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Roots Retreat

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:56:42 +0200

by Alicia Last weekend Ben and I had the privilege of leading a “Roots Retreat” for the Young Adults at Good Shepherd. As we have taught them, we have used the metaphor of a tree: our roots signifying our relationship with God (drawing from Psalm 1: “[Blessed is the man who delights in the law of t

The Beginning of New Year

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:45:06 +0200

by Alicia Yesterday was the first day of school for the kids at 6th Avenue (the school year runs from Jan to Dec here). As has become a sort of tradition, we went to 6th Ave early in the morning to take pictures of all the kids in their clean uniforms, with their faces scrubbed, ready for the first

Our New Home, Away From Home

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:34 +0200

An update in two small acts by Ben. Act 1: Our New Home You may have gathered from previous Mongeese that we have moved. After more than a year of living in Kensington, Alicia's parents and a lot of friends helped us move to a small cottage behind a small-holding outside of Cape Town. Living i

Initial thoughts on ‘Parenting’

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:48:28 +0200

by Alicia Lately I have been spending some time thinking about what it will mean to be a parent, and how I can give our new little baby the best love and guidance possible. This seems like a hard task, considering what a mess this world can be at times. I too, am part of this mess and by no means p

Big News! (Part Two)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:40:16 +0200

By Ben Well, without further adoo... on to the second installation of big news. Our dear friend, Deo Katongole, has joined us on Nexus Vivus staff! Over the past two years, Deo has become one of our closest friends in Cape Town. We met him while studying at Cornerstone and were immediately imp