But as a Quick Side Note:
(Recap)
~I am working in the Resource Center as well as being Danielle, the Kids Club Curriculum Creator's personal Assistant. I've also been doing a few side things which I'll mention in this blog. In the Afternoons I'm assigned to go to the Capricorn or Overcome Heights Kids clubs to help out the Life Skills Educators (LSEs).
~Amy has been spending most of her mornings with me organizing the Resource Center however starting this week she is working with the LSE team responsible for going into schools. She is very nervous about this but has been willing to step outside of her comfort zone to help so please keep her in your prayers. In the afternoons she too is working with the LSEs at Capricorn and Overcome Heights.
This past week flew by in a blur and a flurry of activity but here is the day to day rundown of events... Ready?... Set?... GO!!!...
Saturday (16th): Went to Cape Point and Boulders today with the UD Team it was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to fellowship with them. Cape Point is the Furthest South Western Point of the African continent and also the location of the Cape of Good Hope. Boulders is home to the Jackass Penguins.
Sunday (17th): Went to King of King Baptist Church across the street from where we are living. It was a very interesting service as the church body was just beginning a fast and there was no worship. That afternoon we went to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, which are rated one of the top Botanical Gardens in the world... after Longwood I'm Sure... then we went directly to the Hillsong Church service in Cape Town Proper. Their Worship was Amazing as Usual and Amy and I both intend to make a habit out of going to their services as often as possible.
Monday (18th): Amy and I spent the morning taking count of everything in the Supply Closet in the new prevention building and generating a list on the computer. We then began to Catalogue and organize the Resource Center. It was heart breaking for me in particular to see the craft supply closet's size and stock as it is, by comparison to churches I've attended, very small and its stock must last them all year. (If you are interested in contributing to their supply closet contact me and I will get you the necessary information.) I also was assigned to create a presentation on Public Speaking to present to the Health Care Clinic Counselors on Friday. We then spent that afternoon at the kids club in Overcome Heights which is one of the poorest townships Living Hope Ministers to.
That evening we managed to settle a few more details about our car rental situation and put a hold on a car due to be returned to the lot on Jan 31st. Cost wise it is going to cost a considerable amount more than the original dealership, however our local connections tell us it will be much more dependable, gas efficient and safer... well worth the extra money. And so we pray that God will Supply the additional support totaling approx. $2000 over the course of 6 months and we Humbly began emailing supporters, family and friends. Tuesday (19th): Amy had her first meeting this morning about her ministry in the schools so I was on my own referencing the Resource Center... Tedious should be my middle name... But I put on some tunes got a cup of coffee and the morning flew by! That afternoon I spent my time beginning my Presentation PowerPoint for Friday while Amy, not feeling so well, decided to just take it easy, and thanks to jet lag finally catching up to me, my mind too began to wonder.
I didn't mean to be late to work... I just couldn't get around the Cows... :/Wednesday (20th): Amy joined me again this morning referencing the Resource Center. She worked on some fabric though cutting it into useable bible story teaching costumes for the kids clubs while I continued to label books and write up reference cards. For the afternoon Amy want off to Kids Club in Overcome Heights while I stayed back and emailed Old Professors and my dad for Public Speaking Guidelines to include in my presentation for Friday. I also sent out some emails about my textbooks, which still hadn’t shipped, and emailed my upcoming semester's professors about my living situation and Textbook situations. That evening I was thankful to receive responses to most of my queries.
Thursday (21st): Amy went off to another meeting for her work in the schools Ministry while I Referenced yet more in the resource center. It's come to my attention that I haven't really named the purpose of the Resource Center... Well it's to provide Resources of Course... Duh!... HAHA No But Really... So The Resource Center, which is now fully stocked and catalogued, is composed of all sorts of Book, CD, DVD, Audiocassette and VHS resources for the Life Skills Educators and the Health clinic Counselors use. The Resources there range in topics from HIV/AIDS to Rape to Diabetes to fireproofing your home. There are even VeggieTales DVDs and a few computer games. Anyway, after a bit of that I started to get to work finishing up my presentation and showed it to Danielle my supervisor who said I should slim it down... A lot... And so Thursday Afternoon I worked on finishing the long presentation and began drafting a shorter version of it while Amy went to Kids Club in Capricorn. I also found out even more detailed information about our car rental enabling us to set its drop off date for Feb. 1st and arrange for payments to be made etc.
Friday (22nd): We spent Friday morning in the weekly LSE planning meeting where we find out what the following weeks lessons will be on and receive the tools and resources to teach them. Afterward, Danielle helped me pull apart my presentation even further cutting a 20 slide PowerPoint into 6 slides... Quite a Feat Believe Me. After a quick packed lunch I gave my presentation to the Counselors which really seemed interested and eager to hear what I had to say and invited me back to give another presentation though a little more in depth, next month on Public Speaking. I was feeling so good about the presentation I decided to go for a 3 mile run with Amy and Amanda (A UD Team Member).
Saturday (23rd): I went Surfing in the Morning with a few Members of the University of Delaware Team and our Team House buddy from last year Clynton. The Surf was Great and if felt sooo Wonderful just to be out in the water. Caught several waves and got some sun on my face. After surfing we got Ice Cream from a tiny ice cream parlor called Sinful... So Good. After returning to the house to get cleaned up and eat lunch we loaded up a couple vans and a car with volunteers and Living hope and Acts workers and drove into the City where we went to the Commemorative Game at the Brand New World Cup Stadium. It was AMAZING!!!
Afterward Amy and I joined a few other volunteers and grabbed some Seafood at a local cheap but delicious seafood restaurant near our lodging. Sunday (24th): We went to Church at Capricorn this morning and it was wonderful to finally get to see all the kids we worked with while here last January. They've all grown sooo Much! After the service we decided after having had such a busy week and following all the festivities of Saturday not to mention only just recovered from Jet Lag that a trip to the beach was all our agendas could afford. And so, not having a car yet, one of the long term volunteers Christina, who we had been eager to spend some time with, picked us up and took us to Simon's Town Beach where we laid out and actually had some deep conversations. It was really nice to establish stronger relationships with the other volunteers we will practically be living with for the next 6 months as they are your immediately available source of support. In Christina's case she has already been here 5 months so everything we're heading through and into she's been there experienced that so it was great her hear her input etc. After Laying on the beach I got sick with a Nasty Stomach bug of which I will spare you all the details.
Monday (25th): I don’t really know what happened as I didn't leave my room... Remember that stomach bug... Yeah, well it pretty much kept me from doing anything all day.
And Finally Tuesday (26th): Today was Amy's first day going into the schools in the morning with the LSEs and she loved it! I spent my morning finishing the last of the referencing in the Resource center then attended Pat Ball's farewell Party. Pat has been with Living Hope as a volunteer for 4 years and was loved by all and will be sorely missed. She is returning to the United States to work with Living Hope's sister organization Emergency Response in Atlanta. I wish her all the best and every blessing as she follows God's will for her life. After finishing up a few things in the Resource center I hitched a ride with another Volunteer Melanie, who has been rooming with Amy, to the Capricorn Kids Club where Amy, riding along with the LSEs, and the UD team all met up with us. Kids Club went very well and was as much a blessing to me as ever being around the kids.
And now for tomorrow… Well that's still a Mystery to Me but God Knows what he has in store for us and I'm eager to see his plans play out so on that note I bid You all a Good Night until tomorrow... Maybe Thursday...
Blessings my Blessings!
Ronnie
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