The Climb

Views from Table Mountain

Down here in South Africa, flies can be quite the pesky little creatures. They are everywhere. This past week the students at Africa house got so fed up with shooing them away that we decided to take action. We went to pick n’ pay, which is the local grocery store, and picked up two different forms of fly killer. My favorite fly killer is this electric zapper machine. It looks like a mini tennis racquet with horizontal metal shockers. It is has been the funniest thing to watch my friends attempt to kill them. It’s almost like the flies know it is coming and quickly move, but at the same time when they you successfully hit one you feel like a champion. This sense of accomplishment overpowers you when you hear the loud popping noise and see the electricity shoot off from the fly. In addition to killing the flies, my friends think it is funny to zap each other; it seems pretty painful, yet they continue to do it. I don’t understand that, but hey whatever floats their boat. So if you ever have a extreme fly problem I would recommend the fly zapper, not only does it rid you of flies, it gives a little entertainment as well.

The Cape Argus

The Last Bit of Hiking

This past week has been one filled with exciting classes and eventful outreaches. In class this week, Joe Ewen from Scotland came and spoke to the class. Joe’s teaching was focused on learning about the Holy Spirit and how it influences our lives. He gave a great biblical basis for perspectives on prophecy, speaking in tongues, and the various gifts.  Noah, the other speakers, spoke about the five fold gifts and helped us find the gift that best fit our personality.  He then taught us how to further that gift. It was a really good week of teaching with many powerful moments. In Ocean View this week we danced, met up with the previous connections we had, and then walked around the community making more friends. It was a fun week in the multi-purpose hall. We had about 30 kids come dance and play games with us. They were the funniest group and can all dance extremely well. It was rather impressive. I can’t wait to see what we do next week! In addition to the dancing, we had another successful week just making connections and spending more time with people in Ocean View. I can’t describe how wonderful these people are. Yes, they live in some hard conditions but you would never guess with the attitudes they have.  All in all it was a great week there!

The End of the Hike

We also had an adventurous side to our week. We drove to Table Mountain and hiked to the top. The hike was comparable to the stair master exercise machine. However, double the stair size and then climb for about an hour and a half.  It was fantastic though and a great workout if you like to workout. The rest of the day we spent at Imhoff Farm, which a beautiful market square, where we had a delicious lunch and viewed some amazing scenery. After we got back, I headed down to Kommetjie beach and just spent some alone time there. It is one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been. I can’t wait to spend more time there. To end the week, Cape Town was entirely shut down for the big bike race, the Cape Argus. Over 35,000 bikers from all over the world came and participate in the 110km bike race. Bikers passed right in front of Africa House and we spent some time cheering them on. It has been a really nice relaxing weekend and tomorrow begins another week of class and we get to hear which outreach we are going on! I can’t wait to see where I end up going! Again I appreciate any prayers and thanks again for reading!