Working in a team

4 ladies and 1 guy, which collectively made my internship team of 6 including myself. My team is made of recent graduates, with 3 of them leaving campus the same year that I did – that is Thandekile Hlongwane (Hammersdale), Slindile Nhleko (Tongaat) and  Thandeka Zulu (Umlazi). All these ladies had been involved with campus ministry before I got involved with Campus Crusade for Christ on my campus. They all have amazing testimonies of how they came to know the Lord and further grew in their spiritual maturity and dependence on Him through other ministries on campus such as His People Student Ministry and Student Christian Fellowship (SCF). Likewise with Anele Hlongwane (Hammersdale) who from his first year came to know the Lord through a summer project that had come to our campus and since then his burning desire has been to reach other students with the Gospel, fueling his decision to work as a full time missionary leading the campus ministry of Kwa-Zulu Natal which in itself is epic. Lastly Noscelo Duma (Pietermaritzburg) has a somewhat dissimilar record, having come from a background of high school ministry with iThembalethu in Durban, she over those years discipling young primary and high school girls felt a great need to reach female university students and recognised Campus Crusade for Christ as a vehicle to do so.

Slindile Nhleko

High School Ministry

For some Tuesdays, my day would include catching the 10 or 11 am Life Orientation (Life Skills) class for grade 8’s in J. G. Zuma High School in Ntuzuma (a township North of the Durban Metropolis). Ntuzuma in itself has a rich background for me ever since I began living in KwaZulu-Natal doing my studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. During the week, the Smart Choices team would go regularly to different school to teach a curriculum to two classes or more in leading a smart and healthy lifestyle. This curriculum encompassed a variety of units/topics importantly those which would educate the teenagers on how to make smart choices regarding several concerns that they unquestionably face.

No. 1 - Her name is Sandra

So my internship has come to an end and there are so many stories to be told, some great, some amazing, some 'so like God', some depressing, some encouraging, some intimidating, some humbling. So what I have decided to do is for the next couple of days I am going to share some of my highlights in ministry and what better way to start this off with letting you in on a little secret our students who were at 'Not A Fan' camp found quite intriguing.

Meet Sandra Madida (the young lady in the middle with a purple weave). She is quite the extrovert hence purple weave. She is a first year student from Howard Campus studying Design and Fine Arts (she later got a transfer to Johannesburg, WITS in the middle of her study year.). She has a flamboyant personality that seems to have a magnetic attraction to everyone. And yes, she is related to me, actually my younger sister and there are so many similarities in us that its creepy. 

Left to right: Noscelo Duma, Sandra Madida, Ayabulela Soboyi

We grew up together, not going to church and not having a relationship with the Lord but when I came to Durban thats when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Saviour when the Gospel was shared with me but for her, that only happened later. She has never been interested in knowing God, the bible, her spiritual identity but that's until she was met by one of the interns on campus and invited her to come to camp (big co-incidence with her related to me and all). I was really shocked and in my trying to get her plugged into our campus ministry - epic fail so you could imagine my surprise. I think what urged her more is when she broke up with her boyfriend who left her in tatters and meeting one of the interns wouldn't have come at a better time for her. You could imagine my excitement when she called me up and was like she is coming to camp and that no good for nothing bugger was out of her life. 

So as camp went on by super intervention - what stood smack in front of the students faces was the call and to an extent, the challenge to rise up as disciples and identify ourselves as completely devoted followers of Christ. This message hit hard for many of our students with some having to look in their mirrors and their hearts and have a conversation with the Lord on where they are in this picture. Are they yielding to his every motion or is self still sitting on throne. For Sandra I am far than sold that she had an encounter, much like most of our students who had an encounter with the Holy Spirit not judging nor condemning them but showing them the path that leads to life. For some, including Sandra it was the first time the Gospel was heard and testimonies of such made that evident. For my sister, she was able to identify what really mattered the most which is not sitting in perfect rows in church but is intentionally building relationships centered in Christ (not that ridiculous boyfriend of hers), relationships reaching to represent the perfect love of Christ. She and our students loved and had an awesome experience at camp and we PRAISE GOD for that! Sandra made so many friends at camp and I enjoyed having my little sister there and telling her story is so so so amazing - I think its mostly amazing because its not just HER STORY. It resonates with other students!

