by Molly Rihn

Today (Wed) was an unstructured day - our first day off from the regular teaching schedule. This was an opportunity for the consultants to meet with their clients in their business place. Many of the consultants were picked up early in the day by their clients and spent the entire day walking through their business place, meeting their staff, and reviewing their processes. We were tasked with understanding more about their marketing and sales plans. It was very valuable to physically experience the business.

Because of the flexible schedule, most people got a chance to catch up on their scorecards, catch up with each other over lunch, or even catch up on sleep with a nap! This was also the day that some of us discovered Woolworth’s. Woolworth’s in South Africa is a high end grocery store very similar to Whole Foods. Yes, it’s owned by the same parent company as the Woolworth’s in the US, but definitely a different kind of store. We’re lucky enough to have one within walking distance of our hotel. They have amazing produce which keeps our fruit hungry team members happy. They also have yummy pasta salads, rotisserie chicken and cookies! We will definitely spend a lot of time (and money) in this store.

Prayer requests include:

• Continued opportunity to fellowship and get to know each other on the team
• Insight into our client’s business
• Rest and health for our team
• Abundant blessings on our clients whle they are away from their businesses