We took a lot of pictures over the last couple of weeks. The links to the albums are below…

Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls, white water rafting, etc.

This one time I tried to learn Afrikaans: around JoBurg/Pretoria with our friend Bianca

Leopard Hills: getting spoiled rotten and seeing animals– it doesn’t get much better than that…

Enjoy! //

The last few days have been full of amazing animal sitings. We saw two male leopards early this morning…one laid on a tree branch, much like you would picture a house cat on the back of a sofa. The other tried to find a spot to cool down from the hot African sun by laying under a bush in tall grass.

Also this morning, we saw a baby elephant trying to eat. It was amazing watching him try to figure out his trunk. He watched his mom, and then tried on his own. Occasionally, he would make it to his mouth. But, my favorite was last night. We (by that I mean our ranger and tracker) tracked a pride of lions right after sunset. As it was getting dark they started to stir (they’re pretty lazy, it’s rare to catch them up and about), and we were able to track them as they hunted. We nearly saw a kill, which would have been pretty awesome.

But through all of this, it’s so cool to see God’s glory, to spend time in creation and see how intricate even the animals were created for a specific purpose. There is a buck that has white spots specifically to break up his silhouette so he isn’t as identifiable to predators. Termite mounds are created with a natural air conditioning system that keeps them cool, and they position them so that sun barely hits them in the summer, but yet, in the winter, the sun keeps them warm. It’s crazy!

“So I tell you, don’t worry about everyday life–whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn’t life consist of more than food and clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are.” — Matthew 5:26-27