South Africa

Hello again,
It's been awhile, at first I wasn't sure what I could write and then we think that our building got struck by lightning and so we had no internet for a while but now it's back. It is very interesting with the lightning here it seems to hit the mission a lot. It hit a big tree just the other week and left a big grove in it and then it struck again last week. One of the ladies who works here was outside and she felt a spark touch her arm from the lightning hitting the mission. So please pray that we will be protected from any more strikes or lightning. It was so sad when we didn't have any internet I felt so disconnected from the world outside, but now it's all good again.
The other night we watched this dvd on some of the history of South Africa and it was so incredible to watch the injustice done to the black people and how no one was allowed to mix colours but some still did. There were these two that were friends with this black pastor and came out to help him with the children. Then along came this black man who fell in love with the girl who was the friend of the black pastor. This didn't work because the man hated black people and was taught to hate them and was told the bible said that they had no souls. So he started to search it out for himself and didn't find it. During this time he was part of this group that hated the blacks and he was told to shoot this black pastor because he was a nuisance to them and so he went to shoot him but couldn't do it, instead he walked in the prayer meeting and went to him and wept and told him he almost shot him. WOw, so in the end he was forgiven and he had once beat up a black man and this man was in the church when he was there and so he went to ask his forgiveness, it was so moving. It just showed the power of God and forgiveness.
The other day we received a donation of yogurt and juice and some other stuff and it was so incredibly much that we were able to take it and give it out to the poor it was so nice. Praise the Lord for His provision.
Well must go to bed. Still miss home but am liking it here as well. Good Night my friends and I hope that you are all well and loving the Lord. Dione