“When you surrender fully to God, you will see the amazing things He is able to accomplish in and through you.”

That was the advice of Morgan Efferson who, with six other students, traveled for ten days to Beeskop and Sthobela, South Africa to work with Hands in serving the most vulnerable. Ridgewood Church put together a team of seven girls, enthusiastic about following the call to serve the widows and orphans. Recalling how they stirred pap with the gogos (grandmothers), got their hands dirty with gardening, played with the children at the service center, and shared stories with Care Workers, it became clear that God used these ten days to challenge and grow them in unimaginable ways.

“It was hard seeing the way people live, but it made me realize that we should appreciate what we have,” Jasmine Quinones says. “They are more appreciative