Muizenberg!

I don't even know where to begin.

Words can't describe the feelings and emotions I've got going on inside me. It's pretty much a ''shock and awe'' experience right now. God is so good, that doesn't even begin to cover it though.

I arrived in Muizenberg 3 1/2 days ago. The base is just a few blocks from False Bay on the Western Cape of South Africa. False Bay leads directly to the Indian Ocean and is home to the one of the worlds largest populations of Great White Sharks. Normally I wouldn't post volatile information like this, but my Mom already found out about the sharks and made me promise to not go into the water unless I was firmly tied to a rope with at least 3 other people on the other end. Even then she asked that I don't go in past my ankles. I told her I don't like swimming and left it at that.

So, because of the ocean, there's sand everywhere. Most of the buildings are made of brick, stone, or cement. English is spoken everywhere along with Afrikaans and numerous other languages. Among the DTS (Discpleship Training School) students, less than half speak English as their first language. The diversity is incredible. The accents, languages, colors, and customs all blend together to make this amazing conglomerate of what a true melting pot looks like. There's no racism, only a desire to love others while spreading the news of Jesus.

We began school today. It was orientation, which wasn't too strenuous, but it's the beginning of something bigger than any of us. God is clearly in the blueprints for bringing everybody together in Muizenberg. There's 25 students here, with another 4 planning to join us before the weekend. The countries people call home include America, Canada, Germany, Madagascar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Zimbabwe. God has drawn representatives together from the Nations to reach the Nations. We'll be spending the next 3 months learning and growing with each other before packing our bags and heading out together to respond to the Great Commission.

On another note. I was eating dinner with some people from the base today and got into a discussion with a girl who not only spent a lot of time in my hometown, her best friend was a former employee at Wolf Mountain Camp. It's a small world after all.....

I think this might turn out to be a good year.