Cape Town Mission Field 

25 January 2018
Day 47
Thursday


Today we ran some more supplies out to the Standfontein Elders who moved into the upstairs flat that has been vacant for some time. This is a property owned by the church and at one time was used as a church to hold meetings upstairs. We used some potent drain cleaner to assist with a clog in the shower. It's label says that it contains a "dark force" that wipes out all organic matter. It did start to fume right away after I poured it down the drain. After 15 minutes all seemed well. After supplying them with several items and a new (old) microwave for the downstairs elders whose microwave died last week we headed for Fish Hoek to inspect the flat their.

The Fish Hoek elders have made some improvements in their cleaning approach which Sister Courtright was complimentary of. We left several bags of donated clothing that the Relief Society President in Fish Hoek is going to pick up to assist those in need in that area.

Back at the office Sister Courtright administered an English Language test to Elder Nkosi who scored Intermediate High. This will assist him in obtaining work and getting into school back home (Johannesburg). We found out that his mother is a professional opera singer. Cool. Elder Msali, who took the test last month, wrote in Sister Courtright's journal his testimony for her. It was inspiring, personal, and filled with the Spirit of Christ. These are the awesome moments that really lift us.

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