Hey everyone!
Sorry for taking so long to update the blog, but we've been busy, in and out of civilization learning a lot of new things. We left to spend our Easter out in the Kalahari desert, the largest desert in all of Southern Africa. That was a really exciting and interesting time for us! It was full of new challenges, learning more things about the culture and especially the food! We started off by eating cow and sheep's intestines as well as liver, which apparently is food for kings! I guess we must be really lucky! We were able to get deep into the Botswana culture by learning how to cook some typical food one lunch, for about 80 people or more! We had a chance to cut up goat, cook it and it eat! It is very unusual for men to cook, so when David and Luc helped out with the food the girls gave some strange looks!
We celebrated Easter as a team one night, going on a hunt to find some "nice" food. We managed to find crackers, chips, suckers and some pop. So Easter turned out pretty good!
We moved on from the conference to spend some time in Kaudwane, which wasn't too far from where we were originally staying. We helped out a local pastor there, who was incredibly kind! We even had a chance to go visit and learn from the bush people, the indigenous people of Botswana. We saw how to get water from plants in the ground, and we sung for them(the recorded us!).
We came back from the Kalahari after a wonderful eight hour journey in the back of a cramped pick up truck, dusty and all! But we were safe and sound, and that is what mattered the most! We've been in Laboste ever since, helping out an American friend we have here. We've been doing local childrens ministry with her, playing games, telling some Bible stories. The children are a lot of fun, but they have very hard lives.
We were supposed to go to another town, Kanye, for four days, but that hasn't worked out, so we've been here instead. Tomorrow we will be going to a wedding, which is very exciting! It lasts from 10am till 8pm! You just show up for the two hour ceremony and then have fun and eat a lot of food for the remaining 8 hours!
Next week we are off for some rest and relaxation at a game resort not far from here! And then it's off to South Africa to continue ministry for a week before we head on back to Norway!

Please pray for Marianne B, she has an injured foot and she can't walk much so she hasn't been as involved in ministry the past while unfortunately. Also pray for communication within the team, that we are able to be effective until we leave and that we will be open to what God wants done here. Pit stop on our way back from the Kalahari


Marianne let the local girls braid her hair. Looks great!



Marianne, Eva and Berit waiting to get picked up to go to the Kalahari

Luc riding a donkey in Kaudwane


David milks a cow in Kaudwane at the cattle post


Thanks for all your support and prayers! Let us know if you think of anything at all, we appreciate you all!

Dumela

Alright,

We are now starting on our week4! Time goes by quiqly.

The last week we have been in Lobatse the whole time.

We have been playing soccer with the kids, going house to house,playing games with the kids and hanging out with the youth.

It has been a good week for us all.

When we have done the house to house we have done some creative things like playing songs for the people we visit to bless them and drawing pictures and they have been very blessed and thankful.We have also been praying for people and sharing Jesus.

It has also been good in just hanging out with the youth and to learn from them and their life.

We have been focusing on just being in the neighborhood and having time for people!

It is just so good to just go for a walk and then you meet someone and you end up in their home! We met a woman from Zimbawe and she wanted to hear all about the bible because the church she was attending said that the bible was Bad and she was confused. We had a long and good talk with her and she was very encouraged:)
We are all doing good!

Okey,

Naa er vi inne i uke nr 4! Tiden gaar fort.

Den siste uken har vi bare vert i Lobatse.

Vi har spilt fotball med barna, gaatt paa hus besok, lekt med barna og vert mye sammen med ungdommen her.
Det har vert en god uke!

Naar vi har vert paa hus besok har vi gjort litt kreative ting som aa synge sanger for de og tegnet tegninger for aa velsigne dem, de har blitt oppmuntret og velsignet. Vi har ogsaa faatt bedt for mennesker og delt Jesus med de!

Det har ogsaa vert bra aa bare vere sammen med ungdommene og lere i fra de og deres liv.

Vi har hatt fokus denne uken paa aa bare vere synlige i nabolaget og ha tid til mennesker.

Det er saa bra aa kunne gaa rundt aa saa mote noen og ende opp i deres hjem. Vi motte en dag en dame fra Zimbawe og hun ville hore om hva som stod i bibelen for i den menigheten som hun var med i fortalte henne at biblen ikke var bra og hun var veldig forvirret. Vi snakket lenge med henne og hun ble veldig oppmuntret:)

Alle sammen har det bra!

Vi har vert i en landsby de siste dagene kalt Otse.

Der har vi gaatt hus til hus.

"En dag traff vi en dame som hadde en liten sonn.

Hun sto aa fortale oss om livet sitt og var opplost i taarer.

Hun hadde alkohol problemer og onsket aa ta livet sitt.

Vi fikk be for henne og se at hun tok i mot Jesus!"

Vi har faatt sett at 50 stk ta i mot Jesus i lopet av de husbesokene der i landsbyen.

Takk Gud

The last days we have been in a village called Otse.

There we have done house to house visits.

"one day we met a lady with a little son.

She was telling us about her life and was crying.

She had a problem with drinking and just wanted to end her life.

We got to pray for her and she gave her life to Jesus!

We have seen about 50 people accept Jesus in that village!

Thank God!

Oppdatering fra oss som sender de!!

En forløbig oppdatering fra Skien, med et utdrag fra en email fra teamlederne:

"Her kommer det en liten oppdatering av den siste uken.

Det har skjedd litt av hvert!
Pastoren ba oss med på en misjonskonferanse, Joining Hands, der var vi fra mandag og kom hjem på onsdag. Det var veldig inspirerende og utfordrende for hele teamet og der fikk vi også møte flere som vi kan samarbeide med i tjenesten. Vi har nå fått ulike tilbud om ting vi kan være med på.

Vi kan være med ut i bushen i en ukes tid, besøke barnehjem i Gabrone som er hovedstaden, eller resie til Pretoria å jobbe med universitets studenter og barnehjem.

I Lobatse har vi blitt kjent med ungdommene og har fått vært rundt på husbesøk i nabolaget. Vi fikk dele mye om troen vår, om Jesus, og vi opplevde å kunne be for to som ble helbredet!!

Etterpå hadde vi et gatemøte der seks mennesker ville bli kristne!!"

Ellers er det gode oppdateringer fra teamet. de opplever den afrikanske kulturen med tidsbegrepet som er litt annerledes..at ting tar tid, at det som skjer det skjer osv.
Teamet har det bra sammen og holder seg friske.

Pictures

Here are some pictures from Botswana, Lobatse! More to come. We have been in a village close to here and have seen a lot of people saved. People are met by Jesus, and its great to see. More stories and pictures hopefully tomorrow!

Her er noen bilder fra Botswana, Lobatse! Vi har de siste dagene vert i en landsby i like nerheten og mange har tatt i mot Jesus. Det er flott aa se at folk faar mote Jesus! Flere historier og bilder kommer foraapentligvis i morgen:)

Botswana team

We are safe in Lobatse

Hello all followers of the Botswana team.
We have arrived in Lobatse and are now getting to know the people and the place.
We live in a nice house right next to the church we are working with.
Everyone are doing great!
Next time it will be pictures.

Hi from the team.

Hei alle sammen.
Vi har ankommet Lobatse og vi blir naa kjent med menneskene og kirken her.
Vi bor i et flott hus rett ved kirken vi sammarbeider med.
Alle sammen har det bra!
Neste gang legger vi ut noen bilder.

Hilsen teamet.