Hello friends!We've suddenly gotten rather caught up in the whole training thing and have neglected to update here for a few days! On Monday we had a FABULOUS trip down to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. The beauty of God's creation was beyond words! If you ever have a chance to visit South Africa, you MUST go see Cape Point. There's just no way to describe it. Anyhow... Here are a few pictures of some of the "friends" we've met over the past few days. :-)
Penguins (in the wild) at Boulders Beach (on our way down to Cape Point).(Hoping to put up a picture of the other non-flying bird we saw in the wild on Monday... but not currently at a computer that will let me upload more than a few pictures at a time.)
Here we are on the Cape of Good Hope... Pictures of the spectacular views forthcoming.Please continue to pray for us as we begin the real work here. Delegates will be arriving Saturday, so we have a lot of preparation ahead of us yet. All four girls are in different rooms with different roommates (John is obviously also in a different room), and our roommates are from a variety of countries: South Africa, Argentina, Denmark, India (though she's lived in the states for the past five years), and obviously the US - to name a few. There are about 300 stewards from 30 nations - the US has over 100 stewards, South Africa has 85, and then the rest fill in the ranks. :-) We've enjoyed getting to know the Bethlehem Baptist team (John Piper's church) and are avoiding (okay, not really) all the Wheaton people who are serving alongside us. Everyone we've met who is associated with Wheaton LOVES the Rykens. :-) (Can't say I'm surprised!)
Well... Until next time! Blessings to all of you.
-Susanna, for the whole team
This is really nostalgic for me! I visited a friend who lives in Fishhoek, just north of Boulders Beach, and we visited all the sights in the area. I don't know how many people were waiting to have their turn to have their photos taken in front of the Cape of Good Hope sign when you were there, but I had to wait for a whole busload of Japanese tourists to take their individual, large group and small group photos before I slithered in between busloads of tourists.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear your updates & see your pictures, team! Looks like you're having a nice mixture of service & sights. Praying for the transition when the delegates arrive, expecting God to do great things!
ReplyDeleteHi team---let go of any concerns here and receive the relationships the Lord has for you there. Cast your cares on Him because He cares for you....put them in a basket and leave it in your room :-)
ReplyDeleteBTW--there is a picture of your hostel on the internet so we can see where you are.
Praying fervently that the Lord will allow the link up between the Lintons and the Cordles---it is always an extra blessing to have an experience with someone who actually lives there and is not just coming in from elsewhere.
Praying for all of you to have special link ups wherever you find yourselves. Have you met Michael Cassidy yet?
Looking forward to the stories---wonderful blog. Mrs D/Aunt Lois
Your Sunday school class misses you and is praying for you! We think your pictures are beautiful. Can you bring us back a penguin?
ReplyDeleteLove,
The jr. high Sunday school class
Thanks for the pictures!
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for you guys from here at Penn State--looking forward to more updates soon!
-Ben