I attended the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) General Assembly and Conference at the University of South Africa in Johannesburg, July 16-26. There, I presented a paper in the Gender and Mission study group. Once the academic sessions concluded, I flew to the Skukuza area to reach Kruger National Park, setting off on an afternoon safari tour. The following morning at 6:30 a.m., we embarked on another safari, climbing into the same rugged, military-style open vehicle as the day before. Dawn held a piercing chill. Lacking windows and a roof, the vehicle cut through the air, sending biting gusts of wind from all directions that felt like sharp blows against my face and chest. Endless plains unfolded to the horizon, leaving me to marvel at how human hands had managed to carve roads through such a vast, untamed expanse. Now and then, the vehicle veered off onto winding tracks in search of wildlife. Along the roadside and nestled in the thickets, herds of impala — graceful, deer-like animals — appeared. At one point, we witnessed a raw moment of survival in the dense