On March 17, Cru Youth ministered at Kuyasa Library in Khayelitsha. This would be the last time our volunteers would share God’s Word, worship together in song and have fun competitions with the children at Kuyasa. The pandemic’s repercussions slowed the economy making it difficult for some volunteers to make ends meet. Our family providedContinue reading “Mentoring”
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Earthquake
Low rolling thunder on a Saturday evening? My wife rushes to the bedroom window and asks, “What was that?” My daughter and I were on the bed online viewing. I heard the sound, but assumed it was rare thunder from the Cape Town sky. Two hours later cellphone notifications revealed an earthquake. The next morningContinue reading “Earthquake”
Wakanda Forever
My wife’s purposeful steps aroused my slumber, dimmed light from a cloudy sky brightened our bedroom, my thoughts turned to a small warm 4-year-old body lying next to me, “When did she climb into my bed?” I opened my eyes and saw my beautiful wife. Dressed for her Saturday morning women’s Bible study, I satContinue reading “Wakanda Forever”
Activate
22 July highlighted my ministry calendar after our team meeting in February. Activate was an ambitious plan to have our entire provincial team to minister on the campus of the University of the Western Cape (UWC). We hoped to expose students and lecturers to all our ministry strategies by reaching rising athletes, influencing idealistic educators,Continue reading “Activate”
Views
Leon and I were chatting on the patio. He shared an idea with me, and I encouraged him to move this idea forward. What started as an idea became a reality in the New Testament Relay. In the New Testament, Paul shares with Timothy to give time and effort to the public reading of Scripture. Continue reading “Views”
Tested
Today was beautiful and sunny with a slight breeze on Day 27 of the South African (SA) Lockdown. Recently, SA president Cyril Ramaphosa made his second national address about the Covid-19 pandemic. He extended the national lockdown until the end of April. First, he expressed most of the existing lockdown measures will remain in force.Continue reading “Tested”
Distance
Last night our South African (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa declared COVID-19 a national disaster. This preventative action alerted residents to implement social distancing mandates. 61 SA citizens are currently diagnosed with the corona virus. One mandate stated our children’s’ schools would close on Wednesday (18 Mar). Our children celebrated the extended holiday, but soon realizedContinue reading “Distance”
Stalled
Load shedding caused robots to be out of sync and with trains being less reliable, this meant more vehicles on the road during February. On one heavily trafficked morning, all my daughters were finally delivered at their schools, then my wife and I headed to our Campus Crusade for Christ office. Turning onto our exitContinue reading “Stalled”
Look at the Clouds
“Have you ever stopped to look up at the clouds?”
