Still Waiting

Well, we still haven't moved into our apartment. We've had the 3rd delay from our landlord, so the move-in date is moved back to this coming Saturday. Each time the date's been moved we've felt disappointed, but it really isn't the end of the world. It's just a little taste of life in Africa. We have a place to stay on base and will have plenty of time to settle into our new apartment. So we're doing just fine.

Hans is feeling the pressure of the SBS starting up this week. The staff has been busy getting ready for students, doing everything from cleaning dorm rooms, to preparing for their first teachings, to attending staff training meetings (and the all the other meetings that come along with being a YWAMer!) I'm sure he'd appreciate prayer as he is adjusting to his new role as SBS teacher and staff member.

I, on the other hand, have been a little more free these past few weeks. How have I spent my time? I've attended some of the staff meetings, including the 3 day staff retreat last week. I've done some reading (The Kite Runner, Martin Luther King: In My Own Words). I started blogging. I've spent time on the internet, both in our room on base, and also at a local restaurant that has unlimited wifi for 10 rand (approx $1.25). I've gone for walks. I've journaled. I've spent some time with a girl called Anne from Sweden who is just here for a short time between YWAM schools. I went along on a trip to visit two orphanages that YWAM works with in the local townships. Hans and I toured the Cape Town waterfront and Cape Peninsula on a rainy day with Hans' South African friend that he knows from Switzerland. I've organized our finances. I've taken lots of hot showers, as it's typically the only way to get warm (since there's no heat in the buildings.) I've been able to help out around the base with work duties. I've eaten a lot of toast and have had lots of instant coffee and rooibos tea. I've gotten to know some of the staff on base and have enjoyed seeing the variety of cultures and countries that are represented here. Everyone has an interesting story about how they got to be here in Muizenberg...

So while it hasn't been stressful, it also hasn't been wasted. Like I said in my previous post, it's been a very good transition time for me... a time to get used to my surroundings and adjust to our new life. And now I feel ready to start this next phase... this 9 month adventure in studying God's Word. I've had a good breather and enough free time to be okay with not having so much free time for a while. I feel trepidation, but also excitement to be dedicating these next 9 months to the Bible. It's exciting to know that I'll be getting to know the Bible in a deeper way than I ever have before... getting to know God in a deeper way than I have experienced before. I look forward to sharing with you some of the challenges and revelations and questions that will arise as a result of my study... and hearing from you how you are getting to know God on a deeper level, as well. After all, we're all on this journey of intimacy with God. We're all on a journey of getting to know Him better. My journey happens to have taken me to Africa to study the Bible. Where has yours taken you? Where ever it is, God is there with you, inviting you to seek Him and know Him and draw near to Him, as He draws near to you.