They felt so comfortable in the community setting at the Hub, reconnecting with and making new friends. They enthusiastically engaged in play and serving in the communities and at the Care Points. Sharing meals and just spending time with people was a big highlight

“Everything may be different and yet, stepping out of our van into the community of Maranatha, I was greeted by faces I knew and people I could greet by name. I even recognised some of the kids and greeted them by name, even though it has been four years since I saw them last. I felt joy in seeing them again and, by the faces, I believe this was mutual”

.It was as though I could hear Jesus saying to me, “Dawson, I lived and served and ministered in communities such as these. I want you to come and share the hope and the truth I have given to you.”

“They both thought of God as a distant figure, someone not to be approached, someone whose love had to be earned. They came to Africa with thoughts of “fixing problems,” especially practical problems. However, through their first couple of trips, they began to see their own brokenness and the brokenness of the world around them, and, more importantly, they began to see God’s desire to bring healing and restoration”