My time in Africa has been absolutely amazing and I can’t believe that it’s already time to move on to the 4th and final continent.
Here are some “firsts” that I have experienced over the past 3 months.
The FIRST time I…
Used my tent and my hammock
Spent Christmas without my family
Attended a candlelit Christmas Eve service of communion and carols while sitting on the floor
Rode in the back of a police paddy-wagon
(one night they were our ride home from town because none of the taxis would go out to where we lived)
Ran a 10k – Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge – with Joshua and Cory
Ocean kayaked
Bungee jumped off a bridge 216m high
Saw the “Southern Cross” in the night sky
Played Net ball… it is a lot like basketball, but without the dribbling
Touched a hammerhead shark… maybe I should mention that it was dead
Saw the “Big 5” on a safari… elephant, rhino, lion, cheetah, water buffalo
Had my birthday in another country
Went on a “date” to the gas station because there is literally nothing else to do
Had a troop of monkeys living in my backyard
Drank fresh coconut water
Knew someone to who had Malaria… Kursti is fully recovered now
Rode a bus with a goat stowed under the seat… it was a gift we brought home from out in the “bush”
Had a swing dancing lesson… given by my teammate Ruth
Was sitting in a hammock when the tree branch broke
Had to boil drinking water
Laughed hysterically while star gazing
Hoed a 40x12m area of ground to make a garden plot… with only the use of hand tools
Spoke a language where you sound like Sid the Sloth (from Ice Age) and that had clicks instead of “C”s
Killed 16 black widows
Returned glass coke bottles to the store for a refund
Attended church in a tent
Saw so many outie belly buttons
Stood outside during a storm to watch the lightening flash across the sky
Witnessed a teenage boy attempt to play soccer in nothing but a shirt and shoes
Cut grass with a machete
Showered with a bat… it lived in our bathroom
Got to drive on the left side of the road
Sat under a mango tree and discovered what I want to be when I grow up
It is the first time in my life that I am discovering for myself that my God is so abundantly loving, awesome, miraculous, powerful, and endless. I’ve heard it my whole life and read about it, but now I am actually experiencing it firsthand.
Here's a glimpse of some of the faces and ways that He showed up in Swaziland.
