These past few months have been a
whirlwind! I am so excited to share with you what I have been doing over the
past months and share with you a few prayer requests!
Within the first few days of being here in
SA, I was already involved in getting the property ready for 10 students to
join us. These 5 guys and 5 girls are studying at a Bible school through my
local church here and Word of Life has partnered with them in the aspects of
housing and discipleship. I live in the
upstairs of the main house with the 5 young ladies. Ntombi, Cremelda, Aneesah,
Shelia, and Thobile. My main focus for
the first couple weeks was getting to know these girls because one of my
purposes in being here is discipleship. I am blessed to have this daily
ministry with these girls! We do devotions throughout the week and spend time
in ministry together on the weekends! God is already doing a work in their
lives, I am just blessed to be here in the midst!
So I am sure you can imagine, this
house is quite busy. On any given day there can be up to 21 people staying and
eating here. We have dinner crews, where approx. 4 people prepare and clean up
dinner. I am the crew leader for Thursday nights! It has been a challenge, but
a good experience, learning to cook for 20 people!
My main goal and
purpose in coming to South Africa was to work with the ministry called Born
Again to a Living Hope. It is a drama depicting the pain and suffering coming
from addictions and the saving and freeing hope we can have in Christ! It has
been an incredible journey from trying to find people to be involved, to
scheduling practices, to figuring out costumes, and finally performing! The
picture you see is of our first performance at Battlezone Camp. Our desire is to be able to perform in
schools and orphanages over the rest of the year, Lord willing, starting in
May. Please continue to pray for us in this ministry! It is a new ministry and
we are in what we call the “birthing pains” stage. I believe God will use this drama to change
lives! Please pray for me specifically, I know God has called me here and
therefore He will equip me, but it is defiantly a growing process!
I recently had the opportunity to travel
to Mozambique and serve alongside WOL Mozambique at camp. We had about 46
campers from higher class international families. We were located at a beautiful campsite right
on the Indian Ocean! The campers were incredibly calloused and spoiled, but I
know God worked in many lives that week.
A young lady named Melissa in my cabin got saved as well as a young
Muslim boy named Sod. Please pray for both of them as they grow in their faith.
Sod’s families, in his own words, are extremists, so please lift him up as he now
has the daunting challenge of telling them of his conversion. Please also pray for the leaders of WOL
Mozambique, Carlos and Zeza, as they continue to work for the Lord’s glory in a
difficult environment!
After camp we had the opportunity of
seeing more of authentic Mozambique. Poverty and sickness were the two themes I
saw as we ministered in a local bible club and visited a market. It was truly
and eye-opener of just how desperately people need a savior! My heart broke for
these children. They were wearing torn dirty clothing, the smelled bad; they
had fungus growing on their heads and no one showing them love. I thank God for
the opportunity I had to visit Mozambique and the change of perspective it gave
me! Thank you for your prayers and
support! I think God is using Africa to change me more than he is using me to
change Africa.
Just a couple major prayer requests:
Ø For
me, as I serve in youth at my local church.
Ø Born
Again performances in schools
Ø Strength
and wisdom in ministry
“Such confidence we have
through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim
anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.” -2 Corinthians 3:4 & 5
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