Africa - OH! - Africa... Gotta love it. The Jesus Film was tonight. It was insane. We showed it in the "hall" at Lilydale (the size of 2 classrooms). We had no clue what to expect, and were thinking, "we'll be happy if people show up." Well, people came alright! It was almost ALL kids (we were hoping for some adults, but oh well, God had other plans!!) and the place was literally packed! I mean, kids were in the floor, standing in the doorway, peeking in the windows, and still people couldn't come in because there wasn't enough room for them! We're showing it again tomorrow, praise God! It was crazy... kids don't exactly sit quietly during movies, so it was hard for me not to get frustrated with them when they got loud (which was often). Hey, I'm being real with you guys here!! At times I felt like no one even cared what was happening! But many of them were paying attention, and during important parts, almost everyone was quiet. I know that at least some of the kids really did watch the whole thing, so please pray for Jesus to work in their lives as they think about what they have seen and heard tonight!
This was the fist time we've done this, and we've learned some things from it! Tomorrow we will be showing it again, so please pray that we will have more adults show up on Sunday, and that we will have a better chance to talk to people after the movie this time!! It is exciting to know that even if they didn't pay attention the whole time, they definitely saw something about the life of Jesus, and that's always a GREAT thing!! Thanks for your prayers!

Join in prayer! This Saturday and Sunday nights (Feb.28 and 29) we will be showing the Jesus film in Soweto in an area called Dlamini, where Mel and I teach on Tuesdays.

Please pray that God will work out the details with equipment, electricity, and the room where we will show the film.

Please pray that people will come to check out this film and bring their friends back to see it on Sunday.

Pray that the people who see the film will be drawn to God by His Spirit.

Please pray for our team members, that they will be bold and obedient in sharing before and after the film.

Pray for people to be willing to host Bible studies in their homes as a result of showing the Jesus film, and for a church to begin in Dlamini.


Did any of you in America see the report on the CBS evening news Sunday night (Feb. 15) about the Jesus film? It said that even though it was a box office"flop" in the U.S. several years ago, missionaries packed up the movie and took it all over the globe. The report testified to the wonderful way God has used this movie to impact a lost world.

Thank you for your prayers!


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Here's something to pray for: Tonight Melissa and I are going to the airport to pick up a young lady named Ebony. She is a med student at the University of Michigan and she is choosing to spend her Spring break helping here in Joburg with Mel and I. Please pray that God will use her to the max, and that He will do a work in her life as she is here! Thanks!!

Nothing much has changed for me since a few days ago... one thing you'll find is that I live a pretty typical life here... I tend to do the same things from week to week. But I'll still try to keep you posted on what's going on. Tonight I'm going to church for a Young Adults meeting, so I'm pretty happy about that. One thing I miss most about home is people my age to just hang out with! Please continue to pray that God will help me form real friendships with some of the young adults here.

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*Big News!*

I finally updated my photo albums. PLEASE take a look! It costs me money to put them online, so look at them! :)

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Somebody shoot me! You guys are supposed to let me know when I'm slacking off and not updating you! Hmm... I suppose that lets me know that no one's checking this web-log. If you actually check it, please let me know! I don't want to be wasting my time!

So here's what new... I am now involved in 3 schools. Lilydale is still going quite well. I've taught my first lesson there already. I was so nervous, but I did alright, and by the end of the day I pretty much had it down. Let me tell you, teaching grades 4-7 is completely different than teaching pre-school aged kids!!! It has been harder than I'd like, but I am learning through it all. :) Melissa, Angie (a married missionary here) and I all go to a school every other Wednesday to teach an after-school Bible club. Here, we are storying through the Bible chronologically. I have grade 4s for the club. Now, my favorite!! *Every Thursday Melissa and I go to Diepsloot Combined School. I have grades 4-6 and Mel has grades 7-9 (or 10?). I have these kids to myself, and I love it! Right now I am teaching on the theme, "Who are you, and who are you becoming?" I've only been with them 2 weeks, but so far we've talked about what they want to be, and the dreams that they've been given by God. We've also talked about the fact that God made every single one of them to be who they are. I love it there. I have one grade 6 class especially that is my favorite! They're really cool, and they're trying to teach my Zulu! (Yeah, good luck kids!) I am burdened about telling these kids about Jesus. I don't just want to tell them nice things, or good stories, but I want them to KNOW Jesus! Please pray that God will allow me to share His name and truth with them every chance I get!

I have gotten involved with Nancefield Baptist Church finally! I do have the freedom to go around and visit other churches, but everything was just pointing to me getting plugged in here. They have a Young Adults group... it's brand new, so I'm getting involved in a new ministry! But at least that means there are young adults here! I'm already getting to know people there, and they notice when I'm not there. For example, last Sunday I went somewhere else in the morning, then went there are night, and SO many people let me know I was missed that morning! That was nice. Also, I'm now on the Praise and Worship team there!! If you know me at all, you know I'm pretty excited about that!! I'm the only white girl singing, but they seem to be cool with that. :)

Well, that's what keeps me busy lately. I'll try to keep you posted more often! Thanks for checking up on me!

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