The Sabbath

"Greetings my brothers and sisters, is the Lord good to you? The Lord is good to me!" This is how our South African brothers and sisters greet us each day. We awoke very early this sunny Sabbath to music and singing from another group staying at our camp. We had a quick breakfast then the team split up and headed in 4 different directions. Anne, Don and Elliot spoke at 3 partnering churches to encourage and undergird their congregations.

Pastor Michelle spoke at Covenant Word Church. A NC pottery communion chalice was presented to Pastor Glen and his wife Loretta. The inspiring message shared by Pastor Michelle to this body of believers was that God can breathe life into anything that looks dead.

Following this message Pastor Glen was led to pray and annoint members who had or were planning to start a business.

After services, the team was reunited for a restful afternoon including lunch and a visit to a local marketplace with Pastor Glen, Loretta and members of his staff.

Tomorrow we return to Soweto to plant another Garden of Grace.

To be continued.

Second night in South Africa

Second night in South Africa

Today we. Awoke to a crisp, partly sunny morning as we left early for Covenant World Church.
The first order of the day was grocery shopping at a local store for food we will distribute later this week. The store was bustling with activity as locals did their Saturday morning shopping. It was no small task to weave in and out with our 10 shopping carts snagging the items we needed to complete our lists.
Next it was back to the church for a special service we shared with our friends from Covenant World. It was a special time of heart felt testimony,communion and consecration of our hands as we prepared for the work ahead. Spiritual seeds were planted, energetic praise and worship and a skit the youth of the church prepared. Directly after service we shared a wonderful international meal prepared by our friends at Covenant World.
For the afternoon we went to set up our first garden tunnel and begin filling it with planting bags. The most amazing thing about today we were served and blessed by the ones we came to serve. God's love was so evident as they welcomed us to partner with them this week.
To be continued....

Youth night

Youth Night First Night in South Africa

We wanted to take a minute and give everyone an update about the wonderful youth night that took place. There was such an energy between the youth and our team. They were excited to see us just as much as we were excited to see them. 2 souls came to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. We were able to pray for a number of teens. We see already that God is moving in only the way He can.
We are finishing breakfast Saturday morning to be continued.....

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Greetings from JoBurg South Africa. We have arrived safe and sound after challenging flight delays. Wondering, with joy, if we would make our connection in Atlanta due to the FAA computer problems. This was our first test of flexibilty, everyone passed the test.

We're hitting the ground running with a Youth Rally tonight. After traveling 21 hours and sleeping about an average of 4 or 5 hours one thing is for sure, we are all going to sleep real good tonight.

To be continued... Extending our hands to the Harvest in JoBurg.

The GCC Missions Team.

Flight times updated

Please note the team's flight times for their outbound flight have been changed below.

Trip Flight Information

Flight Information

Outbound Flight
November 19
Delta Flight 1207 - Leave Charlotte @ 5:37 PM. Arrive in Atlanta @ 6:56 PM.
Delta Flight 200 - Leave Atlanta at 7:25 PM. Arrive in Johannesburg on the 20th @ 5:37 PM.

Return flight
November 27

Delta Flight 201 - Leave Johannesburg @ 9:05 PM. Arrive in Atlanta on the 28th @ 6:45 AM.
Delta Flight 5968 - Leave Atlanta @ 8:45 AM. Arrive in Charlotte @ 9:59 AM on the 28th.