This might have been an obvious service for the post office because the entry form provided by SARS does mention that VAT refunds may be claimed through the post office. All you do is take the relevant documents to your nearest post office, anywhere in Swaziland, and the rest it history.

You may care to view the following pages to get more details on the service:

1.  Landing page for claims (click)
2. Postal refunds (click)

Yes, the holinessadvocate at the time of publishing this article works for SwaziPost and therefore approves of it in this blog.

Suggested Dos!

You know what interests your partner other than the expensive holiday. It she likes cooking, try preparing together a special recipe and going to the markets to find ingredients together. this means that you have to help each other throughout the activities to the point of enjoying your dish together. Both of you should be interested in knowing and developing skills on this common interest.

If  you both have discovered that you look forward to and make time for a tennis match, a long bike ride or researching topics to discuss, then you are on the path to a deeper more enriching life together. The respect and integrity of your relationship becomes stronger.  Don’t forget too that these shared interests can be passed on to your children and remain a family interest with years of great memories and adventures to talk about.

Suggested Don’t Dos!

Don’t dos often come naturally or unplanned. I will give suggestions on some but the list is not conclusive.

1. The i-Pad games or cell phone games are for play when you are all alone. Don’t play the game while you have your wife and kids in the lounge watching TV. I’m a victim to this and I have to change – TETRIS is the culprit.
2. The newspaper in the car –NO. You may try reading it sparingly at the lounge yet be careful to engage with them when they talk to you.
3. Eating at your friend’s or mother’s house is not good.
4. Spending time with friends than you do with your family – NO.

Listen to your gut, talk to your spouse and ask others on what makes a good but free way to make your partner happy. It is possible and without trying you will never know it works – TRY IT!

inspired by the site: http://www.yourtango.com/

I’d like to introduce the website holinessadvocate.com shopping page to Christians around the world, particularly those in Swaziland. In Swaziland, you can now window shop for Christian material and educational material that you can either buy online or walk to a shop, our shop in Mbabane and get the book you like. Topics and prices vary as you would expect.

The good things about books is that they also make good gifts for your fellow brethren. For example, in the previous post, I suggest a book to buy for a Pastor’s wife. You may buy the same book for your wife, a friend, sister or fiancé.

You are welcome to browse or shopping page in this link.

Some Qualities
1.    Courage – this is not dependant on the size of the church as some may assume, but by the virtue of being a Pastor’s wife, she needs the courage to face daily one-on-one meetings with members of the church. Further to that, his husband, the Pastor, needs her to be courageous to support him lead the church.
2.    Patience–people differ, without patience, the Pastor’s wife may soon get tired and begin to be selective of people to assist and those to avoid.
3.    Friendliness – friendliness means being approachable, easier to talk to and being warm hearted. Long-time members and visitors may prefer seeing the Pastor’s wife for any assistance they need as opposed to the Pastor. These people should feel welcome to approach the pastor’s wife.
4.    Wisdom–it is not every form of assistance that a Pastor’s wife can provide. She needs to know what to refer to the Pastor, elders, etc.
The list is endless as you know, but you also can assist the Pastor’s wife to nurture the qualities she needs. Even if you need help in these qualities yourself, you can help her by giving a perfect gift such as a good book (click here) she will read at her own time.
I believe it is true that a husband is as good as the wife can allow. If your Pastor is good with his duties, it goes to say that the wife offers her support and the impact is positive. The above listed qualities and more, are necessary to support the Pastor.
A good Pastor’s wife is one that will encourage his husband to keep doing what is right before God and fulfil all his duties as a husband as well. A busy person like the Pastor needs encouragement. I suggest a book by H. Norman Wright ‘Bringing out the Best in Your Husband’.
H. Norman Wright addresses an important subject that many wives need to improve on. A husband that is encouraged by his wife goes further that the norm and it is the best thing a wife can do for his husband. Every wife should read this book. It is amazing that the benefits will definitely come back to you as the wife who encourages your man.
If you are in Swaziland, you can get the book from our bookshop behind the main post office. It goes for E 120.00 or buy it online by clicking here.