The Rock.

One of the most exciting things for me when we came to South Africa was the prospect of finding a church with which to get connected. We have attended church in West Africa several times, but many times it's long services (3 hours is normal) in unbearable heat, and usually one of the group is asked to get up and speak. It's also usually in another language.

Here in Durban, however, we knew it'd be easier to get connected with a church. And we were right. For some time now, we have been regularly attending a church in Umhlanga called The Rock. The first weekend in October, we were in Umhlanga looking for another church when we passed The Rock at 9:56, and it was advertising a 10am service. Deciding that we probably wouldn't find the other church in 4 minutes, we decided to take a chance and stop. As it turned out, it was The Rock's first ever 10am service, and the people were extremely welcoming and friendly. We have been going there pretty much every week and it is fun to get to know some of the people and to have them interested in us and our ministry. They are a very worship-based and Bible-based church, which I absolutely love. They also have a passion for seeking the lost and showing God's love to the undesirable people in their community - a lot like us! I really look forward to church there every Sunday and always leave feeling spiritually renewed.

I am just so thankful that God has blessed us with a church home during this time! To the people of The Rock - you are a true blessing!