My Trip to Namibia: Namibia Day 4

Saturday 3rd September

Today started bright and early with Alisa making us an amazing hot breakfast and we dug right into the results of the “Ministering Cross Cultural” Quiz. We learned a lot about our western mentality and how much the culture is different here in Namibia and we have to be open to change our point of view and be flexible with each circumstance.
Next we went to the mall to exchange money, take out some money in the ATM as well as buy a Sim card for our cell phones we will be using here. The mall was great, very western and surely felt like a little taste of home. After the mall we got to see where the president of Namibia resides as well as some of the memorials in downtown with Rob’s friend, Naf, as our tour guide.
We than came back to the Gredinaus’ and learned a lot about the Namibian culture and the mindset a lot of people have in this country because of apartheid and such. Naf was sharing a lot of his story and how his family had been kicked out of his home. Many hurtful things were said to him growing up about his tribe and the color of his skin, which made him hateful of white men for many years even though he was a believer. It was not until a missionary from Australia came in the 1990’s that helped change Naf’s mindset towards white people. The moral of his story is that people may not seem on the outside that you are affecting them, but through your actions of love like Jesus you are showing them more than you’ll ever know. As the Lord instructs us we are to be planting seeds everywhere we go and in everything we do.
After a great lunch of local meat and mac and cheese, we set out for a detailed tour of Namibia from Naf. It was lots of fun going back into Katutura for the second time fully understanding the story of why these people are here. After that we came back to the Gredinaus’ house for a movie and snacks. I got my cell phone tonight, which I still don’t fully understand how to use, but I am learning and then off to bed!