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Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Bloomfontein
The past weekend I had the opportunity to join a team of people in Bloomfontein, South Africa. We went to do some Sunday School training in that area. I was on the team with 3 wonderful women and my pastor Kevin! I never thought Id be serving on a missions trip with my pastor in South Africa.
Carol and I drove out to the Free State on Thursday (The Free State is a different South African Prvince from where we live. It is South West of Johannesburg). The rest of the team had been out in Bloomfontein since the previous Friday. They spent time talking in the schools and visitng churches in the area.
Our Sunday School training on Saturday went very well. I was supposed to teach the Preschool Sunday School group. Due to the limited number of workers in churches, there are very few people dedicated solely to preschool. So the preschool and children classes were combined. I got to work with Debbie to do the training. I think things went very well. We had 9 people in our class. We had fun and the ladies seemed to understand and incorporate our ideas into actual lessons. And since my Sunday School training is limited to mostly South African experiences, I learned alot too! God definitely worked it out so that the training ran smoothly. I think Debbie and I both wished we had another hour or two to really dig deeper into the training. But I think the ladies in our class walked away with new ideas of how to teach about God in fun and relevant ways.
On Sunday, I went with Carol to a church in one of the townships. It always amazes me that people live in such ramshakle, poor conditions when there are big, mansion-sized houses only miles away.
I left the church knowing I had been in the house of the Lord that day! The music was fantastic! The keyboards and other instruments that belong to the church had been stolen in the past month, but they didnt need them. I cant begin to describe the music. But withut a doubt, those people knew how to raise their voices and praise God. EVERYONE sang. The children, the youth, the older men, and a few solos as well. And most of the music was spontaneous. No order of service. Just honest praise and heartfelt worship. My only regret is that I didnt understand most of their songs. It was a blessing to spend the Sunday in that church.
The team ended their week with a few days in Johannesburg. I was so excited that they could see where I work. They could meet my kids and teachers. They even got to stop by my apartment for tea and coffee and see where I live! Ive tried so hard to share what Im experiencing through this blog. It was a blessing to have other people see this place and these people and get to share my experiences here by showing them instead of just telling them! Im so greatful that God planned for this missions trip. What an awesome God we serve!
Carol and I drove out to the Free State on Thursday (The Free State is a different South African Prvince from where we live. It is South West of Johannesburg). The rest of the team had been out in Bloomfontein since the previous Friday. They spent time talking in the schools and visitng churches in the area.
Our Sunday School training on Saturday went very well. I was supposed to teach the Preschool Sunday School group. Due to the limited number of workers in churches, there are very few people dedicated solely to preschool. So the preschool and children classes were combined. I got to work with Debbie to do the training. I think things went very well. We had 9 people in our class. We had fun and the ladies seemed to understand and incorporate our ideas into actual lessons. And since my Sunday School training is limited to mostly South African experiences, I learned alot too! God definitely worked it out so that the training ran smoothly. I think Debbie and I both wished we had another hour or two to really dig deeper into the training. But I think the ladies in our class walked away with new ideas of how to teach about God in fun and relevant ways.
On Sunday, I went with Carol to a church in one of the townships. It always amazes me that people live in such ramshakle, poor conditions when there are big, mansion-sized houses only miles away.
I left the church knowing I had been in the house of the Lord that day! The music was fantastic! The keyboards and other instruments that belong to the church had been stolen in the past month, but they didnt need them. I cant begin to describe the music. But withut a doubt, those people knew how to raise their voices and praise God. EVERYONE sang. The children, the youth, the older men, and a few solos as well. And most of the music was spontaneous. No order of service. Just honest praise and heartfelt worship. My only regret is that I didnt understand most of their songs. It was a blessing to spend the Sunday in that church.
The team ended their week with a few days in Johannesburg. I was so excited that they could see where I work. They could meet my kids and teachers. They even got to stop by my apartment for tea and coffee and see where I live! Ive tried so hard to share what Im experiencing through this blog. It was a blessing to have other people see this place and these people and get to share my experiences here by showing them instead of just telling them! Im so greatful that God planned for this missions trip. What an awesome God we serve!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Valentine's Day
Before I blog about the great weekend I had in Bloomfontein, I want to back-blog about the crazy, busy, blessed Valentine's Day that I had. The day began as many of my days do....I was trying to prioritize what is most important for me to do that day. Work on curriculum? Observe the teachers? Model good teaching skills? Gather materials? I couldnt quite figure out the best course of action, so I prayed "God please show me how you want to use me today. Show me how to be your hands and feet."
