Food is becoming an issue. I knew going into this that it would be hard, but this is killing me and many others. Everything is casserole! Today was lasagna - hard to mess up I thought. But it had peppers, carrots, and MAYONNAISE! I nearly gagged. So I'm probably losing weight, eating not much more than bread. Tonight we stopped at a store and I ran in and got some KFC - it was so good. I've been driving a lot around town. Kind of fun, driving on the left side of the road, sitting on the right side of the car, and shifting with my left hand.
This morning, we had a service here at the YWAM base. Anthony led first and it was great. But then the Africans led and told us they were going to "give us the spirit of praise." It was unbelievable! Everything was acapella with only a djembe setting the rhythm. We sang, we clapped, and we danced like nothing I've ever seen. There was so much joy. We all just let it go, and became undignified like David. After that we went back to Bohlokong where we played with the children. We did a program for the kids and women there, including our clowns. Jayson did his magic tricks, we did a reenactment of David and Goliath, and sang some songs. Before we started our program, the women sang songs and danced and we did our best to join along.
This afternoon we went to an orphanage for abused, neglected, and sexually molested or raped children. We cleaned the kitchen area first, but a few of us started interacting with the kids. It took them a while to warm up, but once we got them outside we had a blast. One teenage guy (another Tiisetso) and I talked a bit. He went and got some goals, we had a soccer ball, and the game was on. It was so much fun. After a bit, I walked over to watch our girls, who were getting their hair braided, and dancing with the girls. There was a baby girl - 3 months old that I got to hold for a bit. She was beautiful. She eventually fell asleep on me, so they took her inside and laid her down. There's something like 70 people there at the orphanage. They do adopt kids out of there I found out, but it rarely happens. This is because they said 90% of the kids are black, and no one wants to adopt them. Hard to believe, because they are gorgeous children.
It's been fun getting to know some of the people that live here at the base. Julius, he is from Ghana. He is a great guy who really loves the Lord.
This morning, we had a service here at the YWAM base. Anthony led first and it was great. But then the Africans led and told us they were going to "give us the spirit of praise." It was unbelievable! Everything was acapella with only a djembe setting the rhythm. We sang, we clapped, and we danced like nothing I've ever seen. There was so much joy. We all just let it go, and became undignified like David. After that we went back to Bohlokong where we played with the children. We did a program for the kids and women there, including our clowns. Jayson did his magic tricks, we did a reenactment of David and Goliath, and sang some songs. Before we started our program, the women sang songs and danced and we did our best to join along.
This afternoon we went to an orphanage for abused, neglected, and sexually molested or raped children. We cleaned the kitchen area first, but a few of us started interacting with the kids. It took them a while to warm up, but once we got them outside we had a blast. One teenage guy (another Tiisetso) and I talked a bit. He went and got some goals, we had a soccer ball, and the game was on. It was so much fun. After a bit, I walked over to watch our girls, who were getting their hair braided, and dancing with the girls. There was a baby girl - 3 months old that I got to hold for a bit. She was beautiful. She eventually fell asleep on me, so they took her inside and laid her down. There's something like 70 people there at the orphanage. They do adopt kids out of there I found out, but it rarely happens. This is because they said 90% of the kids are black, and no one wants to adopt them. Hard to believe, because they are gorgeous children.It's been fun getting to know some of the people that live here at the base. Julius, he is from Ghana. He is a great guy who really loves the Lord.
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