Fraser and Dawn lived and worked in Dingwall for many years, worshipping first in Castle Street and then in Dingwall Evangelical Church. Fraser worked as librarian at the Highland Theological College. They subsequently served God in Nigeria with Mission Africa where Fraser was Librarian at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria in Jos and Dawn worked in Church and Cross-Cultural projects in that city.
They hope to move soon to South Africa where Fraser will work freelance alongside NetAct to use his skills in the service of 40 theological colleges across the African continent while Dawn hopes to find openings to continue the kind of work she was doing in Nigeria.
Jacksons – March 15th – Update 2 (excerpts)
Fraser is grappling to extract usable data from Mukhanyo Theological College’s current system to transfer it to a new library catalogue. Pray for a workable way forward with their librarian, maybe having to persuade him to re-catalogue parts of their library from scratch!) A man in Maximum with a very long sentence cares not if […]
Jacksons – March 1st – Update 1 (excerpts)
Fraser is continuing to make progress with the Mukhanyo college library catalogue. Pray that his work will help in their training of Christian leaders. The NetACT journal might see its day-to-day running moved to a different organisation – less work for NetACT but also less control of the direction of the journal. In Drakenstein Medium […]
Jacksons – February 15th 2023 – Update
Ashley is a former drug dealer and gangster who used to be a great recruiter for evil but is now a recruiter for Christ. He works with Dawn in the prison ministry and also reaches out to those who live in his neighbourhood who still are chained to drugs and crime. He makes a sustained […]
Jacksons – January 11th 2023 – Update
Fraser and Dawn return to their work in South Africa on 18th January after spending time in the UK and sharing Christmas with their children James and Ruth in Glasgow. They are planning an online session with their accountability team before they leave.
Jacksons – December Update 2 (excerpts)
Two men in Maximum had asked Dawn for one-to-one chats. Michael, at 57, deeply feels the mistakes of his past. He has a desire to know Jesus more closely but lacks reassurance. Pray he’ll understand the hurt his actions caused his children and how that affects their attitudes now. He’s been a smoker for decades […]
Jacksons Update – November 30th 2022 (excerpts)
At Drakenstein Maximum Bible study Walter, a long term resident and regular Bible study attendee, objected to another man sitting beside him, got up and sat by himself at the back. Dawn reminded him that, as a follower of Jesus, you are to forgive anyone who offends you. Walter returned to his seat. Later in […]
Jacksons Update – November 2nd 2022 (excerpts)
Everything seems to be in place for Fraser’s trip to Lesotho next week. One of the trainees is so keen that he has already started using the software. Ryan Faber, an American missionary based in Zambia, has agreed to take responsibility for updating contact details for the NetACT community. Dawn’s session at Maximum was again […]
Jacksons Update – October 19th 2022 (excerpts)
As Fraser hasn’t been back in the UK since November 2017 we planned for him to go for a few weeks in December/January. Due to expense, Dawn was going to remain in South Africa. The Lord is very kind. Some South Africans were concerned that we would be apart, so offered to buy a ticket […]
Jacksons Update – October 5th 2022 (excerpts)
Give thanks that Fraser is home safely from the NetACT AGM in Johannesburg, where the need for partner colleges in the various countries to collaborate was emphasised, without expecting the central office to arrange everything, and for the joy in meeting colleagues face-to-face after only being able to video call over the past two years. […]
Jacksons Update – September 14th 2022 (excerpts)
Continue to pray for our visa renewal situation. The current extension expires September 30th. Please pray the government announces a further extension so we don’t have to arrange flights out of the country at 24 hours’ notice. Give thanks that the final transfer of live library circulation data to Namibia Evangelical Theological Seminary’s new library […]