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  • Working With the Students

    Today we went are going to Orleansville and it is most likely that many of the teachers will be on a strike. We go to the school and gather in the teachers lounge. The classes that need teachers are 1st grade, 4th, 5th and 6th. Marita and I pair up and take on 1st grade. We get shown to…

  • Paarl | Wineland

    Thanks to the fertile soil in Paarl, there are also fabulous vineyards. Blom and Danielle took us through some of those vineyards and we did some wine tasting. I absolutely fell in love because unlike the U.S. the towns are not heavily saturated with people so those vineyards were very intimate and each experience felt…

  • Making New Friends

    Today’s quiet time title is “Put Away Evil” : So you shall put away the evil from among you. Deuteronomy 22:21. Then we go with Gary on a tour or Paarl and the different townships and extensions of MCM in the community. Gary stops at a river that divides five communities. The rich the poor, the coloreds from…

  • Welcome to South Africa

    We have arrived to Cape Town where we are greeted by Gary, Marnelle and Blom. They are heavily involved with Monte Christo and also our host during our stay. It is raining when we arrive so rain plus hauling luggage isn’t super fun. However, everyone landed safely and is happy to have arrived. We are…

  • Going to Africa

    Ready to depart, Jamie from work takes me to the Danielle’s around 1pm. Danielle and I pick up Jen around 2pm and the rest of the team minus Dianne arrives at 4pm. I was so worried about my luggage situation not working and luckily Danielle let me borrow two luggage bags to replace my one. It works! It is…

  • Public Transportation to Little Ethiopia (LA)

    Sunday, the TreX South Africa team rode public transportation to Little Ethiopia to try new food something, close to something new we would be trying in South Africa. I think a very small group of us knew where we were going, the rest of the team had no clue we were about to journey using public transportation to…

  • TreX Team Building

    Such a busy Friday, I rushed to pack all my things in about half and hour. I was running around my house like a crazy person. Finally after about 3 bags were packed and having repacked several times to bigger and bigger bags, I get a text from Dianne that she was outside. Dianne and…

  • Through the Gates of Splendor

    I recently heard about this move/documentary through my TreX team leader Danielle who said this movie inspired her to mission. I bought it through Amazon for around $10 and arrived on saturday. You can find the link to the movie here. I watched it Sunday with my friend and sister. It was an amazing documentary. It is a documentary about…