Coming Down the Mountain

The return trip home was like coming down from a mountain top experience with God. The way seemed more familiar, so not quite so long. Still, we wrote in each other's journals our last thoughts, words of appreciation and encouragement, and watched our Team dwindle in numbers as we sent off a few at a time. By the time we reached Dulles...

Meegan's Sick Rap

Several months ago, we journeyed down this way Following His voice, obeying what He would say All of entering to a world, truly unseen With God taking our hands, and learning to lean So here comes a team, to the land that God forgot We didn't look back, for those tickets had been bought We are a team of 13 traveling afar Never once...

Final Days

Tuesday was our day of goodbyes. We spent some time in the morning with Tresford at the plot where the new church building with be built. He shared with us some of the history of their ministry in Arandis and their visions for the future. We capped our time by praying for God's blessing on the plot, the building, and the vision. The afternoon...

Two Days Down

Sunday morning was our second time worshipping with the Arandis Christian Center. Unlike the previous Sunday, we were able to join in with the worship and drama team. Mike and Anna helped Pastor Tresford, Yvonne, Kay Kay, and Julianna lead worship, while several of the remaining member of the team along with Namibian teens presented a drama....

Meegan's Journal

You cannot even imagine the ultimate peace a place can bring you. Traveling to another country – waiting for the confusion and emotional chaos. I mean really. You don’t just arrive and in the very next day feel at peace with your surroundings. I feel like I am waiting for the uncomfortable to settle in, but it is not. From the moment I stepped...

Team Video

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TBIF - Too bad it's Friday

Friday - it is offically one week since we have set the journey of our lives into motion. The days are flying by and we are wishing and hoping they will slow down. The women of the team had the blessed oppurtunity to celebrate woman's day with some of the His Promise mommies. We celebrated being women and how we are such a blessing to God...

Anna's Journal

A day in the life of Preschool at Talikumi Christian School in Arandis: We arrive about 8 and join the few five and six year olds who have arrived first to school and are very eager about the day. Hear the loud chattering of some English, but mostly Afrikaans or Damara. “Henry, stop beating David. Julia get off of little Sammy.” Try to keep...