Lediba Day 4

We had a relaxing morning and left Lediba Homestead at about 9 AM.

Our vehicle was not happy this morning so we had a very slow drive into Hippo Lakes Campus resulting in a late arrival. The morning session had already began. We watched a video outlining The Law of Equipping.

Martin, CEO of TEN, interviewed a pastor from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Using some of the principles from the Law of Equipping, Martin encouraged the French speaking pastors to develop a plan to launch Bible schools in the DRC.

He also asked the pastors who would be willing to travel to the DRC to launch Bible schools to stand up and come forward. There was not one pastor who remained in their seats. The DRC is not the safest place to minister as there is currrently a civil war. These men are counting the cost but are still willing to put their lives on the line to spread the Gospel.

A time of prayer followed.

After a quick break, the pastors had a breakout session where they were charged to come up with a strategic plan for the DRC and also their own countries.

Lunch was next on the schedule.

We then headed back to Lediba to pick up Dale's camera in order to go on a game drive. After a brief photo game drive, we headed back to Hippo Lakes to fill the vehicle up with gas. On the way back to the lodge, we saw a male Kudu who willing pose for us. Once back at the lodge, Dale decided to stay and relax.

As we left the lodge area, we were lucky enough to see Cliff Springers. It is relately rare to see these animals. They are absolutely adorable!

Next we encountered group of Zebra who also posed for us. Again, this is relatively rare because they are usually very shy and turn their backs to you.

We headed to the main gate area. Kelly wanted to show us the area where the Elands are usually located. We drove on some seldom used trails similar to the trails that we drive on in our UTVs in Arizona. The safari vehicle was not quite designed to handle these trails.

We saw beautiful vista of the Table Top Plateau but, unfortunately, we did not see any animals.

After doing some damage to the safari vehicle, we headed back into Hippo Lakes for the afternoon session. This session was a continuation of the Dare To Dream series.

We view 2 lessons before having dinner in an outdoor dining area.

Several of the pastors were asked to speak about how the week impacted them and how it would change their ministry. Tears were running down my face by the end of the evening.

The ride back to the Homestead was very cold. We had not brought our blankets and some did not bring their coats because, up to this point, they had not been essential. That was not so tonight. We were looking for anything and everything that we could use to wrap up in to keep warm. Bob threw my jean jacket over himself (since I finally had my clothes, I had my windbreaker in my pack so I was better prepared than my fellow passengers). Jenni was by far the most creative donning a large plastic bag over her legs. She wanted to make sure that everyone knows that she is not crazy-the bag did keep the wind out and thereby made her a bit more confortable.

We were all happy to make it back to the warm, welcoming Homestead.Read more