WEC Conference

Last month (April 3-7) we had the WEC Annual Conference, where all the missionaries which are a part of WEC working in South Africa come together. It was such a great time for me, just to see people that I had met before here, and to meet new people.

We had times of laughter.. especially at the "Fun Night". Here is bobbing for apples....

And this is the children doing a dance to some music off a CD. It was too cute!

And the classic... Kareoke!!

Dione and I had the blessing of being a part of the worship team and playing with the main speaker, Elfi. She and her husband, Hans, are from Switzerland and were missionaries in Gambia. They were a very special couple.

This is Elfi and Hans. Lots of time was spent praying for WEC and all the different ministries WEC does in South Africa and for personal needs. This is Ameila, a very precious lady. She is Irish and so great and makes everyone around her laugh... and her absolute favorite topic is discuss with anyone is marriage/relationships/etc.. haha, she calls herself The Match Maker.

Lots of time to hang out with friends and to make new ones...And, alas! Another fellow Canadian! This is Amanda. She married a guy from Zimbabwe, Sipho, and now they are living there and starting up a children's ministry. They are such an amazing couple. They are living in this tiny little house.. well, not really a house, looks like a little shed, no electricity, no running water... and yet they are so happy and joyful and the Lord is in their hearts very much.
Then Dione, Judy, Sofia and I got to see some AFRICAN ANIMALS! It was amazing. I still haven't seen an giraffee or an elephant yet.. but soon.. very soon :)

The beautiful African skies.

So ya, the conference was really great and it was so fun to just be able to get a break from the mission and just to see what God is doing around the rest of South Africa. Please continue to pray for the people's of Africa and that God's people would continue to bring others to Him.

Cheers,

Lindsay

8 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!

In 8 days I get to see my WHOLE family again!! My mom, Hil, Tiff and Aaron are coming to visit me!! I'm soo incredibly excited! They arrive on May 12 and will be here till the 29th. A nice good two and a half weeks!
I will be meeting them in Durban and then we will be staying there for a few days and then we will be heading to Cape Town, the most beautiful city in South Africa, for 4 days. I've been looking at pics and trying to plan what we will do and it looks so fun and so much to do : ) And it's such a blessing because we have places to stay at both cities. There is a WEC headquaters in Durban and Cape Town and both of them have been soo welcoming in letting us stay with them! I'm so grateful to God for how He is working things out for us.
Then on the 18th to the 29th my family will be coming to the mission here and will work alongside with us, doing the different ministries (children's ministries, food program, outreaches, hospital visits, etc) and as well, my brother might do some electrical work or something practical a few days he is here. I know this is God's will for them to come. I'm really needing a holiday and lately I've been just needing to see my family and it's so cool how perfect God's timing is.

It would be super if you would pray with me about a few things:

- safe flight for my family to South Africa
- that my family wouldn't experience much jet lag
- safe flight to Cape Town and safety in Cape Town/and Durban (Durban is a little dangerous...)
- planning our time together - things to do in Cape Town and at Melusi. It's kinda stressful when I've never been there (Cape Town) before and I don't know how far away things are from each other. But praise God Andrea and Katy are from Cape Town and so I'm planning on asking Andrea to come over one night this week and help me plan our time/activities there!
- Oh! Yes! Please pray about driving. As maybe some of you don't know, here we drive on the left side of the road... and so please pray that as my family drives they will be confident, and wise and will not get into any accidents. Especially driving in Cape Town. It's a really big city. It will definitely be a fun adventure for us!
- That God would really be preparing their hearts for what He has for them here and that he would do a great work in each one of their lives as the meet the local people (Zulu's) and see their cultural and lifestyle and minster to them
- That the Lord would richly bless our time together as a family in Africa

Thank you to those who will be praying for us! I will definitely share with you the pics of our time in Cape Town and at Melusi.

THANK YOU JESUS FOR THIS HUGE BLESSING!!!