Wednesday, April 1, 2009

April 1, 2009

Let me first say that I just witnessed my first ever April Fools day where no pranks were pulled…it was awesome! I mean don’t get me wrong, pranks are hilarious, but it’s so nice not to have to have eyes on the back of your head for the entire day. Praise Yahweh! Anywho, I need to be studying right now, but I don’t want to leave you all hanging again so I’ll blog again quickly and get back to studying…or sleeping, whatever comes first.
We’re down to one day left at our service sites. What started at Walk In the Light as nothing but frustration, has become an amazing ending. Our first two weeks were full of a lot of under utilization of our group, a lot of frustration with what we were doing. While it was tough though, I did learn a lot from the time. These last two weeks however have found themselves to be full of intense experiences, great hard work, and breakthrough with those we have been seeing on a regular basis. It’s going to be tough to part ways, but to know that there’s an organization directly across the street from the Haniville Township, that is run by a few selfless servants is amazing. Bruce, Neils, and Pendile have taken the 10,000+ population on as their ministry in this world. HIV is their enemy, but it’s what gives them purpose in this world. It’s been a blessing to work alongside such incredible examples of what the gospel should look like in this world.
For the first an only time, I took my camera with me on Monday. I didn’t get any pictures of the kitchen we’ve been building, but here’s a couple pics that will give you an idea of where we’re at. Hope you enjoy!

My friend Gogo Lolo. She's the funniest old lady in South Africa, no question.

All the ladies from our support group, as well as the 16 of us.

Neils and Bruce...my heroes.

This is Haniville. In every direction this is what you see...it seems to go on forever.

Our daily trip to the clinic to get medications for various sicknesses.

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