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It is Ameka’s birthday and we are going over to her place to have Braai which is a South African version of barbecue. We had wine (of course), sang and danced the night away with some (don’t remember) meat barbecue.  

Revelations 3:14-17 – 14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit…

Daily Devotion:Matthew 26:41 – “watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Today we go to a primary school in Mbekweni to teach life skills. The grades are 4-7th grade. The Dream Team prepares a skit about the girl who has a dream but nobody around her cares.…

Started the morning by going to the Internet Cafe. Everyone but me went to the TB hospital. I stayed around the coffee shop because I was still feeling the cold. Marnelle came and picked me up in the early afternoon and we picked the rest of the team up to go to the Lungabuya School. The school is within…

You get a bunch of Asians going to black church and well there is a culture shock. We are (generally) clappers and well this service busted out in dancing choir several times during sermon. Today is Sunday and the day we go to Church in Mbekweni. I am excited to go to the Harvester since I’ve heard…

I wasn’t feeling well today. I officially have a cold. So instead of going to the soccer field with the team, I stay in bed and Blom took me to get medicine at the local pharmacy. I don’t even have breakfast today because my throat was sore. However these are the pictures from today’s volunteer outing. Blom picks…

We are going to an Autistic School that currently has only four students. The school is small but definitely has potential and they are expecting more students soon. Danielle’s career is working with Autistic children as a speech pathologist (I think?? Sorry Danielle if I’m wrong) so she has a connection with this type of activity. Our group…

Today’s plan is to go to the Butterfly House with Marnelle. Thursday is the social day for the HIV positive/AIDS patients. There are also some children who are dropped off for day care and they may or may not be infected. Butterfly House is in Mbekweni and it is an extension of the hospice. The facility does not only work with…

Oldest Pub in South Africa Est. 1986 Crown Bar Address | 445 Main Road, Paarl 7646 We stopped in for a beer and to check the place out. I mean, how can you not right? A refreshing beer at the oldest pub in South Africa?  

Danielle got a call last night that the Principal at Orleansville does not want the team to come again today because the students are behind in school from yesterday. In order for the Orleansville students to catch up.The Orleansville team will go and work with the homeless in Paarl and feed them as well as street sweeping. Jacque handles the…