So mid January I as attending the South Africa vs England Test Match of Cricket here in Johannesburg. We arrived early in the morning as test matches start around 10am each day. As it was early I decided that I wanted some breakfast and the stadium did offer some so I got out of my seat and went to fetch some grub. When I entered the hallway I saw a commentator that used to work for ESPN and its soccer broadcasts. His name is Peter Davies. Peter is now working here in his native South Africa with the sports TV giant called SuperSport. SuperSport is like the ESPN of southern Africa. They are the leaders in broadcasting any type of sport from cricket to soccer to rowing. So backtrack to when I got here I started praying for connections to come through for us in AIA during the 2010 World Cup..connections that would gain us access to influential people. Long story short I exchanged details with Mr. Davies and through some emails and texts I have arranged for our AIA Staff team to tour the SuperSport facility tomorrow. It may not be the biggest deal but it is the start of a great friendship between AIA and SuperSport. Its like making good friends with ESPN and maybe some stuff happens who knows. Maybe they show an AIA DVD late night when one of their 8 channels has nothing to air....yes they have SuperSport the OCHO! jk they dont call it that. So please be praying over our tour and the relationships formed.
This weekend I will be catching a ride with some friends to Midmar where the largest open water swim race in the world. No, I am not racing but I am getting Barrett Grant to pick me up and take me back to Durban for a great weekend with his Crusade STINT team from the States. It will be great to see some more Americans in Africa. Monday morning I will be flying back to Joburg just in time for our 9am staff meeting. Pictures will surely follow the weekend.
Make sure yall back home save me some of that snow! I sure do miss it. (well not you momma...yall still got temps in the 70s like us here in SA) I check back with yall soon. have a great weekend
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