We're Baaack!!!

Hey, everyone!
Sorry it has been so long!
We just landed back in America last night after spending 6 weeks all over South Africa!

I have much I would like to share indepth (with pictures ;-] ), I cannot yet, but let me give you a quick update of what the last 6 weeks have been.

We arrived in Capetown and spent the next few days touring Masiphumelele (where we would spend 3 weeks), resting, adjusting to this new land, and repacking in preparation to spend 2 weeks in Eastern Cape, more specifically the Transkei villages of Port St. John and Magwambu.

We spent 11 days in Port St. John where we made many house visits, prayed for many families, shared Jesus with many children, and even ministered at the local church! We also had opportunities to go to the hospital and the clinic in the nearest town. We spent about 3 days in the Magwambu where we visited Mama Christina, a strong woman who longs for her village to know the Truth of Jesus! She shared what God has been doing, specifically through the children. We spent a lot of time with the children and even were asked to minister at Mama Christina's church!

We then drove 14 hours back to Capetown where we spent the next 3 weeks in Masiphumelele. Masiphumelele is a black township that was formed during the apartheid in South Africa. While we were in Masi, we joined a group of longterm missionaries who moved to South Africa from America and have lived there for a couple years now because they long to see the word of the Lord and Matt. 25 come to pass in Soith Africa, more specifically over Masi. We joined in with what they were doing as well as 5 other YWAM teams (from Germany, Kona, Montana), some of whom were longterm (3 months), in loving the people and the children.

Something the Lord was really highlighting in Africa was the children, not just to our team, but to the whole community! We even collaborated to create a plan for 1 week of kids ministry at the park in the afternoon. We had 100+ children gather with us, focused, attentive, and ready to learn about Jesus! It was amazing!

We also had some divinely orchestrated situations on our days "off" or rainy days.... Including a lot of wrong trains/stopped trains/broken trains/the team getting separated because of the trains and yet it was all divinely orchestrated with multiple opportunities to share Jesus, release freedom, and see people transformed right before our eyes! We made so many friends, have lots of crazy stories, and I definitely want to return one day!

So with that extremely small nutshell of South Africa, we are now spending the next 3 days in preparation for HARVARD UNIVERSITY!!!

Harvard is going to be completely OPPOSITE of South Africa, but we are so encouraged and so excited for this next part of our outreach!!

I love you all!
I miss you all!
Looking forward for what is to come! :-)

And remember: THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE GOD LOVE YOU MORE OR LESS. Literally. Just chill. :)