Thats the story of my Sandra - she is still going strong. Though she is in Johannesburg now, she is plugged into an awesome ministry there on her campus and part of a womens' bible study. This is one of the greatest highlights for me this year. Not only introducing Sandra at camp but having the students who recently came to the Lord most of which are discipled, getting plugged in fellowship with like-minded peeps, looking towards learning more about God and wanting to experience him personally in their lives. It never ceases to amaze me what camps can do in ministry...its like all the 3-5 months working on campus is put together in 2 days and we mitigate all ministry on campus. For the students I have been discipling this year, having seen their spiritual growth and them slowly GETTING IT is worth all the Sandra's and dresses!

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this post are to be taken more serious than not because they are factual (except for Sandra). As for the camp and the radical experience students had, thats so like God! This by all means does not reflect on the position nor direction of my manhood (Barret has discipled me quite well). For all the guys that are going to read this with a shocked look of: 'How could you...' - well firstly you will get over it as soon as it hits you how awesome this weekend was for me and the students and FYI I killed the wig and personation so don't be a hater but be a worshipper of the Lord Jesus Christ (hahahhaaha). This is all for ministry

Bafana

Friends in Soweto

So took the some of the team, Thabani and Mxo to Johannesburg Soweto for my graduation luncheon which was quite a thrill for them and for me!

Gents on ties...Ladies on high heels...2012 Banquet...awesomeness

An evening to celebrate what the Lord has done on Campus over the years to expand His Kingdom at UKZN. Mainly we were gathered to honor the graduating students who have so faithfully and diligently served the Lord under the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) both at Westville and Howard college campuses of UKZN. Also to commission them to continue Making disciples wherever they are. We also had to show our appreciation as CCC staff to the current committee members who selflessly served God as they pass on the baton to the next leadership. As important, we wanted to say farewell and blessings to the interns who so gladly dedicated the year of their lives to serve God through CCC. Though some of which are joining us for yet another year (or More - Praise the Lord). Not forgeting our Ministry Partners who give monthly financially and pray for this ministry to bear Fruits that will last. We salute all Of these Wonderful People. We are Sure the Heavens are with us in that. Thanks for making it a Great evening to remember :-) Thank you to our photographer Catherine Slabbert.This was the first banquet I have ever been to, and certainly for some students as well and I feel it was such a blessing. Its not just the intern team that had to mend and bend to make this a success but we had 3 cooks: Cheryl Price, Mandy Slabbert and Nompumelelo Mthembu who whip together something so amazingly delicious - students couldn't get enough. 

Ubuntu Promo

Getting students excited about Ubuntu is excited because of knowing of the great teachings that come with, valuable relationships built and the amazing fellowship that comes along with it. Cannot help but to be excited by it!

Get following on twitter: https://twitter.com/ubuntu2013

Ubuntu Promo

This weekend been working on some of the promo pictures for the 2013 Ubuntu Student Conference and its so exciting doing those on photoshop

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Bafana

Flash mob

When the bible speaks about 'One Body, Many Parts' in second book written to the Corinthians by Paul I couldn't have used a better reference to what flashmob has turned out to be. Meet Josheldon Govender, his a final year student who has been involved with ministry on campus for over a year now. Nearly 7 months ago I heard this radical idea he had to have a massive flashmob presentation on campus! I imagined you need like 60 people for that and I was clueless to where we would get that group but he really was adamanant to get it and see it through. What it would form out to be would be a creative evangelistic outreach on campus during one of the forum or prayer periods. Over the past months I have come to hear and work with Josh and he is amazingly gifted in dance. Undoubtedly, believing this gift is from God he uses it in his ministry at his church were he co-leads youth ministry but what I seem to get from him is his so amazingly inlove with hip hop dance specifically that he wants to see some of the kids he works with in his church use it to artistically express themselves. 

