Happiness is…….
to be able to show a negative PCR test. And once again that was not the case with Dries. Therefore, he could not fly on Friday and will have to stay for another week. Well, in theory that is. Mind you, I think that nasty cold we had, was probably Covid. I wonder how much money had been spent on never ending tests and penalties for changing flight dates.
Flying is not fun anymore! The increase in forms to be filled, to be continually told; shoes off, belt off, laptops out, so called banned or sharp objects removed and on and on it goes. Dries and I flew from Cape Town to Johannesburg recently and we stopped counting after being told more than nine times to keep our masks on and not smoke. And then each time as an added insult, we were reminded that by doing any of those things, we shall be committing a criminal offense.
Ok, enough of that. It was very special to spend time with Dries’s family. We had a particularly blessed time with his daughter, Anlie in Middelburg. Their warm hospitality, wonderful meals and comforting wood stove fire, made us not notice the increasing effects of the South African winter.
I’ll have to get going to organise my flights and visa for Germany this week. It still feels mostly unreal that I will be able to go to Bundescamp and I am humbled to have such an opportunity. Dries spent the most of two days sewing a Malagasy flag, neck tie to match my Ranger uniform as well as making sure that I have some badges on my shirt.
Thank you for making our time in South Africa so special. God has provided for us in wonderful ways. We love and appreciate you. Please pray for the next PCR test on Wednesday. God is in control!