Saturday, June 14, 2008

God's Beauty!!




Hello everybody! Things have been going well around Harrismith, as the weather has been absolutely beautiful! The temperature has been warm enough to be outside without a jacket, which is very enjoyable. Yesterday, we went with the interns to the orphanage and had another great experience with the kids. Some of them even recognized us from last week! Thrive is located on a farm called Mt. Everest. There are three main mountains on the property, plus tons of large rocks to go bouldering. (Jodi and Tre are rock climbing on a boulder-picture on the right). Evidently people come from all over to go rock climbing on the property. They come and camp out in tents or stay in the chalets. Below is a picture of an ostrich that we saw from up the hill! There are only two on the property, so its pretty sweet that we saw one. :) We can go hiking whenever the weather is nice, and when someone will lead the way. So after a little begging, we went climbing today!! We didn't go all the way to the top, but we climbed up some steep parts and large rocks. The interesting part was that we couldn't find a path, so we climbed through bushes and tall thatch everywhere we went. I hope you enjoy the pictures of the property. The picture below/right is the mountain that we climbed up to. If you look closely, you can see the cave towards the left. The picture below/left is Tre, Marc, and Matt at the mouth of the cave. Tre is wearing his blue Beckham jersey, Marc is in a red shirt, and Matt is close to the rock in a gray shirt. Those boys were very adventurous.

3 comments:

BJ said...

Hi guys!!! Thank you again for the Father's Day greetings. I love you both very much.. The scenery is beautiful and the animal nature even more appealing. Your mission has really taken off. The two of you are touching so many lives. Godspeed.....I love you both!! Dad

(Jr. won on Sunday)

Unknown said...

Hi Friends! I saw 2 guys running around the soccer field today and thought of you. :) Tre, I need a picture of you RIDING a zebra, thanks.

Love,
Joy

Ricki Gibbs II said...

Jones in Africa!! I am happy to see that everything is going well for you and Tre in the "Mother Land"!! I pray for both of you daily to continue to have the strength and courage to do God's work. If I haven't told you before, I am very PROUD to call you both my friends!! May God continue to bless you and keep you.
Ricki Gibbs II