The Chair

One of the first things we bought as a married couple was a rocking recliner. When we moved to Africa this chair came with us. It’s a simple, brown chair covered in soft leather material. It was showing some major age and we had it recovered last year. It is already starting to show its age again (aka falling apart) and I was told the other day that we will be needing a new one, heart breaking I know.  When you visit someones home here in Botswana, the men (especially the pastors) are always given a chair to sit on. It does not matter if it’s a simple bucket turned upside down, a plastic chair held together with wire, or even a brick to sit on…they will always make sure the visitors to their home have a “chair” to sit on under a nice shady tree.  What a selfless act where the comfort of the guest comes before the comfort of self and we are so thankful for our comfy, worn recliner.