1 March – Jannie takes Pastor Antonio and the elders to a funeral in Mphatsa. They only arrive back in Chandame late that evening. We help Paulina, a 12 year old at the clinic. She got burnt because she got an epileptic fit and fell in the fire. She returns every second day for burn treatment. It’s a slow process, but progress was made.
2 March – Rory Benette gives a huge gift of Vetiver grass (a type of grass to stop erosion) to help with the erosion at our water source. This gift helps us stop erosion.
3 March – We head to Vila Ulongue to hand monies over to workers that were sent by Helen Meyer.
4 March – Jannie celebrates his birthday by towing a 2 ton lorry with the tractor.
5 March – We head to Karacher for a Sunday church service with Pastor Antonio, his wife, Vasco (Skiba) and Stella. Every day the clinic is up and operational at Chandame from 9:00 – 12:00. We have many malaria cases.
15 March – Jannie is busy with “recovery” in Agua Boa, a mountain pass close to Chandame. Johan and Heidie Kruger and their 3 kids arrived at Chandame late in the afternoon. They are on an Africa trip with their camper and bikes heading to Jerusalem. Along the way, they do evangelical work. They stay with us and only leave CHandame on the 18th of March. Jannie also fixes Johan’s bike. The few days we spent with them are magical!
17 March – Dr. Renier Ter Haus and family spend the night with us en route to South Africa.
19 March – We visit Impale and 2 prayer houses. The scripture for the day is from Genesis 19 verse 15 – 26: As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” But he lingered. So, the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by die hand, the Lord being merciful to him and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
24 – 26 March – We visit Ivan at Milange. A great weekend.
29 – 31 March – Susan’s very sick as she contracted malaria.
30 March – Jannie purchases 2 tree trunks for 30 Metica. The plan is to use the trunks to create shade for the newly acquired coffee plants.
31 March – Bedding for the coffee plants are made.
God Bless!
Susan