Back from the Safari!

Well, I got to go to Menlyn mall today and as you can see, uploaded 3 pics (after about 10 tries!) but the labels will not work in order!!
So, our team is safely back from the Safari, no one got snagged by any wild animals, but people came close! Not really, but one of the guys on our team did chase wildebeasts once or twice, and for about 3 nights, the boys had their hearts set on catching an Impala (they travel up to 80 km, so all the girls knew that was never going to happen!)
On Tuesdy morning, we woke up @ 4:30 to go on a safari from 6-9 AM...it was freezing! The bus e rode in had no windows or top, so the wind was frightfully chilly! That was a little hard for me to be joyful, plus I fell asleep a couple of times. But, I love animals, and it was gorgeous!! Our team took our vans out a few more times to look for animals, and that was way better than the guided safari! Some of my favorite things we saw were- lions, Elephants and a baby one too, giraffes, hippos, zebras, warthogs, impalas, and kudus. One day, we saw a little bird that was beautiful- it seriously looked like cotton candy colors!! That was one of my favorite things we saw- I would post a picture but my camera deleted all my safari pics. So, we stayed in tents that thankfully had plugs and beds in them, and I stayed with Teenie (christine). Every night, we went to bed after dinner and got up early to go back on the Safari trails. Before the safari, I wasnt too excited about the wilderness, but God was faithful like He always is- it was fun and revealed more of God's wonderful creation to me. I listened to my ipod while we were drving through the canyons and wild grass, as the sun was rising and the skies were clear and blue, and really felt like I could meet with God :)
Our team also went to Sun City, kind of reminds me of an amusement park, where Christine, Brittni, Josh H., and Brinck did the worlds largest zip line!! I really wanted to do it, but there werent any more spots, so I did the next best thing- watch and film! It was soo cool, I think Emily would have loved it too! Then Friday we went to the market-it was so chilly but cool to see authentic african gifts.
So I cant believe that its already July 12! As of monday, we will be in the res for the next 3 weeks. Pray that my heart would be all here in SA, and that I woud be bold and have a heart for the girls in my res, which is called Jasmyn (said like Yaz-mane). Its ironically the exact same res that emily was in! So Im excited about getting to talk about what I have given my life for and why I am even here- Jesus! I am studying Colossians, and recently I think Gods been teaching me about what it means to live a new life, walking in the light in truth and holiness as opposed to the way I used to live gratifying my own desires, trying to write my own life. But, Im convicted of ways that even now I still live in the dark, and know that God can change my heart, so I am praying that He would! Thats my prayer for Emily, Kasey, and the whole CCP team and LP, that we wouldnt settle for where we are now with Jesus-that growth and change would be our desires.
So, here are some random things about CCP so far:
-Emily's Emu boots have been life savers!! Even though i thought they looked funny and hesitated to bring them, I have worn them 24/7!
-Mom and dad sent me a package with snacks!!! :)
-We are having a day of prayer tomorrow
-Our power continues to go out often
-It looks like winter here today- it usually looks like October, but today it looks like January
-I love the girls that I live with!!!

Thats all for now ;)