Greetings from the GAP campus

It is a very warm day here in East London at 88 degrees.  It is hot but the wind is blowing and that helps.   Classes are going well and students will be taking exams soon for the end of their first 9 weeks.  The year is flying by quickly.

Saturday was “family day” at the GAP, and despite the rain we had 20 visitors here for a “cookout” which is called a “braii” here in South Africa, making 42 of us for lunch.  Not all students had someone to come but they had a good time anyway.    We were so proud of the students as one young lady MC’d the program, some of the students put on a skit that had everyone laughing, and the student body sang the GAP song as well as worship songs.   It was a good time for all and despite our concerns as we were the only adult staff here, God worked out all the little details that earlier in the week looked insurmountable.

Praise for great sharing with the students this week.  One of our young men shared what a miracle God had performed in his life since his decision to come to GAP and how that brought about his salvation experience and a real change in his life.  Another young man has been meeting with Lawrence daily and shared that even though he knows he is saved , he has lots of questions.  So they are going through some portions of the Bible together.  Sunday, one of our young ladies accepted Christ at church this morning.    

Praise that no one was hurt Saturday evening when we had a freak accident occur.  One of the guys had walked our dog “Sunny” and then was playing with her in the front yard playing chase.   It is a straight run through the front porch of the house to the back patio.  Sunny went flying through at a dead run but didn’t realize the patio door was shut.  She hit it full force and shattered the entire sliding door.  Thankfully no one was hurt from the flying glass and Sunny only had a minor cut which is amazing. 

Pray for successful job shadowing for next week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).  This is done twice a year to help students get a feel for a certain type of career they might be interested in. 

Continue to pray for Leo O’Connor.  He is scheduled to speak at this week’s chapel on Friday.  Pray for bodily strength that he will be able to share his story with our students.

Thanks for your continued interest and support of our work here.

Louise and Lawrence