What a joy to be able to speak Afrikaans in South America and understand the Dutch speaking Surinamese people!
Brother Moes and Sister Lilian received us with open arms at the Hebron Zendelinge Skool. We spent our days building relationships and sharing stories with the humble Zendelinge students while helping out on the farm picking cherries, cleaning and chopping fish, collection eggs from the chicken coop and picking and cutting up star apples.
During our "bidstonde" (prayer meetings) in the mornings God kept placing the youth of the world on our hearts. We prayed for their spiritual eyes to be opened to boldly step up in faith, to live out their calling in God's will and to stand firm on their identity in Christ, as they are the new generation through whom God will work powerfully in the end times.
This theme was confirmed when pastor Robby took us to a youth camp, all the way to an island in another country, French Guyana!
We passed through 9 of the 10 provinces of Suriname, visiting churches, including one church deep in the Suriname jungle. We shared testimonies, without realizing beforehand how very relevant again it was to the youth of today.
On our last night in Suriname, we sang with a deep inner understanding of the words -
I know who I am:
We are a chosen generation
Called forth to show His excellence
All I require for life, God has given me
And I know who I am
[2x]
I know who God says I am
What He says I am
Where He says I'm at
I know who I am
[2x]
I’m walking in power,
I’m walking miracles
I live a life of favor,
'Cause I know who I am