Deborah, Dave, Leah, and Erin all went to the Althone Corps where the service closely resembled one they might have attended in the States. All the team members there were given the opportunity to participate by singing, playing guitar, giving a testimony, sharing scripture or praying.
Roberta, Judy, Harold, and Mike were at the Langa Corps which is composed entirely of youth. They spent time interacting with the young people and enjoying the youth leadership in the Corps. The young people shared music – sung to only a bass drum, dance, timbrels, and testimony in the service. After the services they had an “Olympics” with Tug O’ War, races, discus, shot-put, and other traditional Olympic games using items like straws, paper-plates, and balloons. Mike shared that even though the team members weren’t able to understand what was being said several times during the service, it was definitely evident that the power of the Holy Spirit was present and working there.
Again, with no instrument except a large drum, Paul, George, Jeanne and I, enjoyed worship at the Masiphumelele Corps which is surrounded by “shantytown” – hundreds and hundreds of small shacks made of whatever materials one can find: tin sheets, garbage bags and slabs of old wood. We heard moving testimony from one member of the church and were invited into several people’s shanties. We saw hundreds of children in the streets and one little boy in-particular followed us through the shantytown giving us hugs every chance he got. It was a moving and humbling experience there.
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