All across Africa on Saturday, 18 August, was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Helping Hands work day. Units of the church worked on service projects to help families and the community.
The Botswana Gaborone West Young Single Adult Ward's project was the small children's park near the chapel. Over forty of us worked from eight o'clock in the morning until two o'clock in the afternoon. It was a nice cool day for working outdoors.
We picked up trash which included a lot of broken glass, painted the play equipment, repaired one of the swings, and cleared the weeds and brush from the lot. We installed a fence around the perimeter of the park. The supplies were purchased with donations.
Part way through the project everyone stopped for a snack of warm fat cakes (deep-fried balls of bread dough) and soda. After the project we had lunch of chakalaka vegetables and beans, bread, and sausage. The lunch was traditional style eaten without utensils. The park looked much better when we finished.
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