Sunday at Chloorkop

Sunday, we woke up early. The breakfast crew went to work in the kitchen and the rest of us worked in the rooms, to finish packing, cleaning, folding sleeping bags & deflating air mattresses. We sported our khakis and red polos and loaded the vans to head for Chloorkop where a church that is only a year or so old meets. Last year part of our team went to their service in a garage/carport. Now the group meets in a school down the street and has tripled in size. About two thirds of the congregation or more are children, most under the age of 13. Many of these children are the heads of their households due to the AIDS epidemic. Virginia met a lady who also leads support groups for children and teens…only as Virginia meets with hurting teenage girls; this lady meets with children who have the role of the head of their household.
Our song team, Carrie, Gia, Sara and our new friend Josh led the Sunday School songs. Cheney and AdeZsa taught through the Resurrection Eggs and the Easter Account. During church, Mr. Nazigian preached from I Timothy 4:12, Sara and AdeZsa gave testimony during the testimony time and we all worshiped among our African brothers and sisters in Christ.
After birthday lunch at McDonald's complete with cupcakes and a balloon candle for Justin's 18th and a quick change into our black team t-shirts, it was off to the airport. Josh was leaving to go home to Cape Town and us for America. The goodbyes were hard, but because they were rushed, not as traumatic as our goodbye to Chris had been on Saturday as we left Daduza. We hugged Miriam and the Pages and prayed with them.
They will leave for America on Tuesday morning for an 8 week furlough to raise funds, and give talks at their supporting churches and attend a couple of conferences. Miriam will be staying on the Word of Life property by herself for a while. Pray for her safety. Many homes in the area have been recently broken into. We had said good-bye to Brad and his family on Saturday night. Pray for them as they along with Miriam will continue the ministry without the Pages for the next 8 weeks. Once the Pages return, Bible Camp is the following week. Pray for all the preparations and life changing experiences for the campers. If you ever want to scholarship some of the faces in our pictures for camp, contact WOL and let them know. The Pages want many more to be able to come to camp!
We not through yet, we hope to share Christ with people in the airport and on the plane. And, we have our thank you ministry report notes to write to our supporters! What a day! Pray for safe travels.