Part of the team ministered in a village called Kalkfeld, where the Assemblies of God is hoping to plant a church. Once a bustling mining town, many of the businesses have now been abandoned, leaving a large number of people without work. We spent time driving the dirt roads of Kalkfeld, praying for God to provide land for a church. Our team did 2 children's programs (Ray and Jen Bohner each took a turn and rocked it out!).
The rest of the team went to the JOY Centre (Muriel's home for street kids) to paint their building. Wait til you see the before and after photos! Of course, our team loved spending time with the kids there.
Tonight we had our celebration dinner at the most gorgeous lodge tucked away on a game reserve. The view of the sun setting in a pink sky behind the desert mountains was simply stunning. As part of family time, we watched 2 videos from the weeks (which will be posted shortly), and Maurice sang a beautiful song he wrote as a sort of anthem for the trip. Jeanette and Chris presented a "Remember that one time..." list of funny moments. In conclusion, we presented everyone with a gift symbolizing the lessons we've learned here and took a few minutes to speak about the value and potential we had observed in each member of the team. I think it was an unforgettable night for all of us.
Tomorrow, we have one more day to finish the painting project at Muriel's. It will be difficult to say goodbye to these gifted and grateful children we have fallen in love with! Part of the team will be ministering in another town in the morning. We have one last service - a women's meeting - at Ombili, where some of the ladies will be sharing their testimony for the first day.
We may have had our celebration/farewell dinner, but the trip is not over and our prayer is that we will be able to finish strong, with the same passion and focus we had on the first day. As always, keep us in your prayers.
Love and gratitude,
*Pastor Courtney and the team
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