Rise and fall of Tabo Mbeki
Life after Mbeki
The demise of Dr. Beetroot
Friday, September 26, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Updating is Fun!
Fortunately, my in-laws are quite handy around the house. Andrew came around yesterday to help us install a new chandelier in our dining room. Our apartment is finally rid of the 1980's brass chandelier with those weird "candle" light bulbs that emit no light.
New Couch
Hey Everyone! Daniel and I are thinking of getting a new sofa. We want something firm so that we both can sit on it and in the past, when going to furniture stores havn't seen anything even close to what we want! Yesterday while going through our junk mail I randomly saw these two in the Target catalog. We are undecided but are leaning towards the first one. Let us know what what you think.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
New Pictures
Some new pictures of Beatrice taken last week.
Looking pretty in the garden:
Not particularly pleased with how playing the garden makes her hands dirty.
Looking pretty in the garden:
Not particularly pleased with how playing the garden makes her hands dirty.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Old Pictures
I thought I'd re-live my last trip to Kwasizibantu Mission in South Africa by posting some pictures. I went with my mom in 2005 . It would be fabulous if we could all go one day!
The mission is completely self sufficient and never solicits for money. They grow all their veggies and have chickens and pigs and cows. God has been good to them and a while back they found a fresh water spring on their land. Now they have started a plant and bottle and distribute their own spring water.
I kind of wish they didn't have to kill the piggies but I know they need the food.
The mission is nestled in the hills of Natal. This is at the top of a hill called "die kop" (the head). Making our way up to the Kop, bare-foot children came out of their huts to wave at our little car which groaned and coughed up the dirt path called a road.
The old auditorium that recently burned down. Here you can see it held thousands of children for the youth conference.
I wanted to take this guy home but I think we might have ended up with his entire family, so I settled for giving him chocolates.
This wild horse just wandered up to us one day and started following us around. I think he thought we had food.
The couples who live and work at the mission get to stay in Rondavels like the one below.
They have an AIDS hospice, an orphanage, and a few different schools (the Tabitha adult school where people can get their high school equivalency, a K-12, and a creche called the Tembaluthu play center---ssooooo cute!)
Mission Schools
Who knows what will happen in our lives, but perhaps one day Daniel and I can work there for a year or two. I could work in the school and he would definately find himself to be a valued commodity. They need a lot of technical support running their website and the computers for their radio station. I thought he might like to work in the hot houses with the veggies.
The mission is completely self sufficient and never solicits for money. They grow all their veggies and have chickens and pigs and cows. God has been good to them and a while back they found a fresh water spring on their land. Now they have started a plant and bottle and distribute their own spring water.
I kind of wish they didn't have to kill the piggies but I know they need the food.
The mission is nestled in the hills of Natal. This is at the top of a hill called "die kop" (the head). Making our way up to the Kop, bare-foot children came out of their huts to wave at our little car which groaned and coughed up the dirt path called a road.
The old auditorium that recently burned down. Here you can see it held thousands of children for the youth conference.
I wanted to take this guy home but I think we might have ended up with his entire family, so I settled for giving him chocolates.
This wild horse just wandered up to us one day and started following us around. I think he thought we had food.
The couples who live and work at the mission get to stay in Rondavels like the one below.
They have an AIDS hospice, an orphanage, and a few different schools (the Tabitha adult school where people can get their high school equivalency, a K-12, and a creche called the Tembaluthu play center---ssooooo cute!)
Mission Schools
Who knows what will happen in our lives, but perhaps one day Daniel and I can work there for a year or two. I could work in the school and he would definately find himself to be a valued commodity. They need a lot of technical support running their website and the computers for their radio station. I thought he might like to work in the hot houses with the veggies.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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