan

Angus Buchan het die roeping ervaar om die evangelie te verkondig, en in 1980 stig hy Shalom Ministries in Suid-Afrika. Van die heel eerste Mighty Men-konferensie wat in 2003 gehou is, tot die een wat in 2010 deur bykans 300 000 mans bygewoon is, het hy talle gehelp om hulle geloof in God te herstel. Angus is nie net ’n passievolle spreker by Christelike byeenkomste en op TV nie, maar ook die topverkoper-outeur van Faith Like Potatoes, wat verwerk is tot ’n trefferfliek. Hy is nou voltyds evangelis, en bly saam met sy vrou, Jill, op die plaas Shalom in KwaZulu-Natal. Hulle het vier volwasse kinders wat die Here liefhet en dien.

Jill and I found Jesus as our personal Lord and Saviour on the 18th of February 1979, just two years after settling in Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands, South Africa. Originally from Zambia, we bought a piece of land on which we planned to farm crops and livestock. We had very little to start with, but even as brand new Christians, we were content with our farm, which we later called SHALOM.

In 1980, the Lord gave us a clear vision. Very simply and clearly through His Word, we believed our responsibility to be the following:

1 The Great Commission – Mark 16:15

2 Caring for Orphans and Widows – James 1:27

3 Equipping Saints for the Work of Ministry – Matthew 28:20.

In November 1989 we felt the Lord call us to hire town halls and preach the Gospel, wherever He would lead. In 1990, we held our first campaign in Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal. I remember the feeling of pure excitement and anxiety as I walked into the municipal office to hire the town hall. Since then, we haven’t turned back, and our Lord has remained faithful.

As we look back over the many years, we are so blessed to see how our Lord has and is fulfilling His Vision in our lives. We trust you will also be able to seek God for your vision, that you will make it plain and write it on your heart (Habukuk 2 vs 2-3) and run with it. Never forget the focus, JESUS CHRIST. He is your first priority … then family … then the work of the Lord.