Farthest you can be without turning back

(from last week)

We have decided that we are the furthest away from the home as we can be without starting back the opposite way. Our arrival into Cape Town was hectic... an hour delayed because of fog, lost luggage, a nonworking cell phone and our ride nowhere in sight. Being the big girls that we are, we figured it all out and mananged to get to the centre without any trouble at all (Don't worry parents... we bought a new sim card, called our ride and he was at the airport 10 minutes after we talked to him to take us on our way. And Sara's bag arrived safely at the centre the next morning).

It was great to meet the staff we have been emailing with for the last 6 months. Everyone who works and lives at the centre has a lot of energy and was really excited for our arrival.

We spent our first day handing out food in Khayelitsha, the township that LCW serves. The pastor of the church LCW is connected with just drives up and down the streets honking his horn and little children pop out from every which way and come running with their empty plastic bags eager to fill them with the fresh fruit and veg in the back of the truck. We found such joy dividing the food among the masses. At least for a while, we know that these children and their families will not go hungry. And we will be back every Thursday that we are here to repeat the process and fill their sacks.

I take food for granted. I have never had to worry about not having enough to eat. I usually have too much to eat and can't make decisions on what I most want to have for a meal. I have come to realize that for some of the world, food is a scarcity. Be thankful for what God has provided for you, big or small.