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 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 withContinue 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 expressedContinue 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
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. TurningContinue 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 bestContinue 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,Continue 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 theContinue reading "Fellowship of the Ring"