It’s been a long time since I wrote! I’ve been quite busy. I write this from a YFC camp in Namibia. I’m here for close to a month of YFC staff training for those in the Southern African region. I came with E.J. (YFC Botswana national director), and fellow staff members Fifi and Modise. It was a 13 hour drive in which we saw wild ostriches, kudu, springbok, warthogs, gemsbok, etc. There are about 20 of us YFC staff here from Namibia, South Africa, Angola, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. It’s been a great time of learning and fellowship…lots of lectures, assignments, discussions, etc.
The lecturer the first week heard parts of the testimony of my accident/recovery and wanted everyone to hear it as well, so he worked it into the program for me to share with all the YFC staff. The lecturer really encouraged me to keep writing and finish my book.
Last weekend, those of us from Botswana and one more rode with E.J. through the desert on a sand road (picture nothing but sand, tall grasses, and some rock formations as far as the eye can see) until we reached the coastal town of Henties Bay.
Some of E.J.’s friends graciously gave us the keys to their vacation home there so we were blessed to stay there for the weekend…within earshot of the Atlantic’s waves. The next day we drove down the coast to Walvis Bay and hiked to the top of Dune 7, one of the tallest sand dunes in the world! That was an amazing experience!
Dikwididi Outreach
I realize I never shared that the outreach to the small village of Dikwididi in Botswana went well. We really reached people who lived out in the surrounding bush, as well as those more in the village. We also had the opportunity to share the gospel message with the school headmaster and all the staff. Several people prayed to receive Christ as Lord and Savior, and the Christian family that hosted us will help to follow-them up and disciple them. We were able to distribute some blankets to a family we felt most needed them—a single mother and her 3 small children living with her elderly mother in a small tin shack.
Leadership Camp for Namibian Teens!
In a few hours, we will be leading two camps here at YFC Namibia’s campground. My group of 8 YFC staff (from Namibia, Angola, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, and the U.S.) will be leading a camp of 50 Namibian teenagers for the weekend. So it should be a cross-cultural adventure. Prayers are welcome!
Also, I need to make some decisions in the next few days that will determine what the next few months will look like, so I would appreciate prayers for God’s wisdom and clear guidance in that. Thanks so much. I'll have more details soon. Hope you are doing well!
Blessings,
Em