On the way to work I stopped to get the children some cookies and marshmallows (with a pink and white theme) in honor of Valentine's Day. I also picked up a candy bar for each of the teachers.
Shortly after lunch, one of the teachers asked for some food for her family. She was out of money and out of food. The church typically keeps food in the pantry for just such occasions....but we were OUT. So I gave her a little money to buy groceries. What a blessing to have so much I can just pull out money and feed a family for several days!
Later in the day, 2 men came to the church looking for some clothes. I helped outfit them with clothes from the store room. The older of the 2 gentlemen was very thankful and kept saying "God Bless You" over and over. It seems to strange that they would thank me. I didnt purchase these clothes. I just took 5 mintues to go in the store room to get them. To be able to have the privledge of helping these men through no effort on my part was a bit humbling.
In the afternoon, Nomalonga went looking for Sunday. I've blogged about Sunday before. He was a particularly naughty boy in our Day Care. Sunday graduated from TLC and SHOULD be going to school this year. But after a little investigation, we found out that he wasnt going to school. So Nomalonga tracked down Sunday and his Granny to see if we could help. We knew something must be wrong for her to lie about sending him to school and then to disappear after having been a faithful church attender for so long.
Nomalonga found out that Sunday and his granny are living in the hallway of a building. They lock their things in a small cleaning closet during the day. The granny has a part time job ironing clothes for one family. She cant make more than R100 (about $15) a week at this job. When Nomalonga found them, Sunday had lost ALOT of weight. He was skin and bones and his eyes were sunken into his head from lack of nutrition. Needless to say, Nomalonga returned to the church in tears. Since we had no food in the food pantry, Nomalonga asked if I had any money we could use to buy them some food. ABSOLUTELY!!!
I drove Nomalonga to the grocery store. We spent R120 (about $20) and bought rice, bread, flour, vegetables, fruit, chicken and a few other staples. Then we drove to the house where the Granny works to deliver the food. On the way I realized I had one extra chocolate bar left over from that morning. So I grabbed it and took it to give to Sunday for Valentine's Day.
Sunday was every bit as skinny as Nomalonga had reported. But he ran to me and gave me a big hug. I was so glad to know that he would not go to bed hungry that night! My heart was broken that we couldnt have gotten him help any sooner. And I wonder how many other children dont have someone like Nomalonga searching for them to make sure they are taken care of. I pray that God's people will rise up and do something about the needs they see around them. I thank God for Nomalonga's determination to help!
As we were leaving, I caught Sunday teasing someone that he got a chocolate bar and they didnt. It was actually a blessing to see that he is still SO naughty!
And if that weren't enough opportunities to be God's hands and feet, when we returned to the Day Care, one of the teachers asked for a ride to the hospital. Her son, Nqobani, had fallen and his wrist was swelling. So I drove them to the hospital to get it checked out. (One of the bones in his wrist shifted. He will be fine, but has to wear a cast for 2 weeks).
But God is good! After a day full of opportunities to serve other people, God gave me even more blessings. That night I got to spend time with a bunch of local volunteers. We went to the home of 2 World Vision Missionaries. Dave and April are a lovely American couple who are serving here in Jo'burg. We had burritos and Dr Pepper for dinner!! It was a great time of fellowship and laughter. I needed some time to just relax and share stories with other missionaries. God knew what I needed before I even knew to ask for it! God is good.
It was a long day. But it was the best Valentine's Day ever!
I also realized that my journey to South Africa began a year ago on Valentine's day. That was the day that I first met Cheryl Allen and began to pray about coming to South Africa!
PS...Sunday now attends a Day Care around the corner from us in the mornings. They feed him breakfast. Then he comes to our Day Care for lunch and some play time in the afternoon. We cant keep him all day because we are full. But we have a child who only comes in the morning, so having Sunday in the afternoons keeps us within our legal limit. So he is getting food daily now. And we are keeping in contact with Granny, so we are able to provide food for them at home when they are running low. Please pray for Sunday and his Granny Justina.
On the way to work I stopped to get the children some cookies and marshmallows (with a pink and white theme) in honor of Valentine's Day. I also picked up a candy bar for each of the teachers.
