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Well, we are back in the United States. I think I speak for every member of the team when I say that this mission trip was life-changing, challenging, and full of blessing.

Though we have returned, we know that the work of The Salvation Army continues in South Africa. The challenges we saw there are not gone. Please continue to pray for those who serve in South Africa and for the many trails they face. We know our God is mighty to save, to provide, and to ignite the fire of change.

As a team we want to say thank you to all of you who supported us financially and in prayer. We also want to thank Majors Booth and their staff who guided and took care of us in South Africa. We had a great experience!

For this final blog I've posted pictures from various days of our trip and the lyrics to the song that was our "team motto" while in South Africa.

We hope you've enjoyed sharing in our mission through this blog. Thank you again & God Bless!

You're the God of this City

You're the God of these people

You're the God of this nation

You are

You're the Light in the darkness

You're the Hope to the hopeless

You're the Peace to the restless

You are

There is no one like our God

There is no one like you God

Greater things have yet to come

And greater things are still to be done in this City

Greater thing have yet to come And greater things are still to be done here
Greater things are still to be done here

Wednesday

We spent our final day at a facility called CareHaven, a residential program for abused mothers and their children. In the morning the women on the team spent time helping the women of the program sew and learn computer skills. A few of us spent time in the creche painting and playing ball with the children at the facility.

In the afternoon the women on our team were able to participate in a time of sharing with the women at the facility. The were very open with us about their experiences and struggles. We were able to share in song with them and encourage them with some bouquets of blessings.

The men on our team put in a hard days work repainting the dining hall at the facility.

Tuesday

We spent Tuesday visiting several Salvation Army facilities around Cape Town. The first was Island of Hope. This is a Corps and temporary residence for street children and mothers who have often been abused and abandonded. The Officer there was passionate about her work with the residents and we learned a lot about the challenges that face the surrounding community. It was a shock to us to learn that the entire facility runs on a budget of around $52,000.00 a year. Please pray that this facility continues to recieve the financing neccessary to do their good work.

Later that day we toured Hesketh King, a mens residential rehabilitation center. The youngest residents are 16. The facility helps the residents overcome addictions of all kinds. We were able to join in a short service they had there, sharing in song and testimony.

After Hesketh King we toured the Booth Hospital. This hospital provides rehabilitation services, convalescent services, terminal care, and services for HIV/AIDS and TB patients. The hospital has been serving the people of Cape Town for over 40 years. The auxillary Captain there expressed his great appreciation to the United States territories for their support of the ministries overseas, including the Booth Hospital.