three weeks in

“ Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.”

Psalm 118:29

I am constantly reminded how good and loving the Lord is. Whether it is seen in the beauty of the African landscape or the hearts of the students on campus, God’s love is everywhere.

I am still in awe of how breathtakingly beautiful this country is. Durban is located in the middle of everything. We have the beach, mountains, and plenty of game reserves.

Last week the Port Elizabeth STINT team came to visit us in Durban, so we decided to take them on a game drive about an hour away. We decided we would take our own cars instead of hiring a game driver. Thankfully we do have two cars, however they aren’t the most reliable, and even less reliable on dirt roads filled with potholes that are made for SUVs. Now, when you are in a game park, you are absolutely forbidden to get our of your cars, you’re not even allowed to roll down your windows in fear of an animal eating you. So, we had been in the park for about an hour, having a blast looking at all the beautiful zebras and water buffalo, when we decided to go down a less traveled road in hopes of seeing bigger game. So we take off in our two little, low to the ground cars, and, as you would guess, get stuck! Luckily, we had two guys with us that were happy to get out of the car, at the expensive of their lives, to push one of the cars out of the rut. Neglecting what had just happened, we continue down that same road and eventually get to a place where we have to turn around. Oh, did I mention the reverse doesn’t work on the car that got stuck? So, once again, we have to get out of the car and push it, only this time we had just seen white rhinos! Thankfully we made it out of the park alive with plenty of pictures to remember it by.

We just finished our first week on campus. The students were so excited to get back into ministry and had planned several retreats and outreaches for this year. We had a pool party, passed out free ice cream, and met several new students this week. The ministry is still young on both campuses we are working on, so I can’t wait to see how the Lord works this year! It is so rewarding to be able to share the love of Christ with college students!

Tomorrow we are taking students to Ukukhanya to help clean up and meet some of the patients. I’m really looking forward to incorporating the good news of the Gospel with good deeds. I know the students will find it greatly rewarding to give back to their community in the name of the Lord.

Here's a picture I took last week of the cutest little boy in the entire world, History. I can't wait to see him tomorrow!