{"id":58,"date":"2013-05-05T18:21:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-05T23:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swaziland2013.mcguireclan.org\/?p=48"},"modified":"2014-06-01T13:29:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T18:29:46","slug":"20130505-week-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"2013\/05\/05 — Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Sunday we went to the Evangelical Bible Church, where we attended while we lived in Swaziland.\u00a0 Most had not heard that we were back, so there were a lot of very surprised people.\u00a0 One commented during the service how much I had ‘matured’.\u00a0 I think it was a way to say that I looked older!\u00a0 The singing was heavenly as you could hear the harmony of all the parts.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A few of about 150 tick bites on Larry’s leg<\/p><\/div>\n

Monday started my daily treks to the transmitter site.\u00a0 In mid afternoon I was getting sleepy from jet lag and decided to take a walk across the suspension bridge to the water tower making a point to stay in the grass that had been mowed, avoiding the tall grass.\u00a0 By Thursday, I was itching badly and mentioned this to Steve Stavropoulos where we were for dinner.\u00a0 He took a look at my feet and began removing pepper ticks.\u00a0 They are almost invisible.\u00a0 I was surprised because we had never encountered these tiny ticks during the 16 years that we were in Swaziland in the 70s and 80s — only the bigger ticks, which I was on the lookout for.\u00a0 When we got home, Virginia removed a lot more in other places.\u00a0 In all she counted 100 bites, without counting those on my feet and ankles!\u00a0 We were told that it might take up to 3 weeks to get over the itching.\u00a0 Hydrocortisone cream helps a lot.\u00a0 Would appreciate prayer that I do not get tick bite fever from this.<\/p>\n

\"Warthog<\/a>

Warthog Steaks<\/p><\/div>\n

We were invited out to dinner three times this week.\u00a0 To the Schillers on Wednesday where we ate warthog\u00a0 first time.\u00a0 It was very good and we found out the cost is about the same as beef.\u00a0 We went to the Stavropouloses on Thursday for an evening of playing Mexican Train.\u00a0 On Friday we were at the Gomes Co family for a stir fry dinner.\u00a0 He is from Guinea Bissau and she is from Kenya.\u00a0 They met in Denver, CO! They have one daughter of their own (the youngest) and three daughters that are adopted or fostered — the oldest is a niece who is in Bible school.\u00a0 On Saturday the Stavropouloses took us to Mlilwane Game Preserve to celebrate Lorraine’s birthday. \u00a0 We had a braai (BBQ) there with boerewors (spiced sausage) and some more warthog.
\nI have kept busy at the transmitter site working through various transmitter issues.\u00a0 None that have keep the transmitters off the air, but could if they would continue to deteriorate.\u00a0 The transmissions should sound better too.\u00a0 Next week I am scheduled to begin a course of training on the 100,000 watt transmitters.\u00a0 Pray that this will go well, since this training is a first for me.\u00a0 It will probably last a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

Virginia has been keeping busy as well, trying to get our house stocked with food and other essentials, plus preparing meals.\u00a0 She has attended a couple of ladies meetings and tried to be an encouragement there.<\/p>\n

Today we are looking forward to church again.\u00a0 This week their senior pastor Dion should be back, so we are looking forward to hearing him preach.\u00a0 He is a different pastor than the one that was here last time we were in Swaziland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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