We were able to show them around town, and show them where we minister at here in Namibia. We also got to take them to Etosha Game Reserve. This was a lot of fun. For the first time in our three visits we were able to get up close to elephants. They were all over the place. We even got as close as 25 feet from a male eating from a tree next to the path. This is quite rare, but it was great to see. And no charges at us this time as the male was all by himself and seemed more interested in his food than he was of us.
We then took them back to the airport to see them off. It was sad, but we were glad they came for the time they did. We then stayed in the Capital of Windhoek for a week as we waited for one of my youth from back in the states to come over.
Matthew Paisley arrived May 30th, but his bags did not. So we stayed an extra night to get those, which was good. The poor guy had not slept in over 24 hours and needed the rest. We then got up the next day and made the long trip back home. Matt is doing well and adjusting to the weather, time and culture. The youth here are really excited that he is here and so I am. It will be good to have him assisting me with the youth and sharing some of his experiences with them on how life is back in the US as a christian.
That then leads us to the "back to work" part of the update. The kids here have been on a school holiday for the past 5 weeks, which means almost all of my youth were gone north to the villages. I really enjoyed the slower pace for those five weeks and got to spend a lot of time with the Lord, and with my family. Now the kids are back and this past week we got things back into full swing. The kids were excited to see me and I was really excited to see them as well.
So that is the update for the last three weeks. Please keep our family in your prayers as we continue to minister here in Namibia with the youth and seek God's daily guidance on how to best minister to and with them for the glory of God alone!
God Bless!
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