Man, I loved Paris but it was not really my cup 'o tea.

When we FINALLY got to Durban, South Africa I was ready to kiss the ground. We were beat.

The next day we slept in. But as soon as we were out and about; Uncle Dink and I took a good look around with Tinus and worked up a game plan to transform about 700 or so 1 1/2 X 6's into 90 new beds for the new orphanage. Dink and I pretty much got to work immediately. We'd work from sun-up to sun-down; till about 8 or 10 p.m. Every night. I even finished up a last few boards while everyone loaded the vans on our way out & back home. So, we worked from start to finish.

Aside from that; I helped Pete alot. He's one of Tinus' (the pastor over Missions Ablaze) right hand missionaries. Pete and I hit it off; we've got similar pasts and very zealous personalities. He's been there at the mission going on 8 years now. So; he's building a house. After he hurt his back, Andy and I packed the foundation. Later, a bunch of us poured concrete and troughed it out nice and smooth. We knocked all of that out Sunday; our day of rest :)

We all took turns going on the food route. We hit 3 major hot-spots were the homeless concentrate to recieve some free bread and soup. They bring 2 liter bottles; we cut 'em in half for them to eat out of. Because I wanted to do it all: I was the knife man (cut the bottles); bread man; soup man; blessed the food; and got to just mingle with the homless. I'll never forget Leon---his story I must blog seperately. The girls did really good for their first time; they were a little timid at first but held themselves together. On the way back to the station though, it really hit 'em hard. Even though I've done things like this in the states a bunch of times; this was and awesome expreience for me as well.

We FINALLY got to spend some time with the orphans one day (sorry; I'll have to throw up some more pix later). I drove down to the old orphanage and picked 'em up. After we all unloaded at the new orphanage, me and some of the kids introduced ourselves: stood in a line in front of them and said our names. When it was my turn I burst out: "I AM LANCE THE CONQUOROR!"---yeah, got their attention real quick. some of them leaned back and said "Ooooh!" ....my name was the only one they could remember for some reason..... Tinus and Dink got a bunk complete and we got some of the orphans to get on 'em and test 'em out. The top bunk fell on a kid below it----NO I'm just kidd'n!!! HA! man that would've been akward! But seriously though: the smiles on thos kids faces.....made it worth every speck of saw dust that got in my eyes.

Man, there was SO much more....but at them moment my eye lids are start'n to get heavy.

When I rob the really good pics from Andy I'll throw 'em up here on the Buzz and maybe (just maybe) I'll spell check this blog. ...well, I doubt it (spell checking this blog that is).

Peace out gangstaz! I'm go'n to bed!