Lost in Faith

South Africa Abject Poverty and Hope Abject poverty and hope were two words that I had heard Roy say many times in describing his trips to South Africa. So when I went, that’s what I expected to find for the people living in Bhukwini. Instead what I found were those words describing my own heart. [...]

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Active Christians 19% Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ Committed churchgoers Bible readers Accept leadership positions Invest in personal faith development through the church Feel obligated to share faith; 79% do so. Professing Christians 20% Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ Focus on personal relationship with God and Jesus Similar beliefs to Active Christians, different [...]

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I’ve always had a heart for poor women and children, so when Shoal Creek started meeting last year to talk about HIV/AIDS and how we could help in that area, I knew I wanted to be a part of that. And when we started planning a trip to the Transkei in South Africa to help [...]

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Finally, after about 30 hours of flying and another 2 days of driving, we approached the dusty crude road that lead us to Bhukwini, a small village of several thousand in the forgotten Transkei region along the wild coast of the Indian Ocean in South Africa. As we got closer, we realized that a group [...]

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God Used Fear, Part 1 After I watch a movie, it takes me at least half an hour to rejoin reality. Those four days in Bhukwini were one intense movie. So I am stepping back into my life slowly. Usually, I have a ravenous appetite. Since our plane landed at MCI, I have just eaten [...]

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God Used Fear, Part 1 After I watch a movie, it takes me at least half an hour to rejoin reality. Those four days in Bhukwini were one intense movie. So I am stepping back into my life slowly. Usually, I have a ravenous appetite. Since our plane landed at MCI, I have just eaten [...]

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An Experience in Touch I had no idea what to expect in South Africa except to not have any expectations of accomplishing our grand plans of HIV/AIDS education, spiritual formation, children’s activities and agricultural education. Sean Colin asked us at one of our pre-trip meetings to lower any expectations we had that were causing us [...]

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