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Random stuff.

My friend Hilde attacked a thief in her house last night - German blood!? Watch out.

My 18 month son watches full feature animation movies, mesmorized. ? The kid is weird!

In 6 weeks time I have another son.

My wife is decorating a friends house.? (She has explored all humanly possible of rerarranging our furniture and now needs new stimulation.)

Re:Verb has a street party next week - It’s gonna Rock.

I’ve had flu for 3 weeks and not exercised for three weeks. I’m driving The Wife nuts!

Gala shows were great!

I played golf and scored a birdie and 2 pars in the first 5 holes.? Miracles do happen in this age.? (and then stop again)

13thFLOOR is doing our first big gig with an Indian church in 2 months!

I make better curry than any other white man.? No leftovers - sorry.

OUR NEW PROMOTIONAL DVD IS DONE!? AFTER A YEARS WORK!? THANK YOU HEIDI - IT’ S BRILLIANT!

My next son’s name is Jacques-Louis.? NOT Jac-Louis - boere!

Speaking of Boere - I visited the ‘boere-mark’ (farmers market)? Saturday for the first time - it’s really cool and prices are much higher than in the supermarket.? Yes you read that correctly.? But the chilli winter air is cool!

PAPPAS make the best chicken livers in the world - for R30.

I can’t think of any more random stuff.

13thFLOOR in Moz. Moz as in Moz-quito. Moz-ambique. Moz-t awesome experience! … Okay I’m out of puns.

Bottom line: After 6 months of prep by Colin, Juan, Phindi and Surine many relationship were built, a 550 seater theater in Maputu was rented (at next to nothing) and our two teams were there. Now you may ask, how do these poor people afford to attend a theater? Our shows were free. And people streamed in. Our shows were translated in Portugese, so we had subtitles! (Viva 7de laan!) We did 4 shows 4 nights in a row. At the end I ministered in Portugese! (Just kidding - I spoke in tongues) (Just kidding again - I had an interpreter preaching along). On the last night we ‘imported’ a Portugese worship band to join us - it was insane - see below!

I realised you hardly need marketing - we can spend 3 months in this place - do the same shows 3 times a week - reach out in the community the rest of the week - have full houses every time we perform - build long term relationships. It’s so simple - There’s just no money! All we need is investors that can keep our team alive while they are there (and pay Petrol - nowadays a more challenging investment!)

The average Mozamibican salary is R700. Most of them live of what they get from their little booth, selling oranges or what not.

When we initially planned ministry in Africa we thought, ‘this is very different’. And in a way it is. Yet it is so much the same. The teenagers also dress trendy and try and look cool. Even though they live in a shack. Teenagers are teenagers. They laugh. They cry. And we connected with them, by the grace of God.

I’ll write some more thoughts on Moz. This was just a quick update. Thanx to God for supplying th 50grand we needed a week before the time! (God never late..)

R4000 was stolen from us at the border and we used one tank/vehicle more petrol than anticipated! (Do the math - 70 litre tank - 6 vehicles) - pray that we meet budget somehow! Sow

I invite all who read this blog to sow into this Mozambican ministry, now and for future. God Bless you.