These last few weeks, we have done our ministry in Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa. Our whole Africa team drove 14 hours down to J-Bay to a hostile called UCSA. We then had two speakers, Jim and Ben, fly in as we began a leadership and discipleship conference. For about four days, our team was split as half of us went to discipleship classes with Jim, and the other half to leadership classes with Ben. I was part of the discipleship track and I learned so much during this time. We learned what it is to be a good discipler, and how we can be one here in Africa and also when we go back to the States. We talked about the things inside of us that could be obstacles to us being good disciplers and then worked on having those things fixed in our lives. We practiced by discipling eachother and going out into J-Bay and ministering to the people there. After this conference we had four days of debrief in our Kenya and Swazi teams, and we debriefed the last 3 months of our trip. It was really good to finally be able to process and reflect on everything we have done and learned these last few months and share it with our teams. We also went over things that would happen once we all went home and how deal with certain struggles we may face, or questions we may be asked. It was really refreshing and exciting to go over. The car ride home from J-Bay did not go quite as smoothly as the ride there. In between two vehicle breakdowns, it took almost 24 hours and 15 packed in 9 person van to get home. We looked at it as a really good team-builder. :)

On the 14th, our team departed for Christmas break. There are many people staying in J-Bay, the states, and doing ministry in India. I am in Johannesburg, SA now where I will be spending my Christmas. I am still in the process of trying to raise support for this trip and I still have $1200 left to raise. Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer and the many ways you have blessed me on this trip. Have a wonderful Christmas!