Filed under: Uncategorized
Tonight is our last night in South Africa. We have had a great time here and have made some great friendships. For those of us who got the chance to work in the crèche (nursery), our hearts were stolen by the little ones. Everyone had a chance to work with the site team and we all made real connections with the people we were working alongside with. We will never forget chopping down bamboo with machetes or building the brick and tire walls. The children were on holiday so we were able to spend a couple days just hanging out and playing games with them. Bethany started a game of capture the flag that ended in an all out boy verses girl war. It was great to be able to spend one on one time with the kids.
Friday night we had another youth night. We started off the night with a few games, one where we split up into groups and had to act out stories from the Bible. The youth had a fun time performing on the stage, it was a great way for the kids to be expressive and it was great to see them stepping out and performing. Diane gave her testimony as well as Sarah, the team leader from the UK group. Diane did a great job. After the testimonies Cheryl and Dortje did a skit about the woman who had lost her coin. At the end of the night we split up into small groups to have a discussion time. We were surprised at how the kids had paid attention to the testimonies and the drama and were able to discuss what had stood out and what they had learned. We found that we were faced with many hard questions from the youth and were led by God as to how to answer them. Jonathan was the MC and did an awesome job of leading the night. It was great to see everything come together as we had planned and we all had a great time.
After a long week we had the opportunity to go on a hike with Josie’s brother Wayne. We went to Mountain Park Sanctuary were we spent the whole day hiking and climbing through a gorge. We also were able to do a bit of abseiling. For most of us it was the first time. Although it was quite scary leaning back and “trusting the rope” it was also very rewarding when your feet finally hit the ground. We all agreed that we were able to see a part of Africa that we didn’t even know existed. The landscape was beautiful with amazing rock formations and pools of crystal clear water. We were so blessed to be able to experience such a great day – thanks Wayne and Nick!!! This morning we went to The Barn and the Refilwe church for the last time…tear. Today was spent packing and washing clothes. Also, Cheryl got her hair braided and it looks pretty sweet! She said it was really painful, but worth it. This evening we cooked a huge three coarse meal and had a few of the workers over for dinner. Phineas, Piet, and Isaac are young men who are long term workers here. It was great to spend time with them talking and sharing stories of encouragement with one another. We are going to miss everyone here and we will forever have wonderful memories of our time here. Uganda here we come!!!
God Bless – Team Africa
