Afrikaans

We just left Beira and in a rush to get back to South Africa to get our much needed work visas taken care of. Had we known that the conference officials were out of the office and papers were not started we could have stayed over Sabbath visited the Paul family as we planned. As it turned out we only had rest for the night at our newly found haven at Morungulu and ended up traveling on Sabbath. Sunday we unloaded everything into the Cruiser and help Caleb get on his way to Beira in the Nissan took care of things at the shop and packed for South Africa Drew having informed us that we would not be able to accomplish the papers but by crossing the border and returning is gives us 30 more days. We needed lots of parts and more tools and had trucks to look at for the boss anyway. Debbie Paul called early Sunday am and told me of friends of theirs who were happy to keep us while we were there and insisted we must stay so we jotted down the number and begin to look forward to staying in a secure place not worrying about our vehicle and meeting this family. It turned out to be so enjoyable! These people are Afrikaans white folks that could speak english! And we had so much fun with them. They have a beautiful simple home complete with granny flat and a sweet grandma named Esther, talking barking parrots and 2 mini dobby’s and a ferocious sounding dog they turn out only at night I never saw but I heard him guarding the yard. Because these people are locals they saved Bruce so much time trying to locate the things he needed it really was wonderful how God blessed. They insisted on serving us breakfast and we had dinner with the whole family at night. They are a busy close family doing so much for others. They invited us to join them and the youth from the church for Bible study at some friends and we met another couple and their kids. They asked us what all we were doing for Maranatha and we told them it wasn't so much what we were doing for God but the work he is doing in our hearts. We are learning more about prayer and faith and the confidence we can have in his promises. How we can believe that he will do what He has promised. And He does. So the South Africa trip was productive and gave us a new connection of friendship. Which is so much nicer than a hotel experience. Dankie! (Afrikaans for thankyou)