Friday, December 19, 2008

Can You Have Syphilis In The Gums?

Just fantastic!

Although certainly Uganda "the pearl of Africa" is =), I must admit that South Africa is definitely close behind! Today the country has once again demonstrated.
We have indeed now free and we use the Time to sleep at a time until early in the morning to watch series or to make just anything.
Today we explored a bit around and drove to Hartbeesport, a place about 15 minutes, where my community is. You take a short time and then feel like in Italy on Lake Garda!

the künstlcihe Reservoir still beautiful!

a small town, total iyllisch, on the one side stand the high mountains, on the other side is the artificial reservoir and the dam. And I just stood and had to marvel at the beautiful Schöfpung!

It's really beautiful and it is very worthwhile to be here =) Unfortunately, the whole area has been privatized (something like Nature Reserve, South Africans do not know) and so could not be to the water, but even the view from the bridge was worth it.

with Simba and Munashe (Team Kids) against a breathtaking backdrop

holiday season also means more: It's braai time! Braai is the Afrikaans word for barbecue and love the people here about everything and everywhere you can see the smoke and groups to sit together. What are we to sit in the heat by the indoor Christmas tree (which it is not here anyway =))? But rather then invite friends and have a nice evening. And it makes really fun and you are often invited.

is first stirred up strong Feuerle =)

Traditionally, there are the Bure Wors, a kind of meat with a spice that is not so much my case .=) Or, of course, huge pieces of meat and spare ribs, for the I already have more then ... the Bure Wors (or should I rather say worm? =))

For us there but also outside of the holiday fun and sometimes we come to stupid ideas, as evidenced by the following photos ...=)


Denise and Manuel at our Christmas party

When it is hot, you have to provide remedial and cucumbers do just great!

Welcome to the crazy farm!

We were at a wedding and Pieter has waited too long for the food, he took the stuff that's there ...=)

We also have Santa Claus (or even Santa Denise =))

So, now I will continue to chill, have fun in cold Germany, and his jealous ...=)

Saturday, December 13, 2008

How Is International Colour Chart Used

A week full of VIPs

The whole last week was of little sleep, marked a lot of action and a full site, we had our kids camp and about 30 kids were there. Just the organization was legally African: We have veteilt the invitations in our clubs and schools, but ultimately we did not know how many children are actually for now, no one had previously signed.

The VIPs, a cool band!
was
So then pray and hope on Monday and announced, as were the kids, and ultimately were the 30 really ne good group. Our theme was all VIP Very Important Persons. In the morning we always had biblelesson one where we had a Bible story and then have transferred into the lives of kids. It was really interesting how important kids are in the Bible, such as Josiah and Rhoda!
day we had different program points. Since it is summer, yes, we wanted to inaugurate our new pool. If it would give him for .=) The builders were too late so there was no pool. To cool the kids in the heat won something, we have come up spontaneously a few water features, like a big water slide or just ne simple water fight. And the kids loved it. The heads were always full and we were here on a regular basis as the first wet ...=)

the water slide at all was popular!

highlights were firstly, the workshops on Wednesday afternoon. We have made various things together. I have painted with some kids our old bus, which was really a lot of fun! Others have ne hammock constructed, baked or crafted musical instruments. They were really creative, and our praise then very colorful!

our bus painted

A ground game may be missing and we never large area also lends itself naturally. The kids spent the whole afternoon on the road and had to find different pieces, they found me, the poor victims of abduction .=)
Yesterday was our final evening, and we had a concert. The groups and individual people have prepared and what we could only marvel at what was there all! Songs and poems, and dances and plays awesome ...-!

was general, it really a blessed time and I have it very much. I was surprised to full, how open the kids were and I could have good conversations. We have also seen time and again how the devil uses the children to disrupt our work, that's really scary! Pray that the kids come home changed anyway!
We slept in them and that was an adventure: it was too little space and so have the kids more than I slept on my side ... And of course they find long hair (the hair is not art) really great. Thus städnig us rumfrisiert or just touched was really funny!

geschlaucht Nevertheless, quite a week and I need time alone. In addition I have now sufficiently Opportunity, there are summer holidays and we have free until 19 January. I will go and work up all that are left, and then drive to Durban to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve on the beach ...=)

Best wishes to the snowy Germany (it has the way, 29 ° C =))!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Speeches On Students Farewell Party

Unbelievable but true!

After two weeks without Internet (our modem was broken), I found finally the time to tell you something. And there are a lot of good news.

I have moved! We have it all so no longer considered possible, that we take in this year into the wood house, but you should just never say never. As our Manager came and said, this afternoon we could pack our bags, we could not believe it and now I have to always see if it's true. Yesterday we have taken over all the things from the gallery (it has already accumulated a lot) and now I'm busy on granting. This is fun! And I enjoy scary time to have a door, a closed space, just what their own .=)

my room (part of)

The rest of the house is not finished yet, it still lacks a table in the kitchen, so we eat out, often by candlelight, is sometimes beautiful. In the bathroom, still lacks running water, but after we waited so long now, that's no problem .=) And we still have no door, so the house is so open. I can finish my room but in the rest we have to just trust that it will not disappear.

our kitchen (the table is still)

Especially, we are just happy and can still take it. We still have to finish some or find out yet, but it's fun and we befriend us more and more with "our" house. Next week we will make a great housewarming party when hopefully everything ready is.

In recent weeks it very stressful, because it is just before the summer holidays (which start next week), but there are also many great things:
- Last week we were with the whole team at the concert by Hillsong United . Who have just a tour of South Africa behind and the last stop was Pretoria. It was really a great opportunity, because the maps in Europe are still very expensive and you had to pay almost nothing here. I had thought that it is in a hall, but when we arrived we had to first run a bit and it looked suspiciously like a rugby field .=) At the end it was was great on the grass and the atmosphere. The music was good (of course) and it was just a cool thing to pray with several 1000 people from different countries and backgrounds God! The main theme was love and mission, there was a very appealing sermon and a few good impulses.

great atmosphere at the concert

- Worship in a somewhat smaller scale, I'm going to have more personal. God has made it possible for me in the community where I go, can play in a worship team. The people are really nice and fun to make music with them. Today I first played with them in worship and it was a very blessed time. I am God truly grateful for this opportunity!
- I owe you still a report on Durban: Anyone with WEC in use, must make an orientation course. He's always in the main body of the WEC South Africa, precisely in Durban. They have seminars on culture, but also team life and spiritual growth. I've enjoyed the time and could learn a lot. We did fill up but a lot of time to relax and recharge. The city lies on the sea, we were often on the beach or pool. The landscape is beautiful and you really can only marvel at so many things! The people there are so nice and took good care of us. I could really fill up again and get away from work and the stress that often prevails here. Otherwise

I sweat here quite nicely, as you sit in front of the heater rather .=) So I'll probably jump right into the pool again ...
you a blessed new week!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Flu Gallbladder Attack

images from Durban

Here are some pictures of Durban, where I've spent the last 2 weeks. Assignment of a report follows. Only this: It was heavenly!


Already on the way we see a breathtaking landscape, so different in the north


The beach at Durban's skyline in the background


Footprints that the meter-high Waves but quickly blurred


sunset on the beach


The beach is really beautiful, unfortunately the weather has played not always
but that did not stop us from! =)


With Judah, the child of the Trek director, Ruth and Joshua
a little shaver, the one to love them! =)


men (in Jörg this case) in the kitchen, everyone had to do tasks such as
ne WG huge and very funny!


with my "spare Mama" Ruth-a great love!


photo shoot in the Japanese garden-I am extremly happy
and blessed!