Walking to the shopping area and strolling across campus was almost an ordeal today. The weather report said that the temperature was 79F but felt like 83, but for the first time for me I felt lightheaded and took an afternoon nap. The wide swings of temperatures played havoc with student attentions. They reported that the afternoon classes were difficult to be in and remain alert. Perhaps that’s why the student protest took place at 8 am. About 140 University students were protesting this morning the lack of accommodations on campus. After successful negotiations, rooms were found for the majority in private apartments and in residence halls that had ‘no shows’. Of the 140 only 56 had signed up for accommodations, they came to school at the University on a hope and a prayer.
Hey on Tuesday morning the student demonstration made the Front Page of the local newspaper. Students are beginning to offer me assistance with the languages. There are three that predominate, Zulu, Xhosna, Tswana. My tongue will never be the same. I tried to record the worship service on Wednesday evening, but all songs were in one of the two languages above, and chapel wasn’t full. But it was full on Thursday afternoon for the SoRaT worship. You might want to listen to the service and the announcements about the
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