20th November 2008 - Mission?

Michelle and I are on the brink of a brand new chapter in our rather adventurous lives together!

We have felt a strong calling on us since last year, and although the last 10 months at Media Village was a wonderful growing experience - we feel The Lord wants us to devote ourselves to working full time for him.

We are currently unemployed and living on faith and miraculous support. Our vision is to SERVE. And to do this we are looking at using the wonderful skills God has given us through His grace.

We believe that a new and wonderful walk with the Lord stretches out before us and we are excited by the knowledge that the Christ who lives in us will guide us in this new walk.

At the end of October we were blessed with a wonderful gift from dear friends in Christ, which enabled us to travel to Port Elizabeth to attend a conference on The Christ Life, led by Warren Litzman. http://www.christ-life.org
It was a time to be silent with Christ, and to allow Him to lead.

I have come away from this conference with a new understanding of "be-ing" in Christ, and to stop trying to "do" for Christ. We spend so much energy and effort in striving that we loose the wonderful peace and rest which Christ wants for us.

One of the most difficult things to do in the flesh - is to rest in Christ - and yet it is also the most simple thing to do - This has been my revelation and has brought me to an even closer relationship with Christ.

1st April 2008

I am sitting at my desk looking out to the sea off Kalk Bay. It is a beautiful day - when the Cape just smiles on everyone!
It is times like this that one is reminded of the beauty of God's creation.
I have been at Media Village Productions for 2 months now. The work has been hectic and I have been struggling to keep up with variety of new and old issues that need to be dealt with. One thing is certain - I will never be bored here!
This work is one of God's finest Blessings on my life and I hope and trust that with Media Village - we will be able to make a significant impact on many people's lives through our work in media.

The joy of impending summer

I so love the approach of summer! It gets light early and I can resume my wonderful walks on the beach at 5:30 AM. I am so blessed to catch the first light of the day walking with my dogs on the superb Longbeach here at home. It takes me about 8 minutes to get to the sea and some mornings I see a otter family playing on the beach - it is all so inspiring and sets the most wonderful tone to the day!

I have a favourite clump of rocks I walk to and then standing on the edge of the sea I give thanks for the splendour of God's creation. This is where I get time to talk to God and to have a blessed time of silence and communion with the Lord.

Michelle's parents have bought a house in Noordhoek and will be moving in the middle of November. It has been good having them with us, but it will be great to have some more space again - especially for Michelle to school the children.

As summer returns our thoughts are with weekends away - and we are planning a trip to the Cederberg in November - I am looking forward to packing the Cruiser and hitting the open road again. I so love being on the road - and especially in remote locations - far off the beaten track with only my family and nature around.

The Call

Michelle and I attended a wonderful mission's workshop, 2007 CALVARY CHAPEL AFRICA CONFERENCE, organised by Calvary Chapel in Cape Town South Africa. http://www.calvarychapel.co.za/News&Events.htm
At this conference we were blessed through meeting wonderful Christians from Africa and America - and in particular we met with Steve and Nora Braselton, from Calvary Chapel Monterey Bay.
They had just come back from Malawi and are thinking of relocating to Malawi to work with the widows and orphans. Their contact is in Lilongwe, Pastor Joseph D.N. Hara, who works in a very poor community - with major HIV and poverty issues.
We have no idea how God will use us - but we believe that will be God's will not ours. Michelle has many years of community work experience, and worked in the UK for many years as a missionary in Muslim communities.
My experience is diverse - IT, television and film production, business management - and most importantly - a heart to server Jesus.
So we have the call - now we must trust the Lord to wait for Him to lead.

Wednesday 3rd October

It is Wednesday morning, and it is raining yet again in Cape Town!
We have had so much rain - please Lord send the rain to more deserving parts of Africa!

I am struggling to write some reports for Sunrise about our company, which we will use to market our animation and film productions and to raise finance to make movies... I do so want the money to come in so that we can commence production on some of the exciting projects.

Michelle and I have been praying for the Lord to speak to us about our calling to Malawi and we so need to hear Him speak to us so that we can know His plans for us.

Currently, Michelle's parents are staying with us - they are looking for a house to buy, but are finding that prices in Cape Town are so high that they cannot replace the lovely home they left in Sedgefield with something equivalent in the deep South (Fish Hoek, Noordhoek, Kommetjie)
It is so hard to know what to do with one's parents - do we need to take them in and care for them? If we do - then we can never leave here again. They are not destitute, and are capable of looking after themselves - but they do want to be near their grand children.
It's a tough call - and one does not want to neglect your responsibility with those who devoted their lives to raising you. On the other hand we feel called to serve God in Africa - and that means leaving Cape Town.... Oh I do trust that God answers our prayers in this one!

Carpe Diem

This is my first attempt at operating a blog. It will serve as a personal diary, news and views and will largley be personal in form and content.
I welcome comments and feedback and hope that this can become a powerful means of communication in the future.