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“I saw stars!” |
The following are exerpts from Amber's missions letter:
We had a 34 hour travel time to Swaziland via London and Johannesburg. The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane was the beautiful red African dirt and a few African birds crossing the street. On the way to Emafini, the resort we stayed at throughout the majority of the trip, I looked out the window of our van and tried to soak in the beauty of the culture, from little babies waving at us as we drove by, to the African women carrying huge baskets on their heads. A lot of things amazed me about the country, and it was hard to believe that I was actually half way around the world in Africa. We kept telling each other, “I can’t believe we’re actually in Africa”, and “hey look, I’m drinking coke in Africa!”
We teamed up with a Youth for Christ group to conduct programs such as “Life Skills” and “Love Matters” in high schools and prisons. We also helped with Vacation Bible School in an orphanage and did community service in the children’s ward in a hospital.
On the last two days before traveling home we stayed at Kruger Park, the largest animal game reserve in South Africa. At Kruger Park we went on a "safari "to see elephants, giraffes, leopards, zebras, monkeys, baboons, lions, hippos, rhinos, and many other amazing animals. One night as I was walking back to our tent at Kruger Park, I looked straight ahead where there were no trees blocking my view, and I saw stars! Stars at eye level? I’ve never seen that before anywhere in the world. I looked up and I saw billions of stars just invading the black sky. The most incredible thing was being able to see the Milky Way. There was no light pollution or smog to prevent us from seeing the beauty of the night sky like at home in the city.
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