Shortly after lunch, one of the teachers asked for some food for her family. She was out of money and out of food. The church typically keeps food in the pantry for just such occasions....but we were OUT. So I gave her a little money to buy groceries. What a blessing to have so much I can just pull out money and feed a family for several days!
Later in the day, 2 men came to the church looking for some clothes. I helped outfit them with clothes from the store room. The older of the 2 gentlemen was very thankful and kept saying "God Bless You" over and over. It seems to strange that they would thank me. I didnt purchase these clothes. I just took 5 mintues to go in the store room to get them. To be able to have the privledge of helping these men through no effort on my part was a bit humbling.
In the afternoon, Nomalonga went looking for Sunday. I've blogged about Sunday before. He was a particularly naughty boy in our Day Care. Sunday graduated from TLC and SHOULD be going to school this year. But after a little investigation, we found out that he wasnt going to school. So Nomalonga tracked down Sunday and his Granny to see if we could help. We knew something must be wrong for her to lie about sending him to school and then to disappear after having been a faithful church attender for so long.
Nomalonga found out that Sunday and his granny are living in the hallway of a building. They lock their things in a small cleaning closet during the day. The granny has a part time job ironing clothes for one family. She cant make more than R100 (about $15) a week at this job. When Nomalonga found them, Sunday had lost ALOT of weight. He was skin and bones and his eyes were sunken into his head from lack of nutrition. Needless to say, Nomalonga returned to the church in tears. Since we had no food in the food pantry, Nomalonga asked if I had any money we could use to buy them some food. ABSOLUTELY!!!
I drove Nomalonga to the grocery store. We spent R120 (about $20) and bought rice, bread, flour, vegetables, fruit, chicken and a few other staples. Then we drove to the house where the Granny works to deliver the food. On the way I realized I had one extra chocolate bar left over from that morning. So I grabbed it and took it to give to Sunday for Valentine's Day.
Sunday was every bit as skinny as Nomalonga had reported. But he ran to me and gave me a big hug. I was so glad to know that he would not go to bed hungry that night! My heart was broken that we couldnt have gotten him help any sooner. And I wonder how many other children dont have someone like Nomalonga searching for them to make sure they are taken care of. I pray that God's people will rise up and do something about the needs they see around them. I thank God for Nomalonga's determination to help!
As we were leaving, I caught Sunday teasing someone that he got a chocolate bar and they didnt. It was actually a blessing to see that he is still SO naughty!
And if that weren't enough opportunities to be God's hands and feet, when we returned to the Day Care, one of the teachers asked for a ride to the hospital. Her son, Nqobani, had fallen and his wrist was swelling. So I drove them to the hospital to get it checked out. (One of the bones in his wrist shifted. He will be fine, but has to wear a cast for 2 weeks).
But God is good! After a day full of opportunities to serve other people, God gave me even more blessings. That night I got to spend time with a bunch of local volunteers. We went to the home of 2 World Vision Missionaries. Dave and April are a lovely American couple who are serving here in Jo'burg. We had burritos and Dr Pepper for dinner!! It was a great time of fellowship and laughter. I needed some time to just relax and share stories with other missionaries. God knew what I needed before I even knew to ask for it! God is good.
It was a long day. But it was the best Valentine's Day ever!
I also realized that my journey to South Africa began a year ago on Valentine's day. That was the day that I first met Cheryl Allen and began to pray about coming to South Africa!
PS...Sunday now attends a Day Care around the corner from us in the mornings. They feed him breakfast. Then he comes to our Day Care for lunch and some play time in the afternoon. We cant keep him all day because we are full. But we have a child who only comes in the morning, so having Sunday in the afternoons keeps us within our legal limit. So he is getting food daily now. And we are keeping in contact with Granny, so we are able to provide food for them at home when they are running low. Please pray for Sunday and his Granny Justina.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Not a real post
Sorry I havent posted much that is truly news-worthy recently. Life has been very hectic lately. So rather than give you half bits of news, I will just bed you to give me more time to actually sit down and get out all of the things that have kept me busy lately. Im looking forward to a long weekend in the Free State (another province here in S.A.). I will be working on a team with Kevin to train Sunday School teachers. So after that long weekend, I hope to get back on here and give you some real news.....so this blog is basically a request for your patience. I really am going to share something news-worthy soon! ;-)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Rev Kev Brought Goodies!
