If only Mondays were always this good!

Monday went very smoothly. In the morning we visited each of the of the Living Hope locations: Capri, Masiphumelele, Ocean View and Muizenberg. We met with some of the L.H. staff (much enlarged since last year) at Capri, and toured the hospice. It was exciting to see the exterior bursting with gorgeous landscaping (in those flowerbeds we helped form and the hillside plantings we did in 2004) and the interior complete with beds and furniture. The hospice has patients, though it is not full at the moment.

Also at Capri, I sat in with a meeting between the fulltime Children’s Club teachers at Masi and (starting next week) Ocean View, and our own Leigh Ann and Danielle (the latter playing “Aaron” to hoarse Leigh Ann’s “Moses”) . I was so impressed with the time and work these ladies had put into preparing lesson plans and gathering resources to present to the Cape Town teachers to use in the following months. The teachers were also impressed and appreciative.

After quick visits to Masi and Ocean View (the latter now furnished and operational), we joined the staff and “clients” of the homeless center at Muizenberg for lunch, and had a quick tour.

Avril, wife of Pastor John Thomas, has shifted her focus of responsibility to the shelter, but I know she still has a heart for the radio station outreach, especially music. She asked if I would be involved with the Music Forum this Thursday, and help lead a discussion of songwriting. This is something I had offered to do but hadn’t known for sure that I would do, so pray for my preparation for that in the next couple of days (and my slight cough, while you’re at it).

Children’s Club went very well. We led about 25 kids in games, music and a craft (I discovered a future pro “braider” in a little girl named Buhe!).

We have been given a fantastic opportunity (an answer to Danielle’s prayers) to go into a public school, in Ocean View, and share. We have 15-20 minutes with a large assembly of students on Wed. morning, with NO restrictions on content. Hmmm, what to talk about…..!

Other teams (construction, crafts, computer) were good, and dinner was as lively as ever.

After dinner Liz Clark and a few of the team went to Masi to teach a group of about 30 on stewardship. Reports were glowing, both for Sue’s skills and for the response.