Today we got pulled over by the cops, (really, he just waved us off the road because it was a woman driving a van of girls and a guy.) And he wanted to give a spot fine. (Which means money in his pocket) He threatened R1000 (which is about $120 US) but we talked him down to a bag of our peanuts.

Last week one of the ladies got waved over by a lady cop, who yelled a bunch, and then got the driver to go behind the koombie (minivan) and talk to her. It was then "If you go to the store there and get me a cold drink, I'll let you go."

Hello, everybody! I'm fine, my team is fine, Things are peachy, we're starting to get the guts to share everything that got reveals to us, and now all we talk about is that. It's sweet, and I feel like our team is glowing.

I'm buying a phone card today! It should last 12 minutes. Yay!

I will probably fly to india for a month over christmas instead of staying in South Africa in Cpe town or Kersluie. So pray that works out. Flights are cheap here, you can fly across SA for like $120 US. The India round trip should work out about $700 US. I'm going to check out an orpanage that a bunch opf my friends and leaders started there. Sonds like a cool place, and they're always telling me how the kids are better there.

The other day we bought a cow, took it to a squatter camp church, which is about the size of a living room, slaughtered it all over the floor, had a huge party eating it with kids and some sqatters, then put about 200  people in the room to dance to some battery powerd speaker music. The kids here are incredible. They have rhythm, they have moves, they outdance the "Misungoos" (whites) by the time they're 3 years old. Kids here automaticlayy dance when they walk past a radio. Its awesome and addicting.

I'll tell you a dangerous prayer here. "God Prepare the hearts of teh people ahead of us." People in townships will run to you pleading for the gospel when you say that prayer, and when you give it, you give it with yourself, and try to pour into the people. It's a prayer that makes you go to bed really really tired. But happy.

The water works 2 thirds of the time, and the power works 5 sixths of the time.
Right now the power is going out periodically every afternoon.

It turns out this is bacuase the power company is saying that with the rainy season, people are  using to much electricity, so they're cutting out the power periodically from jophannesburg to pretoria to punish us. 

     Yesterday I held went to my first orphanage. It seemed so typically Missionary ('miss' is the term for when feel bad about stealing pictures of us with black babies and send them home.) So as the team saying goes, it was "so miss." (mish)

The ladies in the place often don't care about the babis at all. they play rap music and gossip while the kids beat eachother and cry. So when volunteers come in, they just ignore us. I spent a lot of time with this boy called Abriel (with a rolling R) who was two, but he couldn't speak a word, or walk. they have no concern over teaching the kids to walk.

I watched the care taker take a crying baby, push him forcefully onto the couch, and then yell at him. He was probably 10 pounds?
It's weird to see these tiny babies with full sets of teeth. One baby is 4 months old, but weighs 6 pounds. She fits in your hand, I think she's almost into the AIDS C4 count.

And this is one of the good daycares? They call them "cresh" here.
When I was in Swaziland, it was weird to see a market full of people, and think, "of 100 people, in 5 years, 60 of them will be dead."

That's the sort of stuff that hasn't