Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Wednesday Feb 16

Today was another awesome day.  We started at Umthezi High School where we were treated to some beautiful Zulu singing and a receptive audience for the orality stories on forgiveness.  The kids definitely got the message of forgiveness and enjoyed the stories.  Ritch did the introduction, Patty did the story of David and Bathsheba, Kim did the story of the unforgiving servant and Nick did the prodigal’s son.  Nick was very creative in his as he grabbed a couple of the guys on the team as the two sons and they acted the story out which was not only very fun for us but also  was a great way to get the point of the story across in a fun way for the high school kids.  Ritch closed with an alter call asking if any of the kids want to either ask Jesus into their lives for the first time or to recommit their lives to him.  All of the kids prayed to ask Jesus to be their Lord and savior. At the end when asked if there was anyone that prayed the prayer for the first time none of them raised their hands.  This was a blessing as it meant that all of these kids were already Christians.  We spent some time telling the teachers how much we Americans appreciated them and that we know how difficult their jobs are. We then went to Wembezi to the Fountain of Life Church to do a reading glasses clinic for the residence of that area.  We tested approximately 350 people with four stations going simultaneously and a prayer team praying for everyone that wanted prayer.  It was lots of fun and I know it was a blessing for so many of them to be able to read their bibles.  There was lots of smiles and many thanks from those that were served.  We loved it!
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Sound like a creative team with lots of heart. I am still praying for all 11 of you and Guam and Guatemala. Keep working hard for Jesus!!
    xo - c

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  2. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Great reports and pictures. Praying for you all! Kathy

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  3. Guy CrookFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Hallelujah!!! Our Lord God, the Almighty Creator, is doing great things, world wide. Let us praise Him.

    Brief testimony here: A month or two ago when that young man shot a bunch of people including a Senator in Arizona, I wept. I pleaded with the Lord, as David did in several of the Psalms, for Him to return quickly and clean up this mess of a fallen world (How long must we wait, Lord?). When I witnessed the devil's work in Guatemala, I wept, and prayed the same prayer. When I thought of the HIV pandemic and starvation going on in South Africa, I wept, and prayed the same prayer. "Lord, how long must we wait?" Then He let me know that He is NOT waiting -- He asked me why I thought that I was in Guatemala; He asked me why I thought my wife is in South Africa; why are all these lovely brothers and sisters spending their time, money, and prayer on His missions? Most of you already know this, loved ones, but sometimes I am slow to catch on: HE HAS ALREADY STARTED. He is using us, HIS BODY! What a joy it is to be a part of that!

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