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My New Desk

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Helga

Friday Today was the day… I unexpectedly got a new desk. The Lord provided one. Sometimes these things happen: you get something you have needed but not necessarily prayed for! That’s what happened with my new desk. I’ve needed a … Continue reading →

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My Happy Day

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Helga

Monday I’ve had a happy day today. It’s a great blessing to be content and have an underlying foundation of happiness. Not that anything particularly noteworthy happened today to cause me to be happy. I just was. Mike and I … Continue reading →

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Masiphumulele is Burning

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Helga

Masiphumulele is burning – that’s the message I got this morning. Messages of rioting, tyres on fire and closed roads streamed onto my cell phone screen. Various reasons were given. From what I worked out, it was because those arrested for … Continue reading →

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Something’s Burning

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Helga

1-47pm We first noticed smoke at just before 1pm. Great billows of grey cloud wafting out to sea. From our bedroom balcony, it looked like this… Since then there has been an ongoing stream of emergency vehicles and several fire … Continue reading →

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