Friday, July 5, 2019

Fog And Africa Time

I have held several consulent ministries. One was in Zwelitsha, in South Africa's Eastern Cape. It was a three-hour drive, I was told, so the first time I set off with an hour to spare. But then I hit heavy fog, over great distances -- I think one calls it inverted cloud. It was very beautiful, but I was an hour late, which is, on time. But so far, I was only on time in Zwelitsha, not at the Church -- and this was a big township, without street names. It took me a long time to find the Church. But all was well in the end. When I arrived, there was no one there. We were working on "Africa time". It was a while before a man appeared in the dusty street, carrying keys.

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