Day Camp Begins!

Who is your hero? This week Shara and I were able to be involved in a day camp for the children in Shongweni Village during their two week break from school. With the help of several confirmands, and ladies from the church we have organized a day camp similar to a VBS based on the heroes of the Bible. God has been so good in providing for this! It is quite humbling to walk into a room full of children with the hopes of sharing the love of Christ in a fun and safe environment knowing that you struggle to communicate even the simplest messages in their language. This camp is for the children and we want it to be self-sustaining, so it is better for the strength of the program if the children can see one of their own fellow Zulu neighbors leading events instead of only seeing us. What a privilege it has been to already see so many of the youth and young adults willing to share their time and talents with the children.

In addition to this one short term camp, our hope is to encourage and support people in the community in their efforts to reach out to the children with the saving message of Christ. We will now focus the next several days on the miracles of Christ, and His ultimate gift of salvation won through His death on the cross and victory over the grave. It is this God that the children hear about and praise during the day camp. I wish I could share the voices of the children with you as they pray and praise our Father in heaven. It is beautiful. For all of you that have prayed for this camp or will be keeping it in your prayers I am so very grateful. It can be very hectic, as the number of children joining us is growing daily, but it’s a great problem to worry about running out of chairs or juice at snack time.

I have been doing well and learning about God’s great mercies and presences daily. It is a great God that we serve and I thank you for your support! You are the hands and feet of Christ to these children as you pray and encourage the ministry, and this journey would not be the same without it. Thank You. May the love of Christ find rest in your heart, as you see that nothing could have taken Him off of that cross on Good Friday. He would rather die for you than live without you. You are so valuable.

Love as your sister in Christ,
Julia