Busy, Busy, Busy!

We have been really busy with life, ministry, logistics with the new house, etc. We consider this a blessing, but it's hard to see it like this sometimes!

We recently had a "Sugar High" night at our house, where we made pancakes (the really thin and flat kind) and had students bring their own toppings. We had a contest to see which pancake tasted the best and had the most sugar! Students brought chocolate chips, ice cream, jelly candies, chocolate candies, banannas, peanut butter, even a cheeseburger from McDonald's! We played games and watched movies after everyone felt sick from eating so many sweets! This was an informal ministry event, where we invited students we have been spending time with to come to a different environment to be around us and other students on campus. L to R: Haley, Lauren, Anita, and Masala.


South Africans love the outdoors...running races, hiking, playing sports, having a braai (a cook out or barbeque). This weekend we got to experience what South Africans enjoy, with staff and a few students Paul disciples and spends time with. Paul, Haley, Raquel, Pieter, and Uli participated in a 5 and 10k race on Thursday morning for Women's Day (a national holiday). Raquel did a 2k, Haley ran a 5k, and Paul, Pieter, and Uli ran a 10k (pictured to the left). We all had a lot of fun, despite being a little tired from getting 5 hours of sleep the night before because Pieter and Uli spent the night with us! Afterwards, we came back to our house and had a braai. Michael joined us for the braai because he said he couldn't run, but he could eat! (pictured on the right) Braai's usually consist of grilling meat and eating it on bread. South Africans rarely have sides at a braai. But this time, Haley ate some green beans with her turkey burger because she needed some veggies!

These are just a few of the ministry opportunities we have had over the last several weeks. It's just us living our lives, inviting others into that, and building relationships in order that we might share Christ with them. It's not hard, but requires a lot of patience and trust in the Lord. Please pray for us as we go and share our lives with these students...that we wouldn't lose hope or strength. And we pray that you would do the same with your lives!