Saturday, November 28, 2009

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well!
Well, it is getting really busy here, preparing for leaving on outreach, and working with our local outreach. The money for the Zwelethemba project is just over half in. We have R30,000, so enough for the house, but don't have enough for the food, school supplies and uniforms. Thank you so much for all the support so far. Here's a site that we made to explain our work here a little more : http://web.me.com/childreninneedts

So another amazing miracle happenend here this last week Tuesday. There were 11 people here that didn't have their money for outreach and for school fees, in total was over $28000 Canadian, about R180,000. We had been struggling trying to get money, working really hard on fundraising, but its been hard and discouraging because no one here has money to give. Our speaker came into class, and told us to stop doing all of that. He started talking about how money means nothing to God, there is no currency in heaven. He doesn't want us to be worrying about things like that, and he said that everyone would be going on outreach. We are a family, and God doesn't leave his children behind. He told us how God still calls us to give, even if we have nothing. So we started praying and taking an offering within our class..who had no money. People who had no money gave away what they had. Some people brought in their cameras, things that they really valued and just gave them up. Before we knew it we had R100,000 and we were amazed. Then Rich, our speaker got a phone call, from someone he knew asking if there was a South African girl who needed outreach fees paid, and there was, so all of hers came in. Eventually we only had R67500 left, and we were all shocked at what God had done, but there was still quite a few people who didn't have enough. Then we got another call, someone who is remaining anonymous paid it all, all the rest. Everyone was in tears, we were so amazed how in two hours just spent in prayer and selflessness God gave it all.

Thank you for all your prayers, and support, miss you all!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Hey everyone! Sorry for not updating this more, I've been told by my mom that I better soon, so here I am..love you mom :) It just has been really busy here lately. Last week our school went on an 8 hour road trip to the YWAM base for a Nations to Nations conference in Jeffrey's Bay. All the YWAM bases in South Africa were invited, and there were people from over 60 nations. There were lectures, and awareness campaigns presented by amazing people of God from all over the world, about their passions, and missions that they have started in the most undesired parts of the world. In the evenings we had big celebrations, celebrating all of the different, and unique ways we worship God. It was incredible. This week our lecture phase topic was on worship and so far, it has been really great too. We have our first fundraiser planned for this Saturday. We got permission from the mall to set up a face painting station, and have been really busy making posters and getting everything organized. Next week Friday we're having a movie night, playing Madagascar 2, and inviting local churches and our base. Your prayers that these events will be really successful would be great! There have been tough things going on here lately, I won't go into detail on here, but if you want, you can talk to my family. If you could also be praying against child abuse, and that justice will be served that would also be really appreciated.