2013/06/09 — Sunday

We took Jonathan with us to church this Sunday.  Pastor Deon Philips message at Evangelical Bible Church was on the ‘Tears of Jesus’ and focused on three Scripture passages — John 11:35, Luke 19:41 and Hebrews 5:7.

16Jun--Fish&ChipCoAfter church we went by the Fish & Chip Company (at the Riverside Mall close to the church) to pick up lunch and introduce Jonathan to this ‘British cuisine’ — very greasy, but good — probably not good for a regular diet!  They have used salt and

Simba still uses the same slogan, "ROARRRS with flavor"

Simba still uses the same slogan, “ROARRRS with flavor”

vinegar on their ‘chips’ (french fries) for a long time — long before ‘salt and vinegar’ flavor potato chips were introduced in the U.S.  ‘Salt and vinegar’ flavored potato chips were being made by Simba  chips since at least 1971 when we first came to southern Africa.

In the late afternoon and evening, I worked on this blog and ended up losing a couple hours of work due to a really bad internet connection.  Decided to wait for another day.

Ended up the day with a call to my mother, which is my usual routine on Sundays.  While we are in Swaziland, these calls are via Skype.  Initially Mom had a difficult time conversing with Skype, but after several weeks she seems to be getting the hang of it — sort of like talking on a two-way radio.