Firstly I want to thank God for such an opportunity being
out of the country for the first time and sharing a story of hope with our
friends in UK. My eyes were open to lot of challenging thoughts about my
country and about my work and also time management.
Secondly a big thank you to my ticket sponsor Eye branding
in Durban they made it possible that I go to England the land of the Queen, I
tried my best to set up an appointment to have a tea with the Queen but it
didn’t work since they were lot of celebration taking place in UK to some of
you Jubilee might sound familiar, it was a queen’s birthday. Ethembeni Family
thanks as well for dedicated prayer and love you share as I was away, I could
sense that you were behind me with prayer and MCI my local church it great when
you are part of a big family and it make life easy.
Well my time with in England was really amazing despite the
weather that was always miserable and I must say I was warned just before I
went there so I went prepared with worm clothes. Just a highlight the day is
really long from 7 till 10 then the sun
goes down, guess what the night will be really short which will course me to
sleep until 12. Part of my experience there is that i got a chance to overcome
my fears, Rachel took me to Alton Towers it unbelievable even now when i think
about it i hard to think that i went to a place where 20 people die a day as i
was told by my friends Khanyi (Claire in English) and Nonhlonipho also known as
Rachel in England, i was so proud of myself after all the rides to survive
Alton Towers. I was exposed to different churches with different set up which
was great praise God that we can serve and worship him in different way and he
respond because that shows that he is God for all and he is in all. Sharing
challenges that our children in South Africa faces was an eye open as the youth
of St Marys Church, as their youth were so engaging and asking question it made
me realize the greatness of God and knowing that despise the distance or living
in different countries but we can share the same vision caring for one another
by God’s help.
I want to mention that if our leaders take their stand and
fight for our town things will never be the same we will see change, I had a
privilege to join street pastor they walk around street speaking to people
making sure they are all okay and pick up substances that can be used as a
weapon, And as we were walking you could sense that people know them and they
feel safe to say what they think and feel. I pray we can have people like those
in our communities that will dedicate their time and care for other people in
that way. Without the teams and families we visited i believe my time in
England wouldn’t have been so amazing and memorable taking Africa to England,
Thanks to all our friends in England God bless you.
Written by: Zweli
Sokhela
Mpophomeni Family Centre
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