Angels? Photos by Janita

Not an angel, but cool horns

We met two angels one day on the road. I think they were real women, but when someone comes into my life briefly filling a need, a really big need in a moment of panic, I wonder. We were on our way out of the Madikwe Game Reserve, bleary-eyed from an early morning game drive.  We kind of got lost. Actually, we just hadn't gone far enough to see the next turn off. We were running out of gas and going through little village after littler village with no clear sense of what to expect over the next koppie or hill. At a small market, a young woman was getting into her car. We approached her for directions.

African Angel Ears

She gave us easy directions and then escorted us to the nearest petrol station many kilometers away. After filling up, Janita went to her car to thank her and to introduce us. When asked her name she gave a single Sotho word.  "Just that", she said. (Unfortunately I didn't write it down just then). Janita asked what it meant and she said, "Hope". Later that day, we were running out of daylight and far from where we needed to be. We were desperate for a place to stay and were near a large concert venue that was having a huge Rock concert. No vacancies anywhere. A pleasant security guard suggested Magatle Lodge, just down the road. We were ready to beg for a corner of the kitchen or sleep in the car if that was needed. Driving in the dark is a bad idea in a strange country. A gentle North Sotho woman, the owner of the lodge, greeted us, paused and said she had one room that had just that very half hour earlier become available. Her name, Karabo, means "Answer". What a day.

Cool....

Definitely angelic!

ANGEL: Teacher at the Moletedi Village Creche