Your grace abounds in deepest waters Your sovereign hand Will be my guide Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me You've never failed and You won't start now A few days at the beach reminds me again that we WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT (2 Cor 5:7). This year we have been …
Democracy - is it right for Africa?A few years ago there was serious debate over breakfast with some of my Mandela-Rhodes colleagues about politics. I can't remember the details of the conversation-but I made a comment that 'democracy is hardly perfect, it doesn't originate in Africa and may not be the best thing for Africa' …
As I think through the last few weeks I am amazed by what has happened-and thankful for how it has happened, I see God's hand in the process of change-evidenced by the lack of violence and the feeling of peace in the nation. However, I also feel that there is a weightiness to this season …
Continue reading Dear Zimbabwe, Our Zimbabwe, My Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
This opinion piece was initially entitled “Zimbabwe at a crossroads?” - and started on the 20th of November, it was a good title – but here, on the evening of my 28th Birthday on the 21st November, celebrating a birthday I’m sure I shall never forget – there is definitely a need for a different …
Potholes..... the dreaded P word! Potholes! Life in Africa has taught us to be prepared for all things and to always laugh at the situation. This situation wasn't particularly bad but the severity of the potholes did make us chuckle. Many years of driving in Zim prepared John well. This sign was actually a bit …
To hope that such a thought or discussion would not be controversial would be, I believe, overly optimistic – however I do believe that it is a thought with substantial merit and thus I have risked a blog in this domain. In my profession, rural development, transformation is a word that is very often thrown …
Continue reading Should transformation be first on the agenda?
So, tonight has been a great evening, and highly entertaining. Three British girls came for dinner with Sof and I. Sof works with them every day at Ethembeni where they have been volunteering for six months on a program run by Tear Fund. Now, as they approach the end of their six months, so many things …
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