by Larry Allhands

Yesterday was spent relaxing in the Hex Valley region in the De Doorns Homestead. We walked through the vineyards, tasted "new wine", and ate goat’s cheese and olives. We witnessed a successful mentorship/partnership between a farm owner and a formerly disadvantaged black lady who started a thriving sewing business with the farmer’s help in a formerly empty building on the farm. This was definitely a result of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and seems to be a model that can be reproduced. Below is a link to the farmhouse.

http://www.farmstay.co.za/Guesthouse_Details.asp?guest_id=14

All enjoyed the day. The Campbell’s kids ran, explored, played tag, and went down a tree slide on a wire. Mike Ho gave several of the girls rides on a dirt bike around the vineyards. I wrestled with both of the Campbell boys until I was out of breath. In the afternoon, we were fortunate enough to get a preview of a new restaurant. The food was only surpassed by the beauty of the surrounding mountains.

After lunch, we drove back to the B&B for a rest before going to church. Half of the team went to a Dutch reform church while the other half went to Brett’s brother’s church. The service at the Dutch reform church was given in Afrikaans. We could not understand much of what we heard, but we the message was clear in the end.  Worshiping our Lord in any language is an awesome experience.

We ended the evening with Steer’s burgers and a brief for Monday – the first day of our sessions with clients. I reviewed the material we would be covering and went to bed early to get a good night’s rest.