Arandis, Namibia: 2008-03-23

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Prayers Please for Pearl

I just received a text message from Pearl. Evidently she is in alot of pain and, after talking with the doctors via telephone, they fear it could be appendicitis. As I type this, she is on her way to Swakopmund. Swakopmund is about a half-hour away from Arandis. She has asked me for prayers...so now I ask you.

I will keep you posted.

posted by Don @ 3:38 PM 3 comments

Monday, March 24, 2008

Indescribable Images and Sounds

As some of you may have already noticed, I've been busy updating the video gallery and I've also included a slide show in the photo gallery.

First, the slide show. Every since my first trip to Namibia in 2006, I have come back wanting to create something that I would have here to remind me of the children and the families there. I always imagined it to also be done to the song "Indescribable" because, quite simply, it is. I cannot put into words what it's like and most times, I do not even try.

This trip, I decided I would try to assemble something although I knew it would not be anything like the slide show that I still have tucked away in my head somewhere. Nonetheless, each time I watch it, it brings a smile to my face and a blur to these eyes.

Second, the youth group videos. I'm sure many of you there will likely not hear what I hear or see what I see when you view these videos. These videos were taken at two separate teen youth/prayer meetings. What I hear are distinct voices, each with their own personality. The sounds I hear and what I see may not be perfect to the vast majority, but what hear and see reminds me how God doesn't ask for perfection. He doesn't require the best voices and harmonies, the perfect chords and notes. He wants you and you alone, as you are, as you sound, as you look. All He wants is a little of your undivided time and attention. Take a look around (when I pan the room) as you watch the video...watch the teens as they forget that this interloper is there during their time of worship. With eyes closed, hands raised they continue to worship.

I know first hand that many of these teens, however, are struggling with many of the issues that teens here have to deal with; alcohol, sex, staying out late, trying to come of age in an environment that, for many, has been painful and traumatic. For some, this connection with this youth group that Boniface has organized could be the key to keeping them heading down the right path.

And as for Mike Knight...many here who know him, miss him very much. Hopefully these clips will give you your own opportunity to worship with him, as you've done in the past, when he was involved with the youth ministry and with the worship team at Christ's Church. Thanks Mike!

Perhaps you might keep them all in your prayers as you listen to them pray...in song.

Lastly, the Crusade videos. It's always incredible to sit, listen and partake in another culture's worship services. As much as they are not what I am accustomed to, they are nonetheless worship services. We all serve the same God and it is just another example of how God simply wants us to give Him time, no matter how you decide to do it.

Peace

posted by Don @ 9:20 PM 0 comments

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Name:Don (& Chandre)
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