Reflections from the Zambezi

“Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” This was one of the many biblical texts that Reverend Joshua Kekana liked to preach from. Rev. Kekana was one of the elders at Lusaka Baptists Church in the 80s. I have never heard anyone else preach more on the subject of revival that he did.  You could really get a sense of one who longed for God to revive his Church as he had done in times gone by. There was this urgency and passion when he preached on Revival and on other subjects. Rev. Kekana was the oldest elder at the time and a widower. His wisdom and insight into a number of issues was evident. He was very disposed to young people whom he loved to associate with and encourage in the things of God. Rev. Kekana was a godly man who loved and knew his God. He loved to preach the word and point men to God. He loved the presence of God and it is no wonder he longed for revival something he often would return to preach about.  His sermons were ...

The past few weeks I have been tweeting on the 10 main lessons I learnt in 2018. I decided to bring these tweets together in one blog post. Hope you find them helpful.  Lesson 1:  Friends of yesterday should not be surprised when they see their children grow up and marry each other.  Lesson 2:  Handing over a daughter to marriage is not an easy task. It is very emotional and yet a very necessary task in one's life. Parents are but stewards of the children that God gives us.  Lesson 3:  Turning 50 gives one a sense of joy and gratitude to God, family, friends and others who have been part of your life. But it's also humbling to realise you could just be in the last miles of your life. Lesson 4:  It is always sad to lose a relative through death but much sadder when someone takes their own life! Lesson 5:  For a daughter to turn 20 (no longer a teen) and another turn 18 (adulthood) gives a parent a great sense of joy and gratitu...