Fruit salad, pecan nuts and Mercy Air.

This morning we headed off to 2 different churches to worship. Then after much cake and coffee, eggy bread and fried bananas at Zannas, we decided to go on foot across to the shops, demonstrating the 'fruit salad' ( multi-cultural/racial ) team we are, to locals - who just stare to see such a mixed group. Between us we can greet people in Zulu, Tswana, Siswati, Xhosa, Sotu, Afrikaans, English....and several other languages- so it's great fun to surprise people by thanking them or greeting them in their own language. Some of us can name at least some of the African animals in Tswana now and we all join in singing - sometimes doing the same song repeatedly, but with verses in different languages.You just gotta do it!!

We then had a wander around some upmarket shops and arts places.  It seems a bit surreal to see paintings selling at 39,000ZAR when people down the road live in 1-room shacks. Again it is this massive discrepancy which is hardest to fathom and deal with.

Later we went off to the Mercy Air HQ. Paul & Cathy are doing an amazing job in so many ways. There is much to mull- there is so much potential here for bringing teams out and encouraging these guys who enable such inspiring projects to happen and keep going. The farm is beautiful and it felt in one way like a little oasis as we took photos of the tropical flowers and gathered pecan nuts.But most importantly the passion to see transformation in disadvantaged communities just shines out..what an example... to give up the comfortable for the unpredictable...

This evening back at base we are all sitting around like one big family, chatting, reading,blogging, playing, praying...what an amazing team - thanks you guys x