Cold Wednesday

Yes it's getting there. It's crazy because one minute the sky is clear and the next it's pouring down rain. Yeah winter's creeping and wind's blowing. Oh I even heard from jamie my lovely from NZ today! Holy cow it was crazy! Well I think it's also because it was at the most random time today. I was in the Cape Flats, checking out Mario's "academy" and in the deepest convo about girls and the hope and opportunity and the resources and needs adn what I had been doing in NZ and then Jamie calls! WOW, it was such an unique opportunity.
I finally got train to Mowbray, and had Mario pick me up from there. So interesting ot see these lil vendors just parked ANYWHERe they can. like they create something from nothing. Right there off the train station, fruit lady, then there's like clothing ladies all over selling what looks like stuff they rummaged through the garbage.
Mario took me to this place, where looks like a teal colored thrown together shacks, built apparently in the 60s. Literally one of the parts of the cealings fell down while we were inside chatting. It's a school! yes in one of the poorest parts of this township. I guess it's a colored community that has the biggest problems with gangsterism. yes gangsters. Mario said that 90% are on tick. Tick is Meth here. 90%!
So the kids don't have clothes or food because their parents sell and use eveyrthing for drugs. Some kids go to rehab at 9 years old. 9 year old for drug rehab! YES crazy. And we fed bread to the boys before their training because sometimes it's the only meal they've evne had all day. I gave this lil boy sittin next to me while i was talking with Mario a lil banana I had while he ate bread quietly reading barney, or at least looking because most can't read or write. The lil boy said Danki, which is thank you in Afrikaans, and Mario said a month ago he wouldn't say even thank you. SO his program is just giving love and life and to real people from the people. HIs partners who help coach and feed are x convicts, addicts, etc. Young! Missing teeth!
But he talked about his is completely different than any other academy. Loving. Just loving just JEsus did. He said so many have come wanting to 'partner' like Ambassador in Sport, and Mario looked at their documents and paperwork to have coaches come coach etc., and said we're all living for His kingdom, why must we sign documents why dont 'you just teach US, who live here, who are x gangsters, who know the way, to coach the kids. Not some white people coming in with programs and lessons and then leaving? I saw his point.
NO GIRLS programs! None of the sort. He said there's so much dang potential. He said girls would be lining up out the door if they could play soccer and have hope etc. He said that he would do it, but even he struggles with finances, resources, people, even they don't know proper coaching but they do what they can. PLUS, he said they must be females. They have to be especially in the townships because young girls with older men just isn't right. DOesn't even look right. I agreed it must be women! GIrls.
I shared my heart and he shared his, and really was lightening with my passion and ideas for the future for girls. THrowing around the people i Know with possible funding, coaching contacts, even Samarians Feet. I mentioned the outreach YWAM teams during the world cup and how I'm sorta involved with organizing thier ministries if they could come. He was really happy. Said he wishes he even had like a physio or nutritionist. I mean to hear him dream of being able to serve the children/youth 'proffesional' meals, of pasta, salad, and milk before games, would be a dream!
Anyways, I also met some of their funders which is a backpackers downtown. Great girls I met from there one is the owner. Also interested and passionate about human trafficking, so will distribute brochures etc.
Anyways, even simply asking the retuning of keys from the guests, they get R50 they can donate it and if they do backpackers matches all of it. That's like R15,000 a month. Desperately helps.
So loved the day! I made it back to play a lil pick up, nothing great and I'm super super slow! I see only lil flashes of things I once could do. But it's ok.
I went to Fishoek trainig yesterday with Kimberly. Yes I got her to come out. Saw the boys at the club, about 400 on the field from townships who play for the club at 5:30 with Sean. Crazy! They need help. Again nothing for girls really. I even had a mom approach me and ask if there was something for girls. I said I don't think so. THen th efirst women's training, which was some who never have played, some 100 pounds over weight etc., on the field. Kim and I had a ball. Great fitness but soon I better be playing with Amy on the mens side at least 2nd team. We're working on it.
So much more and ministries connecting, I'd love to say more but have to get going.
Great to hear from you dad, Kale when are you leaving? Jeff how are you? Andie i love you so so much! Heard Blazers are doing well! Mommy, I'm more like you I find daily, and that's a great thing! :)
Muah!