So, last week was full of Spiritual teachings, this week was full of EVERYTHING!!! I have been very, very busy this week. We are in the process of learning our second show and we must learn it all in two weeks! Wow, it’s been hectic! It’s fun though. The show we’re working on now is Homecoming, and I really like it. I think it’s going to be very moving.

Hmm….what can I tell you about South Africa??? …

Something that is very odd here is how diverse everything is. Today, I was thinking about how the area I’m living in is set up. If we drive about 10 minutes one direction, we will be in Pretoria, one of the nicest areas I’ve ever seen…these houses are amazingly beautiful. The landscaping is all nicely done, and everything is just gorgeous. If you take just a slight turn about 5 minutes from us is Mamelodi, the poorest area I’ve ever seen in real life. The politically correct term for this would be an “informal settlement.” It is very sad to drive by there because these people live in little, one room houses made with 4 big pieces of plastic serving as walls, and another on the top as the roof…normally the roof has several rocks on it to keep the “house” from blowing away. There is no electricity, no toilets, and people live so close to one another…this is a huge area like this. If you travel another direction 5 minutes…you’re in the “bush”…you are out in the wilderness of South Africa.

Tomorrow, we have our first “Day of Service” all day long. I am VERY excited! We will be going to a Church in a very poor area…not as poor as Mamelodi, they have real houses, as small and run down as they are. The Church we are working at is not a real building though; they have a big tent that serves as their Church building. We, along with some of the Church members will be disassembling the tent, washing it down inside and out, and reassembling it to make it stronger. The Black African culture is very inclusive and they really don’t care about getting things done in a time limit, so we have been told that as we do all this work we will also be socializing with many people in the neighborhood and will probably get some cool sharing opportunities.

Please be praying for us tomorrow, that we will be able to not only be able to minister to these people by serving their Church building, but also by serving their heart.

Thank you all for your prayers for the visas, all nine that went Tuesday got their visas with out any trouble. Please continue to pray though because we have another group going sometime (next week maybe…I don’t remember) to get theirs.

I love you all!!!