Tuesday evening we were invited to the Fishers home for dinner.  We did not know that they had invited other ‘old’ friends that we have known for over 40 years as well as new friends.  What a wonderful and pleasant evening.  The food as usual was plenteous with curry, fish pies, chicken, lots of veggies and two beautiful, delicious cakes for dessert!  It was wonderful to hear the voices sing praising God in song after the meal. Such beautiful harmony. There is nothing quite like worshiping with the family of believers.

Wednesday, the director of TWR Swaziland was here from his home in South Africa.  He planned a braai for the staff in the evening.

The braai ended early for those who needed to catch buses or taxis home so we were able to attend  Wednesday night prayer meeting at church as we like to do.  After church we had butternut squash soup and vetkoek (fat cake), a type of fried bread.

Thursday, we went to staff meeting in the morning. and after staff meeting Larry went out to the site and I came home. On the way home one of the men saw a snake by the side of the road.  It was not very lively and one of the men got out of the car and started annoying it by rolling little rocks up against it.  It eventually got  irritated and sta

rted to come after him.  He jumped into the car and they reversed away so the snake wouldn’t crawl up into the engine space.  The 9 ft long python scurried off into the grass.  It was a bit thick in the middle, so they assumed that it had recently eaten and was a bit sluggish because of that.

Thursday evening we ate at home and enjoyed some of the leftovers from Sunday’s meal that were sent home with us.

Friday morning, I went to the ladies Bible Study.  This week we met at Jaya’ s home.  She prepared a small feast for tea. A good study and great fellowship.  I will certainly miss these ladies when we leave.  In the evening, we went to the Schillers for a pizza  supper. Their home schooled children  put on a mini concert, singing old hymns.  Some were different words set to the old tunes. We enjoyed hearing them.  Also played some games with the kids.

Saturday, we ran some last minute errands and packed.  In the evening we enjoyed supper with the Clarke family.  The Kimber family who had just returned from home assignment in England, also was there. We enjoyed visiting and eating the good food.

Sunday, Father’s Day, we had a great worship service at church and the Pastor brought a great message from Psalm 78.  Teach your children  to trust God’s Word above the words, culture and tradition of men.  Be a godly example to your children and grandchildren.  Perpetuate God’s truth from generation to generation.

After church we ate dinner with Ruth Crowie and her son and wife.  We had a good time of fellowship over the good food.

Saturday and Sunday afternoon we packed for our return to the States.   We are looking forward to going home and seeing our grandchildren and meeting the new little one, Arthur.  But we are a little sad that there is still so much to do here and the need is great. We kind of feel as though we need a few more weeks to wind things up properly.  We are His servants and are willing to go where and when He wants us.  We are thankful that we have been able to fill in where needed and pray that we have been a help and encouragement.

Larry’s week consisted of completing the fabrication of the seventh inductor (out of the ten needed) and making all the connections possible using 15mm (~5/8″) and 22mm (~7/8″) copper tubing.  The remaining three inductors are being fabricated in South Africa and we learned that the first, of the three, will be shipped next week.  The medium wave (AM) upgrade is now about 90% complete.  All the capacitors and inductors have been preset according to the schematic.  On Friday, Larry taught Klaus how to use an operating impedance bridge to precisely adjust the inductors and capacitors in one of the five networks. With Graham Kimber back, hopefully he and Klaus can install the remaining three inductors and continue setting up the remaining networks.  Larry plans to be available to assist them remotely.  TWR Swaziland plans to increase the power to the antenna from 50,000 to 100,000 watts at a dedication ceremony in late August with Lauren Libby, the president of Trans World Radio, in attendance.