After putting together the moves and the beat for the presentation the hassle was now getting students to work with and this was a huge hassle for us because students on our campus weren't enough to make this a flashmob but he was quite determined. Prayer meetings were very encouraging and  I was so stoked that when the day did come for the flashmob there was so many students that pitched up and I was like in my head, where on earth do all these peeps come from. Once again knowing that Christ's body is a unit made out of many parts we really wanted to have some student Christian organizations actively involved in this production and surely enough His People Westville came through with students and tons of resources to make this evangelistic outreach what it came out to be.

Josh and Siya leading the first few seconds of the dance track

Some ladies from Cru and HP who were about of this outreach

Many came out to see

Mary-Jean speaks about spiritual breating

Formal Banquet

What's getting me excited this week is the upcoming formal banquet we are currently organizing for our final year students who have served in ministry for the past couple of years. This is a great way for us to honor and bless them as the continue serving there Lord in places where I personally believe God will be placing them to make known His Kingdom. This is a first for me and I know the students are going to appreciate this. Please join us in prayer for the logistics

More information will follow on that!

Ubuntu Coming Soon.jpg

 

 Brace yourselves...this is going to be epic. Ubuntu Student Conference 2013 hosted by Campus Crusade for Christ. This is going to be epic. I know that our students are going to have an awesome great time! The first time I ever attended a christian conference was with Campus Crusade for Christ and its quite odd how I came about to go to Pretoria for that. It was a Friday afternoon and I had just come back from biology practical when I pumped into one of our campus interns and asked me to go to Pretoria with him in the next 2 hours - to Ubuntu. I remember getting there I knew no one, the sang funny worship songs I didn't know with guitar and drums (that was Hillsong worship songs), it was cold and I regretted why I was there after driving for over 7 hours with 3 people I hardly know ... I didn't know at all. Being there I learnt the importance of the Gospel, sharing the Gospel, living the Gospel in a practical way. I began to learn that Christ didn't come to earth to perform miracles but He came to give us LIFE and this LIFE is to be shared with everyone! It was incredible because I learnt that God wants to change the world . . .  and His plan to do so is with me. He wants to use me to change the world

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

Romans 1:16

Ubuntu 2010

Really...EVERYTHING

Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left EVERYTHING and followed Him.

Luke 5

September/October Ministry Newsletter

Bafana

Staff Meetings

The theme of our staff meetings for the next and coming weeks are on the Harmony of the Gospel - this is to study the 4 Gospel in sequence of the evens which took place aligned by their writer. Staff meeting Monday mornings are always exciting and fun as its time to reconnect with the team serving in Durban, to pray for them and their ministry, to eat cake and drink coffee! Gary has made bible study to be challenging in a way that helps me understand how to lead one more than anything. He doesn't lead it, he guides it - his great in guiding conversations when we all sit together. Cheryl is just the same - today we were looking at how Matthew showed a characteristic of 'radical abandonment' when called by Jesus to follow Him after Jesus had picked up some few disciples, he now adding to the list of the 12 we know of today.

In the previous weeks we have started off from 'Not A Fan' as a bible study topic and that has really set the course of direction as we learn to distinguish between being a FAN or a FOLLOWER coupled with recognizing what a true disciple in Christ looks like with central themes such as Luke 9:23, the call to discipleship in Mark 1. Basically the focus is radical abandonment...fun hey??? Being a true follower is quite a challenge and I still haven't really all that well cleared it out in my mind but by His grace I'm learning.Bafana

Passion World Tour

 

Louie Giglio is the senior pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The first time I came to know of him is when at my second Campus Crusade for Christ Student Camp in 2010 the interns who were serving with our ministry back then: Barrett, Dan, Alyssa, Julie, Katie, Franchesca, Anele played one of his well observed sermon called 'Indescribable'. Watching it at all times takes me back to how small I am and how GREAT God is. I really cant and wont even try to make justice and explain what he talks about but you need to head to your nearest CUM books and look for that DVD. 

GDOP

Station 2

Station 3

 Today we took the time off from our schedule to pray for the nations where the Gospel is being proclaimed. Africa, Asia, Europe, America - it strikes me how there are so many labourers wide spread which are doing the Lords work in evangelism and discipleship. There is still a shortage of labourers as one country puts in their prayer request - 'Pray the Lord may raise up for labourers to reach our community'. There is still a great call for missions work.

Bafana

Not sure what the title should be

I'm not sure what the title should be. I actually wrote the body before the title.

