Hi all – what an interesting day. I was on buses for 18
hours and I had so many opportunities to share the gospel with people and also
talk to others about their faith. The people here are so open to talk about
spiritual issues.
One very funny thing happened as we approached a weigh
bridge. New regulations have been applied and there is absolute bedlam as every
truck and bus is weighed to try and ensure weights are legal. Well before we
got to the weigh bridge we stopped and off loaded a large number of people and
put them in a minivan. They were taken and dropped on the road side well past
the weigh bridge. We then proceeded to be weighed and we failed. So more people
were taken off and walked a short distance out of the way and then we went
around again. Still too heavy!!
Well I am not sure what happened then but it took ages.
Maybe a fine was paid or a bribe, I don’t know, but after more than two hours
we were away again. We picked up our two sets of offloaded passengers and the
driver put his foot down. Despite losing all that time we arrived in Samfya on
schedule because we flew along! This bus is used as a cargo carrier for small
business people who buy supplies in Lusaka – it is a double decker, very high
with huge luggage compartments underneath and they load it to the max!!
It is very windy here at Samfya today coming directly off
the lake, but nice and warm. The swamp flies have hatched (every month) so
tonight it will be doors closed and lights to a minimum so I don’t get overrun
by bugs!
The Team in Botswana waiting for a game drive
King of the beasts having a lazy reat in the heat of the day
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