I'm Home!!

Well I've been home for a while, and now I'm off to school! I've had an interesting time coming home and seeing everyone again which has been great. I've had an amazing time overseas and can't wait to go again, but for now I'm going to Ball State University.

I'm majoring in communication and taking five classes speech, interpersonal communication, sociology, health science, and music history. I had my first classes today and it seems like I'm going to learn a lot this semester.

Fourth week of OUTREACH!!

This is Scott cleaning the wall.

Samson, me, Scott and Jason painting

Me outlining the cross

We always had an audience while we were painting.

Me, Jason, Christine, Jared, Samson, Adrian, and Scott

So this week has flown by, in fact the last four weeks has gone by so fast! I'm still loving Africa and still seeing God moving in so many ways. This last week we spent four days in two townships named Green Park and Delft painting a mural on a house there.  In Green Park we have started a bible study, we've seen some salvation's too and I've made some friends there that I like to visit every other day or so. We are really seeing some break through in Green Park and we are excited to start doing ministry in Delft next week. If you could keep praying for the people, that they are receiving what we are sharing with them and that we can know what to pray against while we are praying over these places.  

 On our way home from ministry one day we decided to stop and enjoy an up close look at the view we get to drive by everyday :) This is Christine and I chatting it up as the guys explored some more.

3rd week of outreach

Hey Hey Hey! 

God has been teaching me so much more even on outreach! Like being flexible but still keeping a passion for whatever we're doing.  We do different things everyday it seems like we do a lot of evangelism in the townships, we did some on the UCT campus the other day, and we have also worked in a soup kitchen the other day which was fun. Getting up everyday and being with the same six people all day every day is also something that God is using to grow me, and at the same time we are becoming such good friends. Not much else has changed here though. 

Hope you all are having a wonderful spring!

Week 2 of Outreach!

So within the first week we have already been able to experience so much! Last weekend we went to my first black African church, and it was amazing! The worship was absolutely amazing, service was four hours long, and we were at the church for about eight hours. We went and helped set up, and sweep the floors put out plastic chairs in this little brick building in the middle of a township. African time is very different from north American time, and the church that my team attends is led by the spirit during every service so time is never really an issue anyway, which is why our sundays all we can possiblely do is go to church.

We have gotten the oppurtunity to visit many townships (which we would call slums) in the area and just get to know the people, the place, get a feel for how we can minister to them. Getting to know the area includes riding the trains, catching african taxi's, and finding our way through neighborhoods without any street signs. God is so good in all the things that he has provided for us from divine appointments to a free chocolate bar.

God is moving in great ways in my team we just had an amazing time just praying, talking, and really just being open with one another which has really brought us together. God knew just what he was doing when he placed me in the South Africa-Zambia team, everyday I love God more so I can love my team even more!!

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for me, I couldn't be here without all of your support :)

1st week of outreach!

I'm in Cape town, South Africa at the wonderful YWAM Muizenburg base; we're two minutes from the beach and out my window is a beautiful view of the mountians! We got here Tuesday moring and have been mostly just getting some orientation and getting to know the place. So far we've really just talked with the locals around the neghborhood and then this weekend my team is going to start helping out with ministries at a local church. Right now i'm still quite tired but tomarrow is our free day and i'm hoping to get plenty of sleep and to go shopping!

Week 12!!!

This last week I have been preparing for the second half of my school called outreach when we go and put all that we have learned into practice!! We are meeting in our teams and practicing our testimonies, messages, skits and getting to know our team members better. We're also packing! I'm borrowing a backpack to pack everything in for 3 months!!!  It's been challenging already to try to decide what to bring and what I have to leave here in perth after buying a few aussie clothes.  Wednesday we had our commissioning night where the base prays for us, and sends us out into the nations!!  Then we had one last dance party! 

Tuesday the 31st is when we leave for South Africa! We will fly form Perth to Kuala Lumpur, then Kuala Lumpur to Johannesburg, then Johannesburg  to Cape town. 

Updating will be my highest priority during outreach because I'm not sure how often I will have internet access, but it should be at least a few times.   Thank you all, I love you!

Week 10 &11

Paul Hawkins came and shared with us about Spiritual Warfare. The reality of this earth being a war zone became even more clear during this week, along with the fact that everyone is spiritual by nature. This week was good until thursday when what God had been speaking to me about started happening, I started to be hit again and again with so many different things one after another.  Things at home were happening, God was showing me that it's not always easy to over come past difficulties and struggles, and we really started to talk about preparing for outreach.

Week 11 was our last week of lectures and Maged Kolta came form England to speak about missions. He shared with us about how jesus did missions, which is quite simple be right with the Father and then obey.  It was a good encouragement as we are soon going to leave and be "real" missionaries!!