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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: Me.
I visited Little Jeandre in Paarl/Franschoek this week. What a Blessing! I can’t believe I was holding this child who was so helpless 3 week ago - and seeing the life in his eyes. And the peace. Absolutely awesome. I heard more about his condition - apparently three rare heart defects - of which the doctor had never encountered the three in combination. I will not try and explain more. Apart from the fact that he still has to have 2 bypass operation’s in the year to come. And he is alive!
Well here’s me with him. What a privilege to be on a pic with Jeandre! Ladies stand in the queue. This young man is gonna make your knees weak!
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: New Thoughts.
I have a new friend. She wrote this:
> WORLD WITHIN <
by Liesl-Dana van Schalkwyk
There’s a whole other world within
where you dictate your dreams
and mix and match your imagination
your foresight, your fantasy
your so-called success and all it seemsIt’s like a little universe
where you get carried away
and all too soon you rehearse
your life, your love
your delusions of a better dayBut why this little cavern
when it is so lonely and dangerously wild?
where you can hide secret sins
and must fight to keep your expectations mildPerhaps the Creator gave us this space
to show we’re not puppets on a string
that we too have power to create and control
and to willingly submit our minds to Him
This new friend I randomly met in Sandton. With her permission I might post some more of her thoughts. I find this such a beautiful metaphor. A cavern - a cave. Where I can just be. Where I can play out the ‘what-if’s’ safely. Where I can explore, consider. And yes with the added risk of stowing away the secret sin. But isn’t that the essence of freedom and free will. If the possibility of ‘not-loving’ was not an option, would ‘loving’ have any meaning?
I think some of us don’t venture into this cave often enough. And thus don’t get in touch with the essence of our soul.
And others never step out of this cave. And the rest of us plebs view these people to live on another planet.
Challenge is to move in and out.
I love God for the freedom he gave us. Only a real God can have the strength of mind and soul, and the security in himself, to release us into that freedom.
That’s why I desire to submit to HIM.
Posted on August 9th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: New Thoughts, Favourites.
This kid has inspired me over the last week. 6 weeks old - fighting for his life. His name is Jeandré. About 2 weeks ago he was diagnosed with a rare case of heart failure - the first doctor said they should take him home and just make his death as comfortable as possible. The second, a Dr Susan Vosloo, said she would cancel her holiday and take the risk of operating and hope for the best. Over the last 2 weeks I have followed his progress, surviving the operation, and fighting for every next day in ICU. Personally I don’t know how Derick and Rouché, his parents, are making it. But I guess when you have to, you do.
This is a picture of Jeandré about a week ago, and then follow the link for a video of him yesterday. The link takes you to facebook group that prays for the little one. Just click the video there.
Over the last week I have contemplated the value of life, or maybe more the power of the life force in us. I also believe God values life. And I believe thousands of prayers for this boy have empowered him to battle away to stay alive, even though his parents may at times have lost hope. This boy has had me close to tears more than once this week.
And then I read in the Beeld about a baby that died in a Pretoria state hospital because the nurse was on her way and did not want to miss her taxi. The mother gave birth alone and only 15 minutes after the babies birth did some arrive.
’n 38-jarige vrou van Pretoria se baba is kort ná geboorte in ’n staatshospitaal dood nadat ’n verpleegster haar alleen gelos het omdat sy bang was sy mis haar vervoer huis toe.
Me. Catherine Masingi het gister by haar werkgewer se huis in Silverton vertel die baba se koppie het reeds gekroon, toe die verpleegster glo omstreeks 18:45 die pad vat.
“Sy het gesê sy’s jammer sy kan my nie help nie. Sy moet tjaila, want sy gaan haar bus mis.”
Masingi het Dinsdagaand alleen op ’n bedjie in die Mamelodi-daghospitaal geboorte gegee aan ’n dogtertjie, en glo bykans 15 minute lank om hulp geroep.
“ ’n Ander verpleegster het uiteindelik opgedaag en aan haar kollegas gesê: ‘O, sy jok nie, die baba het gekom.’ ”
Masingi sê die verpleegsters het die baba se hartklop tydens die geboorteproses gemonitor en alles was glo in orde. Sy was nege maande swanger.
“Ek het die oggend by die hospitaal opgedaag. Terwyl ek gekraam het, het ek gehoor hoe roep ’n ander vrou uit die toilet.
“Die verpleegsters het soontoe gehardloop, maar sy het reeds geboorte gegee en haar baba het op die vloer geval.”
Masingi sê ná haar dogtertjie se geboorte het ’n personeellid nie geweet hoe om die naelstring te knip nie. Ander verpleegsters het glo van oorkant die saal aan haar verduidelik hoe.
“Ek het die baba twee keer hoor huil. Sy het ook goed opgegooi. Hulle het haar op ’n skaal gesit en toe het ’n verpleegster vorms ingevul.
