Second to None

Hello again everyone. I just finished my last day in Cape Town. My flight is leaving tomorrow at noon. I will be home on Monday. It feels so weird to finally be leaving. It is so weird to think back to my first day here in S.A. I felt like a mouse lost in a complex maze. I had no idea where I was and much of what was expected of me. I was nervous about how my ministry would play out here and how the people I would be living and working with would accept me. Now, I feel as though I am leaving a little part of myself here in South Africa, especially in Ocean View and Living Grace. I am no longer scared to drive around this foreign city on the "wrong" side of the road. I now know where many things are around here and have experienced so much more than I could have hoped for coming here. I feel at complete ease here. I will never forget many of the people I have met here and I love to think about how God will use their lives and their ministry in the future. I can easily say that this summer has been the most memorable in my life for multiple reasons. The scenery here is second to none, by far the most beautiful place I have ever been. The people and kids I have worked with, played soccer with, ministered to, and been ministered by were such a blessing and I couldn't be more thankful for the relationships that I have been involved in.

I am so thankful to those of you who have continually kept me in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you so much to those of you who gave financially to this trip. Your support means more to me than I could ever express in a few sentences. I thank the Lord for His support of my ministry here through you all and through those I have met here.

Well, like I said before, my plane leaves tomorrow so I think I'll do some reading and a little reflection over the past 2 1/2 months I've been here, then head to bed. I plan on writing more about what I have done and learned while here during the plane ride tomorrow.

Thanks once again for all of your help, prayer, and support.

Love,

Josh