Gauteng, Swaziland, and Beyond! Day Twenty-One.

Originally posted at: http://missionsbloging.blogspot.com/2017/09/gauteng-swaziland-and-beyond-day-twenty_14.html

Sep
14

A friend commented on my complaint of noisy
guesthouses in one of my blog posts. She said I needed to use earplugs. The
same day I received a WhatsApp message from a colleague at GtC asking for
prayer for her brother and sister-in-law who woke up in the middle of the night
to find an intruder in the bedroom with them. How this person got past the
walls, security gates, electric fences, locked doors and an alarm remains a
mystery. But the point is, you want all of your senses on high alert during the
night especially – so, no earplugs for me, thank you very much!

We still had many miles to cover on our way
back to Cape Town and the instinct to get home was strong…but not strong enough
not to stop for a hearty breakfast…no, I did not say heart healthy breakfast. 

We also turned in to view the Lord Milner Hotel – an old historic Victorian
building in the middle of absolute nowhere at a place called Matjiesfontein
(roughly translated friend’s fountain) see here if you’re interested: http://www.matjiesfontein.com/pages/history/

From there it was a straight shot back
home…just needed to take the rental car back. It really is a pity we don’t have
a mission vehicle…it would make this sort of trip a lot less dear.

There was a lot to do at the flat plus we
needed to see doctors (me) and dentists (Louise) and do laundry. It is the one
time I am happy it is not raining in Cape Town.

Barring a miracle, Cape Town will face a
very, very hard summer…there is a real possibility of running out of water
completely.

We are planning our next trip back up to
East London and George for their first set of training. Stay tuned for the
next, gripping instalment…