Oct 19 - Elizabeth Ward

What an awesome day! We began our day at All Saints Cathedral in Mbabane at 8:00am where Bishop Scarfe was made an honorary Canon of the Diocese of Swaziland. We were all so moved by the bishops blessing upon the young children of the Cathedral before they were dismissed for Sunday School. It brought tears to many of us.
After lunch back at Thokosa Center we headed in our two rental vans to Piggs Peak Mts to see the bushmen paintings at Nsangwini, dating back 4000 years ago. It was a 20 minute hike down a rocky hill, up a short hill and back down again. The scenery was magnificent. Once at our destination we were told of these Zulu paintings made of red ocher. Now remember, whenever you hike down a mountain you must get back to your original starting point. The team trekked back up the trail with the chief Shepard - Bishop Alan - leaving his sheep in the dust, and at the last minute a challenge was presented and he beat me on the last uphill sprint!
Our team all returned to the vans and ate a picnic before heading to the Maguga Dam, beware of Hippos, and having afternoon tea and refreshments at the Maguga Lodge.
We had a very joy-filled day - we are truly blessed to be here and look forward to sharing more with you all.