Friday, February 20, 2009

Strength in Weakness

Greetings Family,
i write to inform you that as the AE Family we have suffered a tragic loss this past week. One of our team members, Foxfire Luvuyo Duda, was taken earlier this week. It happened that as he was swimming with some friends the undertow took him and he never recovered. This has been a heavy experience especially for his fellow Foxfires and Dino who gives leadership to them. Please uplift the AE family and more importantly Luvuyo's family at this time. As many around me have constantly reminded me, there are many things on this side of eternity that we won't be able to make sense of. Please pray that there would be a complete mourning process and from there that those who have been touched by this incident would rise up again stronger than before. God is faithful, even when we are faithless cuz He cannot disown Himself; He never acts or moves outside of His character - His character is inherently good, His nature is to bless. So in this time let's continue to trust Him.
I hope that whatever you're facing at this time, that you are trusting Jesus as your source. He truly is the Author and Perfector of life - He sees the end from the beginning, you can trust Him. Be encouraged and renewed!

Much luv

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Wunse-ah-ghin

Da Family Strong


Yes,


back in the lands of Republik of South Afrika....howzit peoples? It's gud to be back....it's always bittersweet leaving one home and returning to another. But my time with family was so important, refreshing and healing actually. I really feel that i'm at a new place being back here and it's being evidenced in the day to day. I'm so much more disciplined and balanced - basically life is a lot more wholesome. In fact, i was just reminded of Luke 2:52 where Jesus is grown in all the different facets of His life. Sometimes extremism probably feels better, like you're accomplishing more but i find myself in such a state of peace which reminds me of Isaiah's words that in "quiet trust is your confidence". It's really only him who is weak who needs to exert power in order to convince himself and others that he is strong - true power submits itself to the high calling of serving its Master and Creator....




ya, so at home i connected with famz, connected with frenz, took a trip to Phili with Tatenda, spent nuff time in Wing Chun and even hit a mic (at a debut concert for a band called The Renaissance Collective - big sound). It was a low key holidayz which i liked, i didn't really have the energy to be all over the place and meeting with nuff people.






Ill sounded soul shyftin....


Now that i'm back, i'm back at it. As i say things are pretty well balanced so it's back to work in the office, teaching a youth how to play the congas, doing some music in the park as an outreach, practicing Wing Chun, building with peoples and just continually looking for ways to keep growing......


There's actually some exciting things happening here at AE......we have a month at a local radio station (KNI 103fm) and the Foxes and i will be on air every Friday of that month. Our programme will basically create awareness of the Volunteer Intern Programme, the FoxFire Dept and provide a platform for some teaching and demonstration of the Arts. So we'll do some live music, hold a freestyle competition and do some CD reviews on the latter tip. Chune in if you can...


I'm also exploring a partnership with the International Film Festival South Africa; we're looking at taking that to a new level. I'd appreciate nuff prayer on that for wisdom and discernment....


Well family, much luv to you all.



Keep blessed!