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| Cape Town |
So it's back to reality! I got home
from Cape Town on Sunday and it's already right back into work but
I'll save that for my next blog. The past two weeks have been really
fun and hard at the same time. Starting at Christmas Eve, I went to a
Catholic mass with the two German volunteers. (The church I go to
didn't have a service because the pastor was away) It was really
different from what I am used to and so I struggled with missing home
during the service for sure but come Christmas day, we had a lot to
do so it was a bit easier to be distracted. We had a Braii/BBQ with
the kids and gave out their presents! They loved it! Also, Ayanda and
Tenele came to visit me and I got to spend some time with them and
give them their gifts! It was great fun! I gave the girl's their
gifts and Ayanda, who's such a doll, gave me a cross necklace. It was
so humbling to get a gift from her. She is 16 years old, has nothing,
lives on her own and is giving me a gift. She is such a blessing and
has had such a hard life but you can truly see Christ in her!
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| A beach along the coast on our drive back to Swaziland. |
On Wednesday, we got up at 5am and
headed to the bus rank to catch a khombi (mini bus/van) to Durban. We
waited about 2 hours before it left and arrived in Durban at about
2-2:30. We camped at a backpackers for the evening and the next day
took a bus from Durban to Cape Town.We left at 5pm on Thursday and
got to Cape Town at 9pm on Friday. So it took us about 28 hours to
get there! It was a long trip but not too bad because I slept a lot
of it! When we got there we needed to find the Salesians, where we
were staying. We forgot the address and were hoping that someone
would be able to help us. Luckily, a taxi driver knew where it was
and took us there so God definitely had a had of protection over us!
So we stayed in Cape Town for 4 days. Cape Town is a beautiful city!
It's right on the water and then on the other side is mountains! It
is gorgeous! I could've spent so much more time there!!!! We spent
New Year's Eve in Cape Town. We went to the waterfront and saw
fireworks at midnight! It was cool. I think though I missed home the
most that night! It was a fun night but I spent it with 10-15 Germans
and I was the only American so at times it became lonely because they
were all speaking German. But they did a good job trying to help me
feel included. On the first of January we picked up our rental car
and headed back to Swaziland. We took our time getting home. We left
on the 1st and didn't get home to Swaziland until the 6th
of January. It was cool we got to go to the furthest tip of Africa
and see South Africa! It was a beautiful drive. It was a long drive
and if you know me I am not a big fan of car trips. So, it was a bit
of a struggle at times for me! But looking back, it was a good trip
and God taught me a lot through it, as he's been teaching me a lot
through everything I do! I think the biggest thing was just
appreciating his beautiful creation and finding joy in what I do and
experience. It was a really good lesson for me to learn. I can so
easily get wrapped up in my own feelings and views on things that I
miss out on the simple joys of life or the simple beauty of life. It
was really cool to just feel God changing my heart and receiving that
joy from him. I'm not saying I don't still struggle with it because
even while I was still on the trip and at moments experiencing that
Joy I also struggled with being in a car most of the day! But God
showed me that if I ask for his joy, for his help, he'll show up.
Sometimes it's not in the way we think he'll show up but he's always
there.
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