Busy Weekend

This weekend was quite busy. On Friday, I went to church to help out with the youth group. They brought in a Christian band from Manzini, so I ran sound for their concert. They have a different philosophy on the importance of hearing the vocals over the music. So we had to change all the sound settings. It was interesting, but the concert seemed to go well and a lot of the kids who came enjoyed it.

On Saturday, I got up at 5:15 and we left for Johannesburg (hereafter, Joberg). My two small group leaders and two other guys from the group. We drove for about 3 and a half hours, and we stopped at McDonalds. I got real American french fries, and everything tastes the same here as it does in the US (if you think about it, it's a bit troubling, so don't).

After McDonalds, we went to an extreme sports park, full of circus-like things. There was a rock wall, trapeze, giant slip n' slide, tight rope, and one of those spinning rope ladders that require balance the whole way up. We had a great time, mostly laughing at each other as we failed spectacularly and numerous little children succeeded.

After that, we went to a big mall, walked around for a while, and had seafood. It was a good day, with good fellowship and a lot of fun.

Sunday I was up at 6:15 so that we could get to church and fix the sound system. We got it sounding good for worship again, which was rewarding. Then, after the second service (circa 1:30), some friends picked me up and we watched a movie and ate some delicious chicken before I went home and passed out.

Hope you have a good week,
-Ben