11/06/2026
"I got saved in 2012 in the CRC Pretoria tent, and by the end of 2013, I felt a strong conviction to start serving. I joined the Ushers ministry.
At the time, I was carrying a mountain of pride. I used to argue with everyone about anything. It actually stemmed from failing a grade in primary school. I was always overcompensating to look like I knew everything, hiding behind my insecurities.
Joining the Ushers is where God started dealing with my pride.
On my first day of ushering, I realised that serving and being part of the ushering ministry is not about me. You have to realise no one is there to serve you… You are there to serve others.
God began a deep work in my heart. I pinned Matthew 23:12 to my wall: 'Those who exalt themselves shall be humbled, and those who humble themselves shall be exalted.' I recited it every single day.
Turning up in a white shirt each week, even cleaning toilets, taught me a massive lesson. A friend told me how a leader in Bloemfontein demonstrated how to wash toilets with absolute passion. That shifted my entire perspective. Whether brushing a toilet or standing in the parking lot, I started doing it with excellence, as unto the Lord.
As God continued working in my heart, an usher leader out of nowhere told me, 'Male, you need to be confident in who you are in God.' Within months, another leader prayed the exact same thing over me. They didn't know what I was going through, but God did.
That changed my life. I stopped letting my past failures define my future identity. Trusting and living surrendered unto God is where pride truly died. I found my identity in Christ alone.
Serving as an usher and serving in structure does stretch you, but I always know when God has entrusted something into my hands, He won’t let me down. He will give me the energy, the wisdom and all I need to run this race for Him!
I’ve always wanted to go into business, and the more I faithfully served in the House, the more God showed up in my private life.
Today, I am building my own technology company, I found my beautiful wife in the church, and our child is being raised in the House of God. It has just been miracle after miracle. A testament to God’s faithfulness all throughout my life!” Malesela, CRC Member
