Back in J-Bay

Well Tag and I have made it safely back to J-Bay. It’s so nice to be back. We have our own place this year and it actually overlooks the camp our students stay at. Of course the first two weeks here have been nothing but busy, busy, busy. Which is the way we like it around here. When the team arrived the camp they stay at was being occupied so we loaded them up (all 54 of us) and headed off to the bush (wilderness). Let me tell what an experience this was for me.  You know for some people living outside, cooking every meal over the fire and going without a shower (or taking a cold one) is the life. I found that it may not be the life for me but I can have fun doing it. After I got passed the spiders the size of my hand and the bathroom known as a long drop (aka hole in the ground) I realized I really enjoy Òroughing itÓ. We did cook all of our meals over the open fire. It was some of the best food IÕve eaten in a while. If you ever get your hands on a recipe for braii bread, MAKE IT, itÕs GREAT! We had some great times getting to know our students better and working on team builders. We also played a lot of fun games. They had repelling, paintball, archery and some good hiking.
We are officially settled now in J-Bay and started working with UCSA (the camp our students live at). UCSA has a camp happening this week with about 300 high school Afrikaners. Our students get to lead small groups and an outreach. This is going to be a great opportunity for them to get up close and personal with South African culture, at a much faster pace. As I type this I can actually hear them all screaming about something at the rally meeting. We are having fun and working hard. Personal ministries start this Wednesday. Pray as God continues to bless our ministry here.