{"id":555,"date":"2013-07-11T09:34:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T14:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swaziland2013.mcguireclan.org\/?p=555"},"modified":"2014-06-01T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T18:22:35","slug":"20130710-wednesday-thank-you-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=555","title":{"rendered":"2013\/07\/10 — Wednesday — Thank You Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"We<\/a>

We were asked to be at the head of the queue (line).<\/p><\/div>\n

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From right to left — Mbusi, Salema and Bonisile<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From left to right — Eric, Phumzile, Ethel and Clementine.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 In background — Sifiso (intern), Mbusi and Graham<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Clockwise<\/a>

\u00a0Clockwise around table — Larry, Klaus, Eric, Sifiso (intern), Salema, Jean and Steve.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In orange\u00a0 against the wall — Bobo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Virginia<\/a>

Virginia and Lorraine<\/p><\/div>\n

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The post office still has long rows of call boxes (coin operated phones), but with the advent of cell phones, not many are used.\u00a0 In the past there was a line waiting to use one of these phones.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This<\/a>

This sports store in the downtown mall looks much like those in Indiana with the exception of the cardboard boxes against the wall.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"On<\/a>

On the way to the market, we saw this group of preschoolers apparently on an ‘field trip’.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A ‘few’ cast aluminum (aluminium in British English) pots at the market — these are much lighter than the old black cast iron pots, but locals say they do not work as well.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Swazi<\/a>

Swazi ladies often carry heavy loads on their heads.\u00a0 I just managed to take this photo as this lady stepped behind the back of truck.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Maybe<\/a>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe we should have item 1 on the menu or item 5 (which is the same as item1)!! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It only costs $1.50!!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The last stop was at Pick N Pay to fulfill a request for a small jar of Nescafe coffee. We were amazed at the choices. There are even more choices in the next photo.\u00a0 In the past, there would have been only one choice.\u00a0 Note —\u00a0 E10 is approximately equal to $1.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The request was for a jar with other languages on it.\u00a0 In the past, there would have been at least Afrikaans and English on every product.\u00a0 Now it is in English only.\u00a0 We suspect that this is a backlash from the days of apartheid in South Africa.\u00a0 Most processed food in Swaziland is packaged in South Africa. \u00a0 On the jar we bought, the ingredients are in three languages, but in very small print only.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is the house that we lived in for 13 years. We were living here when all of our sons were born, except for Allan. The color was yellow with brown trim then and the fence was chain link, instead of concrete and steel angle.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This<\/a>

This iron ore truck is one of hundreds that are continually hauling ore between Ngwenya Mine on the west side of Swaziland to Mpaka or the port in Mozambique. The roads are suffering as a result.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Today we arrived at staff meeting and noticed something was up.\u00a0 Tea cups, cake, and other finger food was being set out.\u00a0 After staff meeting, there was a ‘thank you tea’ for us, since we will now be leaving Swaziland next Wednesday instead of Thursday.<\/p>\n

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After the tea, Virginia and I walked downtown.\u00a0 Our first stop was to buy some units of electricity.\u00a0 Instead of receiving a bill for electricity every month, electricity must be prepaid.\u00a0 There is a display unit near the circuit breaker box that shows how many units are left.\u00a0 If it goes to zero, the electricity is shut off.\u00a0 There are many other places to purchase units, but we went to the post office, since it was closest.\u00a0 Payment is made, then a receipt is printed with a 16 digit number to enter into the display box.\u00a0 When this number is keyed into the display unit, the amount of units purchased is added on to the remaining units.\u00a0 Somehow the display unit knows whether the 16 digit number is valid and how many units to add.<\/p>\n

We did some shopping downtown, and at the market, for items to take back to Indiana with us.<\/p>\n

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This evening we attended our last Wednesday evening serve at EBC.\u00a0 Pastor Deon was back from Capetown and spoke on Psalm 91.\u00a0 Someone else had been scheduled to speak, but had to cancel at the last minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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