Restart

Ok, it's been a long while since I've posted and judging from the emails I've gotten, I should be doing it more. I'll try to catch you up.

For the most part, things aren't much different. I've been a little busier with church and social stuff. Monday is always small group, and this past week we had our first Wednesday night worship service. Because that was Wednesday, we moved worship team practice to Tuesday and Friday night I went to dinner and a movie with a group of friends (the factual errors in Battleship almost drove me crazy).

It's also gotten a lot colder here. It's winter now, which mainly means it's the windy and rainy season. There hasn't been a ton of rain yet, but the wind is just incredible. I don't mind it most of the time, but it makes a cold motorcycle ride much, much colder. It's a good thing I don't mind walking much.

The temperature changes are pretty radical. On a sunny day, it usually gets into the 60s or 70s. Very nice weather. But at night, that heat leaves very quickly (it doesn't help that Mbabane is at a high elevation and I'm at one of the highest points in the city). So around 3-4am, it gets into the high 30s and I am wondering why houses here lack basic insulation.

I've got less than two months left here, so I'm slowly starting to start thinking about the next year. There are many reasons I'm excited to get back (see my family and friends, get back to my church, eat pizza, etc.), but I can safely say that I'll be sad to leave here. I know it's strange that the same event will cause feelings of happiness and sadness, but it will. I'm hoping that the transition will be smooth, so we'll see.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Have a great week,
-Ben