University Outreach

Yesterday afternoon, the family headed off to the University of Limpopo (20 minute drive away) to do a bit of outreach. The University hosts roughly 6,000 students from all over Southern Africa. Saturday afternoons are a great time to catch students heading back on campus for another week of studies. Just about everyone took one till we ran out of gospel booklets. 

We rarely stand together as a group, but rather team up and hit a larger area. Joel was my partner. Glad to have that guy around. Aka. Bodyguard. Thankfully we didn't have to deal with any drunks, but the bloke standing nearby selling his icees kept yelling "wa reka na?" (you buy it?) and dancing about. Somehow his screaming and efforts didn't make me crave ice, but rather earplugs :) 

The Lord allowed me to meet these two sweet girls, Viola & Nyiko. Nyiko means Gift in Tsonga. My Sotho name, Mpho, also means gift, hence, a great conversation starter. Over the next 20 minutes, we chatted cultures,  college studies, but more importantly I was able to share the gospel and my own salvation testimony. I love it when those opportunities are presented! Nyiko was tickled pink to meet a "real American!" Imagine how exciting it would be if she met the real God! Pray to that end, eh?

As a special treat, Dad took us to a nearby KFC for some icecream. Amazingness! I guess Josh figured he'd get twice the amount of icecream if he used 2 straws :). Don't think it worked, as he was the last to finish and had 4 guys breathing down his neck for the very last bit!