On Thursday the 28th we will be going to Somerset which is near to Gazankulu. This spot will be the toughest place because the church was planted by the previous January team. We are up for the challenge and extremely excited! We will be doing children and youth ministries, going to the local schools and informing them about HIV and AIDS, as well as working in the church with the whole village. There is a pastor at the church that will help us but we will have to make all of our lessons and schedules. Please pray for our leaders and the team to have unity and that we will let God lead us in all of our lessons and relationships we build with these people. We will have to walk far to get our water then boil it. The same water we will have to use for our bucket showers with a small curtain for privacy, right next to the whole in the ground toilet.
This past Monday through Wednesday we got HIV and AIDS training so we will be ready to teach and care for them when we get there. On Thursday we learned skits and practiced dramas. I am so excited to be able to use these! We had a campout with our team this weekend to practice. Our team is so blessed to have 2 South Africans and one of them, Deborah, speaks several African languages and her first language is actually the one they speak in Somerset. We have a couple people who play the guitar so we will be able to have praise and worship, as well as a hunter and a boy scout! I am excited to see everyone's talents, gifts, and personalities play out during this time.
(top)Devin, me, Else, Tabea, Erica, Ema, Jamina, (bottom) Finn, Andi (leader) Deborah (leader), Roberta
Mackenzi, I am so excited for you! You now get to really put into practice all that you have learned. We will be praying for you, your team, and everyone that you come into contact with. What an awesome thing you will be doing- giving hope to those is seemingly hopeless situations! We love you and are so proud of you!!
ReplyDeleteWe will be praying for all of you!!! We will look forward to hearing all the details of your trip and all that God will accomplish through you! It will be tough having to wait days without knowing!!!! Love you so very much and we are very very proud of you:)
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying for you and your team, sister. I love you and am so proud of you!
ReplyDeleteHi! You do not know me but my name is Maud and I was in the previous training team and i was in the Somerset team =) Would be nice to get some news from Somerset... I can read you didn't go to S (I m sooo sorry...) but how was it for your team? and How is the church? Where did they sleep???
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the traininnng!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be blessed