It was a day we will always treasure. A few weeks ago I attended a spiritual retreat at one of Cape town;s loveliest spots near Victoria Bay and came home refreshed from long times of prayer, reflection and great fellowship. The retreat was led by Anglican minister Eric Pike and his wife Joyce. While he does the spiritual teaching part, Joyce does the spiritual creative part and to my delight they presented two banners they made to me for our Evangeline Class. I invited them to come, hang the banners and bless them and join our class for lunch. The weather cooperated as our spring going into summer is so cold but we were able to sit outside and enjoy our meal.Eric who comes from the Eastern Cape speaks fluent Xhosa from his time as a missionary there and as he spoke on John 10, the class just responded in a way I can only envy. His and their passion matched perfectly. We then hung the banner, Hosanna and Alleluia in on our previously bare concrete walls. Now we have another touch of beauty, to add to the beautiful garments made by the students and a visible reminder of the presence of Christ with us in our work. Thank you Eric and Joyce and our teachers who had our classroom sparkling for the event. Evangeline Ministries has so many friends here who support our work. I am now working with two other women who want to make big investments in the working lives of our graduates and teachers and for this, and all other blessings I am so grateful.
Our photo shows wendy, Joyce Pike, Rachel, Namgamso, Eric Pike and Paul