Coming from camp one can feel uhmped up, revived, restored, rejuvenated, replenished, super excited. Certainly that was the atmosphere I got from the students after the 'Not A Fan' camp had been completed but for them to struggle in distinguishing themselves as 'Not A Fan' still continues...this was just the beginning.

This week I have been feeling oftenly fatigued and seriously exhausted. I'm quite glad that this week students are off campus so that gives me time to take a deep breathe and reflect (ofcourse when I say reflect I mean sleep). The last couple of weeks have been not extremely work loaded but I kind of figured I have a serious problem when it comes to working. I never rest and that's sweating me now. I think its dawning on me just recently on how ministry is personal. Majorly personal and for me to see God through it is pivotal but has not manifested yet. We often turn our television sets on to see talk show host speaking to guests about their struggles, their friendships, their families, their childhood encounters but that's just it, we just watch them - we do not necessarily connect with them. We might connect with their stories but we tend to feel like the onus is not on us to see them through it i.o.w when you go to sleep at night you do not pause for a second and try to put yourself in their shoes - maybe you say a prayer or two: 'God be with that lady who was on Oprah, please restore her family and help her through her difficulty. Amen'. If you are a prayer warrior you may say another the following day. Its not in your face! As I said this earlier on, ministry is personal. When you speak to students you figure that this is personal. Personal because it challenges your faith in as much as its 'their problem' - but that's the thing, I feel the burden that its not their problem only. I've put myself in the picture by virtue of my role and. responsibility. That's epic. I love that! I have no unconscious regrets about it. Hearing peoples stories is lovely, its awesome but they not just stories which have a beginning and fade on to happily ever after - they are stories of struggle, burden, war, destruction, they are stories that have one thing in common - that our world is broken, we are broken and are in need of someone/something that we can cling to with the hope (Christians call it FAITH) that we could be restored. But its personal - it stops being about twinkle twinkle little star but 'God help me in this!' A prayer is said a little more intentionally. For me, it doesn't end when I switch the tv screen off but I'm reminded when I make a phone call for an appointment, when I see a facebook status that's put in ambiguity with subtle reference to their struggles with God, when their name is mentioned in a conversation, the mind automatically relays the previous conversation. Ministry is personal. How do you have faith that can move your mountain. and you still have to share your faith with him A, him B, him C, them D? You turned water into wine! Miracle. You healed the leper! Miracle. You fed 5000 with a couple of loaves! Miracle. You woke the dead! That's a miracle. You woke yourself from the dead. That's not short of being a miracle. You are a God of miracles. Its a miracle I've got people who surround me and show genuine interest. Its a miracle you've turned my heart to flesh, slowly tenderizing it. Its a miracle I'm thankful of where you put me now! You are a God of miracles, nothing superficial, something realistic.

There is so much that's in my personal prayer list currently and I'm waiting on God for but His a God of miracles. Being with students, having lunch with students, listening to students, teaching students, building relationships with students is no game ball, its real!!!
Bafana
http://madidab.blogspot.com/

Maddy Dances South African

We got to do some fun remix African Dances with the girls. Taught Maddy, Anele and Enhle some wicked dance moves! SUCH GREAT DANCERS!!!! Cru is rocking the dance floor

Great slide show

Let it rain

I'm not sure what biblical significance rain has but once again the Lord has totally awed me today. The last time I wrote an entry on a rainy day was when I had an MPD appointment in town with a financial head of a reputable paint store in Pinetown. After the toil of that morning I went into that appointment in eager expectation. Of what really, it was more of could this day get any worse? Well the outcome of that day excited me that I blogged about it - something I hardly ever do.

Same story today, different situation. Having to go to campus this morning with rain beating on my sweater it was more of...do I really have to do this. I knew I had commitments and had arranged follow up meetings with two students - that I had to honour without a shadow of doubt so any pathetic excuse I would make would triumph meeting students hence why bother make any.

