October Events

- Received Diwali cookies from Indian neighbors
- Visited Rorke’s Drift, a Lutheran sponsored arts and crafts center, particularly famous for art produced during the apartheid. Kristen, a fellow volunteer, and I accidentally toured the nearby battlefield. We transferred among six taxis to arrive at Umpumulo.
- Traveled to the coastal cities of Stanger and Ballito
- Attended a teachers’ union meeting
- Attended Lutheran Diocesan Dean’s Meeting and a Lutheran Choir Festival at Umpumulo, where the regional bishop lives
- Worshiped at the Diocesan Rally with about 4,000 Lutherans