Day 5 South Africa Kruger: 3 videos and the face of a lioness

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. Psalms 100 : 4 I don’t like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It’s just the wilderness instinct in me. I guess. Walt Disney I need to worship because without it I lose a sense of wonderContinue reading “Day 5 South Africa Kruger: 3 videos and the face of a lioness”

Day 3 Hoedspruit and a day at home with Shelly and family.

A person’s words can be life giving water; words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook . Proverbs 18 : 4 Today we enjoyed lunch in the pleasant town of Hoedspruit but most of the day was spent doing homely things. Looking at the plants and trees in the garden, and photographsContinue reading “Day 3 Hoedspruit and a day at home with Shelly and family.”

Day 2 South Africa Blyde River Canyon, Cape periwinkle and “hook and poke”

The name for this river which predates 1844 was Motlatse. This word means ‘a river that is always full’ in the sePulana dialect of Northern Sotho. Then during the time of a voortrekker expedition in 1844 a party of voortrekkers including Hendrik Potgieter failed to return to the main encampment near the river and theContinue reading “Day 2 South Africa Blyde River Canyon, Cape periwinkle and “hook and poke””

Day 1 South Africa Johannesburg to the Eastern Drakensberg mountains. (Hoedspruit)

Dear friends, Keep building on the foundation of your most holy faith, as the Holy Spirit helps you to pray. And keep in step with God’s love. June 20 : 21 We aren’t travelling with Bess and Bugsy but rather by air. This trip was cancelled twice due to covid but at last we areContinue reading “Day 1 South Africa Johannesburg to the Eastern Drakensberg mountains. (Hoedspruit)”