Post-Weddingness....

Greetings from the hot land of the T dot!

Amoy and Phil's wedding was an awesome success > so many people got involved and made it happen, but MOST of all the Most High was present in full effect. All praises due to Him who held it all together, gave us so much joy, took care of details we couldn't even imagine and drew people to Himself.

The wedding was hype. We had the ceremony and reception on Friday. Then on Sat we had a more intimate, cultural event for family who had travelled from far; that was hype, people were looking like Queens and Kings in their cultural dress. This last event was at our home, we had a marquee on the front lawn which we then used for fellowship on Sunday afternoon. My Uncle Stephen shared (he's also AE's International Director) and several of us helped lead the singing. It was grand, many of us were touched deeply by the Spirit of God. The amazing thing is that the weekend yielded several people entering into relationship with Jesus for the first time.

The Lovely Newlyweds being escorted by their entourage of Ghanaian dancers

Yes, so it was an amazing time of victory. Now for me there are a few things facing me. I leave on Sat back to South Africa so i've got to get my house in order, na'mean?

Firstly, i lost my backpack with my wallet in it last Wednesday....... so i've cancelled all my cards, ID's, etc. and am in the process of getting new ones. It's amazing though because i usually carry my computer, passport and a lot of other things in my backpack but the day i lost it i had taken out pretty much everything and i even spent pretty much all the $ in my wallet - haha, God is great! Please pray that all this would go smoothly.

Secondly, i've got to start getting my wedding stuff in order now as it seems this is the last time i'll be here before the wedding. Please pray this would work out smoothly too.

Thirdly, can y'all start praying for me that i'd find a car in SA? It needs to be durable, economic, in good condition and affordable. For those who don't know, my last whip was stolen while i was here in Canada. It was a beauty.....1983 Toyota Corolla, orginial paint job and interiors, clean engine, the works.........it was one year younger than me, you could say we grew up together. I basically will need the car come September. Please do pray for me on that tip too.

Well famz, i trust that y'all are well. May the Lord bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you and give you peace!!!!

Shalom!





PS. peep the frohawk that i now rock'''''''''''''''>>>>>>>..................

Greetings, greetings famz!
it's been a little while since my last entry, the fact is.........
I'm back in da Dot dat i luv so much,
Such....a wonderful experience,
Peoples familiar, family in myriads,
only kinda bummed my Queen couldn't come
but with eternal dividends we still make a sum!

yup, i'm back here with my sister's wedding right around the corner! It's been busy so i've been on the low just trying to help out where i can. Mainly helping organize and moving things, cleaning things, etc. around the house. Our house has been like the UN of late - every country rep'd: we got Ghana, England, Zimbabwe, Trinidad........so many accents, so many shades! Lots of people are staying here right now, so it's constant cooking (don't worry, i don't do much in that department - people gotta live right?) and mainly Ghanaian cuisine which has been like a dream come true. It's also been so blessed though to connect with famz i really haven't seen in years.

Well i head back to SA on Aug 2nd, which i'm looking forward to. Got to connect with Carmz again and get to work with the Intern bizness. There are actually 10 Australian Interns there now in the care of AE; it was a bit nerve-wracking to not be there, esp since it's my first big group but God has definitely provided capable people to hold it down in my absence. At the end of Aug there will be another two groups coming from the US (15 in all) not to mention several local Interns who will be with AE for a few months. Please keep me in prayer on that tip; especially for creativity in planning their schedules.

Ya, will that's all for now folks. Oh, and i got a frohawk (as it was dubbed the other day) -> an African man's Mohawk (don't have any good pics yet)...........................................i think it's fantastic.
Shalom

On the ground.....

Greetings Family!

Much thankfulness to those who continue to intercede on behalf of the people of Zim. Regardless of your politics many in Zim are looking for peace and security. Much respek to every man, woman and child out there who stands for justice - God is watching.

This past week has been nuff hectic as i prepare to head back to da Dot; quite a few things to handle before i take off for the month. I have 10 Australian Interns arriving this Sunday and because i won't be here i need to make sure everything is lined up right for their month in SA! It's great though, there are some great peoples out here who will continue with the work while in my absence.

For those who aren't aware i'm heading back home (my other home) for my sister Amoy's wedding. Big things; she's the first one to go! Big up to you and Phil - many on this side are excited about what the Lord has in store for y'all. We're standing with you.

For a quick update an amazing thing happened the other day. As i mentioned, we got involved with some refugees in Durban but didn't think there were any refugees in my city. A man walked into the AE office last week though and informed us that there are over 1000 refugees in the city! In fact, a large number of them are from Zim (mostly straight from there) and there is a Zimbabwean Refugee Association of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Due to the recent "xenophobia", etc. this info has been kept very hidden, many of us in the city didn't even know that such places exist (believe i was doing research). So last Saturday, Carmz and I went to meet the Chairman and check out the situation for ourselves.

It was really eye-opening to say the least.....we went to one auto mechanic workshop where there are 200 people staying, sharing one toilet and one shower - they take turns throughout the whole night using those facilities. The women and men also sleep on separate sides of the workshop, even if they're family; there are no walls and it's the winter season right now so they are exposed to temperatures approaching 0 degrees at night.

The second place was a house that holds 300 people. They also have one toilet and shower; we had the opportunity there to meet a political leader who had to flee Zim because of political persecution.

We didn't go just to see for ourselves, but we went with the intention of serving however/wherever possible. We obtained a needs list: toilets, warm clothing, food, job opportunities, scholarship for youth, counselling for women and children, in particular, who have been traumatized (esp in crossing the border). This was an exploratory visit, we're now getting involved with the Disaster Management Dept of the the local govt; the aim is to create some kind of stability and not to create dependency so we will need much prayer and wisdom on how to proceed! If this is something you're interested in contributing to please let me know and i can help direct your resources to the right channels. Please keep these people in prayer though, again there is so much brokeness BUT i must say that Zimbo's always amaze me! They carry such a beautiful spirit: so resilient and so friendly, even in such hard conditions.

I got permission from a few of the guys to put their pics up>>>(the sunglasses that look like swimming goggles are my addition in an attempt to protect identity anyway)

Aight famz, ngikatele mange (Zulu for i'm tired now).....sleep/be/do blessed!