My first follow up was with a student I met 2 weeks back. Having to speak with him I wasn't ready to share the spiritual laws with him (warning: don't do this at home - unless under the Holy Spirit) so I just left him a copy and asked him to go through it and I would call him later. 2 weeks down the line I meet him and encouraged to see he actually did go through them. Sharing it with him, he shared he really didn't experience the peace, joy, satisfaction of having accepted Christ back in high school; that the life he had been living was not really Christ-filled and directed which was a concern for him. Cut it short, he rededicated his life to Christ and we will be meeting for further follow ups.

I met a student I've been having follow-up bible study with him. We spoke about confidence in Gods promises largely focusing on relationship and fellowship with God. It came to the part that we were to pray to close our meeting and I asked him are there any areas he would want me to pray for and he shared those. Later asking him if he could pray for me he was shocked. 'I've never prayed for anyone before' he said. I wanted him to pray for me even more! When he did I was like 'Really now!'. Holy Spirit explosion there. I'm not sure I should say this but that was a great prayer - now I want him to pray for me more and more.

Thank you rain for blessing my day!

We thank God for all the fruits on our campus and please continue praying for our leaders
Bafana
http://madidab.blogspot.com/

Some discussions

• Who is this retreat for?

• follow up students,
• identifying some of the students we would like to see lead campus ministry in the following year
• for us interns – to be able to better pour into the lives of students and so minister to them
• to consolidate all the ministry growth [can easily apply 2 months of discipleship]

• What are the specific objectives we plan to accomplish?

• Keeping unity between the two different campuses/a sense of relationships even if they are on the different campuses
• Mobilize students for the final term including recruiting students for the internship, leadership challenging, etc
• Students experiencing Christ, hearing from God

• What are the needs we would most like to meet for this group?

• Time management (being good stewards of our time)
• Leading with confidence? Good idea for woman’s time
• Prayer and identifying how of an effective tool it is
• Church involvement – why we need be in church (testimony)
• Sharing testimonies – help students over come how to share their testimonies

Not A Fan Student Camp

Its seems like for the next couple of months if not until the end of year, my internship will hint out the contribution the MK2MK Conference 2012 had of great significance in my life. 

Its that time of the year when we are head in with preparations for the up coming student camp. There is certainly a long road that stands between the last camp  we had in 2011 with the students on campus to the camp we would have now. With 3 weeks closing in faster than liking whats needs to be prepared and planned for this camp in particular is overwhelming and certainly one good trait that would be helpful is team work.

MK2MK Port Shepstone, South Africa

MK2MK 2012 Durban Newsletter

 

Thank you MK2MK Staff for preparing this newsletter!

The Sustainer of the Promise

"God is the one who is for us - therefore we can trust promise which has been set before us. "

Sitting in the weekly meeting with Lelo speaking on the Romans Series from 8 to 9. His talk basically looked at how we can have assurance and confidence in Christ promises which have began way before our foundations on the earth. How His love can not be separated from us! This ties in amazingly with the discipleship groups and follow ups some students have been going through. I could imagine how encouraging his talk would be to a new believer especially so if they are going through discipleship with a student leader.

Everything skit

Everything Skit: This skit was performed over 10 times in different schools, community churches as well during beach evangelism during the MK2MK Summer Project in Durban. I have seen a couple of these skits being performed in student conferences and retreats but what stands out for me of this one in particular is how strong the emotions in it was. It felt real! I am no 3rd year drama major student but being in the audience certainly gave me the opportunity to 'get impressed' and I loved it. The MK's and the interns did a great job in the coordination of these skits from preparation right through to delivery. It represents how we as beings can backslide back into a life of sin filled with our own selfish desires which draw us further away from God while we try to reach God to fail until He comes Himself to redeem us. It has with it a clear cut gospel presentation. This is one incredible creative way to share the Gospel especially in schools and camps. During their project using this tool, we were able to share in to more than 1200 people in churches and school alone!

Student's upcoming camp

Pheeeu!

Just returning from a long month of work with the summer projects, MK2MK and WSN with the local students, the next project on our plate as a team is organizing a campus camp which ideally should take place during the 21st to 23rd of September. What I didn't know is that that is the most busiest season for most if not all campsites in and around Durban. Its been quite a stretch in actually securing a campsite for the weekend and for me, things are standing still as we still search for a site. There are many ranging thoughts of putting up the price for students to start arranging either with their parents or just putting it within their budget. Time is really running out of time and I am still looking for campsites to accomodate us. The idea is to have a site affordable for students as we want all our students to be able to come or raise funds to attend camp to the extend as well on how we can assist them to actually come to raise enough funds to attend the camp.

