3.3.09

Well, I’ve got a little news for ya but nothing too exciting.
On Sunday, I went to church, did some homework, and went to an Indian restaurant to eat…which was sooo good. They had this bread (I don’t remember the name of it) but it was the best thing that’s hit my mouth since I got to South Africa.
Monday morning, we headed out for chapel at a lookout point on the Pietermaritzburg hills…it was gorgeous and so cool. I’ll throw a picture in for you. Following that a group of us went to an organization called Tabitha Ministries, which is an outreach to AIDS orphans. It was just an orientation, but was an amazing ministry and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to get plugged in…God willing.
Speaking of outreach, I just found out this morning that I’ll be serving at Walk In The Light, which is a ministry that does a lot, but majority is focused on serving the AIDS ridden township community surrounding it. They do daily trips to get treated for sickness, they offer youth group for different kids, and church on Sundays for all, they have play structures for the young because many of the youth never play when they’re young, don’t develop muscles in their upper body that we don’t even think about having, and therefore grow up without fine motor skills (i.e. they don’t have the ability to draw within the lines, write neatly, etc.) Walk In the Light, is almost entirely self-sustainable. They have a lot of acreage, and they harvest and sell their crops, as well as offering some to the community (depending on what it is obviously), and run their organization off the money they make through that. The leadership is phenomenal, and I’m so excited to get started there!
Had my bio test this morning, pretty pleased with it, and now time to move on to other work haha! That’s school for ya…even in South Africa. Here’s a picture from our field trip Saturday, and then worship yesterday. Hope you enjoy!