Dear Friends
You all heard the news about Nelson Mandela. Yes what a sad time for SA. But it brings back the memories of 1994 when apartheid was ended and we had our first democratic election.

I still remember that time so clearly, as it was politically very tense and not a safe environment to live in. It was as if our country was balanced on the edge of a knife. Was it going to be civil war or did it mean bluntly the end of the road for white people in SA.
The attack with automatic assault rifles on a country motel who was our neighbor did not help much to bring peace about our future in my mind.I can still remember the frustration and fear. Having all the lights of in the house ,my wife and children in one room, and me heavily armed moving from one window to the other to look for any signs of attackers outside.

In the next 4 years Gods miracle of SA unfolded in front of our eyes. One man, I believe from my heart that God has been using in such a way to save our country from destruction and killing of many many people.

Nelson Mandela Legacy lives on and we are living in a reasonable safe country. We are still concerned, Africa is a strange continent, you just need one spark to ignite a huge fire. We are now in a time that is just so much important as it was in 1994.

Mandela is gone ,his dream of a rainbow nation is fading. There are concerns that politics in this country is not favorable for economic growth. Like God intervened in 1994, we need God more than ever to lead this country for the next 20 years. We also know,it's only Jesus Christ that can save Africa, not money or education.

The example Nelson Mandela has left us behind is to serve our country to make it a better place for all our citizens to be able to live a quality life. Our challenge is also to leave a legacy behind, like Mandela , perhaps much smaller. But also only what God entrusts to you.

Blessings
Rufus