Welcome to Africa

It has been a very long, but very adventurous day. But after it all, we are in South Africa with the most awesome people. The flight to Atlanta was long, and the flight to South Africa was longer. As soon as we met up with the territorial youth secretary, we headed out to where we would be living for the next six weeks. We pulled up to the driveway and were met with open arms by the mission team that is here for the year. Although it is cold, it is going to be awesome. Tomorrow we will be going over what we will be doing while we are here.
Dinner and fellowship was great. Everyone was laughing and talking and enjoying themselves. I am still struggling to remember everyones names, but I will say they are cool.
I had my ideas of what Africa would be like and this experience so far has surpassed that. It is a big city, lots of people, lots of cars, and lots of stuff going on. So, from what I have seen so far, it is going to be a busy summer. Nick and I played pool with some of the guys, (Mali, Uncle, and Peter) and had a good time talking about life in Africa and life in the United States.
Today I read from Isaiah 47-49 and it taught me about humility, love, and mercy. One of my prayers is to experience those things, and I feel I have felt some already.