It is with great sadness that I write this tribute to our precious sister Ursula. Sadly, she passed away on the 14th July 2020. We can only imagine how difficult this must be for her life partner Radley who she had been married to for 53 years. Ursula was a real pioneer and was instrumental in establishing the ministry of Renewing Love in South Africa. Her ministry was a reflection [...]
2019 is almost at an end and Christmas is just around the corner. May we take this opportunity to wish you all a blessed and Happy Christmas as you celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. A time for families to be together, children to have a break from school and for us to remember the fulfilment of God’s amazing promise. Immanuel, God with us and so He was [...]
It is with great sadness that I write this message. Sonya passed away on Friday the 26th of July 2019 after a long and brave battle against cancer. Her family spoke so highly of her and how she handled her illness, right to the end. She trusted the lord totally ... a lesson to us all. Together with Marion Cook and Barbara Haefela, Sonya was a founder member of the [...]
"Most people get married believing a myth that marriage is a beautiful box full of all the things they have longed for, companionship, intimacy, friendship etc. The truth is that marriage at the start is an empty box. You must put something in before you can take something out. There is no love in marriage. Love is in people, and people put love in marriage. You have to infuse it [...]
Some things should not be kept hidden and I believe this testimony is one of them. What an inventory of my husband's shortcomings taught me by Becky Zerbe. Becky Zerbe is author of Laughing with My Finger in the Dam. Becky has been married to Bill for 29 years. The day had come. I'd lasted as long as I could in my marriage. Once my husband, Bill, left for work, [...]
Since putting these lessons together it has become more and more apparent to me how a never ending stream of facts, emotions and experiences are bombarding my mind on a regular basis. My thoughts are constantly and relentlessly challenged. In the lessons we look at our behaviour and how our thoughts and beliefs motivate our actions. It is no wonder that the bible urges us to take captive every thought [...]
