Day 3

Magic Muffin! Magic Muffin! Magic Muffin!

Pre run into the water

The take-off

Hitting the water!

The Aftermath

Greetings from Cape Town Everyone, 

Today we spent our second day in the townships, Capricorn and Overcome Heights. The Lord did wonderful things and moved in incredible ways. It was so encouraging to see the children come back having remembered the memory verse and bible story from yesterday. Additionally, the children returned with even more joy than the day before; it is evident that God is working here. We have really enjoyed getting to work with the Living Hope staff, and we ask that you continue to pray for them. They work tirelessly year round to show these Children the light of God. It has been incredible to watch such a dedicated ministry like Living Hope serving these communities so selflessly. Not only have we built relationships with the children and the Living Hope staff, but also the eleven of us have become a family, encouraging one another and working seamlessly together. For instance, our dinner conversation included South African politics, deal breakers in relationships, and hair gel. Of course, in that mix there were some awkward and embarrassing moments. The Team House staff can attest to our bonding as they participated in our lively conversations. After a rewarding day at the holiday clubs, some of the crazy fools on our team decided to fulfill their goal of plunging into the ocean. Please keep in mind that it is WINTER here and we are not that far from Antarctica. Amy found a special something to remind her of routine morning breakfast: Muffin Magic, however, due to her overwhelming excitement, she failed to recognize the difference in word order. We can not wait to see what the Lord has planned for tomorrow and rest assured there will be a plethora of stories to tell upon our arrival in the states. 

Stay Classy Alabama. 

Francie and Laura 

P.S. Only had a camera on one site today that we can upload so we will have more of everyone else tomorrow.  Sorry and thanks!!

Day 2

Hello Everybody! We hope everything is going well in the States (roll tide). Today was our first day working with the children, and each moment was filled with snotty noses and bright smiles. It was a blessing for us to be able to set up kids clubs in the morning and teen clubs in the afternoon both in Capricorn and Overcome Heights. One of the most meaningful sights was seeing the juxtaposition of the resilient children and the dilapidated living conditions. It is amazing to see the joy of the children and the perseverance of the living hope staff. We're looking forward to bringing in more kids each day and hopefully building relationships not only between ourselves and the children but the children and God. On a side note, we had time after our hard day of work to visit the beach and have an incredible team bonding moment. Let's just say we put Francie's cheerleading skills and Deanna's centrifuge training into practice; more information coming to you July 4th.

Love, 

Julia Adams and Caroline Williams

 

Morning Kid's Club

Taken from the beach of the house we are staying in.  Life is tough.

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If you cannot tell, we really enjoy jump pictures.  You will be getting an assortment of them this week!

P.S. We were not allowed to take our cameras onto the site so the pictures today are from our free time.

Apology

So we had the entire day laid out and something happened to our blog and all of our stuff got deleted.  So nothing new today, I'm sorry.  Tomorrow we will update with day 2 and 3.  My apologies...

Pictures From Day 1 in SA!

Finally in SA after a long travel day 

The group on top of Table Mountain

Girls jump picture

Guys jump picture

Our group after church at one of the Living Hope facilities

This is a view of the city of Cape Town from on top of Table Mountain...It's a beautiful city!

We had an amazing full day today.  For those of you who don't know it...South Africa is beautiful!  We went to a place called Table Mountain today and saw all of Cape Town from on top of this mountain and this country is beautiful to say the least.  Here are some pictures for you to enjoy from our day today.  We are tired, but it has been a full, fun, and exciting day.  As you get this and continue to think about us, be praying that God will prepare us for what's in store tomorrow as we begin serving the children during the Kid's Clubs.  It's going to be amazing!! Enjoy the pictures...Goodnight from Cape Town!