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 realizedContinueContinue reading “Distance”
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Stalled
Photo by Rumman Amin on Unsplash 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. TurningContinueContinue reading “Stalled”
Look at the Clouds
“Have you ever stopped to look up at the clouds?”
Merry Christmas
Thank you for your prayers and support this year. May God encourage your hearts and enable you to know and experience God’s Great Love daily!
Famine
“He shared he didn’t eat last week!” Food insecurity is a new term I have learned at the university. It means a lack of reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food. A recent report shared 48% of students on US campuses feel food insecure. When I did ministry in the US our bestContinueContinue reading “Famine”
Immersion
I had the pleasure of doing ministry with my family last week. Our Cru Youth group partnered with Student Christian Organization (SCO) to put on the 3 – day Christian camp. The rustic campground was a converted military base which overlooks beautiful ocean views. 90 high school and primary students from area townships (Khayelitsha, Masiphumelele,ContinueContinue reading “Immersion”
Fellowship of the Ring
View the Delight Video “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In theContinueContinue reading “Fellowship of the Ring”
Personal Update 2019
Winter has arrived in Cape Town. Unbelievable, it was one year ago that our city averted Day Zero and 10 years ago, 24 June, the Best Family arrived in Cape Town. What a journey this has been? It reminds me of the old hymn, ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus’. Our family has hadContinueContinue reading “Personal Update 2019”
Nicest Face
6 – 10 May, Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) hosted Cape Town Baptist College students again. CTBC Mission Week sends the novice theologians to apply their biblical knowledge into their local communities. I’ll admit it’s a highlight for me during the year. If you remember from past updates, I’ve had some interesting experiences with theContinueContinue reading “Nicest Face”
Where do we begin?
Last October, we said farewell to our only female campus staff member, Bianca. I mentored her during 2018 and completed her training. Then God did something new in her life. Bianca was appointed to our Leadership Development/Human Resource department at our head office in Pretoria. This native Capetonian was moving. In any time of transition,ContinueContinue reading “Where do we begin?”
