Victory Walk & Table Mountain

Today was certainly an exciting journey. This morning we met at the Athlone Corps to participate in a Victory Walk, where we walked through the surrounding community to talk with people on the streets. Several of us spent time at the local park making balloon animals for the community children, while some of us toured a local hostile where 13 people live crowded into one room. Others of us walked through the community neighborhood and talked with local gang members and children who were playing in the streets. It was a challenging opportunity to stretch beyond our comfort zones and meet new people in their neighborhoods. We were greeted by a people filled with a joyful willingness to share their lives with us. We were then taken to the Claremont Corps to participate in a Corps fundraiser and meet the people of that Corps. We weren't able to get many pictures because it wasn't safe to carry around any valuables, but I'll see if I can find some!

In the late afternoon we were given the opportunity to visit Table Mountain, a beautiful mountain on the peninsula covered in greenery and surrounded by a cobalt blue ocean. It truly is one of the most serene and stunning views I’ve ever seen.





The day brought with it various humorous moments as well – learning to drive on the left side of the road(which caused Dave to do a bit of unintentional “off-roading” and Harold to make a few of us to fall off our seats), unguided sight-seeing tours(a.k.a. – being lost), and lost room keys(though we later found Judy had them the whole time).

Tomorrow we’ll be dividing up the group and participating in the Sunday Services at several Corps. More updates to come!