Trademarks

As many of you already know, Melissa and I are heading for South Africa on March 11. We’ll be there for 10 days, reaching out to those in need, and sharing with them the love of Christ. We’re going with Summit Church with a group of 25 people. Thrive Africa has been at work in the region for some time now, so we’ll be staying at their base in Harrismith called Eagle Mountain. The QwaQwa people that we’ll be ministering to live an hour’s bus ride from the camp, a trip we’ll be making into town each day. Once there, we’ll be getting to know the people, planting gardens for them, and putting on a VBS for the children. Each night we’ll head back to base where we’ll dine on some freshly killed game, culled from the grounds’ stock of ostrich, zebra, wildebeest.

With less than two weeks until we leave, the reality of the trip is starting to set in. It’s going to be an amazing experience, but there are still enough unknowns to make even the most adventurous traveler a little anxious. I’m a little nervous about the communication barrier and working with an interpreter, while Melissa is dreading the overnight safari we’ll be taking towards the end our trip. I have to say I’m really looking forward to seeing such a remote part of the world, and I’ll be sure to post all of our photos as soon as possible after our return.