Prison Day - Thursday 21st

5 am start!! I offered to drop mark in to the hopsital for his operation again. After dropping him off headed back home, and got an extra half hour sleep, before having to get up to go to the office to meet up with Jo and Melissa, in order to catch a lift into the prison. It was good to chat to them and get to know them a bit better on the way. When we arrived we went through the prison procedures and was chatting to the Guards and a few of them were christians and really appreciated the Hope academy. We went up to the football pitch and then the team came out to meet us and was greeted by them all. We then shared a time of bible study and the topic today was working as a team. We started them off by getting them to write their names at the top of a piece of A4 paper and then passed it round and everyone had to write something they would miss about that person if they were to leave. They were all writing a couple of lines for each person so it took quite a while but was worth it, and it supprised all of them in a good way because they didn't realise some of the things they did that would be missed by others. Afterwards we went through the daily study reading and ten read 1 Corinthians 12 vs 12 up to chapter 13, about how each part of the body is important to the rest and that they work as a team. Then Melissa did some footskills and some fitness work with them. One of the guys called Niko, (pronouced neeeko) had to sit out with an ankle injury so I managed to chat to him an told him bit bout my life story. And he shared a bit out what he's gone through. He's being released soon on prison leave and could be coming to work with ambassadors in sport full time which would be amazing. If he's good, then he won't have to go back to prison. So please pray into that situation that it can work out. At 1 o'clock we left the prison and grabbed some lunch on the way back to the office to get the car. Then headed to the hopsital to see Mark, and see how he was feeling, and as soon as I walked into the hopsital right infront of me was Mark with smile on his face and big cup of coffee. He'd just been released and was waiting for me to turn up. Headed back to the flat and got pulled over for speeding. I was doing 77kph in 60kph but thought it was 80kph. I got 125 Rand fine (under £10). Woopsie! :S When got in I did some washing and ironing. And then had dinner, Claire is still not great but at least her headache is gone now and is feeling a little bit better. Please continue to pray for Claire to get better.

Speak soon

Jon x