During my first tour of duty as a young missionary in South Africa in 1968-1971, my first area of service was in the city of Pietermaritzburg which is about six hours southeast of Johannesburg (about 490 kilometer – 304 miles). I served in this area for a little over five months. The Ball family was in the branch of the Church at the time. Brother and Sister Ball took me under their wing primarily because I had become good friends with their teenage son and daughter – Chummy and Jenny Ball, who were 14 and 17 years of age at