July 21, 2007

Today was Saturday. We spent the morning at a place called Christenburg. It was basically a village for older poor Afrikaans people. They spoke English so it was easier to talk to them. We went around talking to people, encouraging them, and praying for them. Most of them know the Scriptures very well. As we spent time talking, you can still hear the effects of apartheid. There's still tension between blacks and whites. That's not surprising though, as it has only been 13 years since apartheid ended. It's kind of like being in America just after the civil rights movement I suppose.

The rest of the day was free. On Saturday, everything closes early (midday) except for things like the movie theater. So we went into town and saw Transformers. The movie was 25 rand, so that's basically $3.50. Can't beat that in the U.S. I also bought a calling card and talked to Kimi and Hannah. Because of the weekend rates, I was able to talk quite a while. That did so much to encourage my spirit. I miss them a ton. I love South Africa, but it's difficult to be away from home for so long.