Most people on the race write blogs and tell stories of what the Lord is teaching them which is good, but it is esssential that we share with you real life lessons of the Race such as ‘How to break into your bedroom 101.’
Note-This is from Matt’s point of view, my comments are in ()
Our accommodation at Backdoor, South Africa
is quite lovely. Don’t worry, you won’t find a Hilton or Holidy Inn
Express here. (No heat or running water either. Oh did I mention it’s winter here burr!) In fact, you won’t even find Backdoor on a map because
to this world, it doesn’t exist, which creates problems when you’re
trying to find a locksmith.
One day this past week the girls
decided to get the key stuck in their bedroom door and lock themselves
out (we didn’t try it, some things just happen ya know?!)… with precious commodities locked in the room (like drinking
water, sleeping bags to keep warm, our lives for the year!). Terri and Sarah spent quite a length of time with some of the
neighborhood boys trying to bust the lock, but to no avail, they
couldn’t seem to break in.
That’s what pastors are for.
Here are the girls, rather sad to be locked out.
Pastor Clifford being sweet with a screwdriver and hammer; prying ever so forcefully into the doorframe.
Just another angle… makes it easier.
In the meantime, the girls make it look good.
I decide to join in… because I make it look even better.
(PS this is day 4 of no showers!!)
Twice..and with my muscley arm in the shot (riiight! hah)
Because of our good looks (our as in the girls), the pastors broke the lock off for my lovely ladies
So, naturally, they celebrate with the “Hiro” cheer!
And I, again, decide to make this celebration look good.
(gotta love my Team Z Fam!)
in all, it was a good and adventurous evening. There was a large
potential for Satan to really win this victory, using frustration and
our lack of comfort to thwart our joy from the day; however, God is
often the most victorious in situations like these and we had a great
night! It was fun and we were sure to thank God for a terrific
evening… by praying and watching our evening episode of “Heroes”.
God bless you and miss you all!
