Thursday, 24 July 2008

last few days...

I only have a few more days left in Cape Town now before I head off to Durban for a few weeks! Am really really sad to leave but at the same time excited about the things God is going to do during the teams time in Durban.



The last few weeks have been really really good and also very busy! The church has continued with the theme of honouring, the father of the house was honoured last Sunday which was an amazing service! The young people, especially, have a lot of respect for the more senior members of the church which is refreshing.



One of the highlights of the two weeks was taking part in the 'Hoot for Jesus' campaign which was a youth initiative. We went out with bill boards asking people to hoot if they love Jesus and headed to the streets of Cape Town! The response was absolutely amazing, so many cars were going crazy as they drove past us, even the police were joining in which I found quite strange as in the UK we probably would have been arrested! It was a liberating experience which was challenging at first but got into it after a while! We also managed to get ourselves in a local newspaper called 'The Son', which is our equivalent of 'The Sun'. The newspaper gave a really positive report of how the youth was giving hope to young people, particularly who are caught up in drugs. The paper is renowned for reporting negative stories so to have such a positive story was really significant!


Will update again before Durban (hopefully!)


Wednesday, 9 July 2008

Only 2 1/2 weeks left in Cape Town!!

Things are very cold and wet here in Cape Town! Winter has definately set in now so looking forward to going to Durban for some sunshine. Weeks are still going really quickly, am already getting upset about the thought of leaving Cape Town, have made some really good friends now and I know I will always have a connection here.

The last week we have been building up to the revival week which started last night! We are really trusting that God will move in Cape Town this week. The revival is happening in a hall in the centre of Bridgetown so anyone is welcome to walk in for healing, counselling, ministry etc. It has been storming here constantly since last Thursday so everywhere is soaking wet, the roads are flooded and most houses are leaking! Many people living in the shacks have become homeless as their houses have been blown away or damaged by the rain so we are really praying for protection over them.

I am still moving around a lot, but have moved back to Sharon and Shawn now so have a base at least, although im hardly ever there! Been starting to think about what I am going to do when I get back but have no idea yet!

Just a quick update!