KPgoesDurban

so the big day finally came and we departed for Durban.. we left at 6am on Tuesday May 25th and arrived Wed May 26th at 8pm Durban time. It was a very long and exhausting travel so Thursday we just spent the day seeing the church building and downtown.

Friday we started doing some construction on the church and pulling up carpet and tearing down the round stages (you can see them in my previous post on the church) after that we began prepping the upstairs hallway to the kids rooms so we can finish painting soon and we will do more of that tomorrow (Monday). Friday night we went to our first Bible Study and met some of the people who will be starting the church with us. They are all great and loved getting to know Kelly and I.

Saturday we did some more work on the church and then prepared for a Braai we had at the house. Its what they call a grill out here. South African life is obviously very different but its fun learning the culture.

However, another thing is limited internet access for now. It is not like back home where it is so easy to access. So for now my updates may be rare but i promise to post as much and as soon as i can. Thank you for all the prayer and support thus far. It is going to be an exciting year.

this is literally my 3rd attempt to post since the last time i did.. so here it goes..

Ah! The long-awaited post! I’ve been meaning to post for a while now and just haven’t had a big enough time gap to post and really put effort into it. Needless to say, I am now done with college.. minus a transfer credit class on “The Gospels” that I am currently working on. The idea that I am done and can say, “I HAVE a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Biblical Studies,” has really not hit me yet, it probably won’t until I leave for Durban.. or maybe not even til I come back and see the actual diploma.

On another note.. IT IS MAY! This is the month I’ve been waiting for since last August when I found out I was officially moving. Not only is it May, but also the current countdown is 14 days! WOW! I know I am more excited to go then words can explain, but I honestly can say I haven’t fully grasped the idea of it yet. Since I am finally done with the hectic schedule of college, I can get to packing and organizing for my trip.

However, the closer the time comes to leaving some of the excitement turns into nervousness. I don’t think I have fully grasped that I will be gone for a year. Let alone that this is actually the beginning of my life after college. Forever ago I changed the caption box on my facebook to this…

dream vocation: missionary to Africa!

May 25th 2010: achievable!

I had totally forgotten doing that til I just was looking at my profile the other day. It’s so true! This will be my 4^th trip to Africa. Ever since the first one I went on in the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college, I have always had a heart to just go there and live. God put that calling on my life to go and I am following it. I’ve had a lot of people tell me how amazing I am for doing it or how much they admire that I am. In all honesty, I feel more blessed than privileged to do so. Personally, I am still wow’d by the line “missionary to South Africa” under my own name! ..like it amazes me that that is what I get to be. I in no way feel like I have done enough in my short lifetime to gain that title, but I accept it. It gives me the drive to constantly be doing more and wanting to do more to just love and serve others.

I am also really blessed in that I went from needing $14,000 more for my trip just a month and a half ago.. and now I only need $2500 more. I can honestly say that was all God! Many people would make astonished faces and be stunned by the amount, but I decided in the beginning to just give it to Him and knew it would get taken care of just like He has every year. :]