Sunday August 10, 2008One of the biggest attractions here in the Western Cape and rightly so is Cape Point. It is the most South Westerly part of the African continent and the Cape around which Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sailed in 1497 It is a place of breath-stopping beauty where the waters of the Atlantic continuously crash against the rocky base of the mountains to remind you of the treacherous waters that ships so often failed to navigate. When you climb to the top of the Cape to the lighthouse and look around you, it is a humbling moment to realize you are at the end of the continent. (I recently traveled to Cape Agulhas where the Atlantic and Pacific meet and that too is magnificent) But back to Cape Point whose beauty and power never fail to amaze. However on a recent visit, something else touched me even more. On a trip to the ladies room, I saw something that just blessed me. South Africa faces so many challenges and poverty is one of the biggest. For so many poor women, it is the cleaning jobs that help them earn some money. Here in the bathroom filled with people from all over the world was Gladys, vigorously pushing her mop and singing for all to hear a Gospel song, "Without Him I can do nothing." It took her some time to look up from the mopping to acknowledge my greeting but she did and I thanked God for the praise that filled her heart as she worked to keep the toilets clean, and most of all for her testimony for all the world to hear.
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Wendy, my heart skips a beat every time I read a new entry and see the pictures! I thank God each day that I've had the smallest part of your beautiful ministry. Tell everyone how much I miss them. It makes me burst with joy for them when I see how they have grown in skills and most of all in spirit. You have planted very fruitful seeds! It is as it should be that the sewing business is becoming their own. Love, Merle
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