Our New Home

On line again but from the Hotel at the end of our apartment block!
Where are all the messages from my followers I cry! We went on line expectantly and there was only one message. Only one! Mind you, that one was a minor miracle as it was from Ruth Tate, who will be going cartwheels now as her message tells you!!
Come on you people, please write comments to us. They will appear as e mails and we then can read and publish them so it doesn’t matter which blog you comment on!
Into our second week now and settled in well. Bible School is amazing; there is so much to take in and we keep nudging each other and nodding at each other throughout the classes! We have classes on The Book of Acts, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Church Management (VERY interesting!), Meditation and Revelation, Samuel, Saul and David, Colossians, 1, 2, and 3 John and Cults, Religions and Contemporary Errors. Each session lasts 45 minutes and there are 2 sessions every morning. We start at 8.30am and 8am with worship on Monday and Wednesday. This afternoon and evening are free time for us (unusual!).
We have had to do a lot of shopping (shame!!!!) to get ourselves sorted and we have just about got there! There are 4 Woolworth’s stores within easy reach of us! (That’s M&S to us Brits!) In fact, I can see one of them twinkling in the distance as I type this at the breakfast bar. I think you can see the bar in the photo above of our living room.
It is raining today and very windy. The wind is the thing out here and you have to hang on to your car door all the time when getting in and out. Duncan is doing really well with the driving. Not only does he have to negotiate a new country and new place, but also an automatic car and road works all over the place as they get ready for the World Cup!
Last night Aje picked us up and we went with him to begin the Foundation Course with a couple in Muizenberg (sp?). This is on the other side, at False Bay which is on the Indian Ocean. Another couple from church, Angie and Eric came with us and we had a really good night. God gave us words and pictures as we worshiped and we prayed with the couple and it was a very precious time. We are looking forward to going again next Monday.
We have switched allegiance from Costa to Mug and Bean coffee shops. The coffee is very good and they do a “bottomless coffee pot” you just have as many cups as you like! Duncan is very happy, especially as they do it with cream! They also do fantastic food! Yesterday, when we were DEFINITELY NOT having anything to eat, just a coffee, Duncan had bacon and eggs (2, sunny side up!) and all the trimmings and I had a warm, freshly baked scone the size of the Isle of Wight with butter, cream and jam!! Yum yum. Today, when we were ABSOLUTELY DEFINITELY NOT having anything to eat, just a coffee we ended up with a burger with creamy mushrooms and a salad and do you know what, the burger looked exactly like it did in the menu and it was absolutely delicious! The best burger I have ever tasted. Pretty healthy too really, apart from the creamy mushrooms!
As I am typing this – in a Word document again and we’ll cut and paste it into a blog when we go to the hotel – Duncan is typing an e mail so news is getting out again!
Tomorrow we have Bible School and then a free afternoon (I think) then Households in the evening. On Thursday all of us women are going out for fellowship and food at Cafe 66 in Canal Walk. Yvette is picking me up. The men went there last week so it’s our turn this week. These things happen once a month and are very well attended. There were about 35 men out last Thursday!
Signing off now and toddling along to the hotel to upload and post the blog. Hope to hear from you all very soon. We may be buying time at the Mug and Bean so that we can Skype soon too. It’s very long and complicated and has lots of details of megs, gigs, data and time that I neither understand all nor want to understand, but Duncan says that would be the best and easiest way to Skype. So, I believe him and ask for no further explanation!