Cape Town

Cape Town 2010

Day Two Bergkroon, Wellington

Tuesday October 13 – Team Building

5:30 am

Way to early for the alarm to be going off... I mean it feels like I just fell asleep. Yesterday we arrived here at The African Train Lodge. It is basic accommodation but lets just say it doesn’t match the pictures that are on the internet. I at first was quite disillusioned if I could confess that. You see it isn’t that I require above average hotel stuff, I just simply want a hot shower and a place to lay my head and that is what they offer that and a nice warm breakfast.

I am not sure how it happened but I have become the steward rep. at the train lodge. Myself and my new friend Dan, we have been put in charge of organizing all 200 stewards that are here getting them out the door and on their way.

Today we left the train lodge and had a morning of team building. Where we met Doug Birdsall, I was able to be introduced to him and his Jaimie, we also met others from the planning committee of Lausanne 2010.

We were spoken to during out morning devotions and they spoke on Ephesians 4:1 Being in worth of the calling you have received in Christ. They spoke of bringing our life up to that standard who we are called to elevate our actions to a place that speaks of being worthy of the life we were called to.

Team Building

The team from Rockland, a d camping ministry was there at Bergkroon to help us get to know one another. In the process we were playing a game where there were thirty maps of countries and we had to assemble them, by finding the other people in our country. Then we were required to research the country we have and find a creative way to present that information in three minutes flat.

Unity

One of the major themes of the Congress is Unity. Becoming the one body as is put forth by Paul in Ephesians. That we are called to one body, one spirit, on God. The hope is that as a result of Cape Town 2010, we will know what it is we as a church universally need to be focused on and aware of.

What a great experience this have been so far. I am sitting here at a cafe in the middle of Cape Town, with Heraclio (from the NY campus) and it seems so normal. In a country where I was certain I would feel lost and out of place, but I don't. Instead I feel comfortable and am really having a great time.

I have met some amazing people, who I hope by the time I will call friends. They are from South Africa, Norway, Brazil, and Argentina. What an amazing experience.