Fight the Tide: June 2007

More snow pictures...

Snow ball fight!!!

I love making snow angels....

Can you spot our snowman?!

Ostriches....never thought I'd see ostriches in snow, but hey this is Africa! haha...

Enjoying the snow with some good friends...

SNOW in Africa!

It has been so cold for the past couple days. Well, actually it has been more like a month, but the weekend was pretty warm. Anyways, it’s cold again. Winter definitely hit full blast the past couple days. It SNOWED last night!!!!! Yes it does snow here in Africa, and I have proof. Here are a couple pictures of the beautiful winter wonderland here in South Africa...

Ostriches & Trampolines

So, one of our local gas stations/restaurant areas has trampolines and a petting zoo outside. It is pretty sweet. Actually, I guess it’s pretty common here to find these things at rest stops/gas stations. Oh how I love Africa! Anyways, whenever we are at the One Stop, as it is called, we usually jump on the trampolines and feed the ostriches if we have time. We fed the ostriches the other day after eating lunch and it was so much fun! I even got bit by one of them but it didn’t really hurt. Laura got it all on video. Haha. It was funny. Maybe I'll put it on youtube for you to watch sometime. Anyways, here are some of the pictures from our recent gas station adventures….

Ummm, this one kinda looks like I'm trying to kiss the ostrich...

Who knew ostriches liked french fries?!?!

This is my friend April jumping on the trampoline...

This is my friend Josh jumping on the trampoline. Doesn't he look like Spiderman?! Ummm, Josh....where's the ground?!

Oh, how I love this place!

Launch Pad Graduations

I know I'm horrible at posting on this thing but I just thought I'd update you on some things that have happened in the past month.

Sadly, the first term of Launch Pad has come to an end. But it went out with a celebration. On May 23. we held graduation celebration for our "Foundations of Faith" class in Khalenyoni. There were 11 graduating students; 2 with perfect attendance. The celebration was complete with certificates, food and drinks, and gifts for the graduating students that can be used as spiritual development tools. We also asked the students to share testimonies about what the Lord has taught them through the class and what He is doing in their life. I was surprised at the responses we got. Everyone wanted to share which was surprising since the Basotho people are generally quiet and reserved. Anyways, there were some amazing testimonies. One woman shared that after learning about the laying on of hands, she took what she laerned and put it into action. Her sister was sick so she laid her hands on her, prayed for the Lord to heal her and she was completely healed! Praise the Lord! It was so encouraging to hear how much the students learned and how much the class challenged their faith. I feel blessed to have been a part of this. Our students are so excited for next term and so am I. I love my students and I look forward to continuing where I left off and continued discipling these wonderful children of God!

Here are a couple pictures from the graduation celebration. This is Kelly and I handing out the certificates...