On Wednesday, September 24, the women of the Powerhouse Church gathered together to celebrate Heritage Day, a national holiday in South Africa, as the kick-off event for the newly re-energized Powerhouse’s Women’s Ministry. The day was a huge success! The sanctuary was beautifully decorated with African [...]
On Wednesday, September 24, the women of the Powerhouse Church gathered together to celebrate Heritage Day, a national holiday in South Africa, as the kick-off event for the newly re-energized Powerhouse’s Women’s Ministry. The day was a huge success! The sanctuary was beautifully decorated with African [...]
Will arrived last Friday, and I returned from the States on Tuesday. At long last, our team is complete! Here we are last night celebrating the news of Africa Revolution receiving its long-awaited 501(c)3 status—great news given that AR’s IRS application has been in process for almost a year. Let’s just say the song “Cel-ebrate [...]
09.21Melting My Heart
We had the privilege of serving the poor twice this week, due to a very large donation of food from one of the local stores we visited last week! There are tons of stories I could share about how those experiences affected me and the team, but I wanted to just share one story [...]
Probably one of the greatest things about being here so far is worshiping at the Powerhouse Church. There’s no good way to express how wonderful it is, but I thought we could at least share some of the songs, with translations when needed. The first song I wanted to share really gets at [...]
09.17Productivity
I am tempted to think of productivity as setting out to accomplish certain tasks (a to do list), then eventually checking them off. The speed and orderliness with which those tasks get accomplished usually determines how I am feeling. For instance, back in North Carolina if I got into the car with Rebecca [...]
In about an hour we leave for the Jo-burg airport. I am headed back to the U.S. for the next 10 days to witness and celebrate the marriage of my dear, lifelong friend Shilo Groover in Little Rock.
While I’m excited to see and spend time with friends and family in Alabama and Arkansas, admittedly, [...]
“As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!” —Psalm 40:17
Last Saturday, we joined the Powerhouse in serving a few families in the community who Vincent knew were [...]
While AR Board Member Dave Clark was here, he led us through an afternoon of orientation on walking with the poor. Dave works with an inner city ministry in Chicago, and had some great insights to offer, as well as many challenging scriptural references. For me, the main things I took away [...]