I just wanted to let everyone know that Rev Kev has safely arrived in South Africa. He already called Danette, so the word may already have spread, but I thought Id post the news just in case.
He brought me SOO MANY wonderful things from home. Beanie Babies, books, Little Debbie Cakes, and KRISPY KREME. Carol and I both had a Krispy Kreme as soon as I got home and rescued them from the depths of the suitcase. I think Krispy Kreme are heavenly. I think I want a tower of Krispy Kreme as my wedding cake (if I ever get married). South Africa has nothing like them. Their donuts are cake-like. Yuck. So Rev Kev is my hero for bringing me Krispy Kreme.
My church also made me salvation bracelets. Im so excited to share them with the Sunday School children at church! They are going to LOVE them. As an interesting side note...the South African flag has all of the colors that are on the salvation bracelet. So their flag can be used as a salvation tool to help people remember the steps to salvation! Pretty awesome! Anytime you can see their flag, you can share Christ in a visual, easy to remember way. Which doesnt help you guys in the US, but is amazing to know here in South Africa!
He brought me SOO MANY wonderful things from home. Beanie Babies, books, Little Debbie Cakes, and KRISPY KREME. Carol and I both had a Krispy Kreme as soon as I got home and rescued them from the depths of the suitcase. I think Krispy Kreme are heavenly. I think I want a tower of Krispy Kreme as my wedding cake (if I ever get married). South Africa has nothing like them. Their donuts are cake-like. Yuck. So Rev Kev is my hero for bringing me Krispy Kreme.
My church also made me salvation bracelets. Im so excited to share them with the Sunday School children at church! They are going to LOVE them. As an interesting side note...the South African flag has all of the colors that are on the salvation bracelet. So their flag can be used as a salvation tool to help people remember the steps to salvation! Pretty awesome! Anytime you can see their flag, you can share Christ in a visual, easy to remember way. Which doesnt help you guys in the US, but is amazing to know here in South Africa!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
AIDS
We have 2 spots open at TLC. Ideally, these spots belong to children on our waiting list, but these mysterious children have never arrived and their spots are potentially up for grabs by the next child down on the list. One of the next spots would potentially go to a little girl who is HIV positive. The mother was open about the girl's status and the head teacher was open about things we need to put in place to ensure the health and safety of ALL of the children....INCLUDING this little girl.
Nomalonga explained that SHE had no personal problems with the little girl coming. And she would welcome her into her class. However, this girl would be in a different class and Nomalonga wanted to speak to the teacher to make sure things were handled properly. Nomalonga wanted to speak with Tony (the director of TLC) and the pastor to make sure there weren’t any other steps we needed to take to make sure this situation would be handled appropriately. We wanted to make sure the teachers were trained with basic first aid precautions. We also wanted to make sure they knew to alert the mother if they noticed any illnesses (measles, chicken pox, etc) that may affect her child more severely because of a weakened immune system.
Apparently we took to long to get back to the mother. She has reported the Day Care to Social Services and claims that we will not accept her daughter because she has HIV. This is a sad turn of events since we are willing to accept her child and trying to put safe guards into place to protect ALL the children (including this one). Hopefully a meeting with Social Services will clear up this matter.
I’m surprised that this is even an issue. I guess I come from the US where ALL children are accepted into public school. And you rarely know their HIV status. And even if you did know, it wouldn’t matter. Certain precautions are taken with ALL children. These precautions are taken for the safety of each and every child and for the safety of the teacher. Knowing a child's status would never change the way I view that child or treat that child. I’m saddened that so many people are uninformed and scared of this disease. Typical childhood behaviors will not spread this disease. Sharing food, drinks, toys and hugs will not harm anyone. And any open sores or bleeding should be handled appropriately with gloves no matter who the child is or what their HIV status is.
I hope that after this miscommunication the Day Care will have a policy in effect that makes it clear how to address this situation in the future. Pray that this mother will realize that we are not rejecting her child, but trying to put safe guards into place that will protect her child and all of the other children. Pray that this problem only strengthen our resolve to accept and love ALL children. Pray that this problem will be resolved and that there be no bitterness or anger between the mother and the church. Pray that the community does not shun this little girl now that they are aware of her HIV status. We live in a community that is often ill informed or scared of this disease and I don’t want ignorance to negatively affect this little girl.
