Africa’s GOLD!

If you have been long enough in Africa you would know exactly what I say if I mention Africa’s children. Personally my favorite sound in the whole wide world (no it’s not blues …..) it is the sound of African children laughing. Well …. any kind laughing …. but let me focus on […]

November 7th, 2019|Children, Education, Outreach, Schools|

We are building a new school – Mozambique

On 14 March 2019 at 23:30 on of the biggest cyclones to hit Mozambique reached landfall. The extent of the damage was beyond anyone’s imagination. 168 000 ha of agriculture were destroyed and some towns totally destroyed. Beira city was 90 % destroyed. People were sleeping when the cyclone hit their […]

November 6th, 2019|Children, Natural Disasters, Schools, Uncategorized|

A forgotten island …

As we fly into Bluefields, Nicaragua – we are greeted by a thunderstorm ….. low clouds and gusting winds.  I find myself hugged in my seat in the small Caravan watching the pilot lining himself up with the runway.

Bluefields is connected with the presence on the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast of many pirates, subjects of powers at the time […]

November 5th, 2017|Being Church, Children, Church Planting, Culture, Life Stories, Outreach, People, Training, Travels|

Leave the 99 …

Matthew 18:12 – “What do you think?  If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray and gets lost, will he not leave the 99 on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?”

I have always loved this Scripture and always felt like this little lost […]

August 5th, 2017|Being Church, Bibles, Children, Church Planting, Life Stories|

The Dead Heart of Africa ……

It’s 2’o Clock in the morning – we have long ago left the dry wind of the Sahara desert.  We are speeding through the dark of night and my GPS confirms the fact that we are in dangerous territory.  The nearly full moon lights up the Cameroon jungle far away.  The route is well known […]

January 16th, 2017|Being Church, Children, Church Planting, Leadership, Outreach, Training|

Follow the journey …

I seem to keep on saying it constantly ……. ‘time is flying’!   The last three months seemed to have disappeared somewhere.  I struggle to keep track through the distances travelled and even the wonderful people that crossed our paths the last few months.  After extensive training programs we received 50 amazing transformational agents from […]

August 14th, 2015|Children, Cultural, Culture, Education, Orphans, Outreach, Visitors, Volunteers|

A Gospel of Presence – in practice …

A Gospel of Presence – probably not a phrase you hear very often.  The entire WORD of God though speaks about a Gospel of Presence.  Our whole ministry is based on this phrase – to live a Gospel of Ministry.  Presence is a strong and powerful ministry in Africa.  From early mornings to late evenings […]

August 13th, 2015|Being Church, Children, Education, Social Justice|

Purpose of any journey: Make friends

Journeys are wonderful things!   They are always filled with the prospect of experiencing the unexpected.  A journey for me means a lot of things.  As a wise ‘someone’ once said:  “Business before pleasure unless pleasure is your business!”  My work and business are pure pleasure.

WHAT MAKES US TICK – as we work!

To be at […]

May 12th, 2015|Being Church, Children, Church Planting, Culture|

A bridge for Christmas please Santa!

“A BRIDGE FOR CHRISTMAS PLEASE SANTA!”

The story of 3 kids who died because there was no bridge to cross over the Mucombeze river in central Mozambique was a truly sad story. It touched everyone in the community. We were angry and disappointed at the same time. These 3 boys loved school. They loved school so much […]

December 22nd, 2014|Children, Life Stories, Schools|

Bridge over troubled waters!

If you could turn back the clock a few months ago …. you would remember the tragedy that stared our community in the face in Mozambique.  Three children died in a very short period as they were trying to cross a river on their way to our bush school in Mucombeze.  They were all killed […]

October 16th, 2014|Children, Education, Highlights, Natural Disasters, Schools|