- Just because the light is red doesn't men you have to stop
- In the same way just because the light is green doesn't mean you go
- When eating (unless you are with Americans) never ask for a napkin to wipe your face, it's called a serviette (don't ask)
- Real Afrikaans men wear shorts, even when it's 30 degrees fahrenheit outside
- When driving on a One Way street all vehicles must be facing the same way but not necessarily moving the same way.
- Dill pickles here don't taste like dill pickles in the States
- While standing in lines personal bubbles DO NOT exist, except for at the ATM's (which is nice)
- Hanson's MMMBOP, Sixpence Non The Richer's KISS ME, & Tiffany's I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW are popular songs on the radio
I hope you had a nice laugh
Amy
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Need a laugh?!
Random Things I Have Learned While In South Africa
Monday, June 9, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
Just a few pictures
For those of you who haven't seen my facebook pics or don't
have access to facebook here as some pictures for you!
Sunrise at the Prayer Mountian in Okahanja, Namibia
Sunset
The Trekkies
@ Prayer Mountian
See the double rainbow?!?!!!
Our campsite the morning after we spent the night @ Etosha National Park
Look at the babies!
He's not impresssed!
Monday, February 24, 2014
Kid's Corner
Once I get the newsletters going I am going to have this Kid’s Corner. With special prayer request for the kids to
pray for.
I decided to do this for many
reasons but I wanted to share two with you.
On my last Sunday at WPC I was commissioned and Tyson had people come
and lay hands on me as they prayed. Now I’m down on my knees and can only see
the people who are right in front of me.
I open my eyes during the prayer and look slightly up and through the
holes of people and arms I see Bella with her eyes shut so very tight and
praying for me. Well let me tell you I
about lost it. I mean I changed this
girls diapers, I knew her when she had no siblings and here she is praying for
me.
Then I see an amazing report on FB from Leslie and Kristin
about the children’s ministry and secret church and how kids are asking the
Holy Spirit to come where they are and be with them and hear their
prayers. WOW!!!!! Just WOW!!!!!
God is moving throughout our church (universal) and one of the ways He is
doing it is through His precious small ones.
So, for this first kid’s corner I want to ask all the kids
to pray for two things.
1 1. The couple from Zambia who’s names are Donald
and Dyness have an almost 3 year old son named Blessed. They will be in Namibia for 2 months for
training and there is not stuff for Blessed to do while his mom and dad are in
class. Pray for him that he adjust
during this time of being away from the only home he has ever known.
2 2. Pray that God shows me (Miss Amy) when it’s time
for me to go from Namibia to South Africa.
News from Namibia!
Greetings from Namibia!
It’s coming up on one
month here in Namibia. It has been a
time of highs and lows both spiritually and emotionally. When I arrived in Okahandja I was the only
one here for training. There was another
couple that was meant to be here with me for training from Zambia, but they
were having Visa issues. So for the
first 15 days here I was basically alone besides the couple that runs OM
Namibia, Japie and Ronel, who are amazing.
Still the time of stillness and being quiet was still very hard. I did have a lot more time to be in God’s word
and read other books as well. There
isn’t a blog long enough to tell you what He has been teaching me.
Some of you read my blog and saw that the Africa Trek was
coming through for training as well. It
was such a blessing to have them here for a little over two weeks. My room of three bunk beds was overcrowded
with six people instead of one and meals consisted of 16 people as well. This group of 15 was made up of six people
from South Africa, one Zambian, two Australians, one German, four Americans
(one girl walked around saying Boomer Sooner all the time when she heard I was
from Lubbock, I just responded with “O Who?), and one from the Neatherlands. (I knew two of the guys, which was nice)
As their time was wrapping up they were planning on going to
do an outreach towards the cost of Namibia.
From the beginning I was told that I would join them for this time
(about 8 days) and then return to Okahandja.
The day before we left we received word that the couple from Zambia
would be arriving that next morning. So
plans changed. I was no longer going to
be going with the Trek but now going with another couple from Namibia eight
hours north from where we were and doing an outreach there.
The next morning I left as the Trekkies were packing their
vans and headed off on my two day journey.
In the 24 hour period that I was told about the change until the time I
left we were still having times of intense study. So I was asked to just put the changes in the
back of my mind and to focus on the teachings.
Which I did. However I had a
un-peace about the change. I just pushed
it aside and thought “oh, that’s just me not liking last minute changes, I’ll
be fine”. As the 3 hour drive commenced I continued to
feel the same un-peace that I did earlier.
I spent most of the drive in prayer and also slept a little. I prayed that God would give me peace about
this trip and that I would be ready to serve when I arrived. That peace never came.
The couple that I was with prayed with me and
we all felt confirmation that I didn’t need to be going into such a dark
spiritual place for an outreach if I wasn’t at peace with it. Now without going into a ton of useless
details I was able to return to Okahandja the next morning.
Upon return I was worried that I had failed my task and that
I had disappointed people. I spent a lot
of time in prayer with Ronel and through the Holy Spirit broke down the lie
that was inside me that if I failed a task that would make me a failure and I
would let people down. This has been a
stronghold in my life for many years.
So, now that the couple from Zambia is here they are doing
some of the training that I did with the Trekkies and then I’m not sure if I
will rejoin them or if I will be going to Pretoria, South Africa earlier than
planned. This is all very up in the air
right now.
Once in Pretoria and I have more than 30 minutes of internet per week I will be able to get out a proper newsletter. I suspect that they will never be the same
because God will always be doing new things in my life. So, right now I am just wanted to give you an
overview of the last month and ask so very much for your prayers as the next
days/week will have a lot of decisions to be made in it. In the future I don’t plan for them to be
this long. I know it’s a lot to read.
Love y’all
(I’ll never loose my y’all!)
Prayer Request:
Pray that God continues to break down lies that the enemy
wants me to believe.
Pray that I continue to grow more dependent on God.
Pray that God reveals to me and the other leaders if I need
to go to Pretoria sooner to start my ministry.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Training and Trekkies
Hi Everyone!
I pray that you are well!
God has been doing some amazing things this past week. The last 7 days have been full of intense
times of teaching and training along with the Africa Trek*. Towards the 20th or 21st
I along with the Trekkies will be doing a week long outreach somewhere in
Namibia. As of right now we don’t yet
know where it will be. Please pray that
God will show us where the location is.
Right now are days typically look like a pact school
day. They are long days with lots of
deep theology and teachings, but I’m loving it.
I did get confirmation that I will be attending Love Africa
at the beginning of August in Zambia. I
am so excited to be a part of the amazing time with the Southern Part of OM
Africa!!
This is a pretty short entry today. I still have limited access.
Look I now have roommates!!
Prayer request: When
I arrive in Pretoria, South Africa at the end of March I will need to purchase
a vehicle. So I would ask that you pray
for me to be able to find an affordable and reliable car. Also that my Blazer back in Lubbock would
sell quickly. (My parents are working on it)
*Africa Trek – The Africa Trek is a 3 month mission trip
throughout Southern Africa. For about 70% of their time they are in tents. Namibia is their longest stop on the trek
because of the training that they need to go on outreaches.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Just a few pics.
Here are just a few pictures of where I am staying in Namibia until the end of March.
This is a picture of my room for the next 2 months.
Friday I will be joined by 5 other girls from the Africa Trek.
Our table and more importantly OUR FAN!
The front door.
Me!! It's hot!
Balcony View!
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