Our second meeting was yesterday and we
began by first learning how we will say hello to our patients. “Sawubona” means
Hello (singular) and “Sanibonani” means Hello (plural). It is exciting to learn
new words or phrases each week so we will be prepared to communicate with the
South Africans once we arrive! We also met with our different committees and
then discussed as a group different committees that we can go ahead and start
helping. For Children’s Ministry, please start gathering any balls, chalk
or toys and refer any questions to Nathaneal at hallns@musc.edu. For
Fundraising, please contact Meredith at meredithbarb@gmail.com
if you have any ideas for future fundraisers. Meredith had some great
fundraiser ideas such as a movie night at Cinnebarre, a slice night at
Andolinis or a pancake supper at Applebee’s. For Optometry, please start
gathering any glasses or contact Ericka at weaver.ericka@gmail.com if you know
of anyone or any organization who is willing to donate glasses. We should be
hearing from Aubrey this week about our Prayer Partners so get excited about
getting to know someone new! Some important dates coming up
include:
Sunday,
February 5th – Meeting #3 Testimonies
Sunday,
February 19th – Meeting #4 Team Unity
$1000 total due
This week the
topic of our discussion was Spiritual Warfare. Ephesians 6:10-12 states, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his
mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand
against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this
dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Spiritual Warfare is a pro-active approach to
our faith. Actively resisting the devil when his hosts harass us, and actively
pursuing spiritual disciplines that will make us stronger and better prepared.
It is actively engaging the enemy when people are in spiritual bondage. The
devil is the enemy and our weapon is prayer. As we all begin to embark on this
journey, the devil will try to discourage us and work against us. Some tips about
being spiritually ready for this trip are to get in shape and expect to get
hit, be self-controlled and alert (discern spiritual realities behind
situations & circumstances), trust Christ, use God’s plan and weapons, and
know who your enemy is and use God’s armor. We are excited for what is to come and
please continue to keep us in your prayers.
“I
have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you
will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
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