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Hey Swifter! Welcome back to Konversations with Kay-Dee. I’m very excited about this issue! Mostly because of your wonderful responses after the first one. If you’re just joining the SWIFT fam, welcome. So, what this is, the Konversations, is like the greeter that meets you at the doors with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. It’s supposed to be a small taste of what is to come, but if you choke on some shade here, don’t worry. Keep reading, you will find something edible somewhere haha. Be sure to also check out the weekly podcast version on these Konversations at anchor.fm/konversations and on YouTube at bit.ly/ youtubekonvos. We, Mark and I, are also live on CCFm (107.5fm in Cape Town or radiosa.org/ccfm for the extended fam) every Friday at 11:20.
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YOU KNOW HOW OUR PARENTS always used to say, “You live in my house, then you live by my rules”? Well, what happens when you no longer live in the house? OR, when it comes to leaving their house to build your own home? On a normal day, to what extent should parents have a say in their children’s relationshipping decisions? Now, let me qualify this. While I think that children of all ages should be heard by their parents, I am not going to prescribe parenting tips for teenagers when I have never raised one. So, this conversation is focused on millennials
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(people who are currently between the ages of 22/23 and about 38/39 – no, we are not kids! And 2000s are not millennials lol). So, last month we spoke about the realness of adulting, and part of that is getting Boo’d up and living your best life. This month we are
THEN I’D NEED WISDOM FROM GOD ON HOW TO RESPECTFULLY TELL THEM THAT I THINK THAT THEY ARE WRONG ABOUT MY BOO.
drop me on my head when I was a baby, why
talking about the extent to which parental
would they drop my heart now that I’m older?
guidance is advised and/or welcomed in our
Right?? Well, I wouldn’t just drop Bae on some
relationshipping decisions. I mean, we all
“my Mamma don’t like you so boy bah!” I
probably want our parents’ blessings when
wouldn’t do that. But I would hear my parents
relationships become serious and we want to
out. You know, in case they have a point. And
take things to the next step – marriage! But, at
even if they did, I would still try to work through
what point and to what extent do we involve our parents in the dating process?
it with both parties. It would take a minute, but
So, I was casually chatting to a friend about this
don’t have a point? Well, I think then I’d need
I genuinely would rather wait it out. And if they wisdom from God on how to respectfully tell
and my first impression was, “I wouldn’t want to
them that I think that they are wrong about my
marry someone who my parents do not
Boo. Maybe I’d try to get someone else to
approve of”. Mainly because I believe that God
intervene and try to help my parents
entrusted them with making me into the person
understand why it is that I chose and continue
that anybody would want to marry. So, I
to choose the person they disapprove of.
somewhat believe that God would speak to them about my marriage partner. If they didn’t
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But, my friend slowed me all the way down. Now, back in the day, melanated kids didn’t get to have a Bae unless he was about to come with his uncles to ask for your hand in marriage. Maybe this is why my mind runs to marriage o’clock, because Daddy isn’t about to entertain no
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boyfriend (lol). However, in 2020, more parents are open to being involved in their children’s dating life. To a point where, my friend reminded me, our parents even prescribe partners for us. Listen, I remember a friend’s Dad asking me why I didn’t see his son as a potential… wait for it, not Bae but HUSBAND! Listen! Kuz! What kind?!? And, as awesome as my friend was and is, he wasn’t and isn’t for me like that. My other friend, keep up haha, the initial friend I mentioned. He said that something similar had happened to him. A lady friend told him that her Mom had said to her that she shouldn’t be single when she has such awesome friends whom she could (very Christianly) get with. Another friend says that she asked her uncle if she was too much of a nuisance to the family when he told her that if her singleness is due to an inability to choose somebody, she should let him hook her up. Like, really?! Now, the issue is not that our parents don’t know how to spot decent people in general. I have no doubt that they can or that they could. I mean, arranged marriages used to work, right? Yes, however, that was in a day and age where roles were clearly defined and a person’s purpose was semi determined from birth. In the present day, our parents hardly know us or understand where we are headed in life. I don’t just want a baby-daddy/ breadwinner, I want a life partner. And, for someone else to choose for me, they would have to understand my goals, dreams, ambitions and my vision. Unfortunately, many of our parents don’t get that in 2020.
