Selfies with Raylin: Tennis
By: David Echols
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We took a break for the holidays, but we’re back! Hope you enjoy this week’s selfie…
I took my selfie this week at the tennis court. We have a tennis ministry that takes place every Wednesday afternoon. Last year we even had our first tennis tournament. Tennis has become part of our physical health program in 3measures.
A note from David & Sandy:
This program started sort of unintentionally. We never intended to start a tennis ministry, but another missionary in Windhoek invited us along for his tennis program at the local university. The group we took liked it so much that we had to start our own program.
While it is a physical activity, I am sure that the social benefits for our group have far outweighed the physical. This ministry was key to developing a stronger sense of community among our young adults.
Selfies with Raylin: The Shikongo Family
By: David Echols
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My selfie for this week was with the Shikongo family in the Katutura.
We met them while we were busy with house visits and saw great potential in them. We believe that this family can be a foundation for starting a ministry to spread the Good News to the rest of the community.
We meet on Thursday’s and share a Bible study with the whole family.
Raylin
A note from the Echols:
The Shikongo family is made up of an elderly married couple, Abraham & Margret, and their four daughters. Also included in this weekly meeting is Margret’s brother who lives nearby. We meet in their home once a week and, as Raylin said, this is an amazing family that has shown great potential. They are hungry for the Word of God and have shown interest in opening their home to others with the same hunger.
We are calling this our second “Thrive group” and look forward to developing it into a new community of believers who can grow physically, socially and spiritually together.
Please pray for the Shikongo family, for their continued discipleship and for their health. Pray that God will do what he wants with this family and their home. Also, pray for Raylin as he is leading this Bible study while we are away.
David & Sandy
Selfies with Raylin: Thrive Bible Study
By: David Echols
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This week’s selfie finds me at our Thrive Bible study. This Bible study is that part in our name “3 measures” which involves the spiritual aspect of people’s lives. Reaching people spiritually is the most important thing that we aim to achieve in this community. This picture was taken at our Bible study with young adults and meets on Sundays. Every week has its own topic of discussion.
Raylin
A note from the Echols:
This Thrive Bible study has been at the center of most of what we have done so far. This is where community, trust, discipleship and support begin. It is where people are asking life’s tough questions, searching their souls, coming to repentance and experiencing God. While we’re away we have four of the young men we baptized this year taking turns leading the Bible study. This past Sunday was Raylin’s turn again, he led a biblical discussion about perseverance.
David & Sandy
Selfies with Raylin: Hope Cafe
Hi everyone, I am Raylin Uirab and this is my first selfie!
This is me at Monday night’s Hope Cafe. Community members from our Thrive group meet here to use the provided internet to do college homework, research, assignment and projects. We also just come here to enjoy time together and the refreshments that are sold.
Raylin
Note from the Echols:
Internet is not always as easy to come by in Namibia as it is in other parts of the world. We noticed a need for internet access in Katutura especially among our college and university students. Internet tends to be very expensive and is usually charged on a per mb basis. In most cases the only internet access available to them is free from midnight to 5 AM, leaving our students often having to wait until then to begin their studies. Hope Cafe was our answer to this problem. It has been a big success, allowing students a chance to use internet and providing a safe and fun place for community members to socialize.
If you’re ever in Namibia, feel free to drop by Hope Cafe, so far we’re open every Monday and Thursday evening.
Introducing: “Selfies with Raylin”
By: David Echols
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Hey everyone, we’re going to do a new series on the blog over the next several weeks. Raylin, our first official staff member at 3 Measures, is making sure that everything keeps going while we’re gone (in case you missed it we’re in the States until Feb 3rd). Each week he’s going to take a selfie at one of our events and write a short blog post to tell you what’s happening. We’re calling it, “Selfies with Raylin.”
But first, let us formally introduce him…
Raylin was a part of Hope Club, our Saturday night program 
for young adults, from the beginning. Since then we’ve changed Hope Club into Thrive Group. On Sundays we meet together to study the Bible, worship our God and enjoy time together as a community. Rayin was baptized back in May this year and joined our staff in August. He is a passionate Christian and has been such a blessing to us. Hope you enjoy getting to know him more over the next couple of months!
Stay tuned, Raylin’s first selfie will be posted on Saturday.