Exodus10:9 “And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.”
It was on the 18th August 2008 when I had an appointment with Ps. Ben Rodgers. Infect the whole weekend I had been praying about my appointment with Ps. Ben. I now had an idea that he was also the Director of children’s Cup apart from being the pastor of Healing Place Church.
The whole of that weekend I had been praying against all curses created against me. I had high hopes that my life will change for good.
FOR THE APPOINTMENT
I was supposed to see Ps. Ben alone, but I started thinking about the Israelites when they were about to leave Egypt to the promise land, Canaan. Pharaoh asked Moses, “…but who are they that shall go?” Exodus 10:8.
Moses answered, “…We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.”
I looked around me, and I saw anointing upon my family, and that was the anointing I had to carry with me to Ps. Ben’s office. I knew very well that the family was sick and tired of poverty and we had rise as one against it.
I woke up my family early in the morning. We all bath and we hit the road, footing. We had to walk for 1 hour to Ps. Ben’s office.
It was raining and we had no umbrellas or rain coats. We looked very horrible. We were like refugees who had no where to live. My wife was carrying little Nanette on her back with many plastic bags, and I was carrying Tracy. Connie was not staying with us.
We were the first ones to reach Ps. Ben’s office. We set at the reception like a lost couple for almost 45 minutes.
Every staff member who entered by the reception had a bright smile and sending their greetings to us, except one “old white lady” who was not even willing to have us use the office toilets. That’s when we realised that poverty can sometime make you look like a thief.
Ps. Ben came at last. He greeted us and went pass to his office. There was something noticeable about this man; he was always happy.
Just after 8 minutes he came back to the reception; “Solomon you can come in.” He said with a smile.
Yes it was the time; we followed him up the steps to his office. I mean the whole family followed him. The family had an appointment with Ps. Ben. I know he was not expecting the whole crew to be in his office.
There we were, all of us in his office. He seemed not bothered by us. He gave us chairs and set just in front of us as some shepherded in the wilderness.
“Solomon, I saw your CV and I realised that you also have some business skills.’ He said.
‘Thanks Pastor. I do have some business skills.’ I responded.
“Now, what can you do if I can bring you in and work with us? What is it that you can offer? What is it that you are thinking in your mind right now?” Ps. Ben said.
“It is my dream to work with street kids. I can design a suitable programme for them, especially being in Mozambique that can be a dream come true. As a former child soldier I believe I owe my community to work for them.” I said.
“Guys I know you are desperate and your life does not look good. I want to give you something to do Solomon to earn a living; then I’ll talk with Ps. Isaac in Mozambique so that you can be placed there.” He talked so fast.
“Thanks pastor. I and my wife had been longing for this day.” I said with a smile.
“Precious, what can you do?” asked Ps. Ben. I did not get to hear what my wife had to say as I was disturbed by Tracy who wanted to go to the ‘girls’. I know that she told him about her ambitions of completing her university studies and continuing with her modelling career.
As we came back Ps. Ben said, “Well you can also correspond while you are in Swaziland with UNISA.”
“Great. God needs to fix your life. I will invest in you guys.” Ps. Ben said. “When were you married?” He asked.
“August 2007.” I responded.
“Good.” He said. “Solomon, the sky is the limit. It will be up to you how hard you work without being pushed around. Mozambique needs people, but it is so hard to find reliable people. I will keep you here in Swaziland for a while until I know you better. Mean while I need to invest in you guys.” He said while marching out of his office.
He came back with a small box of cell phone and a R100 note.
“Solomon this is yours. Please buy a starter pack and buzz me. You can’t work for us without a cell phone” He said.
I couldn’t believe my sight as I received the gifts. My wife was in tears. Everything happened too fast.
I embraced my wife. She was in tears. Ps. Ben was also emotional. He wanted to cry. He gave us Children’s Cup booklet. Tracy was very happy. She jumped with jubilation. The pastor watched her with excitement. Nanette smiled. The whole family was excited. Blessings were pouring.
Ps. Ben wanted to know more about how Precious met me, but he was rushing for a staff meeting. He encouraged us to worship God and thank God for everything. I also left my DVD and the book I once wrote.
Ps. Ben released us. On our way out, we were called in to join the staff when praying. We were also introduced to the whole staff.
Yes, that was it. We were out of Cup’s office heading home. We were very happy. Praises were given to God. Each and every person we met whom we knew was told the good news.
Today I am with Children’s Cup under Zinty’s mentorship. I’m being prepared to go and work in Maputo probably by the end of October 2008.
Since I started working with Cup, we had many visits and outings with our friends Zinty and Natalie. My children were also blessed with clothes. I mean the 3 of them. The family was blessed with food.
Good things happened. Connie even passed well at school. THANK GOD for that.
