Pretoria Urban Missions Part ONE

25 May 2013

Hi!

Firstly, apologies for not being very present on this blog the last few months.

Alright! So where do we begin? At the start I suppose.

I have just had one of the most eye-opening and emotional weeks of my life. I am not exaggerating. We had urban missions in Pretoria Mon-Fri working with homeless people and prostitutes. I must say that when I first got to the city that I was not 100% prepared. But who CAN be? Our friend aka man of peace was with us. We walked together along the streets where the ladies would stand to find business. Every one that I saw had bruises on her legs. I never understood how you would get a kick out of beating someone up.

Then we walked to a nearby stall famous for good chicken feet and skewers but it was already closed. Fear not, though, the stall next door sold similar things! Chicken feet were R1 each, skewers R5 and chicken wings R5. How on earth do they make profit? But oh my HAT they were good! We sat by the Art Museum monument and chowed. Our friend went to the cornershop and got us a bottle of coke and loaf of unsliced bread. We knawed at chicken feet and threw the bones on the grass for the animals.

After we went to the Union State Building. The view looking down at the city was incredible. Kind of reminded me of Alexandra Palace but more...I don't know the word at this point in time. Anyway, we posed next to a canon, pulled some funny faces and then the girls and I used the gent's. I know. But we couldn't find the ladies'! Ben, Josh and friend looked out for us. Well, guess it's something to tell your grandchildren.

This was only on the first night but it was one that I would remember when I return to the UK. Our friend's a really cool guy also. Praise the Lord that there are people like him who would rise up, take the baton and just run with it. You can see he has a passion for people and hearing their stories. It certainly made me feel encouraged that someone so young would take big risks and fight for social justice. Plus, he's just a normal guy, just like you and me. Anyone can make a difference. You just have to make a choice and stick to it and pray with utmost sincerity that God would bless your path and guide you on the road. Oh. And the nittty gritty things along the way. Maybe I need to do that more.

I'm rambling and it's almost eleven at night. I should be either in bed or studying right now.

Night!