Cape Town Mission Field 

9 May 2018
Day 151
Wednesday


We got up early to stop at the office and take the President's car in for service. He drives the oldest car in our inventory, a Mazda 6 from 2012. It only has 64K on it and is in better shape than most other cars in our inventory. It took me a minute to start it. It is key-less and I couldn't find the button. It was tucked on the left side of the steering wheel, not where I was expecting. 
We caught up on a lot of paperwork at the office while Sister Courtright handed out weekly supplies to all the zone leaders who came into the office. One pair of missionaries requested a couple of blankets and a space heater since it is starting to cool off here and most if not all boarding's are not heated. And some of the missionaries come from warm climates and aren't used to the cooler weather. Elder Bokarie is from Sierre Leone, along the equator. And the temperatures have cooled off, especially in the mornings to around 12C. That's about 53F, ooohhh, down right frigid. :)
We were both exhausted due to poor sleep from last night, Elder Courtright suffering from head cold congestion and keeping Sister Courtright awake with all his nose clearing. Reminds me of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles where John Candy is clearing his sinuses at night while Steve Martin is becoming more agitated. 

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  1. UnknownMay 11, 2018 at 3:48 PM

    Oh, that was funny about the nose clearing. I remember that movie. Praying you will get better.

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