Hey guys,
Man we’ve been moving a lot. Some great stories to tell to get you guys up to speed.
I have less than ten days in Africa!
So my journey from Swaziland to South Africa was an adventure in itself. A road that was liitered with angels and grace to get us along safely.
We started out the day at the Manzini bus rank in Swaziland, waiting in a kombi (van/bus) for it to fill up and take us to Nelspruit South Africa and meet up with the other team.
Well, after waiting almost 3 hours the driver came to us and said there were not enough people going so we would have to wait until tommorow morning.
Not ok with us.
We had to be in Nelspruit that night as we were expected there and we really had no reason to be in Swaziland anymore.
A woman in our Kombi then informs us that she will be moving on regardless, and that she will just take connecting Kombis the whole way.
Bus by Bus by Bus By Bus By Bus by Bus. She was truly a God send and her name was Miriam.
We would have been TERRIBLY lost without her. So 10 hours and six Kombis later we made it to the Nelspruit bus rank but it was a LOT later than it should have been and there we were, two westerners with our packs stuffed to the top, hands full hanging around well after dark.
South Africa is a pretty dangerous place to begin with and this was really sketchy.
So God sends another angel….
As we waited for our ride a securtity gaurd (owen) came and hung out with us, told us we were nuts for being out there and that if he were to leave us we would soon be in serious trouble. He let us use his phone, our ride soon came and off we went.
We then spent a few days with the team at “The Bater House”, which is a South African home for Missionaries all over Southern Africa come to group up, rest, relax and get supplies from S.A.
I met some AMAZING people who told me life stories that seem right out of the scriptures.
There IS ANOTHER WORLD, ANOTHER KINGDOM WHAT WE SEE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ALL THERE IS.
did they ever love and reflect Jesus.
I got re grouped with the S.A. Team, took a run into Mozambique (where I almost got arrested!…tell that story another time)
I have since moved again with the team to an Iris ministries (large Mozambique ministry) base called Michael’s Childrens village out side of white river, S.A. It’s a home for troubled children who have been abused and neglected and its a place where these children have a stable home and experience incredible restoration and healing by Gods care and grace.
We’ve been there two days now. Right now I am in town with a sick student and the others are back at the house seperating toys and clothing for a Christmas party that we will be planning.
Had an AMAZING church service yesterday, almost 3 and a half hours, dancing, singing and plain African craziness.
Living Stones Church: I am looking forward to worshipping with you and getting to see your faces. I need prayers to be in this 100 percent for the remaining time and I will see many of you very soon, God willing.
What an amazing year it has been.
I’ll be updating before the new year for certain, but thank you all for following, praying and supporting.
Its ALL because of Jesus’ sacrifice for us on that cross.
We have NOTHING with out it. Its all passing away.
