Thursday, July 31, 2008

CMA Bikers' Church

Woensdagaand het die CMA klub van Naboom my na hulle tweeweekliks byeenkoms uitgenooi in die Lighuis in Naboom. André Joubert het die aanvoorwerk gedoen en alles baie goed georganiseer.
 
DIE KLR is in die kerk ingestoot tot reg voor in die middel. Een ou het tong in die kies opgemerk die fiets het 'n "diens" nodig gehad. Kerkdiens of spanner diens? :-)
 
Toe ek my fiets vir die byeenkoms gepak het, het ek net geweet: Ek self moes die fiets met gipsarm en al soontoe en terug ry. Dit was dom. Vanoggend is die arm seer.
 
Dit was so moeilik om vier maande se hoogtepunte binne 48 minute saam te vat. Die 48 minute het toe twee uur geword. Jammer vir die lang sit ouens!
 
My boodskap, geformuleer uit my ervaringe in Afrika en gemeet teen die huidige gees in Suid-Afrika, was:
 
1. Glo!
2. Wees positief en blymoedig.
3. Rassisme kom direk van die duiwel.
 
 
The local CMA chapter of Naboomspruit invited me to their bi-weekly meeting in the Lighthouse in Naboom. André Joubert organised it and we all (I assume) had a blessed evening.
 
Tey pushed the KLR into the church and put in diectly in front of the pulpit. One guy mentioned that the bike was there for a "service". Church service or spanner service? :-)
 
As I fitted the panniers I realised that I HAD to ride the bike to the meeting and back again, arm in plaster or not. It was a stupid decision. My arm is hurting this morning.
 
I am struggling to fit in the experiences of four months into 48 minutes. The 48 minutes turned into two hours. Guys, I am sorry that you had to sit and listen me out.
 
My message, based on my experiences in Africa and on the situation in South Africa, was:
 
1. Keep your faith!
2. Stay or become positive again, have joy.
3. Rascism comes from the devil.

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