This is Part 2 of the series – click here for part 1 It was with total astonishment that I heard last night the Minister of Transport has called a national day of prayer on Friday, 18 November 2011 to pray for the safe travelling of all people over the Read more
This is message of hope for the blessed people over 50. Did you know that God blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning? Job 42:12 (NLT) “So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in Read more
The world in in turmoil due to the financial crisis of many countries and various Moslem regimes (dictatorships) are being overthrown to pursue the dream of a perfect democracy. (………Ok you can stop laughing now) South Africa is not exempted from all these events because it also affects us in Read more
Arriving at home on the Monday after being discharged from hospital, it offered enough challenges and one of them was to settle myself on our bed – which was not very conducive for back injuries. The first night wentby without any hassle and Venetia was so afraid to cause any Read more
The Friday evening of my accident, I spend quite some time in the ER as I had to wait for the CT-scan to be available on the computer before the doctors could finally make a decision. Eventually I was admitted to the Spinal ward at 2:30 in the morning. The Read more
“Mr Heath, we see from the CT-scan that you did receive some damage to your back.” The young doctor then said: “Basically your back is broken.” The other doctor continued and explained that the first lower vertebra (L1) was cracked and it also compressed somewhat into the second (L2) vertebra.
The doctor’s words stuck in my mind for a while and the very first thought was: Ok, so that would explain the extreme pain that I am experiencing right now. I could sense the panic and fear going through my wife’s mind of “what now?” I was somewhat apprehensive of going for such an important operation in a State hospital, especially with the poor aftercare service they provide.
This ordeal started late afternoon of Friday 23 September when I saw my grandsons jumping on the trampoline – one of those portable ones – and then decided to join them. I jumped a couple of times – not very high – still landing on my feet. But then I made a crucial mistake to pull my feet up in front of me to land on my buttocks. The trampoline was set at its lowest setting for the (more…)
I have received this message through email and I am not sure who the author is – but it is so true! One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out Read more
The question on hand is: Are you perhaps a false prophet to: Your own life? Or to the lives of other people? The past Sunday in Church, this thought crossed my mind during the sermon and I came to the conclusion that it is so easy to fall in Read more
This is a story that I have received via e-mail recently. The author of the story is unknown. As a bagpiper, I’ve played many gigs up in Gauteng, but not so many since recently moving to Cape Town. Recently, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a Read more
In hierdie laaste aflewering van die Profesieë in en vir die Kerk voel ek gelei om ‘n gebed ter afsluiting van hierdie saak neer te pen en elkeen wat saam wil staan in eenheid kan dit dan ook bid en aanstuur sodat meer en meer van ons as kinders van Read more
