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Syabonga All! That's we thank you in Zulu!
I had a full morning of Zulu lessons a few days ago. I can now recognize work (sebenza) thank (bonga) and a few other things. It doesn't help much when you sit through a three hour church service. We went to a funeral on Saturday in Escort. It was just like being at Pleasant Grove AME church in Charlotte NC except of course everything was in Zulu and oh yeah they danced around the casket and 5 people got saved!

At Sunday service at the Cottages Pam and I both spoke while Cyril translated. The children were wide-eyed. It was really enlightening to be on that end of translation- delayed reactions and all. After church we went on an excursion to the Cathedral Hotel up in the Drakensberg mountains. It was beautiful. It is a 5 star resort. We had tea and scones, saw a wedding party and passed the most wonderful villages. From 3rd world to first world in less than 15 minutes, amazing! But the most amazing part of all was Pam. She drove the entire way on the left side of the road and shifting gears with her left hand. Go Pam!!!!

Summary so far: visiting the Borgman's awe inspiring cottage over-looking the resevoir, watching beading work of native craftswomen, eating at Tokozisa, visiting the sick at Nbongi's a sort of hospice Zulu style, we have cleaned children's faces, taught songs, read stories, painted, plastered, sanded, cut grass, and broken down in two separate vehicles, driven through driving rain and lightening and been impressed with all the people who come here to help with this crisis. Thanks for your prayers! More to come....