Here we go again....

A surfer at the Jefferies Bay Beach

It is now 6am and we are at Lusaka International Airport and are heading to O.R. Tembo Airport. It is a 2 hour flight, but then we had a four hour stopover. Our flight was very smooth which is great for me! We looked at some of the shops and then had a drink at the Mugg and Bean Coffee Shop. It was great. Now it is time to go to our next flight and we are going to Port Elizabeth. Ummm who stopped praying for us? As we were descending it was very bumpy! Port Elizabeth (P.E. as it is referred too here), is known as the windy city! We are met at the airport by Wynand (pronounced Veinard!). He is a Masters Seminary Graduate and he took us to Jefferies Bay. Hey Denys and Elvira everyone here talks like you! It is really lovely here, but Denys you got us here on false pretences – it is FREEZING and very windy!!! The meeting went really well last night. Today Wynand took us to Wimpy’s for breakfast then the Billabong Factory Shop. We went to see the surf. It was amazing but very cold. Soon we were back at Wynard’s parents flat (where we stayed) and Neil from Port Elizabeth picked us up, to take us to his place. Neil is also a Masters Seminary Graduate. His wife’s name is Nicole. They are lovely and she is expecting a baby. Tonight we are having a meeting with the church that Neil is pasturing. I am sure that will be great. Tomorrow afternoon we leave P.E. and fly back to Joberg then the long flight to Heathrow!! It is about 11 ½ hours.

Wow I still can’t believe that we are now leaving Africa. It has been an amazing experience being here. It has been great to see Samfya Bible School and it’s ministries, to meet Lucy Chama again and renew our friendship, meeting new friends (like Patricia) and also to see all the people and things that Donald has talked about for many years. I still cannot believe that Donald got me to come here to Zambia, however I am grateful to God and to our church for giving me (and Katie) this opportunity. Guess what – it hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be. God has been gracious in allowing us to stay at the Brubacher’s home. It was a great place and we even enjoyed Copper!!! Copper gave us lots of excitement that’s for sure! I still scream at the lizards etc and I am soooo glad that I didn’t actually see any rats! Seeing the country here is just amazing. It is really big. You see land (except for the lake of course) no matter where you look. Sometimes we think that just over the hill will be the sea, but no it is more land!!!

Please pray that as we travel to the UK and to LA that we will be able to be an encouragement to the people we come across and that we will be able to generate interest for Samfya Bible School.

The next time I update the blog will be from London!!!