More troops!!!!!!!!!!

Day 9 - Rebecca Garyaldhe arrived!!!






It is such a blessing to see how the Lord orchestrated the personalities of the girls so far on this trip!








The 4 of us get along sooooo well! I love these girls. We headed to Jo-burg to: drop Courtney off at a bday party, pick up Rebecca G from the airport and minister at an older folks gathering.









We ate with the folks, sang special music
and Mr Zak showed the ministry. It was great!






Day 10 - I love Sundays! In the morning we went to Central in Pretoria. This is where the Zaks usually go to church. This was an interesting mix. The Sunday school was a bit small and the 4 of us dominated the discussion. It was good to hear different views. Then the church service. They sang a mix of traditional hymns and newer choruses. There are a variety of instruments in the orchestra. After we got to fellowship with people from many different countries and a few groups working here in SA from the states (one with Bethesda and a campus outreach group)
Then afternoon was very relaxing and I think the whole house fell asleep. That evening we went to the Onderstepoort Church and showed The Passion movie. The people were really confused at first because it is in Hebrew and the subtitles didnt work. Soon the problem was fixed and the movie was very emotional. This was a very interesting experience for me. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to explain what was happening to the girls around me. It was also very moving to hold the arm of a girl who was weeping over the same thing I was weeping over too. That movie is so gripping. The whole time I thought, by His stripes I am healed. We are so unworthy of the sacrifice Christ gave for us, but He did and now we need to walk worthy of the calling. WITH JOY!! I was also struck by the flashback to the Tiumphal Entry as Christ drug the cross up the hill. How quickly we change from praise to ourselves. After we werent able to stand around the fire and fellowship due to the many drunk guys so the Soutpan and Kekana Gardens and Onderstepoort Church came to the Zaks to fellowship. On the way to drop them off I had a good talk with Mary (and Gift sleeping), her sister Sara, Sauki, Bongane, August, and Henrick. I really love these people. On the way home, I was very reflective. I really love these people.