Cape Town Mission Field 

  17 May 2019
  Day 524
Friday


We got up early and stopped at the Mission office to pick up the van then head in to the Table Bay Hotel to pickup Elder and Sister Koch, the general authority seventy serving as a councilor in the area presidency. Brother Powrie, the Bellville Stake Patriarch met us in another rented van. We left for the airport to pick up Sister Lisa Harness, first councilor in the General Primary Presidency, and her husband David. Brother Powrie was driving the backup van in case there was an accident or issue. We drove them back to the hotel where we all ate lunch then walked a bit around the V&A Waterfront and took some pictures. We then headed out to the Mission Office where we met President Sanders, councilor in the Stake Presidency, who lead us all to meet a couple of families in the stake. We went to a family in the eastern flats and then to a family in Constantia. We talked to a family in the same complex as the family in the eastern flats and met their little 2 year old boy that was having some asthma problems so Elder Courtright and Elder Powrie gave him a blessing. 
After the visits we dropped President Sanders off back at the Mission Office then took everyone to the Bellville Stake Center for a focus group meeting with the Primary presidencies in the area. It was a very spiritual and uplifting event. We took everyone back to the hotel around 8:30 pm. We were surprised that Sister Harkness was able to stay awake the whole day after having just arrived in Johannesburg the day before.
Lunch at the Table Bay hotel where the waitress, Belinda, stated that she was baptized 3 years ago in Zambia. She was interested to hearing from some missionaries in the area.

Brother and Sister Lisa Harness, The Courtright's, Elder and Sister Koch

Patriarch Powrie with the Harness'

President Sanders with the Harness' at the Mission Office in front of Devil's Peak

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