Summer meets winter

Durban Team

Praise God for all the work that He has carried us to do in the different communities we have been working with the past month as well as with the students who had been involved with the ministry that we have been doing this past 5 weeks. Here are some fast facts of what my month of June and July has been:

· 23 university students with Campus Crusade for Christ staff from different parts of U.S.A. served in KwaZulu-Natal in several communities namely: KwaDabeka, Cator Manor, Newlands, Ntuzuma

· 104 high school students (Missionary Kids—MK), staff and interns also with CCC from different parts of the world served also with our ministry and Genesis Church in Port Shepstone for 5 complete weeks

· The MK’s group was diverse, representing a large part of the world: Bulgaria, China, Hungary, France, Paris, Slovakia, Kenya, Croatia, Kazakhstan, U.S. and Budapest to name a few

· Churches partnered with; from forging to growing a relationship: 3 with the university students and 5 with the MK’s

Just a small note

I sit at the back of the bus on our way to Hluhluwe Game Park for a Safari drive. Right across the aisle each MK sits in chatter box mode with anyone if front, next or behind them. Looking at their faces I cannot help but stare at their expressions of just being free to say and do whatever they wanna do within the boundaries of respecting others. Laughs throughout the bus are not an uncommon scene! I'm astounded at the amount of relational engagement they have towards eachother. How much they respect one another and have love for eachone. I mean for me, they truly represent a great image of Christ just by the attitude they have towards their team mates, leaders to even the ladies that prepare their food and rooms, to those they minister to! How great a site to see them all united in love in Christ with eachother and others.
Bafana
http://bmadida.blogspot.com/

MK2MK at Bonamanzi

Bonamanzi Game Park is a privately owned safari lodge which is located nearly 5 km's away from the o'so famous Hluhluwe Park. This 3 star park has been turned from a cosy family, couple, friend private game to visit for winter to a complex packed with young blue tshirt wearing high school students. MK2MK celebrates its 10th year of working with missionary kids and also the 10th year of hosting and leading mission trips. As I have mentioned a number of times South Africa, Durban has turned out to be one of the most largest group to come into the project with numbers of total participants running to 105 including staff, interns and the missionary kids themselves. It has been 3 weeks since the 105 groups split equally into 2 to serve in different city's all together namely Port Shepstone and Durban (including its surrounding areas) and now everyone gathers to share on what the Lord has been doing the communities that they have been working in. This period is not about who did what, where and how long, but its about what have we witnessed God transform. Where it being an MK themselves through God refining certain characteristics and attitudes in their hearts to leading someone putting their faith into Christ. The realization that its Him who is at work at his power to transform lives is what we come under the umbrella that unifies us with. I can't wait to hear all those amazing stories of God at work!

The MK2MK Leadership team has in the past run mission trips/summer projects in different countries and continents namely: Botswana, Uganda, Ethopia x 2, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, China to name a few! These amazing opportunities of ministry in other countries not gives MK's an idea of what their parents get to do when they are involved in summer projects and ministry field work but it connects them to other missionary kids which live in the different parts of the world and together they serve. There is such a richness of diversity is mind blowing. There are so many countries represented in this mission trip and even the past namely: France, Spain, Germany, Kazakstan, China, Japan, Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, Kenya. To have an opportunity to be ministered unto in such cases by such a great cloud of believers is amazing.

Today in, continuing a tradition that started over in Botswana, each participant had to take a rock and place it on a table to symbolize a continuing road of the goodness and faithfulness of God.

Bafana

Summer Projects 2012

Holy Spirit in a flash!

I am amazed at what the Lord pulled out today from His hat! Going to the weekly meeting today on one of our campus Westville - it was so amazing seeing how the Lord really united us in His truth and showcased His Spirit among us. Begining the meeting we had technical glitches as always with the projector running late and worship due to begin within a few minutes. As I start panicing about it, it walks in - the next issue is the laptop! Battery is about to die and we only have 10 minutes on battery - that's definately not enough and it's gonna die right in between worship. Panic levels are now tripled! At that time I am praying internally that Lord help us! All this is so unplanned as always. And He does! One of our student brings down his laptop and in less than 2 minutes we got worship slides up as the worship team begins to lead praise and worship. Wowowowowow. I am amazed. Thrilled! Lord you answer prayer.

