Margate recap in photos

Because it's been awhile since I've been able to blog, I thought I'd start with some photos. A picture is worth much more than words, so this should give you a good taste of the variety of ministry that took place in that wonderful 2 weeks.


And the story begins....


Merchison Reading Room (very similar to Living Hope Afternoon Clubs)


This little one, Grace, became a big part of why I loved Merchison (a Zulu town, very similar economically to my home of Capricorn). Grace came to Reading Room everyday with a smile on her face ready to play! She lives across the street from the Reading Room facility and we were invited to her home (for an intentional home-visit) one afternoon; it was there that Grace told her mom all about what she learns in Reading Room and we had an opportunity to pray with her mom. Grace now has an open door to tell her mom what she's learning about Jesus! This visit was just the beginning of Reading Room touching the lives of the community they're working in!




Girls Cell Group (Norwegian Settlers Church). We were able to be with this group 2 weeks in a row; one of the weeks the leader was out of town, so we were able to lead study/discussion!





Zulu village- no electricity, no running water, a pond in the middle of this town supplies water to families, farms and cattle. The organization we went to serve, Genesis (http://www.genesishope.co.za/ministries), runs a Skills Development Group 2 days a week- giving women an opportunity to meet together, hear God's Word and learn a skill (sewing, painting, beading, etc).


This was a little one I got to hold and rock while her mom was in the Skills Development class. I had a sweet time loving on my Zulu baby!





Meagan and I got to visit a few children/youth groups. One was in a Zulu village, one was in a mainly white area of town (Margate) and the other was a mixture of the two. The photo above was taken with our Zulu friends that attended the 'mixed' youth group one Friday. We had a Luau!




A taste of Zulu Culture at the uShaka Marine World! One Saturday we were in Durban, we traveled to their Sea World. It was quite the day...


Meagan and I went to the Dolphin and Seal Shows, walked through the large Aquarium, saw sharks, fish and turtles!





On our last two days, we stayed in a hotel in Durban- to get away and relax before we headed home to deep, hard ministry in Cape Town. Meagan and I took this time to talk, debrief a bit and see some of the country we hadn't seen. We ended up driving all over creation - chasing the recommended things to do and sights to see. It was a great journey! Our favorite adventure on those two days was HORSEBACK RIDING! It was Meagan's first time on a horse. We had a private tour-guide and enjoyed our time trotting through the mountains of Durban!

More stories of this memorable adventure to come...