Day 3-6: Catching you non-Facebookers Up!

Africa Day 3
Well I only got five hours sleep last night. I could not go to sleep and just for Grant Mills...I watched Stomp the Yard on TV. So I have been tired all day. It is almost 1 AM now and I am still awake. I have taken a sleeping pill so hopefully I will be gone in a few minutes. Today we finished shopping and we prepared hospitality bags for everyone and placed them in their rooms. That took a while. Our team arrives throughout the day tomorrow. Please pray for the event in Joburg on Saturday. It starts at 10 AM here and runs until 10 PM. That will be 4 AM for you. We ate at the Spur tonight which is a favorite of ours here in SA. Well I hope church goes well tonight. Thanks Chuck for preaching. Do not forget the Pool Blast at Court South next Wednesday-it will be a blast! I love you guys!

Africa Day 4
Please pray that I can sleep. I get so tired during the day but at night I cannot sleep. It is 12:20 AM and I am wide awake. All of our team arrived in Joburg today. I was able to talk very briefly with Chris and Louie today. I rested awhile this afternoon and have been studying and preparing sermons for Wednesday's and Sunday nights. I am so pumped about the new Sunday nights starting in September. Tonight I went to dinner with our team leads and the Fee band. These guys are awesome! After dinner we sat in the hotel talking. These are some great guys and I know SA will love them. I cannot wait until Saturday. I want to thank God for this experience and for what God is doing in my life. Not only has God given me a great wife and kids...but he has given me a great church and ministry at CHBC. God is also providing things I have been praying about for years. I love God! Well tonight I am going to bed excited. Tomorrow I will be at the venue all day as we are setting up for Saturday. Keep praying and I will talk to you tomorrow. Thanks for journeying with me. To all of the bloggers, I am sorry...I cannot access my blog from Joburg.

Africa Day 5 & 6
I apologize for not writing yesterday. I spent 12 hours at the venue setting up and getting everything ready for today. We then went as a team to Moya, which is an authentic African Restaurant. We had 5 courses and 2 desserts. It was very good but not good on the stomach. Several of our team did not feel well today. Yesterday was amazing and very tiring.What can I say about today...WOW! God showed up as did the South Africans. We had 6,000 people going hard after the heart of God. The Passion video started with Hello Joburg and the noise was deafening. It only got louder as the day went by. It was great to see Whites, Black's, and coloreds worshipping together. They came together under the banner of love to worship the King of Glory! Steve Fee was amazing and he also rocked the place to the ground. At one point so many people were jumping up and down that the floor was actually bouncing! It was also great to see that many university students with their eyes closed and hands lifted in worship. No one cared today, almost everyone went for it! I will never forget today. Today will be kept in my heart and images etched into my mind. It was so rewarding to see a year of planning pay off. I thank God for everyone involved with Passion and for this opportunity they gave to me. Louie spoke on what Passion is about and Isaiah 26:8. He also spoke about Ashley for the last two sessions. The students were into it and again I wish my words could express what really happened today. I will talk more tomorrow. I got only several hours of sleep last night and i must be up early again tomorrow. Please pray for me as I have hurt my knee really bad. I do not know what happened. I was walking and when I took a step, it popped. I am in a lot of pain. God provided a physical therapist and my knee keeps popping in and out. Anyway enough of that...God will provide! I cannot wait to tell you stories upon my return. Pray also for my family. I have been gone almost 2 weeks and still have 6 days to go. Carrie is amazing and I love her so much. I will see you soon. Thanks for praying for Joburg!