“Sy het ná ’n ruk gesien die baba is geel en hulle het die dokter geroep.”
Volgens Masingi het die dokter probeer om haar sterwende baba se lewe te red, maar glo aan personeel gesê hulle het hom te laat geroep. Die baba het vermoedelik mekonium (donkerkleurige ontlasting wat babas binne die eerste dae ná geboorte uitskei) ingekry.
Op Masingi se lêer staan daar glo dat die baba aan natuurlike oorsake dood is, maar haar werkgewer, me. Adri Pienaar, het gister gesê sy het op die sakkie waarin die baba se lykie by die lykhuis geberg word, ’n nota gesien met die woorde “birth asphyxia”. ’n Suurstoftekort, en een van die grootste voorkombare oorsake van babasterftes in staatshospitale.
I think how one doctor cancels her holiday to perhaps save a baby’s life and how another baby dies because a woman doesn’t want to miss her taxi. It’s all so sad. And then Derick writes this about a week ago:
Thursday 31/7/08 17h45: Still outside SICU. They are busy sowing up the skin over his heart. I met a Muslim couple in the waiting room. There 18mnth old boy, Mas-ood, had his heart attacked by a virus. They can’t do anything for him. Just wait and hope that he pulls through. A heart transplant might be an option. Their daughter, Amrah 3mnths, died last month of broncho pneumonia. Please pray that our Father in heaven also do a miracle for them!
Isn’t that insane?
I don’t really know what my point of this blog is. Perhaps just creating an awareness. A respect for life. A realization of the life force in us (given by Christ I believe). An awareness of others’ pain irrespective of religion. How often do we fight for life like this little boy is fighting?
I think of some of the things we allow in our lives. I think of the things in this world that kill or steal our life-force. And we allow it.
Any comments?
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: Uncategorized.
Random stuff.
My friend Hilde attacked a thief in her house last night - German blood! Watch out.
My 18 month son watches full feature animation movies, mesmorized. The kid is weird!
In 6 weeks time I have another son.
My wife is decorating a friends house. (She has explored all humanly possible of rerarranging our furniture and now needs new stimulation.)
Re:Verb has a street party next week - It’s gonna Rock.
I’ve had flu for 3 weeks and not exercised for three weeks. I’m driving The Wife nuts!
Gala shows were great!
I played golf and scored a birdie and 2 pars in the first 5 holes. Miracles do happen in this age. (and then stop again)
13thFLOOR is doing our first big gig with an Indian church in 2 months!
I make better curry than any other white man. No leftovers - sorry.
OUR NEW PROMOTIONAL DVD IS DONE! AFTER A YEARS WORK! THANK YOU HEIDI - IT’ S BRILLIANT!
My next son’s name is Jacques-Louis. NOT Jac-Louis - boere!
Speaking of Boere - I visited the ‘boere-mark’ (farmers market) Saturday for the first time - it’s really cool and prices are much higher than in the supermarket. Yes you read that correctly. But the chilli winter air is cool!
PAPPAS make the best chicken livers in the world - for R30.
I can’t think of any more random stuff.
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: New Thoughts.
I wrote a blog on faith for Bread and Wine recently - this is it:
My faith-struggle…
Funny how God doesn’t give detail teachings in the Bible about how to understand faith. Might have made things easier. Less debate. And it could possibly have resulted in worldwide application of the teaching. (And more books on the shelf by whatsisface)
Would have made me feel so much more in CONTROL regarding faith-oriented struggles…
DO this GET that.
So much more in control…
When I need money desperately in order to fulfil some vision and there’s nothing I can do to get it… I have so little control.
When the future seems uncertain and I don’t know how I’m going to make things work… I have so little control.
When my heart is broken and I can’t get out of bed… I have so little control.
When my friend is murdered and it can’t be reversed… I have so little control.These are the times I draw closer and closer to God. And nothing makes sense.
And the only thing that makes sense is faith.
In an invisible God.
Foolishness to the world…
My faith-struggle.
Posted on July 9th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: New Thoughts.
This week my friend Brandon led our weekly chapel meeting from 1 John - all 5 chapters! He delivered them orally - Memorised.
A fantastic feat. I don’t know how he did it. Just like I don’t know how a 12 yr old Jew memorises the Torah.
We hung on to his lips, listening to this word we’ve read before numerous times in our lives. It suddenly became alive again. Sometimes we’re so stuck in God’s Word. But as I listened to 1 John, it suddenly felt like some good revelation coming from someones heart in order to help the listener find himself spiritually. And not like some versus put together to create a theology for Christians, or a foundation for a book, or whatever. It was just life. It felt like it feels to me sometimes when I chat with a younger person and I’m explaining some basic life principles in a gentle and caring way. Just life - out of the heart.
