{"id":205,"date":"2008-10-23T04:58:17","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swaziland2008.mcguireclan.org\/?p=205"},"modified":"2014-06-01T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T18:21:15","slug":"thursday-and-friday-oct-16-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=205","title":{"rendered":"Thursday and Friday, Oct. 16 & 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were up early to get to the office to have tea ready for the farming seminar.\u00a0 Since there were only a few of us to do the work, we were really busy.\u00a0 On Thursday there were about 50 people who came to the meetings and on Friday there were 40.\u00a0 Over 60 had signed up.\u00a0 A couple of the other mission ladies had prepared chicken a la king for the noon meal on Friday and Lorraine and I had made cole slaw.<\/p>\n

The people who came\u00a0seemed to really enjoy the meetings.\u00a0\u00a0Craig\u00a0Deal,\u00a0who led\u00a0the seminar,\u00a0was from Zimbabwe and had lost his farm during the war.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In his testimony he told how he used to be very hard on the people who worked for him.\u00a0 Even after he became a Christian, he said he was just a Christian ‘streaker’ —\u00a0 having the helment of salvation on, but nothing else,\u00a0none of the armor.\u00a0 He told how the Lord brought him to the point of loving his brothers even if their skin was a different color and how he learned to be forgiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also taught how important it was to be on time with planting and to keep the weeds out when they are small tying these teaching into the christian life.\u00a0 Some of the persons who are not Christians could not stay for all the sessions, but have asked him to come to their place and teach them and their friends.\u00a0 What a great tool to reach these unsaved farmers.<\/p>\n

Craig\u00a0said that\u00a0the shops in\u00a0Zimbabwe\u00a0were empty,\u00a0but\u00a0he was lucky because he could come into South Africa to shop.\u00a0 Most of the people don’t have that priviledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said that the torture, maiming and killing that people had to endure during and after the recent elections was unbelievable.\u00a0 The youth were recruited to inflict the torture and killings.\u00a0 No one was allowed to help those that were hurt.\u00a0 Journalists were killed if they tried to take picture or report what was going on.\u00a0 As a result, the outside world had no means of knowing what was happening, and most are still unaware.<\/p>\n

\"Ruth<\/a>

Ruth Crowie, Daphne and Ernest Bailey<\/p><\/div>\n

Thursday night, Larry and I had dinner with Mrs. Crowie, who invited the Baileys.\u00a0 It was so good to see them.\u00a0 They look much the same.\u00a0 Mr. Bailey has had a stroke and is not quite over the effects of that, but seems to be doing well.\u00a0 It \u00a0is so nice to see old friends again.\u00a0 Many have passed away, but many are left and it is a blessing to visit with them. We also enjoyed a favorite food called Samoosas.\u00a0 They are a curry wrapped in a very thin dough and deep fried.\u00a0 Yumm!<\/p>\n

\"Work<\/a>

Work Team cutting groove in floor for wiring<\/p><\/div>\n

Friday night we had supper at the transmitter site with a work group that came from South Africa. It was very interesting to watch them unpack and prepare for the weekend at the site.\u00a0 TWR has a building across the river from the transmitter building that has several sleeping rooms, bathrooms, and a kitchen area as well as a big room for eating and meetings. There are beds there and the people just bring their sleeping bags.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Busy<\/a>

Busy Work Team<\/p><\/div>\n

These people did a lot of different work at the site.\u00a0 They pulled wires, dug trenches, fixed roofs, knocked down walls, and more.\u00a0 It is nice to have work groups come and do things that need to be done, especially those that come organized and equipped with tools, supplies, and expertise.\u00a0 They accomplished a\u00a0 lot!<\/p>\n

\"Esther<\/a>

Esther Stavropoulos ready to go into wiring trench under floor<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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