Second Retreat

At the end of February, I was able to get together with the others volunteers again. I first met up with some of my girl friends in Pretoria, helping out at a crèche one day, exploring the city and hanging out on the lawns in front of the Union Buildings. Then we traveled to Soweto to meet up with the other girls in MUD4. We spent a lot of time in Joburg, hanging out with new friends, going on the SAB (South African Brewery) tour and walking around some beautiful markets. All of us girls then traveled together to Pietermaritzburg and went ziplining before the boys arrived to start our second retreat. During the retreat we went rafting, went to the Botanical Gardens in PMB, tried bush golfing (miniature golf literally in the bush) and played some kickball. This was also a time in which we were able to sit together and have amazing conversation about the past few months and helpful discussions about the time ahead and the departure date that is quickly sneaking up. On the Sunday before leaving we had the opportunity to attend church at LTI (Lutheran Theological Institute) for the second time, greet new and old friends and hear Brian preach about being a servant-leader.

These times we have together as a group are rare and it has been amazing to see how the last six months have informed and formed us. The next time we’re all together will be our last week in South Africa. Hard to believe.

Here’s me ziplining.