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.
At [...]

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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 actions
Less involved in church, both attending and serving
Less commitment to [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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