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a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Although the sites of


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                South  Africa were breathtak­


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ing, the real power of the trip


                                                                                                   My eyes were definitely                                                                                                                          Nate  Perrie, Terrah  Leech                                                 came through Gods working


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and Katie Bournival help the                                                in the lives of people in South
                                                                                                          opened to more of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    students at a local school cre­                                             Africa as well as the lives of


                                                                                                    God's creation.  South                                                                                                                          ate masks.                                                                  the team members.





                                                                                                   Africa, with its people




                                                                                                    and beauty,  has pulled




                                                                                                         on  a heartstring of





                                                                                                 mine,  and  I  wouldn't he




                                                                                                     called  me to  go hack. v
                                                                                                      surprised if the  Lord










                                                                                                                 Terrah  Leech

























                                        breathtaking • phenomenal * humbling • purpose-driven • indescribable

















                                                             South  Africa,  where





                                                                        students  and  staff




                                                                                   ministered  with  a





                                        Joyful Sound














                                                      "When  I  heard  about  this  trip,  I  didn't  hesitate




                                        for even  a  moment  before  I  said  I  would  go. God  has




                                        called  me  as  a  Christian  to  spread  the  Gospel  far  and




                                        wide, and  as  an  individual,  He  has  called  me  to  use




                                        my  passion  for  music for His glory; this  trip  was  an  op­




                                        portunity to  do  both. If I  ever  get the  chance, I  will  go




                                        back,"  said  Katie  Bournival  on  why  she  decided  to  be




                                        on the music ministry team that ministered in South Af­




                                        rica. It was an experience  the team will not soon forget.




                                                      The  trip  through  South  Africa,  singing  and  min­




                                        istering  every  day  of  the  two-week  long  trip,  was





                                        unique.  The  schedule  was  tiring, with  jet  lag  having




                                        some  affect  on  their  busy  days,  but  it  was  well  worth




                                        it.  Although  the team  ministered  to  countless  people,




                                        the experience  also  had  an  affect on  each  of their own




                                        lives. Terrah  Leech  said, "The trip  made  me  realize that                                                                                                                                                Dr.  Phil  Golson  prepares                                                 differences, and language dif­


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to use his musical abilities in a                                           ferences, forged a strong tool
                                        there is more to this  life than where  I  am  at right  now."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     local church in South Africa.                                               of music, outreach, and friend­


                                                         When  not  singing  in  churches,  schools,  and                                                                                                                                             God took many individuals                                                  ship that was only of His do­



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and, through the fires of ill­                                              ing,"  said Dr. Golson, on seeing
                                              alls, they  got  to  see  the  sights  of a  unique  country

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ness, sleep deprivation, cultural                                           God work in South Africa.

                                                                               3od used them to work in the lives of many.






                South Africa Trip




                        L. Broderick



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