On Sunday 26 March, after church, we finally did our bottled water outreach. It was a blazing hot day so we decided to hit Nahoon Beach.

 

Feeling a little bit nervous, and not knowing what to expect, we headed to the beach, cars loaded with iced water. When we arrived we realised that the beach was really packed.

 

At first a few people refused our offer, but it often turned out that they thought we were selling water. Once convinced that it was FREE, everyone was enthusiastic. There is a thin crust of reserve that most people project, but once you break through this, people open up. We didn't do any heavy explaining, but when asked, all we said was that we were doing it show God's love.

 

I haven't had so much fun in a long time! It was amazing to see people's reactions. The kids had a ball running ahead and up and down the dunes, trying to get to people first. Almost everyone was really grateful, especially on such a hot day, and we got lots of smiles and thankyou's on our way back down the beach. It felt wonderful to be able to give something away.

 

There is really a strong flavour of God's love in all this: freely-given, refreshing, fun and for free! In forty five minutes it was over and we had given over two hundred people a drink. Everyone who helped to hand out water headed home with huge grins on their faces. I cant wait for our next outing.