I am quite excited to share how God is at work, as we have had some amazing answers to prayer this week! First of all, both Ida and I got confirmation from our embassies that our new passports are ready to pick up. So glad to be done with all of that! The other praise has to do with visas. One of the other girls realized a few days ago that her visa had expired (they were supposed to give her a 3 month visa when she came in the country, but there was a mess-up and they only gave her 1 month), which would cause problems for leaving the country. Two other women from the base also had some visa issues. When they went to home affairs, it looked like a couple of them were going be pretty big issues that would require paying fees and doing lots of paperwork. The rest of our team got together and prayed about this situation while they were at the office. Almost as soon as we had finished praying, we heard from our leader that the head executive (who also happened to be a Christian) had written letters for all three of the women who had visa issues, explaining the situations and correcting the problems (which were on their end). Praise God for such a wonderful answer to prayer! It is so neat to see how God has provided in so many ways as we get ready to leave for outreach. As Christians we are never promised that life will be easy, but God does promise to never leave us. And often it's in those hard times that we can see God at work even more clearly.
We didn't really have classes this week...we mainly focused on outreach preparation. On Monday a pastor from Swaziland came and shared with us about the ministry we will be partnering with while there and what we should expect. During our time there we will be working along side the local churches, which will mainly include leading revivals and doing evangelism. We don't have any details about Uganda yet, but hopefully we'll get some in the next week or so.
This week we've also prepared a lot of dramas which we will be using to share about God in a visual way. These dramas will then be followed up by a short presentation of the gospel or devotional on that specific topic. Although we want to put our absolute best into it, it's good to be reminded that it's not about us looking "good"...it's about allowing God to work through us. There are going to be some very difficult times during outreach, but we aren't doing it alone. It's blown my mind as I've come into a deeper understanding of the power God gives me through the Holy Spirit. I can't make it through difficult things on my own strength...but the good news is that I don't have to because God promises to be with me every step of the way.
The week was finished off with a Ten Thousand Homes Vision Day and Love Fest on Friday. The Vision Day was a time for the leaders to share about their vision for TTH in the upcoming year - growth that they would like to see happen. There was also a time for everyone to voice both the excitement they had about all of this, as well as questions that were raised. In the evening there was a Love Fest, which was a beautiful outdoor banquet followed by a talent show. It was a lovely night of fellowship and fun! Have I mentioned before that I love this huge family that I've got over here in Africa?
The setup for the love fest was quite impressive!!
These photos were taken last week in Dwaleni - the girls LOVE to do the hair of anyone who will sit still!
Celebrating the birthday of our DTS leader, Pastor Raines!
This little guy (above) was found by someone and then passed around so that everyone could get their photo taken with it. I'll have to say that chameleons have perhaps the weirdest feeling feet ever...
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
I'm having to get used to the fact that Christmas time around here is not the season for warm scarves, thick sweaters, and fuzzy boots. In fact, it's quite opposite of that. More like flip flops and t-shirts. And yes, the stores have already begun their Christmas decorating....
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