I’m sitting at our dining room table where many team times were held, three birthdays were celebrated, breakfast, lunch, and dinner was served, our artistic abilities blossomed, numerous blogs were written, skype calls were taken place, and family time was very well spent.
Six months seems like forever when your away from home and your family but the three months I have had in South Africa have felt like home. I remember arriving to our hosts house being a tad bit intimidated by our host dad, (Pa). Once we walked inside I was handed a cold, crisp, home made glass of apple juice and that’s when I realized life was going to be good here.
Christmas approached rather quickly and it was my first holiday of not being at home. Our hosts became our family and we were welcomed into there festivities with joy. Me and another one of my team mates (Claire) wanted to share some of our family traditions with the rest of the girls on my team. We had a baking week, which I should say I had a baking week where I made SO many Christmas desserts. One of my favorites I make each year is buck-eye-balls which were a huge hit. One of Claires traditions is to bake ginger bread and build ginger bread houses. BTW – our house won.
Our ministry ranged from, street evangelism, hospital visits, counseling middle and high school students, food and clothing drives, assisting at a day care, and cleaning homes for the elderly.
I have so many wonderful experiences and encounters with each diffrent ministry and I can’t wait to share those stories with you in person once I set foot in American soil again. I am six months into this Race with only three more to go and I’m already dreading the ending. God has placed me where He wants me during this season and being willing to walk along side of Him has been so rewarding but also challenging.
Our view after hiking Table Mountain
Please keep Gap D in your prayers as we travel for 47 hours to get to Nicaragua.
Much love,
Kat
