uhh....wow.

HELLO fellow friends;

so, this past weeks.....we have been in cape town. Stayed at this wonderful place on the hill overlooking the ocean, it was so beautiful. We really acctaully didn't do too too much, we rested and caught up on quite times and sleep haha. mm....the hightlight ministry time was when we did random evengelism in this guy we are staying with, his butchery shop. We played guitar and sang and prayed and talked, and it was quite fun.
We also went to a few orphanages and thigns and we just helped clean up and stuff, didn't do much with the kids acctaully.
The church we went to the 2 weeks in Cape Town was hectic, like, powerful. Its acctaully called, "Power Ministires" and this pastor it like, wow haha, just really in tune with God. Our team got to witness like, miraculous healings and crazy moving of the spirit, and casting out of demons, and it was hectic cool. Like nothing i've ever thought possible even today, or ever thought i could see or experience, and it was a real growing and learning time for all of us, and we were really blessed those weeks acctaully. More details to come when i come back home. :)

Speaking of home, went to Home Affairs today, here in Worcester, (Pronounced; "Voo-Sta") ((Yes wierd, i know)), and got my visa extention!! YES! So I am now offically leaving Africa on the 1st of Augest, 2008. Up for more adventures......but do look forward to the coming home part. :)

So anyhoo, here we are in Worcester, (Vusta, how i want to spell it, haha). We are with this like, African amish type thing, its quite cool haha. Like the whole communitee works for the good of the community thing.

We are working with this boys club, and it really is sad. Like.....these are all young boys....age 8-15 i'd say. Some of them have been involved in gangs, and this phase they recently had with killing cats. And the boys would go around killing animals, they were just violent and angry because of the broken and abusive homes they come from. They are all so ... young...but look so grown up because of what they have been through.
We walk through this town and the little kids are playing with bare feet in broken glass and stuff, and just running looose and crazy, and ... .yaw its sad, but.....ya.

I have been helping out at a pimary school, and the other day we were chatting with the principle about things, and he asked us to make an important phone call for him. He needed to talk to this importatnt guy, but he wanted us to call because we were white, and had an english accent. He went on to tell us how the last time he had white people with him, the people listened to him straight away, where as when he was by himeself, they totally disregarded him. I was so horrified, like what?!?! how can people be so blind and stupid like that??? That colour is still such an issue like that!?! Its horrible.

Oh yes, and this town, Worcester/Vusta, is very segregated. There is a road that divides the town, and the whites are on one side and the colours and blacks on the other, and even the churches find it hard to cross the line. Very sad fact. So another thing is that it is such an important thing, even us white people here just walking in the streets here in the township, (cuz we are staying on the 'non-white' side). It makes a difference, just showing the kids that there is no colour barrier and that we are just the same as them. It makes more of a difference than we know. Esspecially in our team, as our team is a white/black mix, they see us interacting normally and HUGGING even wow, haha, and its just a good small thing that makes a difference, so its good. :)

Well, Its late and bed time, i am tired and sore. Back in Cape Town me and a few girls decided to climb Table Mountain, and me and Tash decided to run down. Run down this like, straight cliff side pretty much...dangerous, but...whatever! haha..so now my legs are like, killing me and i can only sit for so long before i seize up.

Well, miss ya'll, and see you soon enough.

Tierney.

"The Lord works all things together for the good of those who love Him."
-Romans something.