Local Ministry

We just finished our first week of local ministry and it was wonderful! We have about six different communities we serve in locally. We begin each day with worship and prayer and then split up into groups and serve these communities. Many areas are pretty new for us, and we are just beginning to build relationships and pray for God's direction on how we can best serve. God opened a lot of doors in our first week. Here is the low down of some sites we are serving in.

Hout Bay has a fisherman's township that we've been praying about serving in. The people aren't very friendly there and until this week, we haven't been able to build any relationships with young people. On Monday, we met a man who is doing soccer ministry with the local youth. He is very excited to partner with us in ministry and we are excited to work with the youth in sports ministry.

Cape Academy is a boarding school for ten to twelve graders from disadvantaged communities who show leadership potential. These students are away from home and don't get the support and love that families bring. We're doing a bible study there on Monday nights and it was so cool! We had about twenty students show up and they seem really happy to be there. I was reminded of how much i love youth ministry!

Imizamo yethu is the township that is closest to our base. It is super diverse and has people from many different African countries who come here to find work. We had a big soccer game with the local youth and hope to do house visits and compassionnate ministry in the homes of the people there. We are also praying that God opens doors for us to minister to the girls there.

Sir lowry's is a township we've been doing children's ministry in for a few years. The children have opened doors for us to begin building relationships with their families. After walking through the township and visiting and praying for families in their homes, we go to a big field and completely exhaust ourselves playing with the children. Right before we left, we met a few youth who were interested in starting a small group. There is nothing for the children and youth to do here besides drugs and abuse is really common. I've only been to Sir Lowry's twice, but my heart has broken into a thousand pieces for this place and the people here.

As for me, i'm doing well. South Africa is wonderful and inspiring and humbling and i feel so priviledged to be where my biggest passions and the world's biggest needs collide. God is definitely moving here and i love being a part of it. Please pray that God continues to open doors and give us direction as we enter our communities. Pray for the young people we will be meeting and disciplinig. And pray that we love well and share Christ's love with the world.