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A young evangelist ‘TAKING THE NATIONS’ for Christ

With the two great evangelists who recently passed away, Billy Graham and Reinhard Bonnke, it is only natural to look to the next generation for those who will fearlessly obey God and carry the torch of the Gospel.

Daniel du Toit is one such young man. For him and his girlfriend, Bea (now his wife), some of their first dates were spent sharing the love of Jesus with the drug dealers, gangsters, and prostitutes in Long Street, one of the more notorious streets in Cape Town after dark. At 21, Daniel already has more than 140 churches in South Africa and Zambia partnering with his ministry, Take the Nations.

Who is this unassuming young man with a smile that just beams Jesus’ love?

Q Your family has quite a rich history in missions. Tell us a little bit about your roots.

I am the fourth generation in missions. My grandparents have been missionaries in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Japan, the Ukraine, and Russia for the last 50 years. My great-grandfather was the

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