Going to see USA in 5 hours

Yes once again, the Lord has blessed me, R400 tickets to see USA and a ride in a BMW to Rustenberg. How does this happen? I've been praying for a chance, but nothing like I would be really crushed if not, just super happy if I could. God knows the desires of our hearts. The reality is, I've been telling all the wonderful people I've been meeting is that, it's not so much the soccer and the games, it's the relationships and people I've been experiencing this whole event with. COPMLTETELY worth it! I've been many religions, countries, races, etc., and I've been getting these amazing opportunities to share a piece of Jesus with them. I pray I stay humble and keep giving him praise, and also teaching what I've learned about the HIV Trafficking but more than that, why I have been doing what I"m doing, why I'm here, who drives my life...JESUS! Amen!
I'm currently in this beautiful home at the moment with Sara, from NZ, Nic is driving up with our Israeli friend Yanev, (whole other story how I met him yesterday...incredible what happens when you get out of the car to use the toilet in the Hilton hotel) :) and Yanev and I have tickets, then Sara and Nic will come with and see if they can experience match, and possibly get tickets outside in Rustenberg. I'm in Pretoria and Jo is hour away, and Rustengerg is hour away where match is tonight.
This lovely family has hosted us, who know Nic and Sara's friends from Church in New Zealand. Small world! I've had breakfast and lunch cooked, my laundry done, a mansion to run around outside. Seriously you have to put your finger in this reader just to get through the gates! yes they love Jesus and we have even got to share more of who he is, why we live the way we live and beter yet, I shared with the high school son, what a missionary really is. Not a title and thing you do with post cards, it's Jesus through you in how you live your life with teh HOly Spirit day in and day out. Whatever career or journey you take. I pray I can serve like I'm suppose to. Not suppose, but should in showing God's love. So much happening so much so quick, planning every second as we go, that I am not getting my quiet time, but perhaps God knows that I have had that and I have the heart to move, I pray I keep seeking him
Yesterday I'll rush what I can with my journey backwards, but yesterday Nic, Sara and their other Kiwi mate, who was the one we had to pick up at Hilton in Jo, Omri from NZ, all had tickets to Spain match in Pretoria. I didn't want to spend money on the match, I said if I had to spend money on a ticket it would rather be USA. So I went to nearby square with other fans to watch in this pub/screening place in teh square. IT was fun, and I met argentinians, and this lovely group of Irish/Eng/SA guys who we had a laugh and swapping stories of rugby and football. THey were so impressed that i knew a bit about the two sports. In the end the English man John Paul was almost in tears as I shared what Jesus was in my life, why I live the way I live because he was curious what I do, how I do it, and why the heck I would stay in a township the night before. He said you've got balls. He said I don't know many people like this, why are you like this? Honestly the man had these welling eyes, and I just said, this isn't of me, this is God moving through me to show you something more. I honestly spend an hour with that group, and sharing and I pray my spirit from HS is left something with him. Grabbed his email to stay in touch and is was just such a blessing to have great company. We got home real late and ended up at this amazing home, and there were chocolates on our beds for sara and I before we crashed. Beautiful!
Nicolai has been this whole coordinator working things left and right. It's like our 2 talents have just mended perfectly together. His spirit is wonderful and we're talking about building more in his kingdom together in the future of busines and helping others and traveling, so it's been divine intervention beyond what I can share. Too many things happening by chance, it's not chance, God's had ueblievable hand on us. Great to have support and other Jesus lovers around to inspire and share. He's encouraging me heaps!
So the night before last, guess what...I saw New Zealand make history. Yes those boys and the crazy fans celebrated like they'd won the world cup. I mean to have a nation of 4 million leave the world cup unbeaten, even better than ITALY means the world to them and i witnessed it. It was crazy story how we made it happen but we did.
Ok, how did this happen? Oh yeah, so night before Nic and I were speaking back and forth on how the heck we were going to get to Polokwane and see this match and get tickets and even place to stay. THe ideas we had of bus, or taxi or whatever scared Boet and Irene, (mom dad you'd be proud to know i have had more than 1 South African parents over here watching over me) however where's the balance of taking chances and experiencing vs safe easy know what lies ahead? So by the morning time, I received a call and he said, I've got a rental, not cheap but I got it, and I bought us tickets along with my auntie's maid here Dora, whom we're going to stay in her home iN polokwane tonight int he township! Ahhhh how cool! So Nic picked me up with Dora, I'd spent the morning with Irene chatting, having coffee and just loving that beautiful family and their maids Charlotte and Emma. So He comes directly to my door, and we pack in and drive cause we're already late to Polokwane 3 hours away. So we head off. Great to see Nic and catch up and express each other's heart and where God has been taking us. And now leading us to one another to share more!
We get to Polokwanie a bit late, but we're not giving up! Nic is truly a champ. We devour his mamma cookies in the parking lot, then Dora, (whom this experience was an absolute dream come true she was calling everyone in her family to tell them!) we all hoped on shuttle bus towards stadium. My dang camera died on teh way so I hardly have photos, but Nic's camera phone has witness, and eventually I ran into other Kiwi's even my old boss, (should have seen his face when Keith Palmer saw me!) and Greeny, the whole crew it was incredible!
GOtta run my ride is here to the match!