This past weekend we left Krugersdorp for Kuruman. It was quite the drive with roads marred by potholes and crazy drivers. We left Saturday morning around 8 and arrived in Kuruman around 2ish. Our first stop was the Robert Moffatt Mission. Moffatt was the first missionary to come to Africa. It was pretty amazing to walk down the "Missionary Road" a bit. To know that I was on a road that had been walked by so many who have gone before was so amazing. The church he built is not only still standing, but is still used for worship services.
After leaving the mission, we went to a church to have supper. We were served chicken, grilled lamb chops (that were absolutely amazing!), mashed potatoes & green beans (together), rice with tomato gravy and a salad. After supper, they took us to our "home" for the night. We stayed at Red Sands Country Lodge.
Our group was divided into five smaller groups. Each group went to a different church Sunday morning. The church my group went to was Batlharis Monitsarara PHC. The worship was wonderful. We were also able to enjoy all three of their choirs, the children, youth, and "elderlies".
After the sermon, we witnessed the expulsion of a demon. There was a lady who had apparently gone to the doctor and when she wasn't healed, she went to see the witch doctor. She was given some sort of "medicine" and she vomited it up. (This happened after Joe Arthur, the director of SAFARI, prayed in the name of Jesus.) It was a definite example of the power of the name of Jesus. It was pretty intense!
This week has gone by pretty quickly. Our classes this week were taught by Dan & Brenda Clowers, Dan is the OMC for LAMCAR (Latin America & Caribbean), and Ernest Turner, the OMC for Africa. We had our own braai Friday night. Denise, our cook, and Greg, one of the students, are both from TN and together they fixed us some TN-style pork bar-b-q. It was absolutely amazing!
Today, Saturday, we went to Gold Reef City, an amusement park. Below the park is a gold mine that is no longer in use. However, they do tours. We went on the tour this morning and then had time to have fun in the amusement park. We also went over to the Apartheid Museum this afternoon. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the Museum quite as much as I would have liked. My ankle decided it had had enough walking for the day and wanted me to sit down. It's such a pain getting older....
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Ephesians 4:2
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