“What matters is that you’re trying, and you’re learning to seek grace as you learn to pace yourself,” Morgan Harper Nichols Nyameka interviewing our teammate, Caroline Shave, for Episode 7. April is the most notorious month in South Africa for ministry. The public holidays, observance of Easter and school holidays bring many interruptions toContinueContinue reading “Pace Yourself”
Category Archives: Updates
Girlfriends & Gifts
After one year of Covid-19 in South Africa… From 22 – 24 March, Leon and I attended the Campus Crusade for Christ – Southern & Eastern Africa (CCC – SEA) Celebration Staff Conference. It was three mornings on Zoom listening to the great leaders from different countries share about God’s goodness. We experienced a senseContinueContinue reading “Girlfriends & Gifts”
Bridges
Throughout this lockdown, Leon and I have created bridges to bring our different strategy teams together. These collaborative efforts have helped reach people for Christ. We have shared in our updates over the last year how our ministry has hosted several evangelistic & discipleship online events to engage people to share the gospel and buildContinueContinue reading “Bridges”
Variant
Doing some research, I discovered all viruses mutate and this includes Covid-19. Viruses replicate themselves to spread and thrive in its human host’s environment. Sometimes during the process, small genetic changes occur creating a more infectious and harmful variant virus to humans. In recent weeks, South African and United Kingdom (UK) variants have received moreContinueContinue reading “Variant”
Merry Christmas!
Left to Right: Nala(14), Noel(16), Mack(17), Melanie, Elle(4) and Leon Best For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government will be upon His shoulder.And His name will be calledWonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6May the Prince of Peace fill your hearts with His joy and love.ContinueContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”
Indaba
Campus Crusade for Christ Western Cape 2020 Team Indaba – “Xhosa and Zulu word meaning discussion or conference.” National SLMSA Meetings (9 – 12 Nov) in Cape Town, National Leadership Team Meetings (16 – 20 Nov) in Pretoria and Western Cape Regional Team Meetings (24 – 25 Nov) in Cape Town dominated my NovemberContinueContinue reading “Indaba”
Earthquake
cracked road after earthquake(*stock picture) 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 revealedContinueContinue reading “Earthquake”
Wakanda Forever
LOS ANGELES – MAR 3: Chadwick Boseman at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards at the Beach on March 3, 2018 in Santa Monica, CA 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, “WhenContinueContinue reading “Wakanda Forever”
Views
Leon reading along as our final reader, Bianca Groats, reads Revelation 22. 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 withContinueContinue reading “Views”
Tested
#coronacraft Noel made lovely knitted caps for family members above. 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 expressedContinueContinue reading “Tested”
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