NKWAGALA = LOVE

20 mins.
i have 20 mins. left in the internet cafe to tell ya'll how everything is going :) ahhhh

well, let me just say how blessed we are and what a GREAT GOD we serve!!! no one has been sick this whole trip!!!!
i am learning to speak the language with the locals and the kids which is just soo awesoem to be able to communicate liek that ;)
going to the slums (the poorest part of the town) was very humbling and hard to see. we went with some of rebecca's friends and the pastor from her church-- the pastor basically told us to pair up into groups of 2 and 3 plus a translator and go and talk to ppl about Jesus. ok. i have to be honest-- of course you want to talk to ppl about jesus but it's kinda intimidating being put on the spot to think about what you want to say to someone then have a translator tell them and then ask the translator what they are saying back. but God is so good. i got to lead a young girl through a prayer who wanted to be born again :D that day there were 8 ppl saved!!!! plus, we clothed a lot of children :)
the next best thing about that day was when we went to visit mary, she lives in the slums with 8 of her children and her husband in a dorm size room -- she makes beads out of old magazines-- it's amazing!!! we all bought so much-- very cheap. and she was sooo excited and she was crying thanking all of us for coming- she said i know have enough $$ to send my son to school, you serve such a good god. -- ahh my heart just melted!

i promise that when i have more time i will give more details about how my heart is feeling and what i am learning.

helping out at the school has been wonderful!! we have taught them 2 lessons that have to do with a bible verse and a craft- think vaca. bible school ;)

i miss home. but i'm not homesick. there is so much love here- i mean having 14 children around you (when they aren't at school) is pretty fulfilling ;) i do wish i could hear the voices of my momma and family and friends but i'm praying for ya'll!!!! God is keeping me safe.

today i get to meet up with bethany parks-- she is from MVNU and studying abroad in africa :) so it will be awesome to see a familiar face and love on her for her momma :)

thank you thank you thank you for ur prayers and support and love. my team and i are extrememly blessed to have so many ppl behind us :)

p.s. Alex-- i don't know what i would have done without my lil care package-- we have all used those hand wipes soo much!!! haha very thankful :) r u surviving without text messages??!! ;)

i probbably won't have internet again till the amsterdam airport.

LOTS OF LOVE