The Kliptown Church
We visited three churches this Sunday. Each one inducted Doris and I as members. The last we went to was in Kliptown, one of the poorest parts of Jo'burg. During one part of the service I held hands with this African girl. She was not more than 15. We recited verses to eachother: "my joy is your joy, my pain is your pain, when I look into your eyes I see family, when I look into your eyes I see myself, and I love you!" she recited the words to me at the same time. She was a total stranger I will never see her again I am almost sure. The preacher had a lazy eye, it was the opposite of crossed. He lead the whole church through this; everyone was paired.
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