I think that’s what God meant for His Word. Not this whole text book thing. I mean there is a time and place to analyze a verse and try figure out a deeper and contextually correct meaning. I’m all for that. But sometime we just need to drink in the spirit behind God’s word. Uncomplicating it.
There’s life in God’s word. And sometimes we kill it with words.
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Posted on July 6th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: Uncategorized.
13thFLOOR in Moz. Moz as in Moz-quito. Moz-ambique. Moz-t awesome experience! … Okay I’m out of puns.
Bottom line: After 6 months of prep by Colin, Juan, Phindi and Surine many relationship were built, a 550 seater theater in Maputu was rented (at next to nothing) and our two teams were there. Now you may ask, how do these poor people afford to attend a theater? Our shows were free. And people streamed in. Our shows were translated in Portugese, so we had subtitles! (Viva 7de laan!) We did 4 shows 4 nights in a row. At the end I ministered in Portugese! (Just kidding - I spoke in tongues) (Just kidding again - I had an interpreter preaching along). On the last night we ‘imported’ a Portugese worship band to join us - it was insane - see below!
I realised you hardly need marketing - we can spend 3 months in this place - do the same shows 3 times a week - reach out in the community the rest of the week - have full houses every time we perform - build long term relationships. It’s so simple - There’s just no money! All we need is investors that can keep our team alive while they are there (and pay Petrol - nowadays a more challenging investment!)
The average Mozamibican salary is R700. Most of them live of what they get from their little booth, selling oranges or what not.
When we initially planned ministry in Africa we thought, ‘this is very different’. And in a way it is. Yet it is so much the same. The teenagers also dress trendy and try and look cool. Even though they live in a shack. Teenagers are teenagers. They laugh. They cry. And we connected with them, by the grace of God.
I’ll write some more thoughts on Moz. This was just a quick update. Thanx to God for supplying th 50grand we needed a week before the time! (God never late..)
R4000 was stolen from us at the border and we used one tank/vehicle more petrol than anticipated! (Do the math - 70 litre tank - 6 vehicles) - pray that we meet budget somehow! Sow
I invite all who read this blog to sow into this Mozambican ministry, now and for future. God Bless you.
Posted on June 15th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: New Thoughts.
I was watching Comrades today. 89km. Some Russian guy took the honours and broke the ‘Up’ record. The same Russian guy broke Bruce’s ‘down’ record last year. I have to say when I watch these people killing themselves on the road, I miss being there. Something I need to look at for next year - perhaps to run it again. (I’ve done 3, for those of you who don’t know)
But I’m just thinking of the whole concept of records. As a little boy Santa Clause gave me a Guinness book of World Records. (Actually I’ve always thought it might have been my mother). I loved this book. I found it fascinating. Tallest man. Fastest whatever. Today it’s actually quite ridiculous. Biggest tea bag. Oldest male ballet dancer. Most T-Shirts worn (155)…
The men’s world record for the 100 meter has been improved upon eleven times since the introduction of electronic timing in 1968, never being surpassed by more than 0.05 s at a time. The current men’s world record of 9.72 s is held by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, set at the Icahn Stadium in New York on 31 May 2008 at the Reebok Grand Prix.
You think no one cam improve on it. Then someone does.
So what’s the point of a record? What if you are the best in the world at something? I guess it’s cool. But most of us know that the satisfaction is probably limited. Now I guess something positive to take out of the existence of records, is that something pulls us towards doing better. Even if you don’t break the record, the presence of the record might have pulled you towards your record.
And that brings us to a value many of us say we adhere to, that of excellence. Excellence is not perfection. Excellence is simply our best. And I believe ‘giving our all’ is quite a Godly principle.
Part of my subtle longing to run Comrades again may lie in the fact that that is one of the few areas in my life I recall really being pushed to my limits. And it probably wasn’t even my limit. I think as we move on in life, and in the name of ‘balance’, we are in danger of not always giving our best.
I think we need to hold ourselves accountable towards each other. Never living only half a cup. And pushing ourselves towards excellence. I think that’s all I’m thinking right now…
But I think the concept of records has more to chew on. Any thoughts.?
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: Me, Cricket, Rugby, Golf....
Here are the pics as promised!
Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Flaps.
Categories: Me.
The first two weeks In June is officially my holiday for the year. Normally every December I would work until just before Christmas on our USA ministry and then we start again January 1st with the South African ministry!
This year God provided us with a wonderful house in Boggomsbaai - near Mossel Bay (for those who don’t know). I was a bit worried because I was told nothing happens in Boggomsbaai, that there would be no people on the beach etc etc. My general idea for holiday is busy busy people people fun fun party party.
Well we’ve been here 5 days. Here is the report:
In short, I am reminded that sometimes everything really needs to stand still in order to rest the soul. And resting the soul is necessary in this crazy world. I think God glories in times like these.
Glorious.
