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Lighthouses and Baboons...

Last week, my good friend Tabitha and I traveled to the Cape of Good Hope. It was very windy and raining! But needless to say the baboons were not letting the rain keep them away. It is quite an experience to see them actually climb up onto the car behind us and just chill! The lighthouse would have been more majestic if it wouldn't have been so windy!

Road trip to Cape Columbine

Last week we traveled to one of the oldest lighthouses in South Africa, Cape Columbine. 8 children, 2 staff and 2 volunteers...we drove for 2 hours! Why...well 2 amazing men Willie and Marius, who are professional cyclers are traveling around the West Coast of South Africa to raise money for Graceland(the pre-school I am volunteering at). What amazing men! We had such a great time hearing how their next phase of their trip will go. The children were able to go up the 96 steps(one way) to the top of the lighthouse! They were so excited that they were able to see these amazing men and the lighthouse! Thank you, Willie & Marius for your love of the children!

Active Compassion Transforms

Visit this website where you can get an inside look at what is going on in the organization I am volunteering with on the South Africa side!http://vimeo.com/12683477

New hope with A.C.T.

Today, I began volunteering in another Thembalitsha project, School of Hope. They are a high school that 'provides hope through education to young people whose education has been compromised." I am helping with a program that is 3 years running here for the 12th grade students. Active Compassion Transforms was started by Erica Lee from New York, who in a visit to Cape Town saw the need for mentors for the students at School of Hope. So, I am here now to help the students with their correspondence to their mentors in New York, arrange for visas/passports and loads of other admin. I have to say that it has been a rewarding first day with students that are eager to do their best to earn a free trip to the Big Apple. I am going home today with a renewed purpose.

Many thanks...

Twice a week, I travel to a small Christian preschool, Graceland, nestled in the Winelands of the Devon Valley. The parents of the students work on the surrounding vineyards. Here these children get more than just an introduction to school, but lots of love and care. Through generous donations to the school by surrounding businesses, they are able to provide the kids with a hearty breakfast and as pictured here, a nutritious snack. I helped to get this snack together and if you could have seen the eyes of the children when they saw it... they all had huge smiles and were in awe of the muffin, apple and strawberry. Thank you to everyone who continues to pray and give generously for me to be here and share the Love of Jesus with these kids.

Mmm good..



Some good friends invited us over for dinner last week for potjie(pronounced poykie). I wasn't quite sure what it was but it turned out to be a delciou and flavorful stew that has to be slow cooked in a cast iron pot over a fire for hours. It consisted of lamb, water lilies, potatoes mushrooms and the key ingredient...cooking wine. It was quite interestting and now a favorite. 

Potjie(poykie) pot