{"id":249,"date":"2009-01-20T21:43:46","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T21:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2009\/01\/arrived-safely-in-south-africa.html"},"modified":"2009-01-20T21:43:46","modified_gmt":"2009-01-20T21:43:46","slug":"arrived-safely-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2009\/01\/arrived-safely-in-south-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"Arrived Safely in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A huge African bug just landed on my neck as I&#039;m typing on this outdoor cabana!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>We are just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. Everyone&#039;s luggage arrived and their were no flight delays! Early tomorrow morning we will head to Swaziland, which is about four hours away. My good buddy from college (Christ for the Nations days), Vince Giordano, is with me and we are having a great time catching up.&#160;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Jumbo just told us we have internet access where we are staying, so I&#039;m hoping to upload a few pictures.&#160;<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Also, we have 5 new carepoints available for sponsorship here in Swaziland. Churches, companies, or online communities can take ownership of these orphan carepoints. It will change your life forever. If you&#039;re interested, please email at, tdavis@hopechest.org. I can send you some pictures while I&#039;m here.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Thanks for your prayers everyone. I&#039;m looking forward to hugging and blessing these little ones God has sent us to.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A huge African bug just landed on my neck as I&#039;m typing on this outdoor cabana! We are just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. 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