I'm writing this while on the flight to Malawi:
So we bypassed Friday! It's over. The stay in the hotel last night in South Africa was wonderful. There were beds, warm showers, even a TV! Sara and I woke up early so we walked around the hotel. The Emerald Guest house was the name. I think my sheets were dirty but I didn't care. I was astounded by how cold it got. In Celsius it was single digits - whatever that means. We were delighted by the sounds of cooing birds and the delicious smells of breakfast floating through the crisp morning air. The milk was in glass bottles. I think it may have been whole because it looked really thick.
After our continental breakfast we headed to the airport by 7:30 for our 10 a.m. flight. We were in a few long lines for bag checks and customs. We made it in the nick of time to ride the shuttle to our plane after we stopped for water. I got change back in the airport in money that had Nelson Mandela's face on it. They're called Rands.
We boarded our flight and we're about to take off. In rows of three we are all the way in the back. I'm glad I got a window seat and I'm glad we were on a bigger plane when we had our 17 hour flight to Johannesburg yesterday.
My family wrote me notes to read on each day of the trip. After reading today's and yesterday's notes I've decided that the theme for today is love. My dad suggested I read 1 Corinthians 13. Today (and the whole trip) is full of unknowns. So even though I don't know what to expect, where we are going, who we'll meet, I will go simply with love.
Joel 2:13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
We'll be in Malawi by noon!
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