July 20, 2003

  • I've kept myself incredibly busy the last couple days.  Who said weekends were for rest.


    Highlights,  my dad's birthday party,  Zeria's "family" b-day party.  And a accidental stop at Alicia's b-day party.  A visit with some friends from South Africa at my parents house, and now Zeria's tea-party party.  All in all kind of a hold on or I'm gonna crash day.


    The visit with the friends from South Africa was powerful.  He is black from South Africa she is white (Canadian).  They have spent the last 13 plus years in Swaziland.  For awhile this was because he couldn't have lived in S.A.  He ummm wasn't exactly excepted due to some nasty letters he wrote  in the 80's.  *snicker* 


    A powerful Christian brother who was awe inspiring and I would definitely say the visit touched my life and changed it even it was only a 2.5 hour stay.   He now carry's a Canadian passport and uses it to his advantage.  Although they said freely that S.A. is now a totally different place then it was.  


    I could go on for days about the things I learned.   But its mulling over in my head and sinking in and getting ready to grow first.   


    I was so impressed by their simplicity of what was important.  They've seen starvation, deprivation, and had people in their house threatening them with guns,  but they continue to be so joyous, or maybe because of this they are full of joy.  I mean my skin was tingling for hours after talking to them.  And they didn't brag, they were quite and imposing and just normal people raising teen-agers in a constantly confusing world.    She freely admitted her son got in fights in highschool (always protecting the underdog)  and so on.  So neat.  I wish I could transfer the moment.  I guess I'll just call it a God-moment.  I've had a few where I felt I was in the present of angels.  And last night was one of them.  It left me joyous, and yet incredibly drained. 


    Some day I'll write about another one of my God moments with my next door neighbour.


    God is good!

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