Wow, I can't believe it's only been one week since I started SBS here in Muizenberg! We did so much this week I don't even know where to start! Well, I guess I can start by saying that I absolutely LOVE my new home here and couldn't have asked for a better group of people to share these next 9 months with. It's amazing how God can take a group of people from completely different nations and backgrounds and build close relationships in such a short amount of time, I am very thankful for my new family =) Not to mention God's Word!!! My goodness! If you had asked me a week ago what I thought about the book of Philemon, I would've said that it's boring and has no application for my life whatsoever. But the last week of diving into the bible using the inductive method has truly brought the Word to life! I actually found myself having so much fun digging deeper into Philemon and looking for more hidden treasures that God had for me. One book down, 65 to go! A little nerve wrecking but very exciting at the same time =)
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| Still at the tail end of winter here in Capetown so it was a bit chilly this week =P Oh, this is my awesome roommate Debbie! She's from Germany =) |
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I was blessed to be able to get out and see a little bit of Capetown this past week too! On Wednesday, a few of us went for a beautiful walk to Saint James, it was my first time venturing off the base since the weather's been so cold so I was excited to finally be able to see the beach which is only two blocks away! We even stumbled upon a pod of whales which was really cool to see!
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| Muizenberg Beach, Walk to Saint James |
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| Whale Watching =) |
Then on Friday our class went on a field trip to a nearby township that we'll be working in. While there we greeted the people in the community and I got to try chicken feet for the first time! It was actually pretty good! Then on Saturday we took a train into Capetown to visit the 'Castle of Good Hope,' the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. I wish I could tell you what I learned from the tour but the truth is that our class was playing an ongoing game that kind of kept me from paying close attention =P It was a really funny game though! We split up into four teams and competed against one another to complete a list of random tasks throughout the day. For example, one of them was to pretend as though someone on your team was famous and convince the rest of the people around that they were who you said they were. We had a blond guy on our team who we actually got a bunch of people to believe was Justin Bieber! Ha, it was hilarious, there were a few kids and even soldiers who came by with their cameras to take a picture of him! Overall it was a great day of having fun and getting to know each other =)
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| Funny team picture =) |
Then this morning a few of my classmates and I came together to have our own simple church on the base where we had an awesome time of worship and encouragement in the Word. Afterward we took a stroll to the beach where they were having a massive event to set a new Guiness Record of having the most people surfing on one wave. It was the first time I had ever seen such a thing! In all there were over 300 surfers lined up in the water waiting to catch the perfect wave and after multiple attempts I think they managed to finally get around 100 surfers riding the same wave! It was a pretty cool sight to see =)
Well, that pretty much sums up this week =) I am so thankful for all that God has already shown me and I can't wait to see what He has in store for me next week! I miss you all and hope you're doing well!
