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South Africa Outreach Update 4

March 6th, 2008

Greetings from Muizenberg,
It was very difficult to leave Worcester, but we are also excited to be here at the YWAM Muizenberg base. The weather is much cooler here and the beach is beautiful.
This past week, we have been busy working with many ministries. We have gone to the Living Hope soup kitchen, where […]

Italy Outreach Update 5

March 5th, 2008

Greetings from Nicosia, Sicily!

For the past two weeks we have had the privilege of caring for children at a children’s home called Il Faro, or the lighthouse, in Nicosia, Sicily. Il Faro was founded by a Swiss couple, Walter and Elisabeth Hasenfratz who felt that God was calling them to minister in […]

South Africa Outreach Update 3

February 19th, 2008

Hello from South Africa!
We had a hectic and good week here:
Monday we had the opportunity to do a program at a high school (of about 1,200 students) in a town close by. The staff from South Roots, the ministry we’ve been working with, did a performance and skit for them and then […]

South Africa Outreach Update 2

February 12th, 2008

HELLO FROM Worcester, South Africa!
About our activities this week:
Every Monday and Thursday we’ve been involved in our ministry services in the crèche and library of the Kibbutz El Shammah and the Roodewal Primary School. It’s being a privilege for us to have the possibility of working with the Roodewal Primary School. We wrote […]

Italy Outreach Update 4

February 11th, 2008

What God Has Spoken to Our Team
We have had a blessed time since we arrived in Italy. God has also spoken a lot about the spiritual situation here in Italy. We would like to share with you the things He has told us.
Milan-January 11, 2008 to January 26, 2008
While we were […]

Italy Outreach Update 3

February 8th, 2008

Our Third Week in Milan/Pescara
Monday 21-01
On Monday, we left Eva’s home and went to Luigi and Paola’s flat. As we were there by ourselves, we spent time buying food, laundry and sorting things. We decide to clean the apartment. We had a pizza dinner with Carla and Andrea, who did their DTS […]

Italy Outreach Update

February 8th, 2008

Our Arrival
At 4:30 am on Friday, January 11, we piled into Luigi’s vehicle, said goodbye to Emmanuel (who so graciously woke up at 4:00 am to tell us goodbye), and drove to the Luton airport to catch our 6:30 flight. At the RyanAir check-in, we placed our bags on the scale and they […]

Italy Outreach Update 2

February 8th, 2008

Our First Two Weeks in Milan:
Friday
We arrived! On Friday evening, we attended a praise and prayer service at Stazione di Lode with the Verga family, and we had the opportunity to meet many people from the church. We each gave our testimonies, and Amanda gave a message on God’s faithfulness.
Saturday
On Saturday […]

Brazil Outreach Update 3

February 8th, 2008

This past Saturday thru Tuesday we were doing street evangelism during Carnival.
We did a lot of prayer walking and spiritual warfare during this time. We walked the streets with a few hundred other young people from all over Brazil. We worshiped and prayed as we walked through the streets.
The leaders of the “Impacto” […]

Brazil Outreach Update 2

February 4th, 2008

We spent our first ten days in Joao Pessoa working with a church called “MIRR”. We gave English lessons for four nights and to anyone who wanted to come. We all had a very good time teaching them funny sayings and singing childrens songs with hand motions! We spent two days visiting a […]