Look who I found on flicker on the internet? Katie and the Maifkeng Mission Team

ROOIGROND, South Africa — As they step out of vans, a cold wind greets the student volunteers from the University of Louisville and Clemson University in the United States and Northwest University in Mafikeng, South Africa. Dust, kicked up by the wind, coats their teeth and settles onto their clothes and skin. Charged with the task of breaking barriers and sharing Christ with the Setswana people, the 16 American and nine South African students begin unloading their soccer equipment for the day’s events. Meagerly dressed children come running from every direction, thrilled at the chance to play soccer with the volunteers. The students turn and embrace the descending crowd of children, each child clamoring for attention and love before the clinic begins.

(I put the internet captions under the pictures. Katies comments from her emails and a few of my comments are in italics. I had to search for Katie, there were about 60 pictures)

Student volunteers have some down time after a day of ministry and running soccor clinics in villages nearby. photo by Evelyn Adamson

Katie on the right with her hands in her face. -granny

A village boy recounts the story of the Gospel using the colors on the soccor ball. Photo by Martha Richards.

Tomorrow is the last day of the soccer clinic. We will be giving prizes to the kids including the soccor balls we used for sharing the Gospel. We will be sharing with them one more time. we will be showing the match tomorrow night at the church and will be giving testimonies at half time.

Katie in the pink hat has a child hanging on her back. - granny

South African and American student volunteers intercede to God on behalf of the Setswana people in Rooigrond = a small village on the outskirts of Mafikeng – photo by Martha Richards We had a good hour of prayer about the week to come and then some worship time with Mosa who plays the piano awesomely and many great singers!

Katie second from the left. granny Katie Herrmann, a student at the University of Louisville, visits with South African villagers after a Sunday worship service – photo by Evelyn Adamson we went to church at the village this morning. it was such a blessing, I have never experienced anything like that before.

A volunteer mission team consisting of students form Clemson University and the University of Louisville in the U S and Northwest University in S A. - photo by Martha Richards Thank you for all of your prayers. Less than one week left! God is doing great things!

Pray for health, working of the Holy Spirit, and that I would be able to see needs

Thank you for the sweet, sweet encouragement. I will try to email you when I can. I will be missing you! Thanks for all of your prayers. Katie is 3rd row on the left = leaning over in the dark sweater. granny

If you wish to see more pictures go to mReport.org You will have to copy and paste it is not a live link. granny