Family Day in SA

I've searched this base up and down for headphones to skype my family. I'm sorry. HOwever, know that your emails, and dad you're daily devotions are incredible. Thank you for constantly telling me as if I am there with you. Mom, don't you worry about a thing, like Stevie Wonder said. I love you unconditionally. Just wanna know you're ok and well. Muah! Great to hear about Kale and Addie visiting! Can't wait for fresh Salmon there! Man oh man!
So I'm here around 9pm on base, finishing up some emailing to make contacts to see what I can do for this project and world cup. Like everyone knows I can't be idle. I mean I do wish as the project is looking not as LARGE as I desired, but still here, it's hard to push those who has things in their hands. Like Iain with the brochure, Geraldine with the beaded pins? I say we just get the abstain2010 pins. Still following through but the movement is hard. Enthusiam is hard as well especially since much has been dropped, more things are going on (which is great to hear about more ministries and help around human trafficking) but NOW that time and what not is more available, it's finding where to fill in my time. I don't want to be useless, and I don't want Cristian and Daneeka to also be under my care with no direction. I've been trying and pushing to make this thing blow. It will have an impact, yet freedom is opening. I want to get involved asap with soccer or anything nearby. Thre's this soccer ministry in Capricorn, nearby township on Mondays I"ll join, after this holiday MOnday, then there's Capricorn wednesday night youth ministry. I would like to get to Fishoek more often for their youth coaching tuesday thursday evenings, however once it's dark, that's an hour walk back in the dark? Hard. At least a bike, yes I shall look on Gumtree I suppose for a bike. Thank you all who are offering help even financially when they hear me. Hung out with Justin last night and his friends out in Sea Point, and even taking me home, he heard my heart and said if there's anything you need at all don't feel afraid to ask. Then there's Martin always asking what I need, even good Samual in CO asking if I need a bike to help get it! Seriously! Then dad helping with some funds, no haven't hurt the knee in past few days trying out a run tomorrow though. We'll see. I'd rather injure it and know then keep this off and on without knowing if it's miniscus.
But it's overwelming because I HATE relying on people. I know this world is created for relationships. I know God has created man so we're not alone. Plus love is seen in our relationship. Real love. However, being 26 and doing this so called Black Sheep living, having some ask when I will stop traveling and 'settle' and get a real career, is hard to swallow. It's a sour pill that urks me. I've never felt I could do 'normal' things in this world, yet 'normal' I guess isn't in God's vocab, so anything i do, did, would be wonderful. At least that's the way to approach it. Just hard, asking for help when it's needed. That's why I wanted to say that I wish these next few months, I had a lil job so I could stop asking for funds to come in to finish out the ministry here. Then again it's even stranger to have people ask how the 'ministry' is going, and I feel like so much more could be could have been done. I'm really trying.
With all that being stated, I'm meaning that I'm trying to really put as much time/energy out there as I can, it's just finding where and when and why for the next few months while bringing ABSTAIN to it's finishes to have a 'product' to do with it what I can. SUCH a blessing last night to meet one of Justin's friends, who apparently owns/works for the family printing business who print like the newspapers and everything here in SA, and overheard me talking about my efforts to someone's girlfriend and said if I need anything printed, especially for a good cause, that he would be honored to help. WOW. That' cuts costs eh? God is good all thetime, he seees the future and he's ever knowing eh? Thank you. Kindness everywhere!
SO that's where I'm at. Jeff can't work on the website til Wednesday, I WANT IT DONE, even though not fantastic, I just want it up with some decent content ya know? Then contact the schools/hotels/hostels to ask to at least get this brochure in there, perhaps show powerpoint presentation? Trying.
What have I been doing. Took lil dip in the pool with the sun hot on me, yet ICE water, so I wore the ol wetsuit. yes the ol woman who's always there had a lil chuckle.
Yesterday I had a lovely Easter coffee with Suzie, then the girls got together in the house a block away and we had brunch on the floor with pancakes, eggs, fruit, oh the works! So nice to have such Christian women around for love, support and laughter. Thank you for these walls.
Suzie's now over here moved in recently near base. Everyone seems to be needing permanent housing the poor girl, but still joyous to be here. We're planning on lil prayer day once a week for ourselves and maybe a few others. Just to get prayers in. She reminded me how when she was with these other missionaries from Germany who were preparing to go out and do missions as well, that one reminded her how powerful the spirits are in Africa. There's real spiritual world here that's beyond what we realize and remember and when things get tough, even just within our buble and the ones around and we're not even sure why, we pray, we MUST pray into that. Fight what satan's trying to grab onto. Unique place it is.
To see Camp's Bay last night, with the Capri night club with Justin and his wonderfully nice friends was such an eye opener. See the differences. World of the beautiful people, probably half on drugs, making millions and trying to look better thant he other. Martin strangely was there with his friends who were in town and it was wonderful to have a few familiar faces to a strange American. I met many from around the world there, however they all had the appeal of desiring more. Always the interesting 'religious' talks and ideologies I come across to help me pray for answers to help them and speak from God not my own. I always leave praying I've helped more than hindered. They need Jesus too.
Martin and Justin say I was/am social butterfly, but I reminded them I know no one, so how else to begin? It was alright, but nothing I can do constantly. Helps me love where I am and appreciate life and the many cultures. Muizenberg the place of hippies and yet they're wannabe followers of the rastaffarian trend out here and then those in Camps Bay the trend of the rich and beverly hills famous. All desiring meaning. thank you oh Lord. Praise be to you forever! Please help me to find more of the answers not to be wiser than those, but to have your word speaking through me to change their hearts.
My dad's devotion was so incredible to read today about what a joy and blessing we have to evangelize. To have the God who created heavens and mountains, to have his word speaking through us. YES speaking through us! We have that power! Crazy, and what a true gift, to even share, to see that spirit change, to see life excite in their faces with this message. Oh we're blessed!
Amen to you all, and have such an incredible week!
Oh yeah, hopefully meeting up with Elrico this week and speaking about this Bennie McCarthy Academy possibility of girls side of it after the world cup, please keep the gift of discernment upon him and I in hearing of such opportunities. I'm not sure after the world cup, but i do pray for guidance on where to go next. I know back home, but I will need work. I will need to earn money, I believe at least. I haven't felt called anywher eyet, then again, I never know what God is doing because I feel weak in hearing him. trying to open my heart more. But, keep ears/eyes open for possibly job opportunities, ministries, coaching? Who knows, but ideas.
On that note, bye bye