Seasons

Hey friends. It's winter here. I'm dying. Well, I mean, technically we are all dying... I just feel like my death process is accelerated at the moment. The past month has been a bit of a blur. In fact, this whole year is becoming a blur. Lately in the office I've been working on our Social Media and preparing posters and flyers to be printed that help communicate what OM is all about.

On May 18 I went to Pretoria, South Africa with the communications department. It is here where I found fall. Green grass and sunny skies, but lots of leaves on the ground! It was so fun to explore a new place. Pretoria is like the perfect city cut out of a postcard that's actually been well kept up for it's whole life. South Africa is not Africa. It's Europe. It was a blast to be able to visit!

While a lot of fun was involved in this short trip, the main purpose was to get some training in OM communications. We met some of the OM International communication team and got inspired to keep doing what we do. As you can see here, we were freezing in Pretoria as well.

To get there I enjoyed a 16-18 hour bus ride chilling on the top deck of a double decker bus. I had yet another excited land border experience. They're so different from the usual airport immigration lines I have experience passing through. I am falling in love with this land more and more each day.

Last night I got to have a little taste of Chicago and home as the Moody Men's choir performed in my church's sister church. It was good for my soul to see and hear people from not just the US but basically my backyard. I kinda felt like a creepy fan girl wanting to go talk to them afterwards, but it was worth it to hear about their adventures in Africa and to be encouraged by them as I shared about what I am doing here.

Pray:

• I'm freezing. Pray I stall well and my nose stops running.
• Pray for the economy in Zimbabwe.
• Pray for continued opportunities for me to get involved in the community. I can't always find opportunities within OM, but I am praying for boldness to go out and do things on my own as opportunities arise.