We woke up to find out that not only didn't we have hot water, we didn't have any water, just a drip from the sink. It was disappointing not to be able to shower or even wash up much.
I was glad to see that my friends the guinea hen and turkey had not become dinner yet.*
We met with Mphatso in the ELCM office and also met with the financial officer. They gave us chatangas (traditional African fabric used for skirts or shirts or head wraps) that Bishop Bvumbe left for us and were made in commemoration of a Lutheran leadership meeting a few years ago. It was such a nice gift that we weren't expecting at all.
We sadly said good bye to Mphatso at the office as he had some work to do before leaving on another trip. Ken took us to the airport. We will miss them - they made the trip so enjoyable and we learned so much from them about not only the ELCM, but the culture of the entire country.
We arrived on time in Johannesburg, but unfortunately our flight to Amsterdam was cancelled due to maintenance issues with the plane. Of course they didn't make the decision until about 2am. We got to our awesome - 4 star hotel - after retrieving our luggage (except for Susan's - it never left Lilongwe) going back through immigration - about 4am.
We had a leisurely day in Johannesburg at the hotel eating wonderful breakfast and lunch, enjoying a hot shower with lots of water pressure waiting for another plane to come. It finally did and after a stop in Amsterdam, we arrived at MSP 50 hours after we left Lilongwe.
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