Skit by MK's

skit /skit/
Noun:
A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, esp. a parody - its a a brief burlesque or comic sketch included in a dramatic performance!
The MK's have for the passed 4 weeks at isolated times presented a Gospel skit. Its quite popular in the American culture within church groups, organizations and even christian camps. This musical, no script skit was comprised of 6 characters. A guy and a girl dressed in white representing God and us people respectively. The other 4 dress in black portrayed all the things of the world that disguise themselves as sin to disrupt the relationship we have with God namely: alcoholism, love for money, theif and vainity. These are some things that tempt our culture in moving away from God.
Initially the 2 characters depict the initial relationship God wants with his creation: filled with peace, love, security, adoration, affirmation and assurance. Later sins in its intervals rips away the girl and she is found facing identification issues, suicidal thoughts, not measuring up to society, etc. She spends some time struggling with these issues UNTIL she catches a glimpse of God. She struggles to get to him but she is snatched away at each instance until she falls as her strength fails her. Then God huddles over her and his power overwhelms that of the enemy and every black character falls down. He soothes her and cleans her up, welcoming her back home!

Bafana's Prayer Request

Blog Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Prayer Points "For every thing that was written in the past was ritten to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of scripture we might have hope. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus" Romans 15:4,5 VISIT MY BLOG Campus Ministry The entire day tomorrow will be following up on some of our students involved in campus movement. They have all went through the year without intentional discipleship due to limited labourers fully present on our campus. Yolan, is a 2nd year student of which I just recently met him. He is currently leading the Prayer Team on our campus and I felt the Lord laying in my heart to help him as s student understand the importance of prayer as a solid Christian, help him see it practical in his personal walk with God and thereafter for the campus movement! I am no prayer warrior so its also an opportunity for me to grow in that area as well. Sphe and Mdu, are students who recently came to profess faith in Christ. We will be going through with them some important biblical foundations including assurance in their salvation and confidence in Christ, how to study the bible, preparing their testimony, etc. They are both excited and quite encouraging recieving a call today from one of them to confirm with me the time and venue for tomorrow.  Please pray for: the leading of the Holy Spirit tomorrow before, during and after my meeting with these guys and be sensitive to areas they need ministering in the Holy Spirit may give me wisdom in discussions with them and also answering any questions that I may learn how to be more intentional in building relations with them that the Lord may help them discover their identities, that they desire to grow personally (it all starts from the heart) and He continues working in their hearts I would also love to know how I can be praying for you and your family. Please do inbox me. Thank you Bafana Madida Copyright © 2012 Campus Crusade for Christ, All rights reserved. Thank you for your partnership in praying for me and my ministry for this year as an Intern on Campus Crusade for Christ. "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Our mailing address is: Campus Crusade for Christ P.O. Box 1492 Westville, KwaZulu-Natal 3630 South Africa Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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Just the past few weeks in itself has been nothing short of being intensly busy. From waking up everyday at 6 am, to keeping track of what happens the next day, communicating to the right people and making sure that there has been clear communication between the team going into schools and the schools, I have been so priveledge to be working with a team that finds matters such as communication integral in ministry and when working with people. This afternoon I have been just reminded of the men and women out there who have been praying for me and my family, who have been dedicating prayers in faith for my team, the ministry opportunities, opportunities to share our faith from one on one evangelism to creative arts outreaches . . . I am entirely humbled by my partners!

Bafana

MK's Sunday Kids Ministry

Putting my pants this morning, I was thinking: 'These. are your good pants Bafana, and the intention is not to get them dirtied up coz they WILL need dry cleaning'. For a second I feel like I sound like my mom. I definitely threw that thought out of mind when I decided to work with the '100 kids church' - a term used by an MK Leader Jon to differentiate between the 3 other churches with my group of MK's spending their Sundays at Ps. Tsotetsi's church in Lindelani Township. The first Sunday we got there we kinda invited more than 50 kids from the community giving us just below 100 kids in childrens ministry that Sunday so the name kinda stuck!

