Greetings from South Africa...

Hello all I hope you are all doing well.  I just wanted to post a little update on whats going on here in Jeffreys Bay.  Life is crazy and stressful but amazing all at the same time.  Here is a brief update on my ministries...

 

Ithemba...

   Oh my goodness Ithemba is a crazy place.  We have almost an entirely different group of kids and most of them are younger so my class of first and second graders ranges anywhere from 7-30 students.  It's difficult because they are very inconsistent with their attendence which makes it hard to teach them.  They are very active kids and sometimes they make me want to scream but they also have me wrapped around their fingers.  I am so in love with these kids I cannot even express.  I really enjoy working at Ithemba and each day I can't wait to return there.

 

7th Heaven...

   I fall in love more and more with Nelly the owner with every minute I talk to her.  She is such an amazing woman of God and we've become good friends. We currently have 7 kids who live there permanently but kids come in and out all the time, just this morning we got three more.  It's so hard to see how it just tears the kids apart to be passed around so much. The oldest of the girls was crying the entire time and won't open up to anyone. I hope it'll get easier for her as she realizes that Nelly really does love her and her home is a safe place for her.

    Please keep the orphanage in prayers as they are having some financial problems.  If you are interested in supporting them or want more information on whats going on just email and I will let you know. 

 

 D.O.G.S( disciples of God) 

   We've finaly started!  This is the youth group that I work with and I'm so excited to be back! God has really laid the youth on my heart so I'm excited for what he's got planned this year.  I have gotten closer to some of the girls there and they are so amazing.  I really see God raising them up as leaders and I know He will continue to use them long after I'm gone! 

 

   So yea that's some of what is going on here.  Its really great and I don't know if I could be happier here.  God is doing some big things here.  Please keep us constantly in your prayers though because with all that God wants to do Satan wants to fight back.  Just this semester our team has experienced 5 deaths amongst our friends and family.  It's been very hard on our team as we are very emotionally and physically exhausted.  There has been other things going on as well that have been very discouraging.  So yes please keep us in your prayers. 

 

Much love, Sama