Capricorn Project

I just want to say I'm so thankful to God to be here in BEAUTIFUL Muizenburg, South Africa!  For a while I was starting to doubt that I would actually be here, but what I've been wanting to do for years and years has finally happened as I stepped off the plane onto African soil!  Actually African concrete, but it's just as good for me.  Maybe you can see from the photo, here in the greater Cape Town area, there is absolutely everything you could ask for: amazing mountains, beautiful beaches, all the conveniences of any modern city and beautiful friendly people!  We are staying here in a local hostel, our hosts are some of the best, they cook fabulous meals for us and teach us words in Africaans.  It is surprisingly cold here, coming from a Kona, Hawaii summer we were not quite prepared for this.  But we learned how to take the public transportation, how to get to the mall and cheap clothing stores to get some warmer things.  Cathy who is in our group, is actually from South Africa and her family hosted us in their home in Vishoek which happens to be on the side of the mountain overlooking the bay.  It is just a short train ride and many steps up the mountain away.  So now that most of us have slept off our jet-lag, we are getting ready to travel again for a month through some more rural parts of South Africa.  We will be visiting people in the villages there and bringing some play equipment and things for them.  We were asked to bring work gloves along so it seems like we'll be getting our hands dirty out there!  Unfortunately there will be no internet there soo... look forward to a long update after a month!  Please pray for our team unity in love, protection and opportunity to be the hands and feet of God, and to have the heart of God for the people that we meet.  So, that's it for now, I'll write more soon!  (and more photos!)