More Cebe

Uncle Ashley leading the children in song. I called him "Umnumzaana"- man of the house.

Beautiful sunset behind the church we ministered at. We powered the lights inside by a generator. 

One of the maids, Ngumisa, who wanted to learn the guitar, playing on mine. I taught her a simple song and she was ecstatic!

Outside the church one evening. The sun was setting and it was the perfect light for a nice photo. Celia was overlooking the town as children walked up for church.

On the beach at Cebe. The weather was foggy but really pretty. It looked like Scotland. I'm with Chelsea, Trent's parents dog.

My time in Transkei was brief but wonderful. We basically went on a road trip with Mark and Celia Houghton, a father and daughter from the UK. Ashley and Melba Hessell, an older couple from the Transkei area, organized the trip for Mark and Celia, and since they are good friends with Trevor and Marilyn Eayrs, who I'm working with, they arranged for me to come along with them.  I dont' remember everything that I've written before or what got posted, but I'll try not to repeat much. =) 

We went to Kruger National Park for a few days (which was totally awesome!), then do Mozambique for a day - that drive took us through the country of Swaziland, which looked exactly like the rest of South Africa but is totally different governmentally. They are ruled by a King and Queen. We were only in Mozambique for one day because our trip came earlier than expected. We dropped off Christmas packages and shared during the church service at Ponta do Oura Baptist Church in the morning. Then we headed down through Zululand (the town of Manzibomvu) for evening church service on our way through to Transkei. The church in Manzi was awesome! The people were so friendly and welcoming. Everyone hugged you upon meeting and wanted to talk to you about the Lord. I sang a special and Trevor preached. The singing from the Zulu people was amazing - very loud, harmonious, and with passion and dancing. 

In Transkei we ministered in the small town of Cebe (pronounced with a click on the C). Each night we went to a different place and shared testimonies, sang songs, I shared a special music, and someone preached. The first night we went to a hospital and ministered to the patients. Many there were terminal, but were excited to hear from the Bible. Another night we went to a youth group and shared with the wild children there. =) They loved hearing from us and wanted me to play guitar more! The other nights we spoke at churches. The churches in Cebe are very small, but very diligent in their service to the Lord. They need a lot of encouragement and discipleship. Again, we shared testimonies and sang. The kids loved us. Cebe itself is an amazingly beautiful coastal town, so we were able to spend lots of time on the beach (although the weather was bad many days) and I got some sun. It was a great week! Will write more later!