I can’t begin to tell you how HIV/AIDS affects this community. I read a statistic that said over 50% of the children in South Africa who are now in their teen years already have or will have HIV/AIDS. HALF of a generation will be lost to this disease!! Pray for better education, better medication and better motivation to prevent this disease from spreading.
Nomalonga explained that SHE had no personal problems with the little girl coming. And she would welcome her into her class. However, this girl would be in a different class and Nomalonga wanted to speak to the teacher to make sure things were handled properly. Nomalonga wanted to speak with Tony (the director of TLC) and the pastor to make sure there weren’t any other steps we needed to take to make sure this situation would be handled appropriately. We wanted to make sure the teachers were trained with basic first aid precautions. We also wanted to make sure they knew to alert the mother if they noticed any illnesses (measles, chicken pox, etc) that may affect her child more severely because of a weakened immune system.
Apparently we took to long to get back to the mother. She has reported the Day Care to Social Services and claims that we will not accept her daughter because she has HIV. This is a sad turn of events since we are willing to accept her child and trying to put safe guards into place to protect ALL the children (including this one). Hopefully a meeting with Social Services will clear up this matter.
I’m surprised that this is even an issue. I guess I come from the US where ALL children are accepted into public school. And you rarely know their HIV status. And even if you did know, it wouldn’t matter. Certain precautions are taken with ALL children. These precautions are taken for the safety of each and every child and for the safety of the teacher. Knowing a child's status would never change the way I view that child or treat that child. I’m saddened that so many people are uninformed and scared of this disease. Typical childhood behaviors will not spread this disease. Sharing food, drinks, toys and hugs will not harm anyone. And any open sores or bleeding should be handled appropriately with gloves no matter who the child is or what their HIV status is.
I hope that after this miscommunication the Day Care will have a policy in effect that makes it clear how to address this situation in the future. Pray that this mother will realize that we are not rejecting her child, but trying to put safe guards into place that will protect her child and all of the other children. Pray that this problem only strengthen our resolve to accept and love ALL children. Pray that this problem will be resolved and that there be no bitterness or anger between the mother and the church. Pray that the community does not shun this little girl now that they are aware of her HIV status. We live in a community that is often ill informed or scared of this disease and I don’t want ignorance to negatively affect this little girl.
I can’t begin to tell you how HIV/AIDS affects this community. I read a statistic that said over 50% of the children in South Africa who are now in their teen years already have or will have HIV/AIDS. HALF of a generation will be lost to this disease!! Pray for better education, better medication and better motivation to prevent this disease from spreading.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Funny Things Kids Say
I love the funny things kids say....it wont be quite the same to type them, so I hope I can convey how funny they truly were.
The first funny comment came from a boy named Emmanuel. Emmanuel is a VERY talkative person. He talks with or without an audience. Once he has your attention, you cant break away. He always has just one more thing to say. The other day Emmanuel told me it was his birthday. He told me his birthday would start when he got home. His family was going to have cake and cold drinks. And then he told me his Dad was going to get him a present.....a key. And he straight face explained that his Dad was going to give him a key for his birthday...........so he could lock his mouth! I cracked up laughing! Emmanuel then reassured me that he would be sure to bring it to school so the other children could use it too!!
Today some of the children were drawing pictures. They were supposed to be drawing pictures of their families. One little girl brought me her picture and said she was finished. When I looked at her paper I saw one person and one flower on the page. I asked "Where is your family? I see you, but where is your mother? Your father? Your sister?" The little girl thought for a brief moment then grinned at me and said "In the picture my mother is at home."
I wish I was better about recording all the funny things kids say.
The first funny comment came from a boy named Emmanuel. Emmanuel is a VERY talkative person. He talks with or without an audience. Once he has your attention, you cant break away. He always has just one more thing to say. The other day Emmanuel told me it was his birthday. He told me his birthday would start when he got home. His family was going to have cake and cold drinks. And then he told me his Dad was going to get him a present.....a key. And he straight face explained that his Dad was going to give him a key for his birthday...........so he could lock his mouth! I cracked up laughing! Emmanuel then reassured me that he would be sure to bring it to school so the other children could use it too!!
