Simply Amazing

Youth Week was amazing! Kids from all over South Africa, Africa, Europe, America, and South America (about 800 in all) having a blast and worshipping God with total abandonment. I was part of the Tom Lane worship team and I have never seen anything like it. They were so ready to worship!!! Before we even started the first song they we’re already pushing in to receive something from the Lord! The Youth Week Band which was made up of all of our friends from Capetown were just incredible!!! It was totally mind blowing! WE LOVED IT! Getting to hang with all the leaders and the Revive team was also great! South Africans are very people friendly. They like to sit and talk and laugh and just basically enjoy life! Something we are trying to learn. Nancy and I love this country. I can’t really tell you what our calling is. All I know is we feel a stirring in our hearts about this place and this people. What diversity!! On one hand I feel almost intimidated by the large number of people groups and all the complicated problems in this country. The culture is very different from ours and there are many, many things we just don’t understand. When you walk by someone, sometimes their face looks stern or even a little angry, but if you smile all of a sudden they break out in an ear to ear grin. The other day we went to the grocery store, and as I handed this young girl some items to be weighed I told her she had a beautiful smile and she just started laughing!! That is a small moment but for me I felt a little normalized, like being here for an extended time doesn’t seem out of reach. I’m preparing now for the recording dates in Capetown from the 19th until right up until we leave on the 28th. Pray that we will get everything done or else I'll have to stay a few more days and that would be expensive. But we are trusting God!!! And we are blessed beyond words!!! Love all you peoples, keep praying for us, specifically for communication (phone-internet-has been difficult but it's Africa), transportation and that studio gear works!!. Hope you're all doing well!!! Blessings!!!! M&N

We're in the "Bush"!!!

Wanted to let you know we are here and having a wonderful time in the Lord with all these kids from all over South Africa and around the world. Nancy is teaching a class on knitting, I'm involved with the worship teams and just hanging out with our SA buddies! It's been surreal to be here with all the Africans that have been at our home through out the years. To see all there faces in one place was crazy good!!! I will post some pics soon. We have had issues with the internet since we are out in the bush so will try to post when there is an opening. Thank you....pray that God continues this wonderful time of ministry with the kids with good weather! The message here has been about the challenge of the missing father in African culture and how God the Father steps into that role. The kids are really getting it..they are really hungry for everything God has for them. Blessings!