South Africa Journal 7: Leaders Must be “Thankers”

I’ve heard Bill Hybels talk about times when the team at Willow Creek had performed exceptionally well, and how afterwards he would become a one-man “thanking machine”. I’ve filed that lesson away, remembering it in the form of an axiom, “Leaders must be Thankers”. Today, God used an eight year old girl from the KwaMaphumulo…

South Africa Journal 5: The Difference Between ‘Waiting’ and ‘Expecting’

Somewhere along the way there was a misunderstanding about this morning. As we walked along the dirt path towards the large canvas tent ahead, I was hoping that this misunderstanding wouldn’t create a problem for our hosts. Our little band of brothers and sisters were walking together towards the gathering place of Hope of Glory…