| "Church
Meetings" by Glyn on August 6, 2008, 1:45 pm, in category
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There are some things that seem to be
universal. Even though there can be exciting things
happening in churches and even in church meetings - they are not
exciting for everyone all the time... This is from our time with the
Revelation Blessed Peace church's leadership meeting in Kgagodi, July
19 and 20.
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| "Road
Hazzards" by Susan on August 5, 2008, 4:07 pm, in
category General |
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Lately we've noticed that driving is becoming
more challenging here. Many traffic lights are either not working or
bulbs are burnt out. People are becoming much more aggressive in their
driving. Whereas at one time non working traffic lights were treated as
a four way stop and drivers respected each other now there is a rush to
get several through at a time. The other day Glyn was stopped at a RED
light. It was one of the places where the lights hadn't been working
for a long time. But the light.....
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| "Rain
and Fog" by Glyn on July 15, 2008, 9:31 am, in category General |
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Last Saturday evening we heard a huge bang - a
thunder type bang. Not so strange in July if you live in
Canada or the US. But here - this was a strange
sound. We have not had rain since mid June and that was not
all that much. But this was not a casual bang - and later in
the night it was not a casual storm.
Today we woke to fog. Heavy enough that you could not see
from one end of a soccer field to the other. We had to let the car
h.....
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| "Our
Neighbours" by Susan on July 12, 2008, 4:23 am, in category
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This week I (Susan) traveled to Francistown.
Francistown is about 100 km from the Zimbabwean (Bulawayo) border. It's
proximity means that stories abound about the problems of our
neighbouring countries. Before the recent troubles it was virtually
impossible to be considered a refuge in Botswana if you came from Zim.
Now Dukwe Refuge Camp (located north of Francistown) has numerous Zim
political refuges and temporary camps have been set up in other parts
of the country. But people must prove they.....
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| "Oops"
by Glyn on June 17, 2008, 2:09 am, in category General |
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OK, so not a lot of posts for a long
time. This is my attempt to try try better - including some
posts before the oops.
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| "More
bosses" by GlynAdmin on June 17, 2008, 2:07 am, in category
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After Steve left, Hippo, our Canadian
administrator arrived. The visits were coordinated so that
they could both overlap here and also in South Africa for
meetings. Hippo and I went to
Francistown. Usually that is a 5 hour bus or car
trip. This time (first time ever for me) we
flew. left Gaborone at 6:45am and got back a bit after
8pm. Francistown is not all that big, and the airport is
close to town (and there is no public transp.....
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| "Pitseng"
by GlynAdmin on June 17, 2008, 1:47 am, in category General |
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The first stop in Pitseng is always the Kgotla
and a conversation with the Kgosi (chief). Kgosi Mafolko has
been fundamental in making our visits productive and the Bluffton
university visit possible. I was not suffering from the cold
as much as the Kgosi or come of the other men - one was wearing a full
face covering balaclava.
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| "Finished
work" by GlynAdmin on June 17, 2008, 1:44 am, in category
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The buildings that MCC built in the
1970s. These served an important purpose in helping to
create a village and helping that village with a school, clink and
water system. The village is located a couple of kilometers
away. The MCC buldings were not intended to be in the centre
and in the end are decidedly not. They do hold a special
place for the people of Pitseng......
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| "Pitseng
and Bosses" by GlynAdmin on June 17, 2008, 1:40 am, in
category General |
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Steve Wiebe-Johnson one of our North American
administrators was here for a visit in early June. We
visited a number of places, including Pitseng. Pitseng was
the place the Bluffton University students stayed at a year
ago. But more Pitseng is a community with a long history of
Mennonite work, dating back to the 1970s. Here Steve is
joking with the guy who gave us a bit of a tour, but we are also
standing in his corn field......
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| "roof
racks" by Glyn on October 15, 2007, 7:14 am, in category General |
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So what do you really need a roof rack for
anyways?? All you need is a sun roof.
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This is still a work in progress and there are a number of broken links
on this page - please be patient - Thanks GJ
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