We woke up this morning and finally got to see this beautiful country. Right outside our dorm is a field with a soccer field on it. Across the road from the base is a wild animal area. We were told not to go near it because of the lions. Pretty sweet. I saw a herd of springbok today.
The coolest part of the day was going to church. It was a brick building in the middle of a farm area with lots of people on the road walking to the church. We walked in to the sound of voices singing. It was beautiful. A group of teenagers led the dancing and singing from the stage while the church sang and danced along. They started a train around the inside of the building. Several of our team joined along. There was so much joy! It was amazing! Later in the service each people group stood up and was recognized. There were almost a dozen different groups - Americans, Chileans, Columbian, Zulu, Sutu, Ghana, Afrikaans, Cameroon, Brazil, Argentina, and one or two others I can't remember. The service included a sermon in Spanish (which was weird to hear in Africa!), translated into English, and then into Zulu. At the end, all the little kids sang and danced. The children are beautiful.
I'm looking forward to this week. Apparently we start doing ministry tomorrow. I'm also looking forward to seeing more wild life. We saw a couple of zebras today.
The coolest part of the day was going to church. It was a brick building in the middle of a farm area with lots of people on the road walking to the church. We walked in to the sound of voices singing. It was beautiful. A group of teenagers led the dancing and singing from the stage while the church sang and danced along. They started a train around the inside of the building. Several of our team joined along. There was so much joy! It was amazing! Later in the service each people group stood up and was recognized. There were almost a dozen different groups - Americans, Chileans, Columbian, Zulu, Sutu, Ghana, Afrikaans, Cameroon, Brazil, Argentina, and one or two others I can't remember. The service included a sermon in Spanish (which was weird to hear in Africa!), translated into English, and then into Zulu. At the end, all the little kids sang and danced. The children are beautiful.
I'm looking forward to this week. Apparently we start doing ministry tomorrow. I'm also looking forward to seeing more wild life. We saw a couple of zebras today.
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