drakensburg boys choir and ubuntu

yesterday we went back to the drakensburg mountains to watch the number one boys choir in the world perform. it was great. they were very talented. they sang a lot of older hymns in german, english, and afrikaans. then they did zulu dancing and singing. it was great.

some pictures of the beautiful people i am doing life with here in south africa...
i am truly blessed. i am surrounded by so much beauty. there is beauty everywhere i turn here. beauty in the people, beauty in the girls around me, and beauty in the creation i am surrounded with. i serve such a creative and artistic God.

long bus rides are my favorite.






all about the long dresses here. it summer time in south africa!


some of the girls from my lovely dgroup.


meet kristen. she is so wonderful.


i just really love paige.


UBUNTU
africa has so much life. i am just so enthralled by south african culture. it is so rich and so beautiful.

south africa has a beautiful story. it is a country of forgiveness, reconciliation, and a genuine interest in one another.

ubuntu.
it is a belief that i am because we are.
there is a reliance upon one another. we can do nothing apart from each other. the way i live affects my community. it is a team effort.

it is a philosophy of life that is seen throughout africa. it stresses generosity. it is the basic idea of humanity. embracing one another, as people and affirming that. the underlining idea of this is interdependence. this is the most beautiful thing i have seen while i have been in africa. i think that this idea and the embodiment of this concept in people's lives is what draws me back to africa every year. it is the true dependence on one another. it is the acknowledgment that we, as humans, need one another. it is a beautiful thing.

it is this concept that makes south africa so beautiful and unique, in my opinion.

it is an embodiment of Christ's teachings. it is what we should be seeing in Christian communities.