my new home!

LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA: week 1

Here is a run down of my first week:

• I arrived last Saturday evening safe and sound in south africa! The Lord was SO good to me and was so near during my 24 hour solo trip across the world. I had such traveling mercies... so much favor where needed, kind people, lots of sleep and on time flights! I was greeted at the airport by brandon and julianna jones (a couple from norman community who participated in CPx with me last year) and they even had a yummy smoothie waiting for me!
• I unfortunately got a stomach bug on my second day here! ugh! nothing worse than being sick in a new place, but it only lasted a day and half and I was completely better by wednesday! Thank the Lord!
• This week was 'At Home Week' where all of All Nations family gets together to kick off the new year. Floyd invited Ken Primrose (the pastor of my church, Norman Community Church) to come and speak/equip the All Nation's long termers in functioning in the power of the Holy Spirit (healing, prophesy, etc.) What a JOY to have my two spiritual families in one place!!!
• I LOVE WHERE I AM LIVING! i am so unbelievably thankful for the arndts inviting me to live in their home. I am also so thankful for Amy who is living with us as well. We knew each other in high school, but haven't seen much of each other since then. But we get along SO well! We are sharing a car and both working with Vulnerable Children. We have so much fun together, she is such a generous and warm person, and I just really enjoy being around her! Thank you Jesus for giving me such an amazing house mate and friend here!
• I am so expectant for this year and all that it holds! Excitement and vision are bursting within me! This week I will begin to settle into more normal life, so more updates to come!

Me and my house mate, Amy!

The other day we were trying to have a family meeting with the arndts, but it kept being interrupted by a huge troop of VERY persistent baboons!!! They kept coming back over and over, even though mike was shooting at them with his slingshot! T.I.A! (this is africa! :)

Me and Amy in front of our really cute (and old) bug! I am so thankful that I was able to buy a car, now I just need to learn to drive it! (Luckily Amy can drive it!) I had my first driving lesson yesterday to learn how to drive a stick shift. It went well but I need a few more lessons before I drive on my own!

A few of my friends from All Nations on a hike on our day off! I am constantly in awe of how beautiful south africa is! So thankful for fun adventures with great people!

happy monday to you all!

love,

whit

south africa...

...here i come!

i depart from tulsa on friday january 14th at 12:49 pm on a 24 hour journey to my home for the next year! what a blessing and honor to have you along for the ride! please stay tuned for more updates as i settle into life in cape town, south africa!

with love,

whit

WORKERS FOR THE HARVEST!

{a call for financial resources to send faithful disciples in Zimbabwe to All Nations training school!}

"He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,

to send out workers into his harvest field."

Luke 10:2

I am so happy to share that three Zimbabweans that we met during out outreach during teaching phase of CPx (the training school I was apart of) will be participating in CPx 2011 in Cape Town!!! What a joy to know that we truly found what Jesus spoke about when he talked about "people of peace;" men and women who are truly hungry for the Kingdom of God and faithful to respond to his voice. They are people of influence in their community and who will take the hope of Jesus they have found and bring it to the people in their lives. They are people who are ready to be empowered to discover Jesus for themselves, share it with others and in turn raise up more people who will do the same! These four Zimbabweans have been discipled by and in close relationship with Munya, the long-term All Nations worker in Zimbabwe. We know them well and are deeply proud of their faith and their sacrifice!

THEY NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!

As most of you know Zimbabwe is recovering from a devastating economic collapse These men and women barely have the means to provide for basic needs. So they have no means to raise what to them is an astronomical sum...BUT GOD PROVIDES!

LOGISTICS

They pay everything they can to be a student, meager as it is… and they also participate in student work programs.

The cost for tuition, room and board (held at Africa House, our training center), training materials, outreach expenses, etc., is $3,000 per person for the entire six months of training. This $3,000 ($500 per month) will equip a passionate man or woman to reach others for Christ––offering hope so others might find new life.

Anything the Lord lays on your heart would be a tremendous blessing to help these potential world changers - $125 would cover a week of training; $500 a month; every $3,000 will cover the entire training for a disciple ready to dedicate their life to full-time ministry.

We are so blessed to have abundant resources! Let us help send the faithful who are hungry to see their communities and nation transformed by Jesus to be equipped to do so! If you feel stirred to do so I have enclosed giving info below!

I AM LEAVING JANUARY 14TH FOR SOUTH AFRICA! MORE UPDATES TO COME AS I MOVE AND GET SETTLED IN TO MY NEW HOME FOR THE YEAR!!!

with love,

whit

*you can make checks out to ALL NATIONS (with a note saying 'for student scholarships') and send to:

All Nations Support, c/o Walsh and Washburn, Attn: Terri Yost

5360 College Boulevard, Suite, 100,

Overland Park, Kansas 66211