THIS IS AFRICA!!!!!

well guys were here we made it and WOW have we been tried,stretched and amazed. There is all so much to share with you all. we laned in South Africa and 16 of our bags were missing!!! I can not tell you how trying this has been for me! anyone who knows me knows i am very particular about my things especially and as selfish and westernized this sounds it is really very hard to be so far from home in a third world country without any of your things except the cloths on your back and the few tolietries i carried on! But wow God has given all of us so much patience and has provided so much for us. I felt like the story in the bible where jesus takes the little boys fivefish and five loafs of bread and feeds an entire  village. Two of the girls go tthere bags and we have been surviving by wearing there cloths and we hav really not gone without! We were told today that we should not expect to get our bags back but just about one hour ago johan the man who founded the foundation were working with bribed the airport workers and oh surprise surpirse there were our bags! WHOA what a relief however it was nice to experience this trying time of being completely dependant on God to provide. I have to admit i was scared half to death! but God is good and faithful and I am fine. THe food is Amazing here i am so excited about that. The weathers nice and the people are so warm and welcoming. Yesterday we went on a surfari OMG so so amazing we saw just about every animal imagained and all within 8 feet or so from the car! My cameras dead we dont have access to converters yet but I will have pictures because we will all share thank goodness for great team members. Anyways i miss you all so much….mom thank thank thank you for insisting i take acaange of clothes in my carry on I love these moments that remind me how much i really do need you! Holly my dear friend I hope you had a wonderful birthday I miss you all so so so so so much and love you all more…please please please keep praying for us we are facing so many trials each day…. we are 9 hours ahead of you and i wont be blogging as much as i thought because we are really busy and really tired but ill be on as much as i can also….check www.sacredthread.org Shawn blogs everyday about what we are doing and what we have done he is much more diligant and has easier access to a computer…..thank yo ufo rthe comments it makes me feel much more connected and loved ha…Hope all is well at home can’t wait to share with you all in person!