Hello All,
It has been quite awhile since my last update, but I wanted to get you caught up on what's happening. First, for my housing I have moved into yet another new place. My friend Jacques has an apartment in an area called Sea Point that he has welcomed me into stay...for free!! So God has provided for me once again and I'm just grateful to be here. It's a very nice place and quite a contrast from where I was staying in Khayelitsha, but I'm trying to learn to be content in all situations.
I have still been able to spend a lot of time in Khayelitsha and with the youth however. We also just got back from having our youth lead a camp in the Eastern Cape (another province about a 15 hour drive away). It was a 3 day camp full of fun, music, dance, fun, new friends, and sharing Christ's love. Some of our young leaders from Khayelitsha really stepped up and had a profound impact on some of the youth from this rural area called Willowvale. We just returned to Cape Town a couple of days ago and are resting and recovering right now (especially after our lengthened journey back due to a couple car breakdowns).
The middle of September was an exciting time too as my parents came to visit from the States. It was so great to spend time with them and show them around Cape Town. My favorite part was having my family from home meet some of my new family out here and watching them interact. Both my mom and dad were great sports and fit in well with the locals.
Well there are only about two months left until I am scheduled to come home to Colorado for the holidays. Right now Im planning to come back home for the holidays to be with my family and friends, but am uncertain beyond that. I am open to what God wants from me, so I can really use your prayers for direction. Our director from Africa Jam has recently accepted another position in South Korea, so some possibilities of me coming back to Cape Town have opened up, but I have also been considering grad school in the U.S. So please pray for me to hear God clearly in what's after December. Thanks for all your support, I am so grateful for all of you. Peace
Ryan
PS - Ive posted some pics on this site in the album "Cape Town 2nd Half". http://picasaweb.google.com/decookr
Saturday, October 4, 2008
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