Given that today we had a flexible schedule (“unstructured day”) I ended up taking extra time getting ready in the morning which then translated into my roommate Kasia not having any hot water left.  Oops!  She forgave me graciously as last week the roles were reversed…  Over breakfast I had the misfortune of having a bug land on my shirt as I was talking to my parents on Skype.  Those that know me know that I’m paranoid of bugs.  The team came to my rescue and chased the bug away; afterwards the B&B lady commented in her Africans accent that she thought a tiger had attacked me. :)

The only set appointment for the day was our visioning meeting with Brett Johnson scheduled for 2:00 PM.  Since we had done so well on yesterday’s Ps, my client Ann and I decided to give ourselves a work-free morning.  She picked me up at 8:00 AM and we headed to the Nelson Mandela square for (half) a day of relaxing and shopping.  Nelson Mandela Square is near a big shopping center called Sadton City Mall.  The statue itself is massive, 6 meters tall and 2.3 meters wide (elbow to elbow).  The shopping experience was fun, relaxing and I managed to spend all my budget!  :).  Rory, my counterpart South African consultant joined us at the B&B, and following lunch we went in for our visioning session with Brett.  The visioning session brought in much needed clarity around Positioning and Profit strategies.  We continued working on the scorecard for some time until we were satisfied with the progress for the day and Ann was ready to go home.

Tomorrow I’m speaking on The Wedding Banquet parable (Mt 22:1-14) as it relates to PLACE.  Only a few days left to our venture now…  I know I will miss this place, the people, the experience.  It’s so awesome to see the gifting God has placed in each of us and how these giftings are used for His glory.

Blessings,
Elisabeta