I had a fantastic 21st birthday that I will never forget!!! On Saturday evening I went out with friends for burgers at the Royal Eatery on Long Street, which we followed up with a fun evening in the city! At midnight the six friends with me at that point sang happy birthday in Xhosa on the street! On Sunday (my actual birthday) I slept in, had a great lunch with my host family in Bo Kaap, enjoyed cake/chips/soda with host family + friends in the afternoon, and then attended an amazingly refreshing church service in the evening (Shofar Christian Church). The highlight of the day was the worship time at the church . . . I truly felt so blessed to be in a body of believers – I wanted to shake everyone and tell them: DO NOT TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED!! The body of Christ is SO beautiful and so powerful! Once you go without it (or go from having awesome fellowship 4x’s a week to once a month) it becomes so much more precious! And somehow being around my Muslim family all week and having good but somewhat frustrating discussions with them about religion made singing There is none like Jesus so much more important and necessary and sweet. All in all it was a wonderful birthday abroad!!!
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