This year has yielded three incredible life events.
Many will refer to these life events as their chil-
dren, or their babies, so I will not be the excep- ton and also call these my babies because they are energy-sapping-tme-consuming-heartbreaking bundles of joy. Baby Number 1 Earlier this year a well-known worship leader in South Africa contacted me and asked if I would be interested in being part of a movement known as #Imagine. The highlight of this movement was a three-day conference where 7000 teenagers came together to worship God and get to know Jesus a litle beter. I had the honour of being the music director and worship leader of this stunning event. Months of preparaton culminated in a spectacular event where we recorded, edited and duplicated hundreds of CDs within a tme-frame of 12 hours. Only through Gods grace was this all realized. I am so proud of this baby. Its a multcultural, youthy and inspiratonal album which gives full honour glory and praise to Our Creator. Baby Number 2 Another awesome ministry opportunity fell into my lap this year. The organizaton which I am proud- ly part of, Every Naton, decided to produce its very frst, multracial, mult-genre, African-relevant album. South African christans can so easily emu- late Chris Tomlin or Hillsongs but never can we sing songs relevant to Africa and proclaim the Lords reign over our contnent. Untl now. I was privileged to be the producer of this album having creatve and executve control. A huge responsibility I know, but we all worked hard and can proudly say we created a sound which will resonate with Africa. May His Kingdom come in our beloved contnent! Baby Number 3 (A real baby) Saving the best for last, I can fnally say I am a proud father of a litle girl, Meliha. She was born on 12 September at 17h29. My beautful wife gave 100% natural birth, without any assistance or pain relief, and I can now admit that I have gained a tremen- dous respect for women and what they go through during a pregnancy and especially, labour. No man can remain chauvinistc afer witnessing the miracle of natural child birth. I am falling more and more in love with Jana, my wife, and Meliha every day. I am also sleeping less and less and every breath is a victory over exhaus- ton, but I am blessed to say that both my wife and daughter are healthy and happy. The Grace of the Lord overwhelms me in ways my human paradigm can not comprehend. All I can do is sing, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty! Babies
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