Feb Snapshots and Sound Bytes

Sound Bytes
“God uses the available person to do his will.”
“It’s not about an individual, it’s about God’s purpose.”
“You will never be successful if you do not have a successor.”
“We should all take turns being servants.”
“You must find a husband here.”
“You cannot leave.” “We love you.”
From John…
“Ï don’t think the situation will be better” in the DRC because the leaders motivation is “to be rich, not to serve people.”
“For them [political leaders], to kill is okay.”
“If you speak your right, the [political leaders’] solution is to cut off your head.”
“Whenever you say your opinion, you are selling yourself, which means that you are risking… and at the end of the day you die.”
“Education is power.”
“Congo is the garden for American people, because they do what they want.”
He thought the solution is to educate people so they know their right, which will give them emancipation from their lack of consciousness. This would change the situation because people would challenge the government for their rights.
Snapshots
1st meeting with Mervyn, my new PACSA advisor
Dropped off my youth group at PACSA
Attended for Umngeni Circuit Youth League Executive Meeting
Started volunteering at PACSA two days per week
Started consistently teaching grades 1-6 weekly
Got World Cup tickets
Watched the Superbowl with five American volunteers
Reached the half-way point of YAGM
Started running in the morning regularly
Started Lenten fast (no junk food or sweets)
Attended the Mpumalanga ELCSA Youth League Revival
Spent four days in Port Elizabeth PE
Memorized the Bible chapters
Sang Siyahamba
President Jacob Zuma gave the State of the Union address
Filled out YAGM and MUD mid-year evaluations