Friday, October 3, 2008

In Summary

We have returned safely to Dublin, Georgia and are basking in the richness of everything we have experienced in South Africa.

We were overjoyed to see people come into the Kingdom of God. We were honored to minister to 11 congregations, Bible Schools and ministries and so humbled by the flow of grace we experienced. We truly “stood on top of” what has been built into us over the years of formation and sensed an authority to communicate as well as a receptivity and need for the things God has entrusted to us. We witnessed God’s hand of guidance as we made numerous purposeful connections over coffee, in restaurants and in homes with spiritual fathers, leaders and the emerging generation in that land.

Before leaving for South Africa, we stated that the purpose of the trip was to put our feet on the ground and see what we experienced… walk through the open doors believing they would lead to open doors for the future. Through God’s Word to our hearts while away, through the witness of the Holy Spirit in our spirits and through the connections made we feel a growing confidence in the purposes of God for us in that land. Our hearts are now connected with the work of God in South Africa and Africa in a more deep way and we look forward to the future and watching God’s plans develop.

We realize that all we have been a part of over the past four weeks is not due to anything special that we are, but it is because of God’s goodness and His commitment to the destiny of His people. If we make what He is doing in the earth our priority, it is His pleasure to bring us into our place in that plan.

We thank you for your interest and your friendship. Thank you for being part of this journey with us – we were so aware of your support. We hope you have been enriched and inspired to fully participate in all that God is doing in your life and in the earth.
All praise to God!