Today some of the children were drawing pictures. They were supposed to be drawing pictures of their families. One little girl brought me her picture and said she was finished. When I looked at her paper I saw one person and one flower on the page. I asked "Where is your family? I see you, but where is your mother? Your father? Your sister?" The little girl thought for a brief moment then grinned at me and said "In the picture my mother is at home."
I wish I was better about recording all the funny things kids say.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Coming Home
I want to tell you what God has been doing in my heart in the past few months. After the teacher training week I had in December, I began to think about my time here in Jo'burg. I have come to realize that my job here at TLC will not take the full 2 years I signed up for. My job of writing curriculum and training the teachers should only take 1 year at the rate we are going. (That is not to say that the teachers will be experts or the curriculum will be good enough to publish. But I’m merely saying that I will have done all I know to do after one year here.)
So I had to consider God's plans for me. I don’t want to stay here 2 years if I am not needed. And although there are many needs here beyond training and writing the curriculum, the needs are not things that I seem called to do.
I know without a doubt that I am called to work with children. I also am beginning to realize that almost since the moment I stepped off the plane here in Jo'burg I have faced every new challenge and experience with an attitude of “How can I apply this new knowledge when I get home?”
So after praying personally, recruiting friends and family to pray for me, making lists of pros and cons (which always ended with “God's Will” tipping any scale I made), and trying to seek God's will for my future, I have come to the conclusion that I need to come home in July of this year. I don’t know all of the amazing opportunities God has planned for me when I get home, but I eagerly await the opportunity to serve Him in my own home town.
I still have a lot of work to do here in Jo'burg between now and July. I love serving God here and I look forward to 5 more months with these wonderful teachers and children. Please continue to pray that I will find ways to serve God daily. Once again I find myself so caught up in the excitement of wondering what God has planned for my future that I need help to focus on serving Him TODAY.
I must finish this blog by admitting a small sense of guilt. The guilt I feel is because of YOU. I know without a doubt that I have an enormous network of people all across Virginia and the US that are praying for me. From the emails, packages and letters I have received, I have begun to feel that I may be the most spoiled, best prayed for missionary ever. Every time I talk to my family and friends on the phone I hear of someone new that has been reading my blog. I don’t know how many of you are out there praying for me, but I think I would be overwhelmed if you were ever numbered. So my guilt lies in the fact that I will not be using this amazing network of people and their gifts of prayer for more than one year. But I fully expect that you will continue to pray for me and the people here in Johannesburg even beyond my departure in July. Oh I wish I could see you all and hug your necks and thank you for blessing me! May God Bless You Indeed My Friends!
So I had to consider God's plans for me. I don’t want to stay here 2 years if I am not needed. And although there are many needs here beyond training and writing the curriculum, the needs are not things that I seem called to do.
I know without a doubt that I am called to work with children. I also am beginning to realize that almost since the moment I stepped off the plane here in Jo'burg I have faced every new challenge and experience with an attitude of “How can I apply this new knowledge when I get home?”
So after praying personally, recruiting friends and family to pray for me, making lists of pros and cons (which always ended with “God's Will” tipping any scale I made), and trying to seek God's will for my future, I have come to the conclusion that I need to come home in July of this year. I don’t know all of the amazing opportunities God has planned for me when I get home, but I eagerly await the opportunity to serve Him in my own home town.
I still have a lot of work to do here in Jo'burg between now and July. I love serving God here and I look forward to 5 more months with these wonderful teachers and children. Please continue to pray that I will find ways to serve God daily. Once again I find myself so caught up in the excitement of wondering what God has planned for my future that I need help to focus on serving Him TODAY.
I must finish this blog by admitting a small sense of guilt. The guilt I feel is because of YOU. I know without a doubt that I have an enormous network of people all across Virginia and the US that are praying for me. From the emails, packages and letters I have received, I have begun to feel that I may be the most spoiled, best prayed for missionary ever. Every time I talk to my family and friends on the phone I hear of someone new that has been reading my blog. I don’t know how many of you are out there praying for me, but I think I would be overwhelmed if you were ever numbered. So my guilt lies in the fact that I will not be using this amazing network of people and their gifts of prayer for more than one year. But I fully expect that you will continue to pray for me and the people here in Johannesburg even beyond my departure in July. Oh I wish I could see you all and hug your necks and thank you for blessing me! May God Bless You Indeed My Friends!
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