My adventures to Capetown started with an overnight bus ride on the Intercape to Windhoek (Nov. 28th - Nov. 29th). I was quite tired but had all day to chill in Windhoek. I did walk around downtown in the afternoon and ate a peaceful lunch.
Tuesday (Nov. 30th) I continued on via plane to Capetown and practically ran to see Carrie and Errol who greeted me with wide open arms.
The next 12 days were a blur. Many days were wedding focused which being the maid of honor meant I became Carrie’s “personal slave” (in her words).
Adventure filled days (not wedding filled days):
One day we went to Cape Agulhas. The southern most tip of Africa where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. It was an incredibly beautiful drive. Two years ago we drove a bit in this area and I was only reminded of how absolutely breath-taking it is!!
Another day we climbed Table Mountain. It is a hard climb but the view from the top is worth every step and the sore muscles for days to come.
One day we went to Thembalitsha. I volunteered with them two years ago (my first time in Cape Town). It was a great afternoon as I was able to visit with a family whom I meet two years ago, Onais and Irene. I will write in a separate article of my thoughts about this time. It was very encouraging to say the least.
Sarah Leckie (my mentor from the U.S.A. who came to photograph Carrie’s wedding) and I went to Camps Bay beach one day. We were planning on having a day off of wedding planning and just chill at the Ocean, but the Lord had different plans. We sat down in a random spot on the beach trying to shoo off the people coming by to sell things (which happens a lot). One man, Mishack, sat down and trying to sell us his paintings. This turned into a two hour conversation were we learned that he was from Malawi but had moved to Cape Town. He was “born again” when he lived in Malawi, but then “fell down” here in Cape Town. Sarah and I tag teamed sharing the gospel with him over those two hours. We shared with him how you need the Holy Spirit living inside you and it seemed like a new revelation to him. Mishack was on the verge of tears at one point and then asked to go to the get a “drink”; we thought he went to cry. The Lord had been working on his heart for he said, and we were not the first people to talk to him about this in the past two weeks. He said that he wanted to straighten out his life and would talk to the Lord. We did not buy his painting, but hopefully he was able to find something greater than money. Please pray that he really does become a new creation in Christ.
After our conversation with Mishack, I was reminded of our need to be faithful in sharing the hope of Christ. Even though I doubt I will ever see Mishack again, just maybe Sarah’s story and my story of the Lord’s faithfulness in our own lives will allow him to see understand Ephesians 3:17-21 better (see below to read verses).
Eph. 3:17-21 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Look forward to details on Dec. 11th 2010.
My 25th birthday/ Carrie & Errol’s wedding in next post…
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