2 Months Away!

It seems like just the other day we were presented with this “crazy idea” of spending our entire summer in Africa. Now just two months away from our departure, the trip has become a reality.
The plane tickets have been bought, and Andrew and I can’t wait for the twenty three hours total that we will spend flying from Raleigh, to Washington D.C., straight to Johannesburg, and then on to Durban, South Africa! Our flight out of the United States is on May 22, and we will return on July 19.
God has blessed us in such a great way with the overwhelming support that we have received from our family and friends. Thank you to everyone for your financial support, but most of all thank you for your prayers!
In preparation for this summer we knew that we had to raise at least $4,000 each to actually be able to go, but we hoped to each raise close to $5,000.
As of now it looks like we have each met our $4,000 goal! God is good!
Whatever money that we raise from here on will add to the amount of work and support that we will be able to give to the people of South Africa.
We’ve recently been in contact with Andrew Wartnaby, the head of Thembisa, the ministry in South Africa that we will be working with, and he is excited about us being able to help with the ministry’s new project of building houses in the neighborhood out of basic sand bags.
Simply put, the more money that we come to South Africa with, the more houses will be built.
Again, thank you to everyone who has supported us in so many ways!
This summer we will each have our cameras with us, and we will make sure to upload pictures and videos to this Blog, along with the stories of how God will hopefully be using us to bring a little light into that area of the world where the people are too often living in darkness.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers as the day is quickly approaching.
Pray that we will be prepared to let God use us in whatever way he sees fit.

In Christ,
Ben