HELLO fellow friends;
so, this past weeks.....we have been in cape town. Stayed at this wonderful place on the hill overlooking the ocean, it was so beautiful. We really acctaully didn't do too too much, we rested and caught up on quite times and sleep haha. mm....the hightlight ministry time was when we did random evengelism in this guy we are staying with, his butchery shop. We played guitar and sang and prayed and talked, and it was quite fun.
We also went to a few orphanages and thigns and we just helped clean up and stuff, didn't do much with the kids acctaully.
The church we went to the 2 weeks in Cape Town was hectic, like, powerful. Its acctaully called, "Power Ministires" and this pastor it like, wow haha, just really in tune with God. Our team got to witness like, miraculous healings and crazy moving of the spirit, and casting out of demons, and it was hectic cool. Like nothing i've ever thought possible even today, or ever thought i could see or experience, and it was a real growing and learning time for all of us, and we were really blessed those weeks acctaully. More details to come when i come back home. :)
Speaking of home, went to Home Affairs today, here in Worcester, (Pronounced; "Voo-Sta") ((Yes wierd, i know)), and got my visa extention!! YES! So I am now offically leaving Africa on the 1st of Augest, 2008. Up for more adventures......but do look forward to the coming home part. :)
So anyhoo, here we are in Worcester, (Vusta, how i want to spell it, haha). We are with this like, African amish type thing, its quite cool haha. Like the whole communitee works for the good of the community thing.
We are working with this boys club, and it really is sad. Like.....these are all young boys....age 8-15 i'd say. Some of them have been involved in gangs, and this phase they recently had with killing cats. And the boys would go around killing animals, they were just violent and angry because of the broken and abusive homes they come from. They are all so ... young...but look so grown up because of what they have been through.
We walk through this town and the little kids are playing with bare feet in broken glass and stuff, and just running looose and crazy, and ... .yaw its sad, but.....ya.
I have been helping out at a pimary school, and the other day we were chatting with the principle about things, and he asked us to make an important phone call for him. He needed to talk to this importatnt guy, but he wanted us to call because we were white, and had an english accent. He went on to tell us how the last time he had white people with him, the people listened to him straight away, where as when he was by himeself, they totally disregarded him. I was so horrified, like what?!?! how can people be so blind and stupid like that??? That colour is still such an issue like that!?! Its horrible.
Oh yes, and this town, Worcester/Vusta, is very segregated. There is a road that divides the town, and the whites are on one side and the colours and blacks on the other, and even the churches find it hard to cross the line. Very sad fact. So another thing is that it is such an important thing, even us white people here just walking in the streets here in the township, (cuz we are staying on the 'non-white' side). It makes a difference, just showing the kids that there is no colour barrier and that we are just the same as them. It makes more of a difference than we know. Esspecially in our team, as our team is a white/black mix, they see us interacting normally and HUGGING even wow, haha, and its just a good small thing that makes a difference, so its good. :)
Well, Its late and bed time, i am tired and sore. Back in Cape Town me and a few girls decided to climb Table Mountain, and me and Tash decided to run down. Run down this like, straight cliff side pretty much...dangerous, but...whatever! haha..so now my legs are like, killing me and i can only sit for so long before i seize up.
Well, miss ya'll, and see you soon enough.
Tierney.
"The Lord works all things together for the good of those who love Him."
-Romans something.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Back into South Africa
Hellloo,
So Swakopmend was a really great time, we wern't rushed or anything and had alot of free time. We stayed with this amazing lovely missionary family with their 5 kids. It was really nice, and we learned ALOT from them!! Something we weren't excpeting, but it was so very nice. The hostel was a very scary place....very run-down and like, scary....water dripping from the roof and stuff. The kids were coming on monday, so we had the weekend to do as much as we could. We painted and cleaned and things. But there were some rooms, specifically down in the basement, where there was such a spirit of oppression and just a heavyness. You just walk into the room and its almos tangible...very weird and not happy feeling. We also did alot of praying in that place.
Another highlight from Swakopmend was the dunes!! We went sandboarding and we climbed all the way up Dune 7....the highest around or something like that...it was really quite a challenge, i loved it so much. Sandboarding was just like sledding, just on sand, so it wasn't allll thaaat exciting...i rather would have went REAL sandboarding..like snowbaording where you stand up. BUt it costed alot of money. It was just soo beautiful though...the dunes are amazing, im sorry i can't put up pictures again, i am trying.
