APRIL 8 -9, 2009
The team left JFK at around 5:30 pm NY time. Pastor Kevin Singleton drove me and Erika to the Airport. And thank God for the organizing gifts of Grace's mom, there is no way we are going to loose our baggages. Pastor Manho and the rest of the staff from AMC and Crystal (come with us next year!:))prayed for us before we all checked in.
At 06:30 pm South African time, we arrived at Joburg (that's what they call Johannesburg here) to get a domestic flight to Cape Town. We are all hyped and excited. It was Harry's first time flying, but he made it through. South African Airlines had a ton of movies on their roster, that's a good thing for most of us. Andthey had sweet and attentive staff. One of the cabin crew member's name is "Shonisanai" . And she shared that it is Venda for "triumph in adversity", and that was a personal word for me. I was reminded of our God, who leads us in His triumph! The adults,slept mostly,actually, that's me and Erika. Paul, is one of the teens. And Grace had an inspiring conversation with someone who volunteers for Doctors Without Borders at Kayelitsha, one of the townships, in Cape Town.You should ask her to share when you see her. We had to pay customs tax for the 3 computers, but we press on, we know God is in charge. This is also where we all exchange our green dollars for the multi-colored rands. Exchange rate is 1 US dollar = 8.87 Rands! Not bad eh! You could buy a meal of burger and fries at around 20 Rands, plus maybe 12 Rands for drinks. And then off to the air, we go again.
2300, finally,Cape Town! We had some minor issues with the computers,. They did not arrive with us and we had to wait,and pray and believe it will arrive tomorrow! Our guide, John, who is from His People Church, picked us up with the van along with our driver Jusuf. We arrived in Grabouw at around 12 and met Daz, the staff from Village of Hope and Lees his beautiful wife and handsome baby, Seth. All the way God has just blessed us this first day. We are all tired but excited for what God is going to do! Thank you so much for all your prayers, we take your encouragement in our hearts wherever God leads us to in His work here is South Africa. All praises to Him who makes all things possible! :)
The team left JFK at around 5:30 pm NY time. Pastor Kevin Singleton drove me and Erika to the Airport. And thank God for the organizing gifts of Grace's mom, there is no way we are going to loose our baggages. Pastor Manho and the rest of the staff from AMC and Crystal (come with us next year!:))prayed for us before we all checked in.
At 06:30 pm South African time, we arrived at Joburg (that's what they call Johannesburg here) to get a domestic flight to Cape Town. We are all hyped and excited. It was Harry's first time flying, but he made it through. South African Airlines had a ton of movies on their roster, that's a good thing for most of us. Andthey had sweet and attentive staff. One of the cabin crew member's name is "Shonisanai" . And she shared that it is Venda for "triumph in adversity", and that was a personal word for me. I was reminded of our God, who leads us in His triumph! The adults,slept mostly,actually, that's me and Erika. Paul, is one of the teens. And Grace had an inspiring conversation with someone who volunteers for Doctors Without Borders at Kayelitsha, one of the townships, in Cape Town.You should ask her to share when you see her. We had to pay customs tax for the 3 computers, but we press on, we know God is in charge. This is also where we all exchange our green dollars for the multi-colored rands. Exchange rate is 1 US dollar = 8.87 Rands! Not bad eh! You could buy a meal of burger and fries at around 20 Rands, plus maybe 12 Rands for drinks. And then off to the air, we go again.
2300, finally,Cape Town! We had some minor issues with the computers,. They did not arrive with us and we had to wait,and pray and believe it will arrive tomorrow! Our guide, John, who is from His People Church, picked us up with the van along with our driver Jusuf. We arrived in Grabouw at around 12 and met Daz, the staff from Village of Hope and Lees his beautiful wife and handsome baby, Seth. All the way God has just blessed us this first day. We are all tired but excited for what God is going to do! Thank you so much for all your prayers, we take your encouragement in our hearts wherever God leads us to in His work here is South Africa. All praises to Him who makes all things possible! :)
