This week we picked up the younger kids from the townships for the second week of camp with the team here from Rock Harbor Church. You will get to see some of the precious kids that come from desperate conditions, but the love of God and the hope for a better future is making a difference in their lives. Teams like this one from Costa Mesa using these facilities here at the retreat center are making it happen. "I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them." — Francis Chan (Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God)
We also attended the dedication of the start of the school year at the Bridges of Hope Academy at the other end of the campus. The students have arrived back on campus and are getting settled into their studies. We are trying to learn the names of these students, but most of their names are in the language of Xhosa (pronounced kosa) and it is not easy.
Next week the action starts around here as we have three contractors starting their work on the grounds. We also are getting a load of wood for Bill and I to put the patio cover together. No more camps or retreats until all this work is finished toward the end of March.
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