If you have never had the opportunity to take a trip for 20-hours on a various airplanes, it will be difficult to truly know some of the idiosyncrasies of international travel. It's exciting and fun and eye-opening, and at the same time it's tiring, and uncomfortable (in more ways that one) and personal space isn't the same in all cultures.
Nonetheless, the seven of us arrived on the same flight into Johannesburg International Airport, and were greeted by Pastor Julius - we were all so happy to see him! We rented our 9 passenger van driven by the international-driving-left-side-of-the-road-expert, Keith Matney and his trusty navigator stay-to-the-left-watch-for-humans-in-the-road, Steve Waller. We safely made our way to the beautiful Oppihoek Guesthouse in Pretoria.
After our traditional first day lunch at Nando's (a local chicken fast food restaurant) and a quick stop at a men's conference being taught by some pastor friends of Julius (in the mall!), we came back for a shower and some rest.
We have just returned from a fun and delicious dinner with our team, Julius & Cintia, Julius' sister Esther and her son (dad's out of town) and a cousin. One of the great gifts from God is how relationships in His Kingdom often feel like coming home even when the surroundings and people are very different. It has been so wonderful to connect with each other again.
Prayer Requests:
- please pray for one of our suitcases to arrive in the next day. It has glasses in it and should be on a late flight from Heathrow.
- our first Sunday service tomorrow
- for everyone to get good rest and to acclimate to the time zone quickly
Hannah also captured some fun video of the day:
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