Hello! I'm sitting writing this in 27 degree heat! :D
It was school holidays this week so many of our school ministries were not on. Immanuel Ministries was one of the projects that continued during the holidays. We took the children that usually go to club after feeding to the beach at Leisure Island on Monday. This was with children aged 10-13. It was so amazing to see how excited they were! Most of them don't have showers and had never been to the beach before. While there, we also played group games and had a sandcastle competition. I loved seeing how hard they worked and how much effort they out into their beautiful masterpieces!
The weather was not that nice for when we were meant to take the younger children to the beach so instead there were games at the Immanuel Ministries building. After this was the feeding at IM. Frans, a dutch man who founded IM, took us round the township with the leftovers to feed them to the dogs, cats & chickens. The stories which he told me about some of the situations there were heartbreaking.
This weekend I had potjie - a South African casserole-type dish of chicken, potatoes & vegetables cooked over a fire in a black cauldron! Very nice! On Sunday we went to a coloured church in the township which speaks Afrikaans. It was exactly what I expected it to be - lots of singing & dancing. The worship at the start lasted over an hour! I really enjoyed it but dont think I could go every week as I only understood the odd word that was said in English. We then went to the beach at Buffels Bay which was so beautiful & we managed to catch the start of the sunset too!
For those country bumpkins, I've seen some of the "township big 5." I couldnt believe it when I saw cows just dandering around all over the road! Apparently they know where their home is and they go back every night. I never seem to have my camera or phone near me when I see them but I'll get some photos of them soon!
Much love from Knysna xxx
It was school holidays this week so many of our school ministries were not on. Immanuel Ministries was one of the projects that continued during the holidays. We took the children that usually go to club after feeding to the beach at Leisure Island on Monday. This was with children aged 10-13. It was so amazing to see how excited they were! Most of them don't have showers and had never been to the beach before. While there, we also played group games and had a sandcastle competition. I loved seeing how hard they worked and how much effort they out into their beautiful masterpieces!
The weather was not that nice for when we were meant to take the younger children to the beach so instead there were games at the Immanuel Ministries building. After this was the feeding at IM. Frans, a dutch man who founded IM, took us round the township with the leftovers to feed them to the dogs, cats & chickens. The stories which he told me about some of the situations there were heartbreaking.
This weekend I had potjie - a South African casserole-type dish of chicken, potatoes & vegetables cooked over a fire in a black cauldron! Very nice! On Sunday we went to a coloured church in the township which speaks Afrikaans. It was exactly what I expected it to be - lots of singing & dancing. The worship at the start lasted over an hour! I really enjoyed it but dont think I could go every week as I only understood the odd word that was said in English. We then went to the beach at Buffels Bay which was so beautiful & we managed to catch the start of the sunset too!
For those country bumpkins, I've seen some of the "township big 5." I couldnt believe it when I saw cows just dandering around all over the road! Apparently they know where their home is and they go back every night. I never seem to have my camera or phone near me when I see them but I'll get some photos of them soon!
Much love from Knysna xxx
