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Happily lost in the Namibian desert

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With 7 flats and 12 missionaries under our support in Botswana’s neighboring country of Namibia, we decided a trip there was needed, so we scheduled a week to survey the properties and the young men living and working there. Our Airlink flight took us first to the sprawling mess that is the Johannesburg South Africa airport then on to the capital city of Windhoek, Namibia, where we rented a 4X4 safari vehicle and stayed a couple of nights at the lovely Hilton Garden Inn.   Our most adorable elders took us on tours of their flats pointing out needed repairs.   I care for these young men with a love borne of the responsibility I’ve been given over them, and I ponder that their mums at home worry over them and pray somebody cares and watches out for them.   Indeed, somebody does care, very much so. The disorganized storage container we rent to hold missionary pamphlets and books is in dire need of sorting out, but sadly I did not budget enough time for this herculean task so will put it