Well, it’s been a long time since I have posted anything. While we were home on furlough in the States I often thought it was harder to get on the internet than here in Botswana but I must have been having a brain lapse. Since we arrived here last Friday, our internet at home has not been working and is sporadic at church. Last night we went to Wimpy’s for coffee because they supposedly have WiFi. However, it said we had a connection but never did connect so we enjoyed our coffee and came home unable to send any messages home to the States. I am typing this blog in anticipation for the next time I might actually get connected!
Our flight from Atlanta to Jo’berg was uneventful except there was a delay because a lady was having a panic attack about flying so they called the paramedics. Eventually she disembarked and we were able to head out. Because of that we missed our connection to Gaborone. Delta was kind enough to put us up in a nice hotel and fed us dinner and breakfast. They said they rebooked us at noon the next day but when we arrived Botswana Air informed us that we couldn’t leave. They could see the tickets on their computer but Delta had somehow flagged them so they couldn’t issue boarding passes. The Delta counter didn’t open until 4pm so we might make the 6pm flight. Since it was only 10am, we were a little disgruntled but a lady that worked for the company that was holding our luggage went out of her way to connect with a Delta representative off site and we boarded just as they were closing out the noon flight.
Thato (the young man staying at our house) met us at the airport. Before he learned of our delay the night before he had gone to the airport where he met Pastor Adekunle (from our church here) who had come with lots of food that his wife had prepared. Thato had put it in our fridge. What a wonderful surprise! That afternoon I decided to go to the grocery store to restock. On my way there I was almost thru an intersection when a lady shot thru hitting me on my left rear side hard enough to spin my SUV almost 90 degrees! Thankfully no one was hurt but upon exiting the vehicle I was greeted in Tsetswana. Not only was I a little tired from travelling and couldn’t understand what anyone was saying but Jeff’s cell phone was not working, and our other vehicle had a dead battery. I felt a little worried because I didn’t know who to call. Gabi, Norman and Desmond were all out of the country and no one would tell me how to reach the police. Luckily 2 policemen happened along and helped tear off the side bar which was up against the rear wheel so I could drive my vehicle. They told us to go to G-West police station which I’d never heard of so was told to follow the lady that hit me. I felt like a lamb being led to slaughter as I followed her, making so many turns that I wondered if we actually were going to the station. We did arrive there and I was able to reach Jeff. I was given a breathalyser test and we all returned to the scene so the officer in charge could determine what happened. The other driver was then charged and ticketed P500. This all took over 3 hours and I still hadn’t gotten to the store!
I was ready for bed at that point but our landlord came over and since it was dinnertime, I needed to feed everyone. Thank goodness for Pastor Adekunle and his wife. She certainly cooks great food. It fed 4 hungry people with some left over and was delicious! And even though we still don’t have internet we are thankful for God’s protection and for good friends for fellowship, who also help us in times of need. Once we get settled in we will keep you updated on our ministry here in Botswana.
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