 "One morning I brought my guitar to the church and played a couple of songs "free style" as one of the church members played drums with me. It was absolutely beautiful praising the Lord together. After that they asked me to learn a ZULU song and taught me one on the spot. I couldn't understand the words except Alleluia. How extraordinary to share the word that means "Praise the Lord"! ~Bryan Feil, participant
This summer's trip has been one of the most transformational
adventures I have ever undertaken... I am so thankful for the
opportunity to be a part of what God is doing in places out of my
context.
We worked with an MB Church in the south beach area
of Durban. We taught English lessons, built roofs, played with
children, sang hours of worship songs, painted, and distributed food,
just to name a few activities. Most importantly, we made friendships
and spent amazing time with the people of Durban.
Our team time
was amazing. I can't articulate how much this team clicked. We were
able to encourage, challenge, and fully love each other to the point of
becoming one of the best "churches" I've ever been a part of. We met
each night to process, worship, talk, pray, and read the book of Acts.
I've
returned to the US with new eyes. I have a new way of looking at all
people as children of God, a new level of responsibility to be a voice
for the muffled, and a new way of looking at myself as God's creation.
This trip solidified some things in me, sparked others, and stoked the
fire already burning. I pray it continues doing so and that the flames
reach upward and outward as far as they can. ~ Jessica Mast, participant
Our
team really enjoyed playing soccer and Frisbee with people from the MB
church. There would always be random people coming and joining our
game. One day, a man named Bito joined us and later that night came to
church with us. He said that he did not have a church in Durban until
now! We were happy to welcome him and build relationship with him! He
praised God for our encounter and so do we! ~ Laura Pound, participant
Nsulunka Baudouin, MBMSI missionary from the DR Congo, was host to
the ACTION team serving in Durban, South Africa. This team was made up
of six Fresno Pacific University students who were challenged primarily
with the economic needs of the community. This team served youth and
built a youth building for the church. Each of the team members was
able to serve God in their own unique way.
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