Currently right now we are still in Jbay. I know I said we were really leaving for Lesotho but it seemed like the Lord had other plans for us to stay here. As we were preparing to leave all of the plans seemed to be not coming in line. Our leaders felt at peace that the Lord wanted us to stay in Jbay, and this gave us a chance to stay in our ministries for the next two weeks.
    This week we have been painting the classrooms at Ithemba which has been a really fun project. The color used to be peach and we are working on creating an ocean mural. The ladies are all really excited about the change and I am excited to bless them with the change.
    We also went on a surrender hike yesterday which was really amazing, and God really spoke to me. I was able to reflect on all of the things that God has taught me this year. In order to get up to the mountain you had to climb through thorny bushes. As I started walking through the bush I thought I had chosen a good path, but it seemed to get harder and then end seemed farther. As I stood in the middle of the bush I looked around and felt desperate to get out! Why God did I choose this path. But when I made it through the bush I realized how there is nothing that we can't handle. God can teach us in every situation. Up on that mountain I was able to surrender my past and see how God brought me through it. God has really blessed me this year, and I am so excited for the lessons he is going to teach me.