On a steaming hot summer day, *Alida* sits under the Mango tree in Shinganga village. Aged 35, mother of three, grandmother of one - her heart aches, because her husband wants to bring another woman into the house. *Alida* lost her father at 8 and her mother at 13. She had to leave school at Gr. 5, because there was no sponsor for school fees. What was a girl to do? So she married very young and became a mother. Together with her sister she rests her head against the tree. They dream of a better life. They believe there...
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On a steaming hot summer day, *Alida* sits under the Mango tree in Shinganga village. Aged 35, mother of three, grandmother of one - her heart aches, because her husband wants to bring another woman into the house. *Alida* lost her father at 8 and her mother at 13. She had to leave school at Gr. 5, because there was no sponsor for school fees. What was a girl to do? So she married very young and became a mother. Together with her sister she rests her head against the tree. They dream of a better life. They believe there...
8 months to travel Africa, 2 months to prepare… How do we make that as effective as possible? Where do you go, where do you stay? What do you do and what do you pray? I can think of a 100 programs to run, we can plan everyday of a 8 month journey and head out to fix the world, with the superman song playing in the background. Somehow I hear the words “sweet surrender” in the back of my head. Could be that we are not called to fix Africa with strategic planning and a 100 projects? Could it...
I've always wanted to change the world, save it from disaster and poverty. I wanted to be the solution, the answer. Then I met the Lord and I wanted to tell the world about Him. Everybody needs to hear, and I will be the vessel (nothing wrong with that). Together with the Gospel I want to bring humanitarian answers and tell people how they should live. Yet, the closer I move to God, I realize that maybe I am not the answer. Perhaps I am not the best example to follow. Now, as I move around the world, randomly meeting people who...
I’m home… After halve an hour in a hot bath, I put on a Nicole Nordeman CD and pore a glass of Amarula cream. While supper is boiling on the stove I place my laptop on the granite kitchen counter top and as I glance at the Africa map against the wall my thoughts drift back… Back to the red dust and the beautiful African sunset, to the mountains of Burundi and the white beaches of Zanzibar. I remember the bumpy two day bus ride across the country of Tanzania, the live chickens that did not survive the baggage...
“In His law the Islands will put their hope” Is 42: 4 At 00:40 on 9 December our team of four will leave for Zanzibar – an island off the cost of Tanzania. We have seen the Lord change hearts before and trust Him for even more this time. Our mission is to encourage the church to stand strong and equip them to make an even bigger difference. We will visit both the institutional church and a few house churches. Though we are only a few going for only two weeks, I trust the Lord to do big things in...
During the September school holidays, 11 high school kids and 1 final year student gave their holiday to go and help at the Thlakuli orphanage in Butha Buthe, Lesotho. During this ten days we spend two days on the road and worked hard for the rest. Four members of the team were also part of the July outreach to Tlakuli and two of them returned after an outreach September 2008. The ophans enjoyed seeing the familiar faces return. The team finished the vegetable garden we worked on in July and also put the shade net covering over it. ...
IN Global Challenge we often talk about servant leadership and what it entails. After every conversation I yet again realise how far I have yet to grow in this. The past week I had the privilege of listening to a convesation between my fathers previous colleagues about my father and his leadership. Hearing what impact servant leadership has on the people you lead made my want to live this even more. I learned that: Servant leadership is modelled, not taught. A servant leader sets an example and principles which is followed long after the leader has left. Respect is earned...
