Durban was so much fun! We took the bus and got a real African experience! It wasn’t a relaxing ride but we got some good memories with the us arriving on time, well, on Africa time (an hour late), music as loud as it can be all through out the night with only around 2a.m. an hour of quiet, seats the size for a 12 year old in rows of 5, and one bathroom break for a 9 hour bus ride (20 minutes with the line to the ladies room taking 10). But honestly, I enjoyed it!! We arrived in Durban around 6 a.m. We went to the beach for a little while before going to the house where we had a wonderful breakfast and then went back to the beach for the day! I've never had a Christmas Eve filled with waves and sun burns but it was a blast! That night we went Christmas caroling and had Jesus birthday cake! On Christmas we went to church and had an amazing lunch followed by a nice relaxing afternoon in hammocks and a night swim. I got to skype with the whole Campbell family and that was probably the best part of the day! On Sunday we went to church again and we were going to go to the lake for water skiing but it was raining so we went with the church to pass out Christmas presents to children at a safe home. It was so amazing watching the kids opening their gifts and playing with them! We left early Monday morning to get the bus. It was only 30 minuets late and headed back home! It really was an amazing, unforgettable Christmas with some great memories!
January 4th we leave for our Inner City outreach in Pretoria and come back the 16th (3 days before graduation)! I am extremely excited for this one! We will be working with the ladies of the afternoon and night just starting conversations with them.The boys will be close by but will not be able to talk to them so they will be our prayer warriors in the background. We will also be doing prison ministry with 13 to 18 year olds. We will have service for them, serve them food, and just hang out with them. We'll be working with homeless and drug attics, talking with them and serving them food, as well as working in a boys home, having a program with them and playing games! Our last night we will be sleeping on the streets. We are allowed either a sleeping bag or a pillow. Don’t worry mother. We will be safe. Since its illegal to sleep anywhere we are staying next to the Coffee House we will be working at but we will be sleeping alongside the homeless. Although they have mattresses and we have to find our own cardboard. I am so so excited about this experience! Im kind of sad its only one night.. you can't get the full effect from that, but I'm really excited to see how God will use us!
My team is made up of Philippe H and Erika (leaders), Nathan, Marianna, Severine, Deborah, and Jeanne. Please pray for us on these coming weeks to allow God to lead us in our conversations, in all of the programs we will be planning, unite us as a team, and that we can make an impact in the city for Christ!
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