On our way back to South Africa we were driving in the dark almost at the Border and this HUGE Kudu jumped infrot of us, and just stood there. These things are like the equivelent to a moose in Canada...huge and dangerous to hit. So anyways, it was RIGHT infront of us, Natasha put on the breaks as much as she could, but there was nothing we could do, we were going to hit it, it was nuts!!! Natahsa just threw her hands off the weel and screamed bloody murder "JESUS HELP US!!!" and the next thing we know the kudu is jumping off the road to the side and the tip of its huge long hornd brushed the side of the vehicle. WOW. THANK YOU LORD. It was quite an amazing experience. We should have hit it, but thanks to God, people were praying.
So we arrived in Cape Town a few days ago, and we have a few days off again. However, I am looking forward to the work we are going to be doing. Yesterday we went to the beach, and the person we are staying with took pictures of us posing as surfers for her website, because she is a surfer teacher. It was so much fun, i loved it.
And not much else that I can write now, sooo i God bless!!
TIERNEY
So Swakopmend was a really great time, we wern't rushed or anything and had alot of free time. We stayed with this amazing lovely missionary family with their 5 kids. It was really nice, and we learned ALOT from them!! Something we weren't excpeting, but it was so very nice. The hostel was a very scary place....very run-down and like, scary....water dripping from the roof and stuff. The kids were coming on monday, so we had the weekend to do as much as we could. We painted and cleaned and things. But there were some rooms, specifically down in the basement, where there was such a spirit of oppression and just a heavyness. You just walk into the room and its almos tangible...very weird and not happy feeling. We also did alot of praying in that place.
Another highlight from Swakopmend was the dunes!! We went sandboarding and we climbed all the way up Dune 7....the highest around or something like that...it was really quite a challenge, i loved it so much. Sandboarding was just like sledding, just on sand, so it wasn't allll thaaat exciting...i rather would have went REAL sandboarding..like snowbaording where you stand up. BUt it costed alot of money. It was just soo beautiful though...the dunes are amazing, im sorry i can't put up pictures again, i am trying.
On our way back to South Africa we were driving in the dark almost at the Border and this HUGE Kudu jumped infrot of us, and just stood there. These things are like the equivelent to a moose in Canada...huge and dangerous to hit. So anyways, it was RIGHT infront of us, Natasha put on the breaks as much as she could, but there was nothing we could do, we were going to hit it, it was nuts!!! Natahsa just threw her hands off the weel and screamed bloody murder "JESUS HELP US!!!" and the next thing we know the kudu is jumping off the road to the side and the tip of its huge long hornd brushed the side of the vehicle. WOW. THANK YOU LORD. It was quite an amazing experience. We should have hit it, but thanks to God, people were praying.
So we arrived in Cape Town a few days ago, and we have a few days off again. However, I am looking forward to the work we are going to be doing. Yesterday we went to the beach, and the person we are staying with took pictures of us posing as surfers for her website, because she is a surfer teacher. It was so much fun, i loved it.
And not much else that I can write now, sooo i God bless!!
TIERNEY
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
dust and no internet for a long time
Hello!!
Wow, so i guess its been like 2 weeks or somethng since we have had internet access, and it has been an amazing 2 weeks.
Were in Ongwadiva way up in the very north of Namibia for a week and this past week has been spent in Okondjatu. They are both very remote villages with limited electricity and no running hot water. Oh ya...it was very fun having my first shower in 2 weeks last night!! Felt very nice...my legs are no longer green. no joke. haha.
so where do i start???
In Ongwadiva we tented in a church-yard - a baby church which was a tent. We had kids programms and door-to-door visits. All our stuff was in this one room and 3 boys got into our stuff on day and stole a cell phone and a camera. We talked to them and told them it was wrong and about sowing good seeds and reaping good things and about Jesus and stuff, and then they participated in our programm and gave back the stuff. They are so cute, and yet it was so sad because when we went to the police and to their house, their parents were so mad and yelling and this one woman was just beating her son infront of us, it was horrible. It is a common problem in these villages.
Ongwadiva is very hot and we stayed inside as much as we could.
I fell in love with Okandjatu. We were there from mon-fri and everyday we did devotions with people from the community and we worked in the church garden weeding and planting. I enjoyed it alot. But my favorite part were the afternoon house visits. We take a translator with us and go to houses and pray and tell them about Jesus and stuff, and it is always a rewarding time. It is not like in North America where when people come to your door you tell them you don't have time, or shut the door in their face or get all skeptical and stuff. No, here hospitality is of high value, and they will take out the chairs right away and sit down to listen to us. They are always open to prayer even if they arn't christian because they are aware of the Spiritual, and aware of a higher power. Whether it be God or not.
