May 26th
Bullet Shells in Qatar!
We praise the Lord that our flights went smoothly, and for the most part from US soil to South African soil we did not have too much trouble. We did experience a little glitch in Doha, Qatar, when with only a 45 minute layover, Antonie’s backpack was flagged at the security checkpoint. So the officer asked us to join him, and then he started digging through the backpack… something we should have done prior to the trip, but in the rush, that was one aspect that was neglected. Well, soon the officer fished out a couple of empty shotgun shells… which seemed to be a problem… :) We explained to him that Antonie was a little boy, and had picked them up while playing. Thankfully, he seemed to understand, but then my passport and boarding pass were taken somewhere… I presume to be reported and cleared. Long story – short, thankfully we slipped through the door of the Boeing 777-300ER that would take us to South Africa – just in time.
PETROL OR DIESEL?
A dear brother-in-the Lord, Pierre Le Roux, fetched us at the airport. (We are so thankful that all our luggage came through with no problems.) We then went to visit for a little while at his house, prior to traveling on to his mother’s place where we are currently staying. After a little visit, we climbed into our Mitsubishi Pajero and started following Pierre and his family. I then noticed that the fuel gauge was on empty, so we called Pierre, and he led us to a fuel station. I climbed out of the vehicle and asked the attendant to give us 500.00 Rand’s worth of Petrol (gas), made the payment, and then we headed on our way. We just had a few kilometers to go, but as we got closer, I started to notice that the vehicle was losing power. All of a sudden, in my very weary condition – after a +30 hour trip, a light went on in my head… and I realized I had just asked the fuel attendant to put about 35 liters of gas into a diesel vehicle! Since then, the Pajero has just been sitting in one place, and we have been resting… Today (Saturday), a mechanic friend of Pierre came to drain the diesel/petrol :) tank, take off the diesel filter, and he is now gone to buy diesel, filter, etc. We trust that the little we drove did not damage the diesel pump, etc. After two nights of some rest, I believe I am thinking a little more clearly now… ;)
Lord willing, we plan to be up in the Pretoria area until around the middle of next week, and then we will head to Ladybrand to visit family and to submit an application for Phil’s permanent residence. Hopefully, after a week or so, we will be ready to travel to Mangusi once again.
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