Greetings everyone!
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s!
Just a short note today to say hi and to let you know that, though we camped near them, I didn’t get eaten by hippos or crocodiles up north in Botswana. That short trip was quite exciting and had some memorable times, but I’ll share the details later.
Now the focus is another trip—leaving tomorrow at 6am for Youth for Christ’s annual Youth Week camp in South Africa! I’ve been one of the two main organizers of the Botswana contingent of campers (it brings together close to 800 youth from across southern Africa). Right now I’m printing off the final list of campers who will board the chartered bus tomorrow at 7:00am and ride down to Magaliesburg, South Africa. Dealing with administration (advertising, registration, deposits, final payments, permission slips, etc) of 74 people is not exactly my highest joy in life, but I’m thankful it’s almost over and I can just enjoy the camp with the youth.
Today we had a meeting at the YFC centre in Gaborone for those attending the camp. We did some icebreaker games to get to know each other and then learned a “war cry” cheer/dance that we will use for team spirit in the sport competitions against the other contingents. It was TONS of fun! So I’m excited for a great week! Everyone is pumped to go! The theme this year is Superheroes and each contingent is supposed to pick a superhero as their mascot or team name…so we chose Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Epic! That was one of my favorite shows as a kid, and apparently most all the Batswana kids grew up watching it on TV as well…or they show reruns now or something. Cowabunga dude!
I’m also excited to serve as one of the cabin leaders to lead discussions/prayer in our cabin. Please pray that the Lord works mightily in the hearts of the youth, as well as the leaders, so that we all come away from this week refreshed and deeper in love with Christ.
Alright, time to go finish packing.
Blessings this New Year!!
~Em
HUGE P.S. – Tumelo gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Christmas day! She had been hoping for a Christmas baby, and she indeed was blessed with a little gift from above!
