In the Service of King Jesus in His Ekklesia

An Ambassador of the Kingdom of Heaven here on Earth

B.A. B.Th. M.Div.  D.Phil. 

D. Juris. Theol.

Jesus told His disciples in Matthew 10:8: “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have received freely, give freely.”

Dr. Christo and Hetta Nel, after 14 years of ministry in the Dutch Reformed Church, resigned in 1993 to be available full-time where the Lord wanted to use them worldwide in His Ekklesia.

Since October 1993, at the command of the Lord, they have been serving full-time in faith, with the Lord as their Total Provider who provides everything they need through His people.

Therefore, this information sheet is to inform you exactly what Christo and Hetta’s ministry entails, so that you can make a responsible choice as to whether you want to give in their ministry for the Lord and the coming of the Kingdom.

Why doesn’t Christo receive a fixed salary?

The Lord has explained it this way since October 1993:

As the proverb says: “Whoever eats bread, speaks his word!”

In other words, people and organizations think that if they pay you a fixed salary, then you must say what they want you to say.

“In service of King Jesus”, Christo and Hetta understood, means that you only say what the KING told you to. That is why Dr. Christo’s business card explicitly states: In service of Jesus in His Ekklesia!

To help you decide whether this ministry is truly “GOOD GROUND” that can yield an abundant harvest if you were to sow and give in it, please read on!

Then sit at the feet of Jesus yourself and hear from Him whether and what you should sow here.

Christo and Hetta have been serving King Jesus full-time in the Body of Jesus worldwide since 1979.

(See his profile on LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/christo-nel-0b511333

They live in Somerset West in the Western Cape, South Africa.

From 1979 to 1983, Christo was Chaplain in the South African Air Force, and he served God's people in uniform and on the Border. Therefore, Dr Christo can also serve all military veterans in this new season as Chaplain and Head of Auxiliary Services. (See more about this below.)

Christo was also a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church at this time, and after his time as chaplain, from 1983 to 1993, served the Dutch Reformed Church congregation in Potchefstroom-Mooirivier.

However, the Lord convinced Christo and his entire family that they could no longer serve people with what the Dutch Reformed Church teaches as the truth. From now on, they would be used by the Lord to serve “new wine” (as in Luke 5:37 and 38), within Jesus’ Ekklesia, to His people worldwide.

Because Christo understands the theology and the heart language of Afrikaans-speaking people, especially those who come from a typically Reformed background, the Lord can use them to minister what He teaches us through His Spirit through His Word, in a language and in a way that Afrikaans-speaking people in particular can easily understand.

A telling example of this was the new Afrikaans congregation that was established in Potchefstroom in October 1993 as a result of their work there, and which is today one of the largest congregations in Potchefstroom. Today the congregation is known as Duet.

Dr Christo's first book was published in 1996, specifically about the events and his teaching in this congregation, entitled “WAARHEEN MET DIE NUWE WYN” (= where to with the new wine). Since then, this book has been republished three times, and the teaching in it has radically changed the lives of thousands of people.

This was followed by several other books and publications, of which you can read more on the website at www.nuwewyn.co.za .

Since the year 2000, Dr Christo has begun to minister to all the young people who are going to live and work overseas, via the internet. This ministry has been running for 26 years this year and ministers to thousands weekly via email and on all social media platforms.

Read more about this on their ministry website, www.nuwewyn.co.za, as well as on the English version at www.new-wine.co.za

Christo is convinced that virtual platforms and the internet are the way in which ministry and all forms of training (from even pre-schools to doctoral level) can take place effectively and affordably. That is why he has been busy for years working with other Christian leaders to equip leaders in ministry all over Africa, India, and other parts of the world on Open Digital Platforms. He has even created an Open Internet Library where these leaders can obtain and download training material for free.

Christo and Hetta are also fully trained leaders in Harvesters’ Ministries worldwide, which is one of the largest training ministries in the world. See https://harvestersministries.com/

Then, Christo is also one of the catalysts in the world of the Disciple Making movement that equips God’s people to be “disciples of all nations”. He has even built an internet-based App with an accompanying website to help God’s people to disciple others effectively. See www.journey-of-discovery.co.za with the accompanying App that can be downloaded at: https://journey.beezer.com/

The Cape Town Metropolis is currently the second most violent part of the world. From January to June 2019, a tragic number of 1867 people died violently in Syria, a war-torn country, while over 2000 people died violently in the Cape Town Metropolis during the same period.

This is why Dr Christo, as a specialist trained Neuro Multilevel Practitioner and Trauma Counsellor, is in great demand to minister healing and restoration to so many hundreds of people in these and other areas in our country and even around the world.

Christo is also one of a group of 300 selected National leaders who have committed themselves nationwide to serve the Kingdom, and to take South Africa back from the hands of the enemy and to set God's people free. He is also a mentor and guide in various ministries and ministry networks in South Africa, and even internationally. This year, 2026, he was also asked to be one of the senior leaders in South Africa of HarvestNet International. Currently, the leaders of the network are negotiating with Christo to allow him to minister to hundreds of the leaders in the network in America, at the American Headquarters in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, during 3 sessions on “Who shepherds the Shepherd?”

In January 2025, Dr. Christo was appointed Chaplain and Head of Relief Services for more than half a million Military Veterans!

However, all of this work is completely voluntary! And because there is so much spiritual, emotional, and especially financial need among these veterans, Dr. Christo, with the help of others, founded a Non-Profit Company that can help to serve the huge need. (The name of the non-profit company is the HELDERBOSCH VETERANS’ ORGANISATION NPC, with registration number: 2025/879689/08.)

With all of this said, if you feel like supporting Dr Christo and Hetta Nel in their ministry, here are their bank details:

The Bank Account of C A Nel at ABSA (SWIFT: ABSA ZAJJ)

Branch Code – 632005.   Account number: 4040149654

The Bank Account of C A Nel at CAPITEC BANK (SWIFT: CABLZAJJ)

Branch Code – 470010.  Account number: 1345180967

Did you know that you, as an individual, are allowed by South African tax law to donate up to R150 000 per tax year to a ministry like that of Dr Christo and Hetta Nel?

“A taxpayer can donate up to R150 000 per tax year and not have to pay any Donations Tax. Any amount over that will incur a donations tax of 20% which he will have to pay over to SARS.”

In other words, you as the donor can then declare that donation under “Amounts not considered taxable” on your tax return and will therefore not be assessed on it.

So, you can sow in the Kingdom and benefit from it yourself!

In the same way, I, Christo Alfred Nel, will then, as the recipient of your donation (which can be a one-time or monthly donation), also declare it as a donation on my tax return.

“The recipient should declare on his/her ITR12 that they received a donation under the "Amounts not considered taxable" section.”

(For further information in this regard, go and investigate it yourself at the following link:

https://www.taxtim.com/za/blog/faqs-donations-and-tax

If you donate Dr Christo and the ministry, you can use his ID number to declare it. Here is his ID number: 5401105082080.