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            Last week was our first week on campus.  Our typical day on campus begins at 1:00pm with lunch and concludes at about 8:00pm.  This past week we were really trying to go broad by meeting many students, mostly first year students who can help build the ministry in the four years that they are at Wits.  My ministry partner is Roy Scruggs, and I must say that we make a dynamic duo.  We have met most of the students by just knocking on doors in the Men’s Residence that we have been assigned to.  There are four men teams, including us, who are split up between two men’s dorms.

            On Thursday we had a big event called High Definition.  The event involves an opening skit (which some of us American guys performed about dumb Americans traveling to South Africa, the students enjoyed it), a testimony of how God changed someone’s life (Ezekiel 36:26), and an evangelistic talk.  We were told that there were many more students there than normal.  It was pretty neat to see students come out for High Definition!  We thought that was neat until Friday when we invited all the first year student guys out to play soccer.  There was an estimated 60 guys who showed up to play!  South African’s love soccer haha!

            Throughout the week Roy and I were able to engage in several gospel centered conversations.  Along with that we were able to share our testimony with many students as well.  One young man named Luazi made a profession of faith last week.  Yesterday another young man named Mlu made a profession of faith.  Roy and I were privileged to lead him before the throne!  Please pray that God really would transform his heart and place a new spirit within him (Ephesians 1:13-14).  There are many men who we have shared with and are in need of prayer.  Tandile, Odwa, Roger, Cedrick, Pule, Tepee, Kabelo, Kakhleho, Marcus, Alex, Onke, and Cia.  Please beg God for the salvation of these men!

            This past week has been extremely revealing to me.  I am learning more and more what it means to grow in grace.  God has been exposing a lot of sin in my life that I never knew was there, or that I knew was there and I just neglected it.  The more I see how dirty I am, the more I see how completely undeserving of Christ I am.  Yet even in my filthiness, Christ makes me clean only through his sacrifice on the cross.  It is the very place where he endured the wrath of God on my behalf, so that upon placing my faith in him, I would not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).  It is Christ who makes me clean and presentable to a holy God!  This is a humbling thing, to know that there is nothing I can do to earn God’s favor or love, but that I am completely loved and completely accepted.  I live radically because I am accepted, not to earn his acceptance.

            There is so much more that God has been teaching me.  I wish I could explain it all to you.  However, I am so appreciative of you (as supporters) giving me this incredible opportunity to grow closer to this amazing God of the scriptures.  He is the only one, true God.  I hope you all are enjoying your summer!  P.S.- My email has not been functioning properly.  I hope this is only temporary.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Mom, Dad, Sis, Grandparents – I miss all of you!  Thanks for the birthday card!  It was a great birthday, I will have to tell you more when I return.

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