South Africa: Forever Changed

First of all, I would like to thank all of you that helped make this recent opportunity to bless the nation of South Africa possible. Not only were we able to bless many, but our entire team was blessed as well. Each one of you made this possible through your cheerful giving and declarative prayer! It's quite challenging to try and sum up a 3 week missions trip into one page, but we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, right? :) Let's begin..

At the start of the trip, our overseer and team leader chose myself and 2 other students to help co-lead 20 students, which empowered us to grow in leadership throughout the entire trip. I absolutely loved my group and thoroughly enjoyed witnessing each person's growth from the beginning to the end of the trip.

The first week, we stayed at the Out of Africa Missions base and partnered with a local church called, "Patria Family Church." As you can see from the picture on the right, we led services each night at Patria during our time in George. Each day prior to the services we led, we went to hospitals, clinics, ministries, towns, etc. to preach the Gospel of Grace, pray for the sick, bless the businesses, and simply love the people. 

Some of my favorite testimonies involved going to a local hospital and praying for the sick. We were able to pray for an entire ward and experience 100% healing. Praise Jesus! One lady in particular even received Jesus after all of her shoulder pain left. Every single person that got healed praised Jesus and was ignited with joy. It was such a beautiful experience.

Another favorite was being able to lead every service at Patria Church. Each night, we preached, did words of knowledge, prophesied, prayed for the sick, and experienced God's goodness impact many people. The great thing was, no one knew what they were going to be doing prior to being called up to do it. We just had to be prepared and ready to do anything. This stretched each person and allowed us to grow exponentially. We saw this church ignited and forever changed. 

Preaching at Patria

Spirit Word Ministries

After our time in George came to an end, we traveled to Stilfontein, SA. We had the privilege of sitting under an amazing ministry called Spirit Word Ministries. We got to experience their "healing pool," which happens once a month. People from all over the world come to receive their healing and praise the name of Jesus. It was a bizarre night! We saw people getting out of wheelchairs, people no longer needing their canes/braces, blind receiving sight, deaf ears open, people getting baptized, and several other healings.  (To the right is the stage in the sanctuary at Spirit Word. Below is a man that was 100% deaf that received 100% hearing and the healing pool where people walked through. The canes on the wall are public displays of God's goodness.)

This man was 100% deaf but not anymore:)

Healing Pool

Another favorite included traveling to one of the local townships in Stilfontein to set up a tent revival for that night. Before the meeting, we split up into groups and passed out flyers to the local residents throughout the township. We were able to bless people, pray for healing, preach the Gospel, and see people receive Christ. The tent meeting consisted of praise/worship, encouragement, healing, salvation's, etc. It was incredible! 

Many more things happened, but overall was an amazing experience to see the Kingdom of God released and realized. Even though this short blog doesn't do the trip complete justice, lives were radically transformed, both in South Africa and our team. Each person grew exponentially and Jesus was glorified! This was a life-changing experience in so many ways. Overall, there were over 200 salvation's, hundreds of healings, and radical transformation from churches, ministries, and other places we went. Jesus definitely received more of what He paid for! 

Thanks again for all of your support and love! This wouldn't of been possible without your contribution. Grace and peace to you!