6 week internship program….
started the second weekend in June and ended the last weekend in July. Rob and I were able to work with ten young adults, all from the united states. The age range of the group was 17-23. There were 7 girls, and 3 guys. It was a GREAT group (I can’t stress that enough). Since this was the first time for Rob and I to help with this J-life program, God was gracious, and gave us a solid bunch of kids. Below is only an overview of the six weeks.
- The first week they did the AMAZING RACE (with the year-long trainees), participated in lectures and training, spent the day doing an Africa Realities project, and planned a Kids’ Camp.
- The second week was spent in lectures and training, and an outing to the Soweto Museum.
- The third week they did solitude, and counselor training for their upcoming sports camp.
- The fourth week they participated as counselors in sports camp. The picture below is all of the girl counselors as they prepared for the talent show.
- Following Sports Camp, we also split the girls and guys and did an Encounter weekend. Rob and Bhuti spent the weekend with the guys. Tara and I spent the weekend with the girls.
- The fifth week they finished up on lectures and training and planned a 3-day holiday Bible club in Extension 23.
- The sixth week, we packed them up and took them to the coast!! They enjoyed zip lining, surfing, and a full day in Hluhluwe Game Park. The zip line was amazing, the surfing was cold, but they were troopers, and the game drive was out of this world!!
I can vividly remember doing orientation with this group the first few days they arrived. They seemed young, unsure, a bit scared, wondering what they had gotten themselves into….but as the weeks went on we saw such growth, we saw their hearts, and we saw God really working in their lives. Our daily prayers and devotions gave us a chance to be transparent with each other and look at how God continues to mold and shape us, reaffirming that He never leaves us where we are.
This group had such diverse personalities, with varying strengths and weaknesses, but all of them left with strong friendships and lasting memories that they will hold dear to their hearts, and most importantly, a passion to see Christ glorified to the ends of the earth.
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WOW!!!! Loved catching up on things! Glad that Rob is feeling better! Also thanking God for how you all take it in stride and think of things as a “cool science experiment”! Your family is in our prayers and I praise God for His protection of all of you as well as your faithfulness to serving Him! We love you!💗