Hey everyone. This last week was intense but pretty good. For most of the week we had ministry all day instead of just in the afternoons. We met a lot of new people and went back to visit some families that we had met before. I believe it was last tuesday that we were walking home from ministry when we were stopped by two ladies named Mavis. One of the Mavis' told us she wanted to become a child of God. So we we explained to her what that met and she just said, "Yes. I know. This is why I say 'I want to be a child of God'". So we continued to explain more about surrendering completly to Jesus and she just said, "Yes. I know. I want no more drink. This is why I say 'I want to be a child of God". So we finially just prayed with her and helped her become a child of God right there on the street. We found out where she lived so we could go visit her and then we said our good-byes and headed for home. About 2.3 seconds later a christian lady named Reena stopped us and asked us to pray for kid who has HIV. We talked with her for a while, prayed and got her address so we could go visit her later and before we had said good-bye another lady named Theodora tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to pray that she would get a job. While I was talking to Theodora the rest of the group was talking to another man who wanted prayer for his sick child. So many people ask for prayer for a job, so I didn't just want to say a 2 minute prayer for Theodora and send her on her way so I asked her if she knew who I was praying to. She said she didn't know who Jesus was so i took the opportunity to quickly explain the gospel to her. We prayed together to recieve Jesus and for a job and I got her address and promised to come visit. That was intense half an hour. It is said that every "christian" in South Africa is saved seven times. Maybe it was the 3rd or 4th time these women had prayed for salvation, but regardless, we were pumped. Since then we've met with Theodora twice and today we gave her a Xhosa Bible, I think we've established a pretty good relationship with her. We still plan to meet up with the other ladies some time soon.  

   Some time last week a random drunk lady named Priscila invited us into her shack. She tried to tell us something really important because she was crying, but we couldn't understand her Xhosa mixed with broken English. The only thing we really got out of the conversation is that her husband beats her when he's drunk, we don't know if they still live together or not. We ended up staying with her for a while, trying to comfort her and invited her to church. Yesterday we picked her up for church and she came with us to Ithemba, she was really quiet and we didn't get a chance to see what she thought of it. We plan to visit her sometime this week.

   Lane and Brittany took the lady with HIV that I told you about in the last blog to HIV counciling the other day, other than that I haven't heard how she is doing.

   Being in the township everyday is always interesting. Some days it's pretty depressing because there is SO little hope but whenever I start to think that my precence is useless God sends someone to encourage me. He's been teaching me a lot about faith and love these last couple of weeks and I'm sure that He has a lot more to show me. Thank you all for your prayers.