Siyaphila…

Siyaphila…

…which means "we are well" in Zulu. 

This past weekend we were blessed to be a part of the South Field NMI Convention.  NMI Leaders from local churches and the districts that make up the South Field came together for times of worship, conversation, and learning together.  At one point during the weekend I was struck again by the realization that we live in South Africa and have the amazing privilege of ministering with and learning from our brothers and sisters here.  I was also struck again by how blessed we are with family and friends who love, support and pray for us!  Thank you for helping to make our ministry here possible! 

The weekend before that we went camping with some missionary friends of ours who are also serving here in Jo’berg at the Theology College.   It was a great weekend of camping, hiking, and rock climbing.  It was a great time to get away and reflect some on the past few months.  Also it was great to be camping again.  Joe also enjoyed to continue to work on his new hobby, rock climbing.

We have also been working on getting things painted and completed in the Field Office.   We also moved the things that were in storage into the office and we bought an office plant.  Now we just need to work on getting some pictures and things hung on the wall.  We are planning on having some sort of Open House/Office once we get more settled and inviting our office neighbors and the nearby leaders on the field. 

We are getting ready to receive another Work and Witness team.  On October 15^th, the team arrives from the states in the evening. Then the next day we head to Botswana with them for 10 days.  We will be joining our fellow Nazarenes there in building a church building as well as doing several outreach events.  We are excited to see how God will use His servants to do His work in Botswana. 

In case you were wondering, our garden is doing great and soon I will be able to have a garden salad from my own garden.  J

Until next time remember a smile goes a long way especially when you are asking for help or for directions. 

Salani Kahle (Goodbye! Stay well!)