Only in South Africa
We have officially been in South Africa for 8 months. This place in now our home! However, there are many things that are different here than our home in the States.
read more →10 common myths about Africa
Okay, this is unusual for us but we would like to share an article with you guys that couldn’t be any clearer if we wrote it ourselves. Anouk Zijlma,of about.com, recently posted this article on the the most common myths about this wonderful continent we are serving on.
read more →Quick look! Staff bonding
Teamwork is something that is absolutely paramount when you are working within a SBS staff. As we are all teaching the same students, grading the same group of assignments and homework, and discipling the same lives through a difficult process; we need to be on the same page.
read more →Quick look! Sharing the love
One of the great parts of our job is that we get opportunities that extend far beyond our own classroom. One that has been particularly rewarding has been a weekly Bible study in Masi with people who have come right off the street, often having no real understanding of the gospel. However, things have changed [...]
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Quick look! Christmas 2011
I know that this is technically a day late, but we just want to wish you all a merry Christmas from Cape Town! It is our hope that this season is treating you all as well as it is us. In the spirit of the season, we just want to express how grateful we are [...]
read more →November in review
The lack of blog posts is not because of our lack of busyness, it is the exact opposite! We have been blessed with a full and eventful life.
read more →Quick look! Xhosa lessons
In an effort to better reach out to the people around us and to better integrate into cultures that surround us, we have begun to take lessons in Xhosa. This is the fourth most common spoken language here in South Africa (out of 11), and is the language spoken in most of the surrounding townships.
read more →Quick look! Table mountain
No matter where you are in Cape Town, there is one thing that unites everyone: the beautiful Table Mountain chain. One look at Table Mountain is enough to cause you to fall in love with the creativity of God. This flat topped mountain is about 2 miles wide, edged out by cliffs and steep trails. [...]
read more →SBS Class Newsletter!
Hello all! As an SBS class, we have decided to start producing a biweekly newsletter to keep family and friends updated on our journey this nine months. The purpose of the newsletter is to update about the class as a whole; this will include the books that we are completing, ministries, prayer requests, and a [...]
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