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WOW! So ummmmm the spiders here are HUGE!!! just wanted to tell you as i was trying to sleep last night that i heard this very loud weird nibbling sound...hahah so i went to turn on my bedroom light and BOOM! right there in on my floor was this GIGANTIC MASSIVE rain spider! probably about the size of my hand spread out! AH man i screamed for 10 minutes in my pillow so i wouldn't wake up the rest of the family that i'm staying with. After standing on my bed for about an hour i finally got the nerve to run to the kitchen with a pillow and my blanket and ended up staying the night right there, all bundled up on the floor!
I thought I was afraid of Canadian Spiders but their honkers are so much more terrifying! Bad news is that in South Africa every house has alarm systems and whatnot so the only place i could go to without setting of the whole house was the kitchen or the bathroom, so that was my night last night :) Anyways just thought i would share that little story! I also got really badly burnt yesterday but i'll take a burn over frost bite anyday...don't wanna rub it in too much tho lol Hope your all doing well! XO Han
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I'M HERE!!!!!!
thank you for all your prayers and encouragement's! I'm so blessed to be able to stay with some amazing family friends until i start my program. The plane rides were very long but after 2 days i made it in once piece :) There was 30 minutes of bad turbulence...thought i was gonna die...but whoa hoooooo all is good! the last 2 nights i have finally slept till 5 am so thats a good step in the right direction. The food and markets and absolutely everything is so cool to experience, although theres so much to learn about safety and what to do and what not to do. South Africa is extremely different then Canada but i'm quickly catching on. I'm also been attempting to learn the language here...hahahah its not as easy as you think! i've learned 4 words! taking things slowly and introducing one new word a day and saying it over and over and also saying it to random strangers to see if they understand and if i'm saying it properly! Today at church I went to the Elliott's (the family i'm staying with) and it is VERY different then Faith Baptist! I even had to wear a scarf over my head! it was so awesome to experience another form of worship. There were about 50 people, give or take, and it consisted of men only standing whenever they felt led by the Holy Spirit to share a thought or have the congregation follow in a hymn. I must admit that I love having a band to sing along to...but this was a very interesting, spiritually awakening day. I've been spoiled greatly and have seen so much already! Heres a quick picture to look at of Cape town. Just looking at this, seeing the clouds touching the mountain peeks, smelling the fresh air, seeing Gods hand at work is beyond words can explain. I've driven past the projects that I will be working in soon and my heart broke. I am very excited to start my program soon...although I know without a shadow of a doubt that it will be emotionally draining and spiritually changing. But bring it on! I know this is where i am meant to be, i've never felt so much peace and confidence before, and considering the circumstance i'm in, being away from all my family, i know this is Jesus Christ working in and through me. Sorry for the late update, trying to get into the swing of things, but once i start my program i will be updating my blog 2-3 times a week. God bless you all! MISS YOU GREATLY! In Christ, Hannah xo Its exactly 15 days till I leave! crazy eh. I still can't wrap my head around that fact most days. As a lot of you know visas are required to enter a country...bad news is for moi they denied me the first time because they added new documents right there during the "interrogation" interview. I'm back in good ol' Toronto for the next 2 days awaiting my long lost letters proving my volunteer status. Time is ticking, stress is increasing and patience is running low so if your reading this please cross your fingers and send a little prayer up asking that all comes through in time to receive this visa! :)
I keep asking myself why the process is so difficult when i know it's what i'm suppose to be doing with my life. The answer that keeps running through my head is FAITH. F-Fear not A-Amoungst I- Incredibly T- Tough H-Hardships p.s. i totally just made that up in my head! haha that worked out quite well :) anyways... I 100 percent know that God already has everything planned out but it hit me hard a few days ago, like mind blowing! God allows struggles to come into our lives so we can grow and strengthen our relationship with Him, right? If you think about a life with zero difficult, problematic, tough, demanding times then why would we ever need God? think about it a second. God's a smarty pants! He wants his children to come sprinting to Him (yeah sprinting, cause it's faster then running lol), not just when we need Him, but daily...just like a best friend. These past few months have been a huge stretch for me in my faith but i'm so thankful we have such an AMAZING POWERFUL GOD to lean on when tough times come our way! Thank you for everyone who has helped me along so far, whether that's emotionally, physically, finically, and/or prayerfully! I can't do this without you so bless all your cotton socks! |
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