Ahhhh Weddings!

Well I have been back in Mozambique for a week now from my quick trip home for my friend's wedding. I had such a great time. I'm so glad that I was able to be there. And to my surprise there was lots for a bridesmaid to do a week before the wedding. It was great to be a part of such a special day for such a special friend. It was great to see all her planning come together to create such a beautiful day. The only problem was that it was too short. It all went so fast. I thought I would post a picture of Sharon just so you can all enjoy the beautiful bride.

So I thought I would be coming back to train and turn things over to who ever would be replacing me but it looks like things will be turning out a bit differently. I am still planning on joining my parents and a team of people in Liberia on March 23 but then on April 6th I will be returning to Mozambique for another month. (The other picture is of some of the great kids in Liberia that I get to go and see again soon!) They are having a hard time finding someone qualified to come and replace me. So instead of trying to rush and do everything before I leave I will be returning to hand things over properly. I was very thankful for this news because after investing the last year of my life into this, I would hate to not hand things over right.

'What's next?' is the big question that everyone is asking me. My African friends are having the hardest time understanding that I am leaving one job without another to go to. Jobs are not as abundant for them as they are for me. But I am very thankful for them becuase even though they don't understand they still support me and pray for me in this next step. I really have no idea what is next. It's kind of strange that nothing is standing out to me yet. Usually you have some options but there is one or two that are more possible than others. But as of yet I have very little direction. God has never let me down yet so I know that once again He will be faithful and place me in the job and country that He wants me in. Some of my options are to stay here but in a different role, to take a job in Indonesia or Sudan, go back to Canada and go back to school, or actually settle down a bit and get a regular job and buy a house. Or the answer could be behind lucky door number three - the great unknown.

So that's the update on me. I'm having a hard time figuring out what country I am in at what time and I think I may have permanant jet lag but really loving life. What is better than the constant adventure of travelling, seeing new places, meeting new people and never knowing what is going to happen next.

Well I Guess It's Not All Work

One of the nice perks of living in Mozambique is that South Africa is only a few hours away. It is a little strange to drive only three hours and it feels like I could be back in Canada with it's coffee shops, malls, movie theaters, and relativly normal driving.

This past weekend I had to take the Canadian interns across the border so they could renew their visa's. So we decided to make a weekend of it and enjoy the animals in Kruger National Park. It's an odd feeling to drive down a highway just as I would in Canada and then turn through some gates and literally run into an elephant. It's great to see these animals that I have only seen in a zoo in their natural habitat. They could care less about all these little cars driving by and human heads poking out the windows to take pictures or to stare. I think they are checking us out as much as we like to watch them.

At moments you realize as you drive past a lion or as a elephant walks past your little Kia how fragile we humans are. These huge animals just make me wonder once again what God was thinking when he created them. We were very lucky to see almost all of the 'big five'. The only one that we missed was the leopard. I even got to see my first white rino.

Even though I drove for about 8 hours a day it was a very relaxing weekend and thoughly enjoyed. Enjoy the pictures and if you want to hear the story of pulling one of the interns back into the car while we were three meters away from a lion you will have to ask me in person, it's a rather funny story.

I'm out of here in 7 days for my dear friend Sharon's wedding so it will be another short visit to Canada for me. See you soon!