Cape Town Mission Field 

21 February 2018
Day 74
Wednesday

Happy Birthday Elodie! Woo hoo! Sweet 16! Look out world!

Today we gathered a few items at the chapel and headed to the Bellville ward to set up for lunch for the North Zone Conference. "El Greeyo" is catering this event and we really enjoyed their flavorful food. Sister Courtright suggested that the portions should grow a little next time for the young elders that can pack it away. The chocolate cake dessert portions were on the huge side though.



Back at the office we had some orders to hand out and some laundry to do (table cloths). There was a light plane flying overhead towing a banner and the wind was so strong that he was barely moving.

The brick is all laid for the water tanks.

The Elders from the Montana Branch showed me a nice little crease along the rear drivers side wheel well from cutting it too close to the parking garage post at their boarding. Another car for the shop.


In the evening the Senior Couples went out to dinner with President and Sister Lebethoa to the Salt Water Fish Cafe at the Howard Center.
President Lebethoa discussed some of the history and culture of South Africa and the difficulty Cape Town is having moving people from the townships to the 'black middle class'. One subtle but key point was that the fathers are being kept out of the homes due to economic pressures of work which is causing societal and generational issues. It is all very intertwined and difficult to find areas that should be focused on. But one area President Lebethoa continued to point to was education and the need to get it to the lower income population.

Sister Courtright returned to the office for a late night work session where she committed to get a baptismal record entered for a new member to be given a calling by their bishop this Sunday at their church.


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