Sunday update

-- post from Scott --

Hello from Namibia!

Last night we had an aboslute blast! George had a keyboard player come in and play some funky worship songs that the kids sang and danced to...we joined them, but I must confess that we Canadians look pretty pathetic when on the same dance floor as our African friends! What struck many of us is the joy that the kids show as they dance and sing...it's very humbling. It was so cool to join them in a big orphanage party!



It continues to be cold at night. Some of the team will be moving inside a couple of rooms so they can sleep better at night. the majority of the team are finding it ok in the tents though. The team has been great! It's so encouraging to see how they have engaged with the kids.

Today was Sunday and we walked to a tent church to join a small African congregation for worship. Pastor Jon preached up a storm, pulling a great sermon off with very little sleep. They sang a lot of their worships songs in English so we could sing along. While they sang some of the same songs that we do, it was different doing them while dancing around the church..."African style" worship is definitely worth experiencing first hand! The majority of the rest of our day was spent preparing for our busy week ahead. Teams will be presenting the "Choose to Wait" material in front of entire schools who have arranged assemblies just for us! Please pray for effective communication and a sense of peace for our teams as they prep for this.



Sunday the power was out from 6am to 6pm in Rehoboth. Then the phone was cut off so we were not able to send this update as early as we had hoped...this is part of the reality of Africa that we are learning about/growing from.

Monday morning our first two teams head out at 6:30am for the schools to teach CTW. Other teams will start picking up garbage, others painting, others teaching preschool at the Ark, and others Kids club...we'll be very busy!

Thanks for your continued interest and prayers

-- end post from Scott --

Folks, just so you know, we're having some trouble getting online... we intended to post this yesterday but our phone line isn't working. We'll keep you updated as we're able.