At this one ladys house, man, well these houses are just like a shed to us, thrown together with a mattress or something if they are luckey. Anyways, in this house she had like, 8 kids from the age of 2-10, all orphans, and she just chose to look after them cuz no one else would. And she was also sick, but what else could she do?? I gave her some money and i was just so touched by her. In this one room home with everything she owns in it - 8 kids, a dirty matress, a cat, some food, a lamp....
I loved the place. We cooked over the fire everynight, and the girls made us fresh chicken. it was very tough though....i was unfortunate enough to walk around the cornner just as they were killing it, and i pretty much puked and cried at the same time,. haha. We stayed at the pastors friends house for that week, 3 of us in one bed and another 3 in another room on the floor, and the 2 boys in the combie. Squished and dirty and no showering for me!! It was fun though, a beautiful land. Wish i could put up pictures, but can't yet.
So!! We are now in Swakopment, on the coast of Namibia, we are staying with some missionaries right on the ocean pretty much, and it is very nice!! We get meals that consist of meat, we all get our own bed, and hot water from the tap! It is a nice treat. :) we are enjoying ourseves. Working at a childrens hostel this week. Cleaning it up....painting...scrubbing...dusting...clearing...stuff like that. its fun.
Don't have much internet time, sorry for the fastly thrown-together thing here,
Hope it made sence.
To my Family, I really miss you alot, and it costs $15/minute for the phonme, so thats out of the question. Love you so much, talk when i get to South Africa in about a week.
God Bless!!!!
Can't wait to tell you all more, there is just so much.
:)
Wow, so i guess its been like 2 weeks or somethng since we have had internet access, and it has been an amazing 2 weeks.
Were in Ongwadiva way up in the very north of Namibia for a week and this past week has been spent in Okondjatu. They are both very remote villages with limited electricity and no running hot water. Oh ya...it was very fun having my first shower in 2 weeks last night!! Felt very nice...my legs are no longer green. no joke. haha.
so where do i start???
In Ongwadiva we tented in a church-yard - a baby church which was a tent. We had kids programms and door-to-door visits. All our stuff was in this one room and 3 boys got into our stuff on day and stole a cell phone and a camera. We talked to them and told them it was wrong and about sowing good seeds and reaping good things and about Jesus and stuff, and then they participated in our programm and gave back the stuff. They are so cute, and yet it was so sad because when we went to the police and to their house, their parents were so mad and yelling and this one woman was just beating her son infront of us, it was horrible. It is a common problem in these villages.
Ongwadiva is very hot and we stayed inside as much as we could.
I fell in love with Okandjatu. We were there from mon-fri and everyday we did devotions with people from the community and we worked in the church garden weeding and planting. I enjoyed it alot. But my favorite part were the afternoon house visits. We take a translator with us and go to houses and pray and tell them about Jesus and stuff, and it is always a rewarding time. It is not like in North America where when people come to your door you tell them you don't have time, or shut the door in their face or get all skeptical and stuff. No, here hospitality is of high value, and they will take out the chairs right away and sit down to listen to us. They are always open to prayer even if they arn't christian because they are aware of the Spiritual, and aware of a higher power. Whether it be God or not.
At this one ladys house, man, well these houses are just like a shed to us, thrown together with a mattress or something if they are luckey. Anyways, in this house she had like, 8 kids from the age of 2-10, all orphans, and she just chose to look after them cuz no one else would. And she was also sick, but what else could she do?? I gave her some money and i was just so touched by her. In this one room home with everything she owns in it - 8 kids, a dirty matress, a cat, some food, a lamp....
I loved the place. We cooked over the fire everynight, and the girls made us fresh chicken. it was very tough though....i was unfortunate enough to walk around the cornner just as they were killing it, and i pretty much puked and cried at the same time,. haha. We stayed at the pastors friends house for that week, 3 of us in one bed and another 3 in another room on the floor, and the 2 boys in the combie. Squished and dirty and no showering for me!! It was fun though, a beautiful land. Wish i could put up pictures, but can't yet.
So!! We are now in Swakopment, on the coast of Namibia, we are staying with some missionaries right on the ocean pretty much, and it is very nice!! We get meals that consist of meat, we all get our own bed, and hot water from the tap! It is a nice treat. :) we are enjoying ourseves. Working at a childrens hostel this week. Cleaning it up....painting...scrubbing...dusting...clearing...stuff like that. its fun.
Don't have much internet time, sorry for the fastly thrown-together thing here,
Hope it made sence.
To my Family, I really miss you alot, and it costs $15/minute for the phonme, so thats out of the question. Love you so much, talk when i get to South Africa in about a week.
God Bless!!!!
Can't wait to tell you all more, there is just so much.
:)
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