Merry Christmas!
It was wonderful seeing so many of you last year while I was home, but
this year I am looking forward to a quiet Christmas here in Mahikeng. I have an
artificial tree to put up, a few decorations for the house and Christmas movies
to watch on Netflix to get me into the Christmas spirit.
The term finished in late Nov, but the final-year
animal health students took their last practical exam for Companion Animal Care
in late October. I have to admit I was
discouraged by the results. We allowed
those who wished to try to improve their score to have another chance at some
of the questions (calculations) which did improve the marks somewhat. A 40% is the minimum and several students did
not even reach that level. On the other
hand, quite a few students did remarkably well, hitting 80%.
A few weeks earlier, we took a team of 10 students
from Acts 29 to the Kingdom of Lesotho over spring break. This time we stayed in the capital of Maseru
rather than traveling up into the rural mountains. We assisted at an Anglican
ministry, Durham Link, as well as working with Scripture Union in many schools
and one college. Each morning the
students broke into teams of 3-5 to visit local primary and high schools and
speak during assembly, where they shared their testimonies and short gospel
presentations. These were well received
by the kids and the Acts 29 students found they truly enjoyed the experience.
Over the weekend and once during the week we went out
to more rural locations to host Tae Kwon Do events for the children. We use the colored martial arts belts to tell
the story of Jesus.
Afternoons in Lesotho were spent working with troubled
or special needs children and youth coming to Durham Link for outdoor
education. Our team worked alongside the
Durham Link instructors to teach abseiling, rock climbing, canoeing, and paddle
boarding and provide lots of loud encouragement.
Three evenings during the week we were also able to
join the Scripture Union at the Lesotho College of Education hosting discussion
nights for the students on the topic of temptation and giving a lecture on
having a Biblical attitude about success.
After 7 days, we drove the 7 hours back to Mahikeng
exhausted, but encouraged by God’s activity and presence in Lesotho.
Please pray for the student over the summer holidays
as they are back with their families and enjoying a much-deserved break.
Also, we hope to again run an outreach for Freshmen in
late January as they come to register for classes so please keep that outreach
in your prayers. Pray that the Acts 29 students will be able to return early to
help with the outreach and that many Freshman will be reached with the good
news of God’s love for them.
Finally, as you plan your end of year giving, I am
still in need of additional yearly and/or monthly financial supporters to
remain sustainable here long term. If
God is leading you to give, your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Once again, wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
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