NOVEMBER 2012 – NOW
WE DECIDED THAT SUSAN WOULD LEAVE ON THE 21ST TO BE ON TIME FOR THE DEPARTURE OF OUR DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW, WHO WERE LEAVING WITH THE LIBERTAS-CHOIR TO GERMANY. OUMA HAD TO LOOK AFTER THE 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, WHICH SHE THOROUHLY ENJOYED! I (JANNIE) STAYED AND FINISHED THE ROOF OF THE CLINIC (REALIZING I NEEDED 16 TRUSSES NOT 12!). I WAS ABLE TO DEPART FOR SA ON THE AFTERNOON OF 1 DECEMBER. IN THAT LAST WEEK, THE RAIN SEASON STARTED AND THE WORK THAT I THOUGHT WOULD NOT BE FINISHED IN 5 DAYS, THE LORD HELPED ME FINISH IN 3.5 DAYS! I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ROUTE THROUGH BOTSWANA. I LEFT FROM TETE IN MOZAMBIQUE THE SUNDAY MORNING AT 04H00.THE ROUTE WOULD BE TETE, CATANDICA, BANDULA , MUTARE , MASVINGO, BULUWAYO, PLUMTREE INTO BOTSWANA, FRANCISTOWN, PALAPAYE AND THEN STOP FOR COFFEE WITH A FRIEND THE EVENING 11H30. PASSING GABERONE AND THROUGH LOBATSIE I REACHED RHAMATHLABANA, THE SOUTHERN BORDERPOST OF BOTSWANA AT 06H00 THE FOLLOWING MORNING. NEARING SA, I TRAVELLED QUICKLY. I HAD A WIMPY BREAKFAST AT VRYBURG AND TRAVELLED THROUGH WARRENTON, KIMBERLEY, AND THREE SISTERS. I REACHED HOME THE MONDAY EVENING AT 09H30. THE LORD PROTECTED AND KEPT ME 3,300KM AND VAALJAN MY FORD RANGER WITH 400,000KM ON THE CLOCK READY TO DO MORE. THIS WAS DEFENITELY THE ROUTE FOR THE FUTURE. COMPARED TO THE ROUTE THROUGH BEITEBRUG, IT WAS 210KM FUTHER, BUT SO MUCH FASTER AND THE BORDERPOSTS A PLEASURE. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD […]