This morning we went to an old person's home, or retirement community. It was all white Afrikaans speaking people. Many spoke English. I met one couple who had been married 24 years, a second marriage for each of them. Shortly after their marriage he was in a car accident and broke his neck, leaving him a quadriplegic. More recently he had a stroke which caused them to need to be in this home. The faithfulness of this woman was amazing - to stick by her husband through all of this. In America, the husband would likely have been stuck in a home for others to take care of while the wife continued her life outside. But here this woman was living in this hospital with her husband.
Another couple we met in this facility (a hospital surrounded by 60 homes - all old age) had been married 65 years! They showed us pictures of their kids and we had a good time talking together. The husband kept asking why I didn't shave my beard, haha. Finally, this last person we met was a woman named Dorothy. She was so sweet. She was a widow. She made us tea and coffee. We spent more than an hour with her listening to her stories, and sharing ours.
In the afternoon we went to one of the local farms and spent time with some 25-3 children. The guys played a huge soccer game which was great. Some of the littlest kids were so good.
Then at night we had a graduation ceremony for Simon and his wife who had finished their DTS (Discipleship Training School with YWAM). It was a fun time. Jordan led some worship and it was really food - people were singing at the top of their voices. We also had some celebratory songs and dancing at the end led by our African brothers. I'll definitely miss their joy, their dancing, and their songs.
Another couple we met in this facility (a hospital surrounded by 60 homes - all old age) had been married 65 years! They showed us pictures of their kids and we had a good time talking together. The husband kept asking why I didn't shave my beard, haha. Finally, this last person we met was a woman named Dorothy. She was so sweet. She was a widow. She made us tea and coffee. We spent more than an hour with her listening to her stories, and sharing ours.
In the afternoon we went to one of the local farms and spent time with some 25-3 children. The guys played a huge soccer game which was great. Some of the littlest kids were so good.Then at night we had a graduation ceremony for Simon and his wife who had finished their DTS (Discipleship Training School with YWAM). It was a fun time. Jordan led some worship and it was really food - people were singing at the top of their voices. We also had some celebratory songs and dancing at the end led by our African brothers. I'll definitely miss their joy, their dancing, and their songs.
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