Ray Brook
On The Road Again
Gay Brook
June 2016
You will note a remarkable increase in the quality of photos in this update. We were ecstatic when Seattle friend Michael Moore indicated his interest in joining our journey in South Africa, with a desire to photograph students during our Pathway for Life workshops. We are pleased to share his photographs with you. Thank you Michael for the blessing of sharing life with you, your presence enriched our lives, and the lives of the students. Visit www.michaelcraigmoore.com for more South Africa photos. Check out his website for other magnificent shots from his life and travels.
Michael atop Table Mountain
Dear friends, We have just completed our fifth year facilitating Pathway for Life workshops with college students around the world. What a journey it has been. Pathway for Life was born from a process of assessing student needs at universities globally. Through this process, several universal needs surfaced. One stood out significantly. Maslow describes it as self- actualization or achieving one's unique potential. We describe it as life-fulfillment ... living the God designed purpose we were created for. Visiting nine countries, seven universities and connecting with several thousand students, we have come to realize we are fulfilling our life purpose for this season in our lives. We hope you will see the joy we have found in helping our students find their purpose, as you peruse our South Africa news update.
We are grateful to Tonia Overmeyer at the University of the Western Cape and Dr. Maya van Gent at the University of Fort Hare. They have been advocates, providing support and promotion of Pathway for Life, as we work together to encourage and develop the next generation of leaders.
During the five lessons, we see our students grow like bamboo before our eyes, giving us FAITH in God's purpose for this season of our lives. As these young people strive to overcome life's struggles, they yearn to make a difference and persist in seeking purpose in their world. This gives them, and us, confidence and HOPE for the future. Their hearts open to ours when we share life stories with vulnerability. The fruit is mutual respect and LOVE.
Pathway For Life in South Africa
Students develop competencies of Self-Awareness, Valuing Others, Communication and Inter-Personal Skills.
Five Lessons of Pathway For Life
Pathway for Life is a personal and leadership development workshop, assisting college students discover their path to achieve life fulfillment. Students encounter growth opportunities and life skills that enable effective decision-making.
They engage intellectually, socially and emotionally through experiential learning activities.
Life in South Africa
Mark and Linda Anderson, Ray, Gay, Maya & Michael Enjoying a night on the town at "The Edge" in the village of Hogsback in the Amathole mountains,
PFL student Kelvin Chabinga received his M.Ed and invited us to attend his graduation.
Maya Van Gent Our effervescent UFH host, known to her students as Doc
Our awesome boat captain provided an ecological and geographical understanding of the Knysna Heads
Can you tell that we love South Africa? There is never enough time to explore and take in all this magnificent country has to offer, Although we spend 90 days, our visa limit, in South Africa.
Tonia Overmeyer A birthday celebration for Tonia. Our UWC host has become family.
Michael, Gay, and Ray Enjoying the beauty of Knysna Heads on a private boat tour
Bob & Gracie Ekblad, friends from Mt. Vernon, WA Imagine our surprise learning on the internet of their event in Cape Town. We surprised them when we showed up! "It's a small world after-all!"
Our Guesthouse Deck An ocean view from which to enjoy our morning coffee or "sundowner" (colloquial British for watching the sun go down with a beverage)
Ray and Michael A genuine SELFIE documenting a great hike
We have been blessed with so many wonderful relationships and look forward to spending more time with special friends next year.
Michael captures a woman struggling with aging eyes
Ukuhamba Kukubona Traveling opens a window to the world. Xhosa
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35,000 cyclists fly by our guesthouse for the annual 107km Cape Town Cycle Tour
Celebrating Ray's 57th birthday? The waiter could not believe the reversed numbers Gay gave him!
Fixing his township home - a land of contradictions, so much beauty, so much poverty.
Our Mission: Encounter, Engage, Encourage, Equip, Empower
Breakfast with special friends Brian and Minah from our Common Ground Church family.
Daily exercise is a must for Ray. He beams with Joy as he heads off to the mountains.
