The day slowly melted into the night of japan, the sun was up in South Africa. as I traversed with Intercape and arrived in Belleville at 9AM i had a fatigue synergy. I didn't really sleep all night,maybe for an hour, listening to rap music and afro pop . The pastures were green, a tropical Aura, everywhere, aside my window at something that looked like an epicenter, the grass was green I could marvel about a collective of african Clouds almost kissing the grass as if their shadows were a mirage of electronic candy floss forma, designed in different shapes, floating within the foggy mist, defying gravity. my countenance was lit, i almost thought it turned Gold of ecstasy, maybe I could walk on water if my faith was enough, the mountains took their throne like the 24 Elders in the book of Revelation, this time, not kneeling 😂. That's the closest Clouds I've seen to earth!!. They were really close.
Before arriving in Belleville, In the bus, sitting next to me was a senegalese middle aged man who told me in french that he was travelling to cape town for some business, he spoke in wollof native during his phone conversations, but once the bus had a break stop, as my thoughts raced back in time, i saw him smoking something illegal. The controls were not that strict on passengers you could easily get away with kilos. He had marijuana wrapped up in a thin sheet /layer of papyrus, almost transparent. this guy could be a dealer or an informant. He kept them in a sack tucked in his temple. That's a street code you never crossed.. He was kind yet the prototype agile for any cash deals. but we had great conversations on the bus. I was never the kind to judge people i don't personaly know even if I heard stories about you, i would like to see it for myself and get to understand the "why" part or your journey. We all need grace after all.
"When you arrive in Belleville wait for me at the shopping mall, I will pick you up" those were Nicky serfontein's last words in my inbox, he could only pick me up around 5PM after work, a good friend of mine I've known since my early days while living in Namibia, since my rap career kicked off like a spaceship 🚀 he was there through the highs and lows, thick and thin, selfless as he was. he's like a day one friend, he's family...and our friendship was more than just music and touring high schools.it was built on faith..
I was hungry, so I was eager to try burger king. It was great, and til this day Mac donald cannot convince me 😊. Xhosa, the common native language spoken in south africa Appart from Zulu and so many others. English is the official language.
I had a croissants and a cup of hot coffee at a café before embarking around 5PM when Nicky arrived, i was replying to a few messages on my phone.
We met and had a good chat, since the last time we saw each other then, we had burgers for the night again and that was the first chapter of August wrapped for the night. We were heading to Durbanville which is where Nicky resided in cape Town. A very calm neighborhood. 😂. It was around winter ❄️ .
Here's the thing about Cape town it has a lot of that european archetype/infrastructure sandwiched between The Ghetto and the corporate world. The second largest economy in africa after Nigeria It feels like you're in europe and then some parts remind you that you're in africa. It's different not the africa you might find in the west or east, it's unique. The taxis are blue and white mini buses that work 24h/7 nonstop. The traffic is crazy! The roads are very well built.
When i visited my cousin Belvana who lives in the city center of cape town, the view was breathtaking from her appartment.
This is a spot where people waste their lives. Sin is like credit cards. Enjoy now, figure out the payment later. And this payments can take years of struggle. I can remember this night with Nicky like it was yesterday.
If you visit Capetown and you've never been to camp's bay, Waterfront, canal walk, LONGSTREET, table mountain, Roben island where Nelson Mandela was held captive in prison before he became president, you have not seen south africa, i could name a few others but these are the heavy weights.
So just to be clear, LONGSTREET is the name of a short street 😂 in the city center of cape town that's only filled with restaurants that sell Great quality Food, Strip clubs, sex shops, clubs and liquor stores open 24h/7, aligned next and opposite each other. I call it the devil's playground. You have to be street smart but you can't play the devil at his own game. You cannot turn stones into bread and think you own the bread.
If you're not well surrounded you could be an easy target, a weak link. It can get too dangerous, pick-pocketing, violence, the atmosphere is street yet smart and casual, almost no space for parking, the atmosphere and energy is worth dying for most. Easy to get lost in the late nights. One wrong move and your whole team could suffer.
Now we are not the type to do heavy drinks i rarely drink, a glass of wine after dinner is all I knew...but tonight i wanted to tap in this dark atmosphere and experience it for myself. What is it like? Is it worth trading it for A love that's unconditional? After pizzas Me and Nicky decided to grab some liquor fruit shots that were not too high and toxic in peecentage but could still knock you off your feet, it was for the charge up. We did and they tasted real good! I wanted to continue cause they didn't taste like alcohol at all but could get you high so quick without even realising it.
But then something hit me and I knew that was the Holy spirit. He doesn't invite himself where he's not invited but when he's within you, you're a threat to the enemy. We did 3 rounds and we called it a night, we were still sober as judges, we knew what we were dealing with cannot be negotiated and was a once-off life experience. Drinking was never a sin but getting drunk was never our goal. I heard about this place and just wanted to try some fruit shots just for fun, for the first time, but how far is fun?.
That's a place where preaching the Gospel wouldn't be appreciated but when you get to journey with people and understand why they live a certain lifestyle that's different from yours there's room for them to see God not your church. We get so wrapped up in the idea of church and forget the presence of God. There's power in relationships and for them to see painted pictures of jesus in different rooms of your life in ways that could speak to them. rather than quickly correcting people you don't personaly know or confronting them, get to know them a bit better. Practice patience.
very less room for judgement and rather allowing them to be themselves by giving them the antidote to the poison they think is life. Be the light.angels are working.
If there's one thing God has taught me in 2020 its how to be more patient with people. I've learned a lot. And God has showed me so many things about patience that i never knew. It's deeper than what you just think.
Sometimes people don't need to experience church, sometimes they Need God to interrupt their schedule and humble them in a way that only he can. And when he does it's painful but worth the process to get you where he wants you to be, miss it and you will start from scratch. Because we are not humble by nature. God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble, that doesn't mean the proud don't have grace it just mean they refuse to be humble. The God of the old testament never changed . Satan's greatest masterpiece is not the prostitute. It's the Hypocrite on the other side of the coin. Guess what they both need grace. Still one coin
Never the less, part 2 is coming up soon! Thanx for catching up!
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