Thank you so much for your comments. The team loves hearing from you! I will pass on all of the new comments.
Ok here we go. Our day started today at 7:45, we pulled out of the school where we're staying and headed to a huge prison on Rustenburg. We arrived at the prison and it took us about 45 minutes to check in, everyone was searched and our vehicles checked. We were then led in to a huge out door yard area for the prisoners where we set up our sound system and instruments. The low risk prisoners were brought in the yard about 250 then the additional prisoners watched from inside there cells and hallways. The dance team started then we continued with the human video diversity about race relations. Billy, Corey and Chris Stahl gave there testimonies and they were incredible!!!!!!!!!! When Conor finally gave the opportunity to except Christ every prisoner in the place raised there hand and prayed the prayer of salvation!!!! Incredible. The warden then came to the mic and invited us back anytime we would like and the whole prison sang a song for us! HOLY CRUD!!!!!!! How incredible to hear from hundreds of South African men as they sang in unison. I wish you could have all heard it with us. No problems at all to all of you moms out there wondering why we were in a prison:-)
We left the prison and moved on back to Freedom Park where we arrived with hundreds of kids waiting for us! We immediately began ministry. The clowns were stunning, Jessica B., Noah K., Genesis, Steph, and Trevor! The kids flocked to them as they dances and sang and played with children for the next 2 hours. I have never had more fun watching clowns do there thing and today. After the program began the dance team danced then Katie, Morgan, and Andrew Lopez gave there testimonies. I guess we all were well prepared because they are all speaking as if they are Billy Graham! We finished lunch and the students are finishing putting gravel on a long road, painting there second room, demoing tile out of a large room and cleaning all of the restrooms here at the college. As you can see these are long hardworking days! Some of the ladies who showed up late this morning enjoyed a long lap around the school, what a site at 7am!
Attitudes are imaculate and spirits are high, Andrew Allen is in top shape today and doing better every minute. We didn't have to take him to the doctor. The kids prayed for him and he felt bettere so off we go.
Tomorrow we will be back at Freedom park for a longer time of ministry as well as a longer day of labor tomorrow. We will be digging a foundation pit and unloading a container that just arrived from America.
Andrew L says his misses and loves you mom, thanks for the note. Rebecca say's hi family can't wait to see you and I'll deliver the new comments today.
Zack there's one here for you and I'll let her know! I would love for us to hook up when we get back. See ya
I love you Gretchen, I'll see you next week.
Enjoy the pics,
Doug
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