Hey guys! My plane landed at 6:30 Friday night, the 3rd, in Johannesburg. I was the the third student to arrive on the base so I have been able to slowly meet everyone as they got here. We had a relaxing time getting to know everyone playing soccer and volleyball in the hot South African sun. There are only 3 other Americans here with me. The others are from Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, Romania, Singapore, South Africa and Ivory Coast (and a few others I am forgetting). It has been so fun with the cross culture experience on base! I have been helping people a lot with English since it's, for most of them, not their first language. It is only the beginning of spring right now, but when the sun is out its very warm but at night and early mornings its so cold!
Wednesday we stared training bright and early for 6 o’clock devotions. A somewhat average day looks a little like this:
-6 am devotions
-7:30 breakfast
-8:30 teaching lesions, with breaks in between
-1 o’clock lunch
-2:30 Afternoon Activities (from work around base, team building, life coaching and days at the mall)
-4:30 sports
-6 dinner
-7:30 Evening Activities (like spending time together at the coffee shop on base and worship around the camp fire).
Our Lessons so far have just been just going over rules and getting us ready for the next few months. They will go more into our life with God, Bible studies, and preparing for our outreaches by learning about subjects like AIDs or other religions. We also meet once a week with our Care Groups, which are like our small groups. In mine, there are 3 girls and 2 boys with a both a man and woman leader. The woman leader will also meet with us individually once a week so we can discuss what we have learned and any problems or personal issues we might be going through. They're basically our spiritual leader while we spend our time here.
I'll try and update you guys as much as I can.
I am so excited to see what God has to show me! Thank you so much for all of your prayers! They are helping greatly!
I'm proud of you Kenzie! Wow, girlfriend...so excited to hear about your adventures! Love you.
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ReplyDeleteKenzie this is so awesome! You are greatly missed in the youth group! It is weird for yall not to be with us anymore. A lot of changes and improvements have been happening lately! I hope that you have an amazing time! I am praying for you!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds awesome Mackenzie! Love your blog - keep the posts coming so we will know how and what to pray for. We are so proud of you!!
ReplyDeleteSo great to read about what you have been doing! It sounds like they are really taking care of you guys and making sure that you are doing okay spiritually, emotionally, and physically. I know that you are learning a lot and trying to take it all in- we are praying for you and very proud of you! Love you and let us know if you need anything!
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