June

Hello everyone,

We hope all is well back in Canada; things are going quite well here in South Africa. It has gotten very cold in the last week, temperatures below freezing, with frost at night, and highs of only 10 during the day. Coming from the Great White North I didn’t think it would be too bad, but it is COLD! No heat in the homes means there is no real escape. (Other than driving!) The last few mornings we have been able to see our breath…. Indoors.

 Otherwise it’s going well, the children wrapped up exams last week and have a couple more weeks of classes before the end of term, when they get 2 weeks off. |We only have a few more weeks here in Bapsfontein before we move on, and so we have to wrap up our clubs. Soccer is into its playoffs, another teacher is taking over Courtney’s cross-country group, and golf finishes next week. We really hope that some of these clubs will continue, and only time will tell! On the 25 we travel to Port Shepstone, to attend the SIM Spiritual Life Conference (SLC) for a few days, after which we will immediately start our work at LOTV orphanage. We are excited for the change, but sad to move away from family, friends, and the children at school.

We would once again like to thank everyone for their continued support during our time down here. It means so much to us to see that people are actually reading our blog and keeping up with us! I know we have said it before, but we can’t say it enough, without everyone's support back home none of this would be possible. Also thanks to our family here, you guys have been a huge blessing to us!

Romans 15:5
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,

God Bless!

Gregg Courtney and Rylee

Rylee riding like an African!

Courtney's reading group.... taking a break!

The pond I am trying to clean up... after we took 5 toilets and a full trailer full of garbage out of it!