Time 21.40 Tuesday evening freezing cold Johannesburg South Africa
Need to share on my experiences lately, I need to say right out - I have never seen myself as much of a religious person, but I have always believed in Jesus and God. Usually when things happen I put it down to a coincidence - but lately there have just been toooo many.
Tangerine Marketing decided to set up office in the Etwatwa Township on the East Rand in Johannesburg, at the John Wesley Centre, an outreach programme of the Northfield Methodist Church Benoni.
Since operating from there my belief and vision for Tangerine has never been so grounded, like its a really clear picture of what needs to be done. So let me share some of things that have been happening.
About a month ago my laptop finally bombed I thought for good, well thats what the repair guy told me after having him fix it for the 3rd time.
So like I do everyday, I don't pray I just seem to have a good old conversation with Jesus and the Lord, telling them about whats happening, well this time I said, cash flow is a bit tight, trying to build up stock, do you think somebody from the church could hep me to find the finance to buy a new lap top.
2 days later, my dear friend Philip (runs the centre) came to me and said that would I mind if he takes my laptop to the company that he works with for his computers - first I said it is a waste of time, eventually he convinced me that I have nothing to loose.
At the end of the week I get back my lap top which is working top class, and Philip tells me, that he wants me to know that he has paid to get the lap top fixed, it was something he knew he had to do. (Number 1)
Around the same time I have been just visualising setting up a ceramic project in parallel with other things going on at the centre, the person who I thought would help me decided that he no longer could help me. The very same day I get a message on my phone from Lorraine from the Anglican Church with a name and contact details of William who is very keen to help set up a ceramic project. William starts the project this Monday (Number 2)
At the beginning of June at the Aids Conference in Durban, I woke up with a clear thought that we need to implement an art and design academy at the centre in Etwatwa, when I got back to JHB the idea just never left, so I mentioned to the Design Company that is producing our new branding material, long story short the design element kicks of tomorrow (Number 3)
And to day, this just blew my head away and made me realise that these aren't coincidences, Johannes an African gentlemen (believe it or not) who lives across the road from the centre, why now came in, he is an artist and he wants to work with me to setting up art lessons for the youth (Number 4)
All I know is that this vision for Tangerine is fully in the hands of being directed to deliver greater good for many women and communities, and I need to just say Thank you God
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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