Since it was a public holiday, businesses were closed. The church arranged for their last serve day to be a maintenance day at the church. They did exterior and interior painting, cleaning and filling the potholes on the street leading to the church. We spent our day helping with the potholes!
The South African National Roads Agency stated that the country’s roads have approximately 25 million potholes — about seven million more than the estimated number of households. The roads have become so bad that residents have taken to repairing potholes themselves. The residents use various materials to repair potholes, including concrete, bricks, and stones, which can be dangerous. The municipality does not repair many of the roads due to lack of funding and corruption.
It was enjoyable to work alongside the South Africans, to build relationships and share stories.
By the end of the day, at least 30 potholes were filled! The Lord blessed us with a cooler day, in the 80s instead of the 90s.