Monday, May 28, 2007

Greetings from Africa

I just wanted to let all of you know that I finally arrived safely in Durban at 11 am on Sunday. I spent all day today at a clinic in a poor area of town. I love love love my host family. They are so kind, hospitable, and loving. They are members of the African Gospel Church, and they pray together every night. I am looking forward to going to church with them. They call me their daughter, and my "mom" and "dad" are already making me feel at home. They really love hearing me try to speak Zulu. Their 2 year old girl, Sisi, doesn't speak English, but that doesn't stop her from coming into my room and talking to me nonstop in Zulu. Thanks for all your prayers. I will update again soon.

2 comments:

Bowdey said...

Wow! What an incredible experience! So glad to hear you made it there!! Enjoy every minute of your time! I love it!

Anonymous said...

Melanie- I'm so glad to know that you finally made it! It sounds like you have an incredible host family. I'm looking forward to more updates. -Alyson