We arrived in paradise on Saturday afternoon (18/10/14). Our accommodation while at Nelspruit is on a Christian camp. Flushing toilets and real showers!! Woohoo! The excitement that this brought everyone was quite hilarious. It was evident that this was a huge upgrade from porta-loos and bucket showers. The weather here is also cooler and not as dry as back at Footprints.
By the grace of God, Craig and I ended up with a whole dorm room with 7 beds all to ourselves. Woah! Praise God! Here’s a sneak peek of half of our room.
It is beautiful here and so spacious. Lots of room to have quiet and alone time. We are officially getting spoilt before we head to Pemba, Mozambique.
Another change for this leg of the journey is that we would not be holding our own Sunday services but we were split up into our colour group teams and shipped off to local fellowships. These fellowships ranged from small bush churches held in tents or garages through to Pastor Suprise’s church of 300 in a purpose built shed in the town of Backdoor.
Our first Sunday service was about a 40min drive from our camp and held in a large tent. The church was called ‘Ambassadors of God’ and pastor Sitembile (mama) and her congregation greeted us warmly with love when we arrived.
We were treated like royalty and all given a chance to share briefly who we were and where we were from before the preaching began. Craig took the opportunity to bless and share our love on behalf of fellow Christians in Australia.
At the end of the service we got to pray/prophesy over each of the 40-50 church members. It was a great time of ministry with many visibly touched by Jesus’s love and goodness.
In the theme of royalty, the team was driven off to the pastor’s house and fed an incredible lunch. It is amazing how those with little have such a heart to give and serve! It blessed us tremendously and these wonderful people have a special place in our hearts.
Thank you Lord for the relationships you’ve allowed us to form. We cherish and appreciate these times.
The updates are great and we love the pics. Keep safe. We miss you. Xx
Hi Craig and Diana, Its great to keep up to date with your adventures. Love the photo’s keep them coming. 🙂
Wow we really had a great time i thank God for such amazing people like you in ourlives we are really Blessed.How is PEMBA?
Awesome to read about how you’re going
& see the pictures!