Sunday Outings

Considering today was Sunday, we had the opportunity to sleep in a little. Ha. At 5 this morning, Lila and Horlex (our lovely 4-legged neighbors) woke up and started playing. At 6, the Catholic church bells started ringing (the dogs, of course, howled in response). Let's just say that by 7:45 (the time for which our alarm was set), I had already spent a large chunk of time in the Bible, finished the section of Bible study I needed to do for tonight and read a few chapters of my book. So much for sleeping in.

At 8:30 we headed off for church service at First Baptist Church. Nicole and I made the front page of the bulletin - apparently they are excited about visitors :) Here is a picture of their worship team. Several of the girls in front go to Rivermead Christian Academy (the school we have been helping at).

The First Baptist Worship Team

After church, we came home and had some down time. Nicole decided that she was in the mood for some of Gloria's lemon bars. Trouble was, we had already picked all of the lemons off of the bottom half of the lemon tree! So, stubborn that she is, Nicole decided to grab out the old, rickety, wooden ladder and grab the lemons up on top! Not only did I think the ladder was going to collapse on top of me, but I also got pegged with lemons as Nicole knocked them off the tree!

Nicole's brilliant idea. I, of course, was not so keen.

Later in the afternoon, Nerina took us to a prayer garden out by the school. It was a nice little stroll through a foresty area. Periodically, they had sections of the Lord's prayer tacked onto trees. It was a really nice place to take a break and meditate on God's word.

Nicole, Gloria, Nerina and me at a river next to the prayer garden.

A section of the Lord's prayer tacked to a tree. Notice it is in both English and Afrikaans.

After we finished at the prayer garden, we went to have tea at Oma Drinie's house. Her husband, Opa Marie, just got back from Malawi. They drove up through Zimbabwe to get there, and he was telling us how corrupt the country has become. They were stopped every 100 km or so and forced to pay the officials each time, just so that they could continue! Some other friends were telling us that 1 US cent is equal to about 60 Zimbabwe dollars. Zimbabwe has the worst economy in the world right now! We also got to meet some other South African friends who had just been to Botswana. Tea time is definetely more than just a time to drink tea - it's a social event that can last hours and hours! It's going to take some more getting used to, that's for sure.