{Going to Church in Namibia}

Yesterday, we went to churh in our new country, for the first time.

When we drove into the parking area of the NG church in Windhoek-Wes, my 5-year old son commented "Mom, see the big cross" ... I was quite a bit nervous about the church service, because we were members of a very big and traditional but new-age church, NG Moreletapark. And, I could not imagine God giving me a message in any other church. I recalled memories of me going to church in the small town I grew up in ... and I could only remember the hard wooden seats, the organ not working too well, and very boring sermons.

So, this is what I anticipated from this small church with not too many seats, and a small parking area. Inside the church, my anxiety grew as I saw the traditional setup, and when the music started playing I could not help crying with each song, missing my home.

Well, never judge a book by its cover. I was so wrong.

I remember sitting there thinking... will I be able to meet God in here? Will it feel if God is here? Will God be here?

The music was very nice, familiar praise and worship songs, even in this small church, and then when the preacher started I could not get myself to be bored ... every word he said was so insightful and valid. And his message was clear, as he told us, each and every place we go, we should remind ourselves: "GOD IS HERE".

{ELKE SEKONDE TEL}

Die Plain White T's sing: 

"I know a place that we can go to .... A place where no one knows you ... We can get away to a better place if you let me take you there ... We can go right now cause every second counts".  

Nou ja, dit is seker waar ek nou is "A place where no one knows you" en, alhoewel dit op 'n manier sleg en ook lekker is, gaan dit nie vir lank so bly nie. Want die LEWE gaan aan. Waarom? Because, every second counts!

Ek is my lewe lank al baie lief vir lees en veral vir skryf. Waarom het ek ophou skryf? TYD (because every second counts); en waarom begin ek nou weer skryf? Dieselfde rede :-)

Hierdie Januarie dieet ek nie, hierdie Januarie beplan ek nie,  hierdie Januarie bekommer ek nie. Nee. Hierdie Januarie sal ek net BID en SKRYF.

Ek laat jou vandag met hierdie boodskap, en hoop dat ek jou kan help om te onthou, elke sekonde tel.

{TG}