It was on the 18th August 2008 when I had an appointment with Ps. Ben Rodgers. Infect the whole weekend I had been praying about my appointment with Ps. Ben. I now had an idea that he was also the Director of children’s Cup apart from being the pastor of Healing Place Church.
The whole of that weekend I had been praying against all curses created against me. I had high hopes that my life will change for good.
FOR THE APPOINTMENT
I was supposed to see Ps. Ben alone, but I started thinking about the Israelites when they were about to leave Egypt to the promise land, Canaan. Pharaoh asked Moses, “…but who are they that shall go?” Exodus 10:8.
Moses answered, “…We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.”
I looked around me, and I saw anointing upon my family, and that was the anointing I had to carry with me to Ps. Ben’s office. I knew very well that the family was sick and tired of poverty and we had rise as one against it.
I woke up my family early in the morning. We all bath and we hit the road, footing. We had to walk for 1 hour to Ps. Ben’s office.
It was raining and we had no umbrellas or rain coats. We looked very horrible. We were like refugees who had no where to live. My wife was carrying little Nanette on her back with many plastic bags, and I was carrying Tracy. Connie was not staying with us.
We were the first ones to reach Ps. Ben’s office. We set at the reception like a lost couple for almost 45 minutes.
Every staff member who entered by the reception had a bright smile and sending their greetings to us, except one “old white lady” who was not even willing to have us use the office toilets. That’s when we realised that poverty can sometime make you look like a thief.
Ps. Ben came at last. He greeted us and went pass to his office. There was something noticeable about this man; he was always happy.
Just after 8 minutes he came back to the reception; “Solomon you can come in.” He said with a smile.
Yes it was the time; we followed him up the steps to his office. I mean the whole family followed him. The family had an appointment with Ps. Ben. I know he was not expecting the whole crew to be in his office.
There we were, all of us in his office. He seemed not bothered by us. He gave us chairs and set just in front of us as some shepherded in the wilderness.
“Solomon, I saw your CV and I realised that you also have some business skills.’ He said.
‘Thanks Pastor. I do have some business skills.’ I responded.
“Now, what can you do if I can bring you in and work with us? What is it that you can offer? What is it that you are thinking in your mind right now?” Ps. Ben said.
“It is my dream to work with street kids. I can design a suitable programme for them, especially being in Mozambique that can be a dream come true. As a former child soldier I believe I owe my community to work for them.” I said.
“Guys I know you are desperate and your life does not look good. I want to give you something to do Solomon to earn a living; then I’ll talk with Ps. Isaac in Mozambique so that you can be placed there.” He talked so fast.
“Thanks pastor. I and my wife had been longing for this day.” I said with a smile.
“Precious, what can you do?” asked Ps. Ben. I did not get to hear what my wife had to say as I was disturbed by Tracy who wanted to go to the ‘girls’. I know that she told him about her ambitions of completing her university studies and continuing with her modelling career.
As we came back Ps. Ben said, “Well you can also correspond while you are in Swaziland with UNISA.”
“Great. God needs to fix your life. I will invest in you guys.” Ps. Ben said. “When were you married?” He asked.
“August 2007.” I responded.
“Good.” He said. “Solomon, the sky is the limit. It will be up to you how hard you work without being pushed around. Mozambique needs people, but it is so hard to find reliable people. I will keep you here in Swaziland for a while until I know you better. Mean while I need to invest in you guys.” He said while marching out of his office.
He came back with a small box of cell phone and a R100 note.
“Solomon this is yours. Please buy a starter pack and buzz me. You can’t work for us without a cell phone” He said.
I couldn’t believe my sight as I received the gifts. My wife was in tears. Everything happened too fast.
I embraced my wife. She was in tears. Ps. Ben was also emotional. He wanted to cry. He gave us Children’s Cup booklet. Tracy was very happy. She jumped with jubilation. The pastor watched her with excitement. Nanette smiled. The whole family was excited. Blessings were pouring.
Ps. Ben wanted to know more about how Precious met me, but he was rushing for a staff meeting. He encouraged us to worship God and thank God for everything. I also left my DVD and the book I once wrote.
Ps. Ben released us. On our way out, we were called in to join the staff when praying. We were also introduced to the whole staff.
Yes, that was it. We were out of Cup’s office heading home. We were very happy. Praises were given to God. Each and every person we met whom we knew was told the good news.
Today I am with Children’s Cup under Zinty’s mentorship. I’m being prepared to go and work in Maputo probably by the end of October 2008.
Since I started working with Cup, we had many visits and outings with our friends Zinty and Natalie. My children were also blessed with clothes. I mean the 3 of them. The family was blessed with food.
Good things happened. Connie even passed well at school. THANK GOD for that.
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