Andie Lee Lyons Birthday!

I love you Andie!

So last night we won 7-1. I've never heard so much yelling and screaming from one's own team, (that would be mine) and mostly in Afrikaans. Even my coach screaming things like, "Noel this is the worst I've seen us play!" I got so ticked off I went over to him and said thank you coach for telling me that. I went to Sean's brother Robbie for assistance, and said, you're dad's negativity does NOTHING for our team. We were up by so much, ball was flying around like nonesense, I was frustrated and playing crap, (except I shot 1 cracker with outside of my right and even if the goal keeper was GOOD, I will say she wouldn't have saved it. So that was the highlight. It was just crazy. We had decent fan base, even ol Mikey Packey came out and loved the action adn said girls weren't half bad. I said could you imagine if I even knew half their names and we practiced? Some talent out there. I love though this lil MOntana. SO much talent and this lil white girl who's liek a freshman in high school, and just always smiling, trying to learn, play hard, and wants to always do more. She asks me for advice for instance on her forward position coach threw her in, which she's never played, and I loved getting to speak with her earnesty about how to play it. She even was so excited to hear I was here volunteering like Amy and said she'd love to hear more because she has to do 2 weeks somewhere for school and so I said that would be fantastic. It's those small things adn moments that make football what it is. I watched a movie last night that truly inspired me once again. It was The Express about Earnie this black football player and all he went through in high football career and at Syracus. Man it just brought me back to all I love about the sport. It's not all about the game it's the whole package. I am playing terribly and not ever going to be pro or at the level I want to be, but I can give back. I have even thought about how amazing it would be to coach my old high school team. Been dreaming about how it would look and with low level of performance and quality, I guess I'd be better than some who would show up to coach. I will look into it. But the whole package. Showing them how to work hard, to work out side of the box, to have work ethics, dreams, laughter, sweat, and team/family.
anyways, today it's sunny out and I'm here watching the hutts almost being done being built. Spent few hours past few days collecting reeds from nearby when this or that communication didn't work out. Man oh man learning cultures, and communication etc. Rough. Trains have been on strike so it's chaotic here. No transportation is worst for those with jobs and then those who are now taking other modes are in massive traffic. The World Cup I don't think will be smoother. I have to pick up lights and small things for the decorating tomorrow for Jubilee. Things look like they're coming together, and saving money because scouring the base and people we've found pots here, Gaylin's panting our flames for inside the huts etc. Really pulling together. Even going to help Collins my Kenyan brother bake tomorrow to sell at Jubilee to fundraise for himself and YWAM media school he'd like to attend.
There's football Sat mornings, however I stayed up late watching that movie, dying Lydia's hair adn eating oranges :) Nah, really it's unmotivating for some reason to just go pick up where it's alright, but crazy soccer, and I don't have proper enough training. I will have so so much to work on when I get back if I choose to play soccer with the big girls. I'd love to play for the Rain, but not sure I could get there with the quality back home. I must remember to love. I was reminissing the other night in my mind about the time when I first went to that indoor pick up practice with Concordia, and Grant called me up and let me know I could come along. This was back when I went to Warner Pacific and dreamed of playing for a better team. I went not knowing it was a lil try out. I absolutely loved the level, competition, joy and plain INDOOR and smiled I think the entire time. That was pure love of the game. Then on the ride home, Grant called me asking me if I wanted to play for Concordia University. It was a dream come true!
I haven't picked up warm clothes yet, going to look in Fish Hoek at this coat place. It is sunny out today and loving it, but it's still cold :) I think I could handle the cold better if I knew when I walked into buildings and home that it would be insulated and warmer than outside. Oh well I'll cope.
I've been calling and contacting pastors and people involved with YWAM for Jubilee. Monday is the whole day from 8:30-10pm at night of strait celebrations, speaking, all sorts of stuff for Jubilee! I am suppose to make the show run, which means cutting off speakers, performers, etc., and getting those up for the next slot. I've got the girls painting faces of those attending. We're suppose to have 500-600 but here in Africa, I have a feeling over that amount will show up. I also went to another meeting yesterday morning at Living Hope, and we talked about ALL the many soccer camps, and ministries and the details etc., I am helping the kick off team here with teams and organizing our 300 volunteers and trying to get them in places to help, but figuring out first the needs, the amounts, then TRANSPORTATION is probably going to be the biggest obstacle in the end.
I heard back from Tonya from Justice Acts, and they didn't get full funds to do this Mens Sex Trade training up in Jo Berg, so looks like I'm still stuck here without a free trip up north. However I'd still loveot be a part of that and do the training and promote it to other men around YWAM to attend to minister and do these evaluations of the actual 'users' of the sex industry to go to the root of the cause.
Mike said last night though, he has 3 tickets he has for the world cup in Polokwane, and I don't even know quite where that is, I know NZ is playing up that way, and i know it's like 10-15 hours somewhere a drive from here. I have free tickets. I have no way to get there. He said tickets to fly to jo berg now will be R5000. Oh I would love more prayers to still get an opportunity. GOSH THAT WOULD BE A DREAM! I wouldn't even be picky of what games, just to attend even 1 World Cup match! AH!
Anyways, I must get on with the day! Mommy I'm sorry I've not called still. I have headphones now. I'll see what i can do later. Muah!