We spent this holiday season attending a Baha'i summer school in KwaZulu-Natal with many of our friends, and we made many new friends. Baha'i activities are always quite a mix of people who really enjoy each other. This summer school had people from South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Japan, Canada and the U.S. attending. We stayed in an African rondaval, complete with a thatched roof, took cold showers every day and ate a typical local diet that was high in starch. The classes were quite interesting and we really got into the wonderfully spirited Baha'i African music. Among the new friends we met were Gilbert and Tabitha, an older couple from Tshwane (Pretoria). These remarkable people played important roles in the development of the Baha'i Faith in South Africa. Gilbert served on one of the first
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