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Upcoming Events!
For I cannot help but speak of what I have seen and heard
Acts 4:20Taste and see that the Lord is good. Psalm 34:8
Pray! Pray! Pray!~ Pray that our students would be
excited about leading their ministryand they would be passionate about
these next 5 weeks as well as excitedabout planning for next year.
~ Pray our committee teams would
be fully running and planning ontheir own by the end of the year.
~Pray a committee would come
together at Howard the way Goddesires.
~Pray for solid guys to add maleleadership at Howard.
~Pray that we would use our last 5weeks on campus wisely.
~Pray our team would love one anotherwell and be united these last 2 months.
~Pray for the unity of next years team.
~Pray for my future team and I as we
continue to find people to partner with
us through prayer and financial support
for next year.
Where has all the time gone?Another month has ended, and now our team begins to close inon our last five weeks of campus ministry before the semesterends. It is kind of surreal for me though, since I will be
returning for the next year. Now as we push into this finalmonth I find myself finding ways to push a long-term vision forministry on this campus. I am excited to be a part of it and seehow this will all come to fruition. Yet as our team tries to findways to make the most of our future time, it has been commonfor us look back on what the Lord has done and where we havecome. This past month is an especially great time to look backupon. September began with our team taking a mid-year retreatto Cape Town to find a little refreshment before having to pushhard through these next two months. If there is one thing youneed to know from our week in Cape Town it is this: You must
start saving now so you can take a trip there as soon as possible!
Laminin Outreach
October 15Our students in the
science department
are doing an
outreach on this
Last day of classOctober 29The final day
before reading days
and exams. Also
our last weekly
Halloween!October 31Happy Halloween!
Possibly a fun
social!
1stGame day
in AFRICA=(
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God is not the reflection of our fathers, but the PerfectionCapeTownwashonestlythemostbeautifulplaceIhaveever
seen.EachdaywewouldgosomewherenewandIwouldfind
myselfsayingthisisthemostbeautifulplaceIhaveeverbeen.
Thenthenextdaythatwouldchangeandthatdayslocation
wouldbethenewmostbeautifulplace.Wehadagreattimeas
ateamhikingupTableMountainandouttoCapePoint.WewenttoHermanustoseetheSouthernRightWhales,andtoStellenboschtoseethebeautifulvineyardsofSouthAfrica.
Thepicturesonthisupdatewillnotdoanyofitjusticeandso
Iadviseyouagaintobeginsavingandplanningavacationto
thiswonderfulplace.Ifeelsoprivilegedthatourteamwas
abletotakeaweektoexploreandberefreshedinsuchabeautifulsetting.
OncewereturnedtoDurban,wehadtogetbacktoworkimmediately.Weplannedanothercampthatwouldtakeplace
thenextweek,andsomehowGodmovedmorethroughoutthis
campthanhedidinthelast.OurcampwasthemedOur
Father.Thisthemepluckedtheheartstringsofmanyofour
students,sincethereseemedtobemanyscarsinour
movementsinvolvingbiologicalFathers.Danopenedupthe
weekendbyspeakingabouthisstoryofadoption.Hetoldusabouthowhewasbornintoaplaceof
desolationandwaslivingalifeleadingtodestruction,butsomeonesawhimandlovedhiminstantly.This
someonewenttohimandtoldhimhewantedtomakehimapartofhisfamily,whichwasawealthy
familyandafamilyofroyalty.AsDanwasadoptedintothatfamilyhewentinbybeingboughtwithahigh
price,becauseadoptionisverycostly,andhewasleftwithmanyscarsandissuesfromhispast,but
slowlyhebegantodevelopthemarksofthefamilyandthescarsbegantofadeawayfromthenewlove
hehadfoundwithaFatherthatlovedhimperfectly.Danshared
thatthisstoryisthestoryofanyonewhobelievesinChrist.DanwasntadoptedbyanyoneotherthanGod,whopaidthepriceof
Hislifetoadoptus,soheisnowaroyalsonfromHisline,becausethebiblesaysthatGodsdesireistoadoptusaschildren.
Hecarriedontodiscusswhatitwouldlooklikeifwereally
believedthatwewerechildrenofGod.
GodusedBarrettthenextdaytobreakthroughmanyofthescars
inourstudentslives,ashediscussedhowourEarthlyFatherscouldinfluencethewaywerelatetoourHeavenlyFather.He
talkedaboutdifferenttypesofFathers(absentfather,abusive
father,encouragingfather,performancebasedfather,etc.)andhowweprojectthesecharacteristicsontoGodandthinkthat
wemustperformtogainHisapproval,orthat
Hewillnotbearoundinourtimesofneed.
BarrettsmainpointwasthatGodisnota
reflectionofourEarthlyfathers,butthe
PERFECTIONofourEarthlyFathers.He
expressedthatwemustidentifywhattraits
weprojectontoGodthatarenottrueofHischaracter,andthatwemustbegintoseeGodasaperfectlovingFatherwhodesiresto
blessus,holdusandencourageusthewayaFathershould.
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Itwasgreattohearourstudentsshareabout
whattheywerelearningandwherescarswerein
theirrelationshipswithGodbecauseoftheir
relationshipswiththeirFathers.Italsogaveus
timetosharewiththestudentsaboutourlives
andstrugglesinhowweviewGod,andhowthat
influencesourlives.Goddefinitelyworkedthat
dayinmakingusvulnerable,andinrevealingHischaracterasourperfectFatherwholovedus
enoughtodieinordertosaveusfromoursin.Finally,Danclosedouttheweekendbydiscussing
howwearetoliveaschildrenofGod.Hespokeaboutwhatmakesagoodchild,andasked
accordingtothatcriteriawouldGodsayyouwere
agoodchild?ItwasallaboutlovingGodbyspendingtimewithHimandbeingobedientto
thethingsHesaystodo,whileexceptingHisgraceeachtimewemessup.
Allinallitwasafabulousretreatwithourstudents.Wehadaround50studentsshowup
andtheyalllovedit.Thestudentsenjoyedthefun
eventsweplanned,theseminarsweputon,the
talksthatweregiven,andmostlyoursmallgroup
discussiontimeaftereachtalk.Wewereableto
getrealwiththestudentsandallowthemtoopen
upandprocesswhatGodwasspeakingtothem.I
justmetwithoneofthegirlsIdiscipleandasked
heraboutcamp,andshesaiditdefinitelychangedherperspectiveonGod.She said it
helped heal many wounds from her relationship
with her Father, and that she was able to open upand share things about her father that she had nevershared before. Now she is more in touch with Godsince she is not projecting those feelings on Him,
but instead knows He loves her. She is full of joyand excited to spend time with God reading the
bible. Plus not only did her relationship with God
change from the weekend, but also her relationshipwith her biological father. We have been prayingfor months that God would help her love her fatherand to heal their relationship, and even to let themspeak to one another. She told me that since campshe has spoken to her father almost everyday andthat it is definitely easier for her to love him nowthat she knows it is ok that he is not perfect becauseGod loves her in spite of how her father feels.There are many stories like that one that came fromthose few days away. Camp was amazing, and it
was such a blessing again to have time to get awaywith our students and have fun while buildingdeeper relationships with them and going deep inwhat we were learning about God. Now we are
back on campus following up with the studentsfrom camp, and still meeting new ones. We havefive weeks left of their regular semester and so ourtime is running out quickly. Pray that God wouldgive us all wisdom on how to spend these next fiveweeks, and how He desires to move on ourcampuses in preparation for how He will continue
to move in the future.
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