In the rush to get our sabbatical started, pack up our entire house, and move from South Africa to California for the year, I haven’t sat down to write in detail about this sabbatical thingy. But, with a little room to breathe, I wanted to start giving our friends more information on what we are [...]
Tag: pretoria
September 1, 2009
March 25, 2009
God’s broken heart
“God’s heart is broken for this world and He has given each of us a unique piece of it. That’s why we all have a different burden for minsitry that we are meant to steward in God’s Kingdom.” – Hal Burke Tweet
May 29, 2008
Visiting a refugee camp… in South Africa
On the weekend, somewhere between 500-1000 displaced refugees were moved to a temporary camp about 10 minutes north of where we live. A few of us went yesterday (Wednesday) to assess the situation and see if we might be able to help or join with others who are doing something. The place is horrible. Too [...]
May 13, 2008
time for action
responding to the crises in Zim, and the resulting influx of refugees here in SA, we are: connecting with, learning from, and sharing resources with like-hearted people around us, especially in Pretoria helping others understand the reality of these refugees, knowing their stories, knowing their names opening our home for refugees asking everyone to consider [...]