I havehad some people ask me to write more blogs about what we are doing with other people… not just about how my heart is. So although God is doing a lot in my heart right now, so I feel like I have a lot more to write about… we did have a lot of good ministry in Africa.
Here is a brief overview…
We started our journey in Mozambique with a missionary couple named Jaco and Maria Randolph. We added another member to our team for the month in the form of a rad 14 year old man named Michael Black. The seven of us and Jaco’s family lived in the bush near a lake just outside of a town named Vilanculous. It was amazing. We were able to help Jaco show the Passion for hundreds of people in two different places. At the end of each showing we shared testimonies and prayed with people to receive Christ. We were also able to spend a few nights at an Orphanage in the bush. The kids live in two tents and cook rice and beans twice a day over a fire. Our hearts went out to these kids. You can check out Jaco and Maria’s web site (http://www.mozambique-orphans.co.za) to get more info as they have a lot of plans but little money to put the kids in a better living environment. We were also able to preach at a lot of churches and share what God has been laying on our hearts.
Next we moved on to Nsoko, Swaziland. Our team split up in groups of two and we lived in three different homes with Swazi families. During the day we would help at Care Points which are buildings set up to provided basic education and meals to some of the local children who are in need. The guys were pulled of the homesteads early in order to help set up a massive revival tent which was set up to dedicate a new church plant and community center. We also worked to help the church plant pastor named Gift prepare for the revivals. On Easter Sunday some five hundred people showed up to the dedication of the community center and the ordination of Pastor Gift. We killed a cow (a 7 mile, 4 hours, fun filled morning) which fed all the people. The new Church is doing well. Around 60 people have been showing up every week.
Finally in Botswana we stayed with a pastor named Musa and his family. God brought us right where he needed us by plugging us into a church community in the capital city of Gabrone. We spent a lot of time in worship and in prayer. More time than I ever have in my life. We lived among people who were completely filled with faith. They expected God to show up in everything they did. We visited a hospital and prayed for people as well as an aids clinic. They worshipped with fervor, and passion. The people welcomed us into their community showed us an amazing amount of hospitality. We were able to help one of the church members prepare a day care center by moving bricks a few days. One of our prayers going into Botswana was to set up some opportunities for other teams to be based there. We were given to opportunity to sit in on a board meeting for a group called Fly Missions who were gracious enough to put us into contact with all kinds of local ministries including an orphanage and another church. Though we weren’t able to do much ministry with them, the January team will be going up there these next few months and plugging in.
This is as quick of an overview as I can do. I know there is a lot missing. Its been an amazing last three months though. God has brought me through a lot, and he has allowed me to be involved in a lot. We saw many come to Christ, and many different expressions of Christ in the pastors and people we met.
Below is a video that we made of our time in Africa. Hope you enjoy it…
LESS in Africa from Danny Gutman on Vimeo.
