On Jennings' departure and Endurance

Looking over Tokai/Indian ocean from Nordhoek!

 A snail shell trail on the beach!

 Testing the coldd waters

Today we sent Jennings off to America after a day of touring and driving and messing around on the beach! The Trout's have done such a wonderful job giving us a wide view of Cape Town- I don't think any of us has seen such beauty crammed into 3 weeks! We were so sad to see Jennings go but had a good day of laughter and play to close on a positive note. The Trouts can't wait to see him back here, I'm sure- and Sofie and Emily will miss their third travel buddy greatly! See you soon, Jennings!

This evening Sofie and Emily went to a "connect" group, a sort of bible study that is a smaller branch of the Hillsong church here. We talked about the story of Jairus and the woman touching Jesus' robes in Luke chapter 8 and how waiting for miracles can be done in a God-like way in patience and trust that our hopes will be fulfilled according to His will. The journey of a miracle may have hold-ups, delays, obstacles, and seemingly dead- ends but ultimately Jesus has heard us from the start and gives us what we need when we need it. We all have the ability of endless endurance if only we are to trust that God has our bests interests in mind and gives us the strength we need to be at the places in our life that prove tumultuous or troubling. The ultimate message of the day : Don't give up!