Alright, I'm back and ready to dive right into what we did today. What did we do today? Oh yeah. We went and hiked around the Cape of good Hope which was absospiffinlutely amazing! For those of you who didn't know this is the southernmost tip of the African continent! The surf was huge and i wish i would have had a surfboard even though it was freezing cold. Anyway, I did a little cliff climbing in honor of Ben Troop (hey man) which was sweet. We also saw a baboon which pretty much charged our bus--it was epic. There were also wild ostriches and peacocks runnin' around. Then we drove to Simonstown where we saw penguins just walkin' around. I had a pretty in depth conversation with one. Anyway, after that we drove back to our place where the majority of my friends crashed for a nap and I, being the diligent student i am, decided to write a paper, although what i really did was just stared at a piece of paper with a very peculiar black expression ornamenting my face. And now, everyone who has taken a nap has a good start on their paper (except kali of course) while i have not started mine. So much for being a diligent student. Thats overrated anyways :)
What do you do when you have a young boy literally hanging on your arms begging for money so he can buy some food? Do you give him some? do you give him all? Do you give him nothing, knowing that this particular boy probably is not really using on food? What would Christ have me do? I can not help everyone, i don't have enough. but surely that does not mean i can help no one. Lord give me your heart. What would you do? What do you do?
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Hey Josh,
I wrestled with similar frustrations in Cambodia. There were always dozens of little kids selling odds and ends on the street. I remember that our guide, Radha, would occasionally buy one thing from every child. I think what impressed me most was not that he gave them all money, but that he showed love to all of them. I would just encourage you that even if you can't afford to feed their stomachs, you can always afford to feed their souls with conversation, a hug, or just a smile. I'll be praying for you man.
God bless,
Michael
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