These past few weeks I’ve been having genuine ‘aha’ moments. Moments of revelation, moments of clarity and relief. For the first time in my life, I am relieved that I do not have children – yet. It is a discovery that I am very much surprised about. * I love kids. When I was in …
I haven’t felt like myself for a while now. I haven’t been fully myself in a long time. I am in an uncomfortable place in who I am as a person. No matter how much I try, I just can’t go back to who I was before. I am struggling to reclaim myself. * There’s …
I have a clear, vivid memory of the first time I saw Nelson Mandela. I was six years old and we lived in Bloemfontein at the time. The year was 1995, June the 24th. It was probably a cold day. My father was watching television in the living room with my two uncles. My mom …
This essay is a hard one for me to write. This essay means I have to think about all the people who’ve wronged me, rejected me or didn’t see me for who I really am. Especially where my career was concerned. People who said yes to me, people who promised opportunities to me but didn’t …
I have a gorgeous Danish feline called AllyCat. He’s been my loyal and faithful companion for eleven years. Ally wakes me up every morning, follows me around the whole day and regularly interrupts my sleep patterns during the nights. In short, he is my shadow. He has also been my ears for many years now. …
I’ve been driving cars for ten years now. I got my learner’s license after passing the test the second time around, and my car license shortly after. My parents really spoiled me; they almost instantly bought me my first car to celebrate getting my license. It was pure bliss having the freedom to go wherever …
For the last twelve months or so, I was nervous and agitated. Nervous, because the clock was ticking too fast and intensely agitated because it meant saying goodbye to something I did not want to let go of yet: my twenties. I had so many plans for my twenties. Almost all of them did not …
Omtrent elke aftree oord het so ‘n spesifieke persoon. Daardie een persoon wat net eenvoudig na almal moet omsien om seker te maak hulle is oraait. Dit is mos elkeen van ons se Christenlike plig om uit te help. Ek is daardie besonderse persoon; ek dra die barmhartige baadjie met groot trots. Elke oggend werk …
“Pappa, ek wil bergklim,” sê my 9-jarige seun vir my. Dié stelling vang my onkant. Ons gaan klim dan nooit berg nie. Swem en fietsry sal ons doen, maar bergklim? Nie sommer nie. “Seuna, hoe seker is jy?” vra ek versigtig. “Doodseker, pappa. Kom ons doen dit! Ek is lus.” “Nou toe dan. Watter berg …
Die toergids praat hard en duidelik oor die bus se interkom, maar ek sukkel om te konsentreer. Ek is in ‘n vreemde land omring deur mense van my eie land. Hoort ek hier? Ek kry nie asem nie. Die blou serp om my nek wurg my, paniekbevange probeer dit tevergeefs losmaak. ‘Haal asem; diep asem,’ …
| First published on Conteu’s website | At Conteu, we believe that cross-disciplinary curiosity enhances our perspectives and pushes us beyond our comfort zone for the better. We asked Vicki Fourie, former Miss Deaf South Africa (2009), to share her personal story with us about the unique ways she experiences sound and and challenges the misconception …
So much happened on this trip and the Lord revealed so many things to me that I just knew that I had to write this special newsletter. It is also a fantastic way for me to process everything that had happened on this trip… This is an incredibly long (but exciting!) newsletter, so prepare yourselves. …
It feels like Christmas Break happened many years ago… when in reality it was only two months ago. I just can’t believe how busy we’ve been since classes started again on Tuesday, 3 rd of January 2017. It feels like I have to go far back into my memory and retrace the steps of what …
I’ve got an amazing testimony and some personal prophecies to share with you. ROPES COURSE IN WEAVERVILLE I was terrified of doing the Ropes Course with my Revival Group. Prior to this I saw photos on Facebook of other Revival Groups doing the same Ropes Course. I actually had a knot in my stomach the …
Now it’s 2 months down, 7 months left to go! My friends and I had this specific revelation this this week, and it was indeed a shock for all of us. We thought the first month was hectic, but goodness! This month was even more intense! Here are just some of the stuff we tackled …