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Sunday, March 8, 2020
Update 38
First thing this a.m., we joined Em for a prayer meeting & went on a tour of the Youth For Christ center. It's a big hall with pool table, table tennis, foosball, darts, etc that opens for the local youth. Em's office door needed a bit of adjusting so guess who did it?? Then Em led us to the Tapologo Day Care Center we'd visited before & she took off to visit a friend with cancer. The kids were all in a big circle with bowls of porridge on their laps. After an enthusiastic prayer, they gobbled down their food literally scraping their bowls clean. If another kid detected even a morsel left, he handed the bowl back. When all finished, I went out to play with them. Rog has brought Em's tools as he knew some door handles needed fixing. He soon discovered he needed to go buy new ones. We talked to Potlako, head teacher, asking if there was nothing else they needed. She hesitantly pointed to a small fan taped together. We started a list. Could we maybe buy a heater for each class too as winter mornings are very cold? The cook needs a place to store her "clean clothes" she keeps here. And the only adapter they have is her own. We said we'd see what we could find & started for our car. Potlaka caught up with us and in a timid voice asked if maybe she could go too. Grinning from ear to ear, she hopped in the front seat, put down her window & giggled when the wind blew in her face. When Rog accidentally turned the wipers on instead of the blinkers (imagine he's on the wrong side, shifting with his left hand & in a rented car), she busted out belly laughing! Potlako walks 1 hour & 45 minutes to & from school every day so I can only imagine how fun it was to ride in a car.
We stopped at the hardware & blding stores in the close village but found little. As we were walking back to our car, a man shouted at Potlako & she laughed. I asked her what he said...you too good to say hi to me when you're walking with a white lady??
Em had told us about a mall ten miles away. There we found everything! Potlako went into every store assessing the fans & heaters. I actually think she just wanted to be in each store...she'd never been to this mall. We purchased 2 large fans, 2 heaters, large bin, adapters, door knob & a bag of bubblegum suckers. Then we crammed it into our tiny car. Since it was after noon, we bought some meat pies & cold drinks. Potlako said she felt like she was shopping with her Mom & Dad. She was in heaven all the way back . Rog fixed the door handles & I set up the fans. When I turned one on, the kids started dancing & singing!
After Rog finished, he suggested driving the cook home, then came back for Potlako, her asst & me. It was a lucky day for the day care, those 3 ladies...and us too!!
Giving is exhilarating!!!
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We stopped at the hardware & blding stores in the close village but found little. As we were walking back to our car, a man shouted at Potlako & she laughed. I asked her what he said...you too good to say hi to me when you're walking with a white lady??
Em had told us about a mall ten miles away. There we found everything! Potlako went into every store assessing the fans & heaters. I actually think she just wanted to be in each store...she'd never been to this mall. We purchased 2 large fans, 2 heaters, large bin, adapters, door knob & a bag of bubblegum suckers. Then we crammed it into our tiny car. Since it was after noon, we bought some meat pies & cold drinks. Potlako said she felt like she was shopping with her Mom & Dad. She was in heaven all the way back . Rog fixed the door handles & I set up the fans. When I turned one on, the kids started dancing & singing!
After Rog finished, he suggested driving the cook home, then came back for Potlako, her asst & me. It was a lucky day for the day care, those 3 ladies...and us too!!
Giving is exhilarating!!!
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