Love from South Africa

It's been a month now since we returned to South Africa and have been settling back into a normal rhythm. We are so thankful for the time we had on furlough to reconnect with friends, family and supporters. It really was such an encouraging time and though it was quite busy with lots of traveling, it was also refreshing. We started out our time with some downtime with our family over the Christmas holidays. It was a wonderful and special time especially since it was the last time we were able to spend with Ashley's Pop Pop before he went home to be with the Lord in March.  We officially began our furlough the first week of January as we caught up with friends and supporters and shared in churches in Abaco, Spanish Wells and Nassau (3 different islands). We were so overwhelmed by the love, generosity and care we felt as we visited with different people and churches. It was also encouraging to see God at work in each person's life and their own spheres. Our time in the US was

We finished off 2023 with a bang as we finished final prep for and had our summer camps along with closing out our various ministries with end of year events. It was definitely a sprint to the finish but it was a great end to the year. Summer Camp We are thankful for a fruitful and encouraging end of year camp as we had many outside volunteers as well as more campers than we've had the past few years, many of which were first time campers.    Our theme for camp this year was ‘Crossroads’.    We challenged the campers to filter their decisions in light go God’s truth rather than the world’s so called wisdom. It was a blessing to see God working in their lives through our various speakers and counselors as some made decisions to trust Christ as their Saviour and many others confronted their own crossroads to make choices glorifying to Christ. Another highlight of camps was having my dad as the main speaker for the teen camp and mom as part of the worship team. It was a blessing to se