Saturday, January 7, 2006

Ah, God is so good!  Yesterday started rather poorly...I was woken up quite early by my dad who said that he wanted me to run some errands in town...the very day after getting my license!  It was quite frustrating...I went to get an ink cartridge, 'cause my mom had to print something that morning...but they didn't have it, so they said they'd refill one of ours and it'd be ready Monday, several days later...so my mom was quite upset about that...but what could I do?  Then I went to get some bolts for making shelves in the storage room...and then dropped off the electric sander at my dad's office at Ascot...and when I got home finished the shelves...hmmm, you know in retrospect, it doesn't sound like a very bad day...just a bit busy...but anyway, I know that I was quite upset with my dad for waking me up so early...but I guess it was a bit selfish....ANYWAY!!!  That's over...the rest of the day was pretty cool...Kuns came over and we played guitar a bit...he had a stash of pedals...quite sweet...and he gave one of them to me!  'Metal Factory' it's called....ah...sweet distortion...mmm...yeah, then Shungu called...hadn't talked to him for over a year...and invited us to his get-together at his place...so around 5 or so we drove over there...and everyone was there!  Like so many guys...Rob and Tracy, Jess, Tarryn, Sam, Nick Simpson, T.K., Alvero, obviously Shungu...ah...lots of guys...and Ryan even brough Mdu...which was really cool...great to see him there.  I'm not sure if he's a Christian...but it's great that Ryan's reaching out.  Yessss...and someone pushed Kuns into the pool in his clothes...got all wet...and I have leather seats in my car, man!  But he dried up pretty well...sat on a towel and stuff, so everything was cool...we had a time of sharing after the socializing...just saying what God had done in our lives in 2005...it was quite cool, really...yeah...and there's so many guys leaving the country...it's weird...makes me wonder who's gonna still be at the church...but I'm sure there's gonna be plenty...it's just gonna be different tho...but I can tell that others are being trained up...there will be new musicians...new leaders...it'll be fine.  Yes, so the day actually went pretty well...and I thank God for such great friends...even though I didn't do all that much while I was here...there were always people to go to for talking...I think their personal witness did more for me than any church sermons I heard during my stay here.  It's just so encouraging what God can do in a heart that's surrendered to Him....mmm...well, I got stuff to do...packing and stuff, so adieu!

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Hey... saw you on the Missionary Kids Blogring.  My mom was a missionary in Zambia, Africa but she got married to a "missionary kid" from Burma and now they're both in Thailand... which is where I was born and am now employed under our mission.
Anyway... just thought I'd pop in and say hey, and to ask you a few questions about Africa if you're up for it. (just let me know if you're not)  Oh... and the whole drivers license thing... out of respect for my older sister, i waited six months after she got hers before getting mine.  That seems to be a big deal for the older brother/sister.  Why is that?
Posted 1/7/2006 at 5:1 AM by tropics_girl
Hey, thanks for posting...you are officially the second person to post on my site! Congratulations...hehe...yeah, I wouldn't mind talking about Africa...ask anything you want and I'll do my best at answering...you can either ask me on here or email me...it's your choice...
Posted 1/7/2006 at 4:3 PM by Dark_Vidar

Thursday, January 5, 2006

Driver's License Part II

Well, I finally got my driver's license today! And I'm only 19, whoohoo!...*note the sarcasm* Well, at least I've got it now, and my sister got it just a few hours after me...and she's only 17. But, hey that doesn't matter. I got it and I never have to go back to the stupid Zimbabwe Vehicle Inspection Depot ever again!!! Praise God, I'm so relieved! Hmmm...what else did I do today? I got an ink cartridge for my Mom (the first errand I was sent on with my newly acquired license). Oh, I almost got stung by a wasp in the eye - not very fun. I'm just glad my eye lashes stopped it from getting in. I couldn't imagine a sting in the eye - yuck! That happened as I was helping my dad put shelves up in the storage room...which took a long time...till sundown, and we were all sweaty, and the pool looked so inviting...so we took a dunk - very refreshing. Played with Toby, torturing his impressionable mind, hah, it was a pretty good day! Tomorrow I should be able to have a guitar jam session with Kuns before he goes back to the UK...gonna be sweet, can't wait. Yessss...well, don't know what else to say, but I guess posting something which isn't overly exciting is better than not posting anything at all? Yeah,well, see ya!

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Driver's License

Well, I'm busy working on getting my driver's license, and I must say that it is one of the most stressful things I've ever tried to do! Doing anything that involves the government in this country is so incredibly inefficient and frustrating! I've wasted so many days just waiting in queues and waiting for them to be on time for things. But it needs to be done...I need my license before I get to the States, cause I don't wanna be a burden to my g-ma. I'm 19 anyway! I could have had my license 3 years ago! Yeah...oh, yes, yes, I'm going back to the States. Jan. 26 is the date and Tulsa, Oklahoma the place. I'm gonna live with my grandma and find a job to earn and save money until university in August/September. No, I'm not sure which one just yet. Stanford didn't accept me...which is disappointing. I mean, yeah it's like one of the best unis in the US...it just would have been great to have known that I could have gone there...but my rest has been in knowing that if I was meant to go there, then I would have been accepted...so obviously God has other plans for me. The other four universities I'm waiting on for replies...I don't expect them until February/March next year. Yeah...I've been going through all of my stuff...sorting out what I'm gonna take to the US...what I'm gonna leave behind...throw away...sell...and the memories come flooding back as I see the objects of my past. My heart aches with it...and I know it's gonna be hard...I don't think I'm going to hold on to very much stuff...my life does not lie in physical objects...and I can't dwell on memories and could-have-beens...I am being given another chance to start over...to begin afresh and build myself up from the ground. I feel the call to grow up...to really become mature in my relationship with God. And it's been a long time in coming...but perfect timing for God. It's just all in His hands...all of it...