25 March 2010 – Thursday
It was a very, very, hot day today. I think it was the hottest and most humid day this year. But perhaps it felt hotter than other days because there were almost no breezes all day. Usually at Port Durnford if you are in the shade there is a cooling breeze that makes things bearable but that did not happen today.
We had a nice busy day which started with us driving to Esikhawini and picking up President Machaka to take him wedding ring shopping for his wedding on Saturday. We brought him back to the RB mall and after looking at a number of shops we found some nice bands within the price range we were looking for. They had to be re-sized so we will comeback tomorrow to get them. Since by the time we were finished it was time for lunch we all went to Maxi’s. Not only did we get to have a nice lunch but we also got to know President Machaka and about his family a little better.
After lunch it was back to Esikhawini. We left president Machaka at the Esikhawini mall and since we had some time before we needed to be in Port Durnford, we visited the Zibanis to see how they were doing. Percy still has not found a job and part of the reason is that he feels he knows what he should be doing and just has not found it yet. They are such a powerful young couple that it would be a great advantage to the branch if he could find a good job.
We then headed out to Port Durnford for English class, Seminary/Youth, and piano lessons. As I mentioned above it was very, very hot so we had Youth on chairs in the shade of a large tree. It made it at least livable if not comfortable. Unfortunately a couple of the youth did not show up but the rest seemed to enjoy the class. After Youth, Mary gave Lungani  a piano lesson. It is too bad that he started so late because I think with enough time and if he would practice he would do well.
Fall is rapidly moving across the land. The cane fields are starting to turn so soon the skies will be filled with the smoke of burning cane and the roads will be clogged with filled cane trucks heading to the mills. The sun disappears before 6:00 so it is often dark when we get home. We have been here in Richards Bay for almost a year so we have been through all their seasons which are much like Southern California but with lots more humidity.