Sunday
morning saw me up not too early to go to Alabama, the coloured township for
Klerksdorp. As English is the language of
the worship it was good to be able to sing the hymns and know exactly what was
happening. As it was Anglican Communion Sunday, it was appropriate that I was
representing the Church in Wales as well as Lichfield Diocese in the Church of
England to the Church of Southern Africa! In some ways though, it was strange
as they use Sounds of Living Waters as their hymn books. Took me back to the 1970s!!
Today,
Monday, I met up with Magda Brits, the former priest in charge of St Mary’s,
Potch. I’ve known her since I did her ordination retreat some years ago. She
was the only white priest in the Diocese, tho’ there is one at college now. A
year ago her husband died suddenly in the UK. Fortunately she had just arrived
to spend some time with him, but then he had a massive heart attack. One year
on, and she is still struggling to sort things out and come to terms with what
has happened. She has resigned from her post here, and is going to live for now
in Pretoria, where most of her family are. However, she also thinks that the UK
may be a better place for her, as she has some good friends there, and one of
her sons is there. I listened as she poured her heart out and made sure she had
my contact details. Do pray for her, for wisdom in the decision making and
healing for her in the second year of her bereavement which has only just
started. A special prayer on June 1st would be good – the first
anniversary of the funeral.
No
photos this time – I will try to do better next post!
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