Trip to Botswana Day 11, part 2

March 28 Friday

After lunch and visiting we went to the 60th birthday party for the Treasurer of the church at the farm.  It was
a great big buffet.



His wife's pastor from the Seventh Day Adventist church gave a devotion.

 And he gave thanks for the 60 years of blessing in his life, his family and career and friends.  He told us that the next phase of his life would be dedicated to serving God.

I watched the children play, sitting in a tire.  They were so fascinated with spending time together and the water bottle.  I was fascinated watching them.

Daddy and daughter time.

Friends from the church who later sang and danced.

A cutie eating corn on the cob- here called mealies.

This little one was filled with energy- riding his mom's back like a horsie- I wondered how her back held up and she said he does it all the time!

This guy wanted me to take his picture "looking cool."

A straw becomes a toy to share.

Mother and daughter.

Cutting and sharing cake after the big buffet of 6 types of meat, beans, mealies, pap, sourghum and watermelon.

Trip to Botswana Day 11 Part 1

March 29 Friday
This was a wonderful long day observing Good Friday.  We started at the church with a reading of the 10 last words of Jesus by the Deacons.

Rev. Muriel sang a beautiful duet with one of the women.

And Muriel and I gave the benediction.

Here I am in the shirt the women of Trinity Congregational Church gave me as a thank you for the retreat on the Holy Spirit.  And appreciating the testimony given by one of the women about her experience of Good Friday.

Then we went for lunch with this wonderful woman (grandma) and her beautiful grand daughter who I fell in love with!

Rev. Muriel in a rare moment of relaxation while visiting.

The food was fresh and beautifully prepared- lots of colors!  And it was perfect for a very hot day.

This is a favorite of mine- a trifle made with fruit, jello, crumbled white cake and vanilla custard.

Then we went with a team of Deacons to visit some of the shut ins.  On the way saw a farmer with his donkeys hauling water.  There is a drought in Botswana and there was very little water for washing and showering.