Student Fusion

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Due to the fact that South Africa is super excellent and that the USA has a plethora of young people who want to do something other than loaf all summer we have been blessed each winter that I have been here in South Africa with a missions team from the USA. Word of Life New York has a program called Student Fusion, each year Student Fusion takes groups of students on mission trips around the world.  This year Student Fusion sent out 2 teams of people: one team to the Dominican Republic, and a team of 15 people to minister and serve here in South Africa for 2 weeks. 

It is obvious that people like pictures much more than words so I will let the pictures tell the story of what we did. But the brief run down is as follows

Saturday-Students arrive, Daveyton ministry, Rugby game


Inside the church for meeting time

Sunday- Church at Daveyton, afternoon with kids, meetings

It is winter in South Africa now and that caught many of the students by
surprise as they had Sunday Morning service in a tent. 



Monday-Learn about South Africa, Planning, Get to know the team

Ice Breaker games


Tuesday- Creche in Orient Hills

Hot Potato

Wednesday- Museum, Hiking, Pack for Mozambique

At the museum 

There were many executions in South Africa during the apartheid era


Thursday-Drive to Mozambique



Friday-Beach, Market, Preparations for Saturday



Saturday-Day Camp



Sunday-Church

Matt the trip leader preaching in Portuguese 

Monday-Back to South Africa


Tuesday-Chapel at Grace, Willowvale after school ministry, Krugersdorp High School ministry
Krugersdorp High school

Wednesday-Rhino and Lion Park, Willowvale, Carnivore




Thursday-Street evangelism, Willowvale




Friday-Shopping, Olympians at Community Bible Leondale, Leave


It was great to be able to minister along side other passionate believers for those weeks, now that they are gone things are back to as normal as things can be around the WOLSA office. 

If you are interesting in going to South Africa for a missions trip next year then follow this link!

http://missions.wol.org/studentfusion#prettyPhoto



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  1. Chris MAugust 11, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    I must say Kyle, I was thrilled when I saw the picture of you wearing a flannel with your gym shorts. I've been trying to get that style started in the states for some time now.

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