And so we have wrapped up our 2007 NCSA apprenticeship. It was a wonderful year full of God-moments, fun, transformation, and memories. Please check back as we will soon post pics and descriptions of the year’s heart projects as well as updates on where our apprentices are headed next…
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Our “End of the Year Celebration” this year took place on top of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve & Fort. This mountain sits in the middle of Pretoria where you can see everything from a birds-eye view.
Bryan, one of our staff members, has had it on his heart for a couple of years now to pray over the city on top of this mountain. It’s been in and out of his thoughts and finally this year, God really impressed it on Bryan’s heart to see this through. We decided to incorporate this with our year-end celebration, inviting friends from our respective ministries.
In total, we had at least 40 people on top of the mountain on Sunday, Nov. 4th praying over the city. We began our time with worship–singing toward the downtown area. That was followed with taking up places on the wall and entering a time of reconciliation, submission & confession of our own hearts…desiring to enter this time of prayer with clean and ready hearts. The bulk of our time was spent looking out over the city and praying for things like reconciliation, restoration, hope, and life as well as praying specifically for the churches, schools, neighborhoods, businesses, etc.
As luck would have it, there was a 30% chance of rain yesterday. Bryan announced at the beginning of our time that he had asked all of his supporters back in the states to pray for cooperative weather and wouldn’t you know it…the storm clouds parted and as we watched the thunder clouds roll past either side of the mountain, a rainbow appeared for a brief time. Of course, within an hour or two of returning home, the rain ensued, along with the lightning & thunder.
In general, it was an amazing day as there was not only a diverse group of people who had come together to pray over this city, but there was a physical covering of God’s promises over the city as well. God is moving here and it will be exciting to watch over the coming years how He reshapes this city.
As this is the last post for the NCSA 2007 year, I want to thank all of you who have prayed endlessly for each of us, encouraged us, and supported us. We could not have made it through this year without you all!
Thank you! 
