Waiting for the church service, South Africa East, 1933

„Tinana. Mädchen warten im Felsschatten auf den Gottesdienst“ („Tinana. Girls are waiting for the church service in the shade of a rock“). Four girls sitting in the shade of a rock. The two sitting rightmost are wearing light coloured dresses, the one further left a light coloured blouse and a dark skirt. The one sitting leftmost is wearing a dark dress, a white shirt and a long dark shawl. With her left hand she is holding a cloth on her mouth. The rocks are interspersed with plants.; Paul Albert Theile, born in 1908 in Niesky (Germany), was a theologian and preacher. He was no missionary in Africa, but went on an educational journey to East Africa in 1933 and to South Africa in 1934. He was a mission deputy in Montmirail (France) from 1934 till 1938. In 1948 he married Susette Schmidt. After 1962 he was director of the Moravian Church in Switzerland. He died in 1995 in Birsfelden (near Basel / Switzerland).