This past week has flown by, I only have two more weeks left in Africa. So last weekend I said I may go bungee jumping... it actually wasn't a bungee but a HUGE gorge swing. Our team went up to Oribi Gorge and about 15 of us took the leap off of a 165 m high cliff. That is about 600ft. It made me feel like I was flying, jumping off arms spread wide down into the beautiful gorge. That evening we watched the Sharks (Durban's Rugby team) defeat the Blue Bulls (defending champs)! The following day about half of the team went down to the beach. We even went in the water! It was a much needed refreshing weekend of experienceing God's presence out in His creation. I loved sitting in awe of Him.
This week we have worked at a few different places. Monday and Tuesday we partnered with a different AIDS Hospice, Highway Hospice and completed some jobs they needed finished. Wednesday we had an amazing opportunity to go into a High School in a local township and tell the students all about Jesus.
Monday we went to a Cresh, like a preschool, that the hospice supports. We painted the exterior of the buildings and planted a vegetable garden. They didn't need our whole team to finish those jobs so the other half of us spent time loving on the children. They have about 60 children in two classrooms that are just slightly larger than my bedroom. These children were the most joyful kids to play with. They were so happy and excited to recieve so much attention. None of them really understood english, but we still were able to teach them duck-duck-goose. Although, the first time someone was tagged as "goose" the entire cirlce got up to chase them!
Tuesday we split into 3 groups. My group stayed back and painted a room in the hospice center. Sometimes when we are completing a small task it's easy to get fooled into thinking we're having no impact, but God has really been showing me that every little act of service matters and he can really use anything to make an eternal impact on someone's life and bring himself glory.
Wednesday was probably my favorite day of service yet. We were given the opportunity to go into a public high school and preach the gospel. My group was placed in a classroom whose teacher did not show up for the day so we had an hour and a half to talk to them about whatever we wanted. We were able to share our testimonies and give a full out Gospel presentation. I sat down with a few girls to ask them about what we had said and see if they had any questions. Ancestor worship is so prevalent in the life of Zulus, pray that they will come to the understanding that Jesus is enough and no other sacrifice is needed. Over 200 students heard the Gospel yesterday. The Gospel does not return void, pray God continues to work in the hearts of the students we spoke to.
I am really excited for what God has planned next week. We are going on the University campuses in Durban to do some initiative evangelism sharing our faith. From the past two summer projects we've been told hearts are ripe and ready to hear about Jesus so I cannot wait to share the good news! We'll be on the campuses from here on out!
Blessings,
Lainey
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