Great South African Road Trip 2

We have safely arrived home from our Great South African Trip and first of all I want to thank those of you who prayed for us at any time in our journey.

We travelled 6000 kilometres or nearly 4000 miles in three weeks in safety. We never ever felt endangered nor did we experience any sense of difficulty with the car or accommodation. There were some times when our comfort zones were invaded but we never felt threatened.

We travelled from the very south west tip to the very north east corner of the country, journeying through all 9 South African provinces. God undertook for us in the most wonderful ways. 

Rondavels in the Kruger Park

Four times he overruled our overnight requirements and made sure we had better or more suitable accommodation than we had originally intended. We had several really good special rates or bargains as well. We felt his presence with us.

We had the privilege of visiting three different churches but all three, though different in outlook and style, were full of people hungry for God to move in their lives, churches, neighbourhoods and nation. The worship was wonderful in all three churches and the gifts of the Spirit flowed. People were prayed for and though we do know of any specific healings or answers to prayer, I know people were deeply ministered to by their loving heavenly Father.

Landscape in Golden Gate National Park

We had the privilege of experiencing the wonder of God’s creation and its amazing diversity from sub tropical forests to African plains to the pounding Indian Ocean. The scenery was at times spectacular with amazing rock formations and at other times flat and uninteresting but we enjoyed it all.

Elephants having a bit of a bust up

The wildlife was truly amazing from the mighty elephant, rhino and giraffe to the irritating mossies. There were red and black flying beetles that festooned our sink every evening in one camp and there was the hyena sleeping in a culvert by the side of the road. We were privileged to see two lionesses on the prowl that no one else saw at that time and we got stuck in a leopard traffic jam.

Sleeping hyena

We played golf on a course open to the wild animals and at another one a storm brought everyone in off the course because of torrential rain, thunder and lightning. Finally we re-visited a golf course on the final leg of our journey home and enjoyed the marvellous birdlife all around.

Old friends Norman and Jean

We met up with friends old and even older! With God there seems to be no time scale on friendships and even though we had not met up or been in contact with some friends for 6 years, we quickly re-established our friendship. When God knits hearts together even for a brief while, it takes an awful lot to unravel those hearts.

Breakers Resort Umhlanga

I think I can truthfully say we enjoyed it all. We are still processing the experience because it was an amazing time and we feel very privileged to have been able to do it. I thank God for photography so we have been able to capture some of the moments and through the pictures stir up happy memories.

Golden gate National Park

Thank you again to those of you who travelled the road with us on Facebook and again for all your prayers which God wonderfully answered. South Africa is a magnificent country, resourced by God like no other nation but like all our nations it desperately needs God to come in mighty revival power.

South Africa needs God to arise and sweep away the forces of wickedness and evil that beset it that many may be saved and set free from greed, poverty, AIDs, witchcraft, corruption and injustice.  It will then come into its true prophetic destiny and be the blessing it is meant to be to the continent of Africa. 

Valley of a Thousand Hills