First Day of Winter (in Cape Town)

I know that I haven’t updated my blog in a couple of days, but there just hasn’t been time. I arrived in Cape Town around 4:30 on Wednesday afternoon and only had a little time after arriving at the hotel before it was time for dinner with the group. After dinner I made it back to my room and got in bed. We had a full day of training on Thursday and then another group dinner. Friday was a half day of training followed by a group lunch and then it was time to head to the airport for my flight out of Cape Town.

Sadly, I have no pictures from Cape Town. Today is the first day of winter there, so the days are short. The sun didn’t come up until around 8:00 and it was already setting by the time I was heading back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. The weather in Cape Town both days was cold and rainy, quite a change from what Houston is experiencing right now. The hotel itself is in a lovely setting on the waterfront. However, on the drive from the airport to the hotel, we passed by the slums and the living conditions there broke my heart. The homes are almost like small storage sheds, and the conditions are very grim. I prayed for the people living there as we passed by.

I would have loved to have the opportunity to explore the area a bit more, but the timing just didn’t work out this trip. Maybe someday I’ll make it back. The training went very well on both days, and I very much enjoyed getting to know the people who work in this region. They deal with a lot of interesting and difficult conditions in the Africa sub-Sahara region of the world.

After an overnight flight from Cape Town to Dubai and then a 6-hour flight from Dubai to Bangkok, I’ve made it to the last leg of my trip. Tomorrow will be a sightseeing day, so hopefully I’ll end up with lots of pictures.