Ons is verloof!!!

So word ons almal ook groot =D

Ek en Riette ken mekaar nou al van middel 2010 af en van die eerste keer wat ek haar gesien het, het ek geweet hier is iets spesiaals aan haar...

17 Mei by 'n Roxette konsert was stap 1. Na MAAAAANDE se wag het my sjarme en my looks haar uiteindelik oortuig om ja te se toe ek haar uitvra!

In ons 11 Maande se uitgaan het ek verskriklik lief geraak vir haar en net geweet sy's die een langs wie ek elke oggend wil wakker word. Sou graag wou se dat ek koffie in die bed sal kry, maar dit sal eerder andersom wees!

Obviously doen mens dit net een keer sou ek wou seker maak ek doen dit reg. Baie dinkwerk aangaande waar en wanner en hoe ens ens. Die probleem is Riette het 'n neus vir 'n geheim. Die geringste dingetjie wat uit plek uit lyk of buite die normaal is gee haar snif aan die neus, en ek wou he dit moet 'n verrassing wees.

Toe besluit ek op 'n piekniek in my tuin. Ek het uit fairy lights op ogies draad die groot vraag geskruif (ure en ure en ure later). Saterdag oggend 21 April is toe die dag. Die oggend het ek "gewerk" (eintlik nog liggies gaan soek want een helfde het geblaas!!!!) terwyl sy semi frustreerd vir my wag om die dag saam te spandeer. Ons is toe saam driving range toe om bietjie te oefen, half 6 by die huis gekom en gaan draf en daarna vir Hansie en Marna gaan groet voor hulle op vakansie vertrek.

Terwyl ons toe weg is na Hansie hulle het my sussie en haar vriendin als in die tuin reg gekry. Kersies tussen die plante, sjampanje, cheese platter en broodjies, sushi, strawberries en room en en en... Dit was omtrent 'n feesmaal. Mooi agtergrond musiek, liggies aan en hulle is toe daar weg. Toe ons by die huis stop in instap by die huis is die eerste ding wat sy sien die liggies teen die muur. Ek gaan toe op my kniee en vra die groot vraag.....


Sy begin toe lag... en lag en lag en nog lag en vra "is dit real??". Eventully staan ek op en wag vir 'n antwoord.
Riette: "Ek het dit nog nooit gedoen nie, wat nou?"
Ek: "WEL SE JA!!!!!!!"

Sy het toe ja gese en ons is verloof!!!!

Hierdie is vir ons so 'n opgewonde tyd, met venue soek en al die detail rondom die groot dag. Ons het regtig 'n verwagting om te sien hoe die Here se hand evident is in ons reelings vir die troue en hoe Hy dinge rondskuif en in plek bring om dit perfek te he soos net Hy kan beplan!!!

What do you see????

This is Riverside place. A block of flats in Centurion where many students and young working adults stay.

I see an oppertunity for evangelism and discipleship. Imagine the possibilities. We always say change the campus and you can change the world. So then, reach a student and change the campus!!

Imagine reaching the young working class, who are the future of our businesses and the future of our society...

Our vision is to see a transformed city filled with God-honouring disciples. That is a BIG vision!!! But it starts with one person discipling another, flowing over into reaching a block of flats that spreads into every sphere of society. Then you have a transformed city. It starts with ONE.

Here is my one. Elijah. A student at Centurion Academy who is passionate about Jesus and passionate about reaching those who do not know Christ. He is my warrior and together we will reach the people at Riverside Place, person by person, changing the city we live in!



"MANNE!!!!!"

"Men, go and fight for the heart of your king!"

These words from the book The Barbarian way by Erwin McManus echoe in my heart ever since.

We were a group of about 30 men going into the bushveld, getting away from the city and settling in the peace of nature... During our preperation for the weekend we clearly felt God saying that we werent taking men on a camp, but we were taking them to God. And this was our expectation, to meet up with God. He didnt dissapoint!!!

Through a weekend of bonding, paintballing, horse riding, swimming (for some and totally by accident) and a late night bonfire, we experienced the presence of God. With amazing times of worship, great messages, men ministering to one another and really speaking DEEEEEP into the hearts of men.

The word we received over the weekend wasnt anything new, a letter from heaven type revelation, God was just calling us back into our original purpose. To be men, to lead, to take charge, to live from our position as conquerors and to fight in this battle that we ALL are born into - with Christ as our leader! For too long have we stood back and made excuses. Blameshifting to hide our own passiveness.

I am really trusting God to see eternal fruit from what He came and did in the hearts of men over the weekend. Restoring identity, giving purpose, and setting men free from just existing. I trust that we will see men going back to their families and taking up their position to lead. Into their businesses and taking up the responsibility to bring in the Godly standard.

We have a King, Jesus, and He is fighting for His Kingdom.
Let us go and fight for the heart of our King!!!