It was a great lot of fun serving in that particular ministry. Though the church has a different style to hosting childrens ministry they really didn't expect us to do what we did. A concoction you get when you mix guitar, cotton puffs, balloons and ALOT of games! A beautiful skit was performed for the church by the MK's. Although I have seen it performed before, this one was very striking as it communicated so much emotions ... great job well done from my side.

Will soon post pictures up!
Bafana
http://bmadida.blogspot.com/

Essence of man

King
Friend
Warrior
Shepard

These are the concepts Paul Meyer uses to define some of the key characteristics of man. With a room filled with 20 odd guys, we sit juicing out wisdom from him. For me, he has and still is living a life that fully represents a real man. From there way he treats his family to how he responds to strangers, Paul has showed me and some of the guys over the few weeks we have spent with him as he visits South Africa with the WSN project the essence of man.

His heart wrenching testimony of how he when he was a young man desired to leave a legacy has come into realization and manifestation in appropriate portions. As he talks, most of the guys in the room begin to share personal stories of how they had been influence by their dads either positively or negatively with what becomes apparent is that everyone has a story to tell!

I'm glad some of our students came over to our flat for this evening of fellowship, encouragement, discussion and prayer. Though there are missing dads and male role models in our society, I truly believe that these guys will come around to change that pattern and I've got faith that they will be able to entrust it onto other boys moving into manhood just as it has been entrusted onto us!
Bafana
http://bmadida.blogspot.com/

Weekend rounder

With their first night moving into Concorde Guest House as half of their team moves over to Port Shepstone to serve with Jason, the MK2MK team had to undergo Smart Choices Training. For me to have to train them on it, was interesting as I had never training a team before but they made it very easy for me and though I did alot of mishaps, especially with the crystal experiment, they were gracious and laughed it all out. We had a good weekend ending on a high and low note on Saturday. The Sharks were out and about at the Shark Tank against the Toyota Cheetahs so we decided to take our foreign friends for a good old rugby match. They had lots of fun and learnt the sports all together but unforunately one of the young gentleman had to be rushed to Westville Hospital, one of the congrete decorations had accidently fallen on his big toe. We so amazed and glad that it just missed his toe bone, only a painful broken toe nail and skin tear. He was admitted and had surgery the following day to remove the nail and 2 stitches! Praise the Lord his doing okay and recovering at the guesthouse, he was discharged the following day. Please be praying for his speedy recovery, I quite sure he doesn't want to spend his summer on crutches!

Keeping in hood hahaha

Trainers for the day: Ellis, Mpumi, myself, Dot

Family who provided lunch for use so so so delicious

My team has also been working with the Summer Project who have been spending their time this week at Newlands and Cator Manor. Seems like they are having themselves an amazing ministry there and with so much stories of how people in those communities are receiving prayer, testimonies of how the Lord has been working one in particular by one of our student who had prayed for a father inside his home for him and his family! Activities included showing the Jesus Film, open air evangelism, door to door evangelism, vacation bible club, sports ministry!

Bafana

What it has been

I have been in Durban for only 3 days and already it feels like it has been a long week. My team mates are exhausted as they get into the last few days into the community then from the following week we will be returning to campus as our students themselves get back on campus for their second semester. I have been spending my days since I returned from my sisters funeral with the MK2MK project as we'd have been working in a number of schools namely Mandlenkosi High Scholl where the MK's have been teaching on leadership skills using materials called the Habituted and concurrently we have been having training in debate in the same school. The team has been so amazing in adapting to the changing environment from a day to day basis. This Thursday we had the kids show off their debating skills in a mini-debating challenge. It's just amazing how I feel they have been absorbing it all.

In other schools we had vacation bible school where within an hour numbers of kids present moved from 10 or so to over 200. We found ourselves having to think if we want to limit the numbers but we ended up not doing that. One of the school had sports camp though I didn't get time to spend with that group I heard the choice did and amazing job in working with the kids. Tomorrow is another training session for the kids this time with them presenting for us which should be exciting! Bafana