06.29Nyathi Family Visits North Carolina
It’s been an amazing week. Not only was it the last real week we have to prepare for leaving, but we’ve had the privilege of having pastor Vincent Nyathi and his wife, Gloria and their two kids Mandla (19) and Busi (14) in town. They were hosted by friends Ben and Anna Adlard but spent quite a bit of time with various folks in the community here—and indeed there are many in this area who know Vincent and have even traveled to Mamelodi at one point or another. While serving as interns with Africa Revolution we’re excited to spend a good part of our time working with Vincent and his church in the community of Mamelodi.
As you see in the photos above, we had a great time with the Nyathis which included a Durham Bulls baseball game, traditional North Carolina BBQ with our pastor Ru and his family, and lots of great stories shared. Our teammate Will Brown was also in town this week for business which made it all the more fun. Also, Gabe and Rachael Dagani, former AR interns, visited from Austin, TX. With everybody here this week, our final Info Session on Saturday was rich. We got to hear a number of great stories from Vincent and Gloria and the Daganis about how God is working in Mamelodi and what it means to step out in faith. We ended our time with the Nyathis with a great worship service at our church where Vincent preached a really challenging sermon. He shared a lot of interesting background information about South Africa and what things are like now post-Apartheid, charging Christians to “represent to Kingdom of Heaven” in response. It’s definitely worth a listen (just click the play button below).
This is our last week of work— I finish Tuesday and Rebecca on Monday. It’s bittersweet for both of us, both leaving jobs where we learned a ton. But of course we’re also very excited about what lies ahead. It will be nice to finally be there, after so many months of preparations. And we get to be with the Nyathis again in just over a month!
It was so wonderful to have them here. It made me really excited to come visit.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:48 am
sweet photos. you guys are going to rock. please keep ups posted on the blog. respect
June 30th, 2008 at 5:35 pm