God's beautiful creatures that we were able to see up close and in their natural habitat. So awesome!

Our Namibian Family

Everywhere we go we meet brothers and sisters in Christ - those who are members of God's beautiful family. Namibia has given us more than ministry opportunity, we are amazed to discover that God has placed certain people in our path to work with, disciple and also to relax and have fun with. This week we took a day off to "play" with our Namibian boys - Clinton and Simon - and Annelies our Dutch adopted daughter. We went into town and did some shopping and then on the way home stopped at a local game park and took a tour. The boys had never seen anything like that before - Rhinos up close and personal! We tried to capture their expressions on camera - but it really doesn't do it justice. We had a blast! Oh by the way, this picture with Clinton and the Hyhena... it's not real. It was just part of the atmosphere in the restaurant. But we saw many real, live animals on the game drive. I'll post some of those pictures as well.

Youth outreach in Arandis

It’s a very quaint town just east of the popular resort town of Swakopmund, which sits on the beautiful coast of Namibia. When we arrived we were greeted by Pastor Titus and several young men who helped us unpack our car. My colleague, Annelies and myself brought Choose to Wait books, handouts for the sessions, our laptops, a projector and various other items used in this kind of ourtreach.

My personal favorite attendee was a 71 year old “Ooma” (grandmother) who attended with her great-granddaughter. She was nodding, and participating the entire time and even added scripture and biblical principles to compliment what we were saying. SHE encouraged ME! Her last comment to me was, “We need to bring this message to every young person and every home, even mothers and grandmothers need to hear this.” Of course, I gave her my blessing to share what she learned with other women and girls, and I do believe that she will. As we said our goodbyes, we were asked when we could return. This is such a common response to these outreaches. I cannot give a certain answer, of course. My only response must be, “We will see. Perhaps the Lord will make a way for us to come again.”