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Not at all because they don’t
required, requested and
care or that they are strict, it
welcomed. The worst case
is just a different world. I, for
scenario is that your child
instance, have not lived at
will crash and burn. But then
home since I was 16 years
you will be there to help
old. I grow up and adopted
them carry the pieces until
many different ideals outside
they are healed. The best
the house that have shaped
thing that can happen is that
me into a transformed version
they learn to love themselves
of my parents’ little girl. Of course,
and even, someday, meet someone
the core values remained the same and
worthy of sharing that love with.
have even deepened. However, my outlook on
This is by no means encouragement to
life is totally different. I don’t need a breadwinner as
dishonour your parents and their wishes. Actually, it
much as I need a man who can provide me with
is rather a konversation on how we can honour them
support, guidance and vision. I don’t only need
while heeding to the voice of God on the paths we
someone who is healthy enough to father and help
should follow in all areas of our lives. This issue has
raise my kids, I need a man who will help me build
exciting examples of young people who found
what no eye has seen and no ear has heard. An entire
themselves doing just that. While many of their
LIFE partner! So does he need to have a mansion and
stories couldn’t be farther from their parent’s dreams
drive a Mercedes before he marries me? Not
for them, they are thriving because their parents
necessarily. Would my parents want him to? Most
supported them nonetheless.
probably.
Get in touch with us and share your story, how and
Another thing our parents are unaware of is our
when did you introduce your Bae to your parents
own weaknesses and traumas that our partners have
and what would you have done if they disapproved
to deal with and help us work through. Just because I
of them? Let’s talk!
have a degree, love Jesus and can make a decent meal, it doesn’t mean that I will make a good wife to somebody. I hope I will… but our generation has so much to deal with that someone really has to know and want to be with a person to put in the necessary work to make it work. And, frankly, sometimes we can be good friends with people who could never handle partnering with us or vice versa. There are too many layers of ingredients in making a life
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“There has never been a better time to be a woman! That’s because in today’s world, women have the power and the platform to change the status quo. The world has never been as aware as it is now that women can be both caring and powerful at the same time. That the power of a woman lies in her ability to make an impact while being empathetic… only time can tell what the future hold for us. I am honoured to be a woman, a black woman at that, living in this day and age.” Stha Mavundla
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THERE HAS, INDEED, NEVER BEEN A BETTER time to be a woman, and young, success women like the dynamic Stha Mavundla are living proof! When
asked to describe herself, Stha focused on 3 important Fs: family,
faith and fun! This KZN-born speaker
and life coach is a Science graduate and is currently based in Beijing,
China, where she has dedicated her life to inspire others to live out their
fullest potential. If moving half-way
across the world didn’t make is obvious enough, Stha really doesn’t mind getting out of her comfort zone! And the results of that are evident in her 10 year speaking career which
recently landed her on the stage of Cell C’s Take a Girl Child to Work opening conference in 2019. I had the privilege of chatting to the
AFROlutionary and there is no better
way to tell her story except in her own
words. So here is what she had to say regarding success, womanhood and the journey to self-discovery.
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HOW DID YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO SHIFT FROM THE FIELD OF SCIENCE INTO SPEAKING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP? A much as I love the sciences and can acknowledge that both my undergraduate and post graduate studies have shaped my critical thinking, I am simply not passionate about it. I just couldn’t see myself doing that in the long run, so I decided to pivot and pursue my entrepreneurial ventures. I am currently working for a training centre in Beijing, China while I disregard education at all, and I knew this when I decided to pause in the middle of my MSc. I’ve always been a business-minded person and I’d one day like to do my MBA. So, I will definitely go back to school someday. It was quite a difficult decision to take a break in the first place but I had my family’s support and that carried me through. CONSIDERING THE CHALLENGES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ENCOUNTER ON THE JOURNEY TO SUCCESS, HOW DID YOU NAVIGATE YOUR WAY AND WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO YOUR SUCCESS STORY? My very first social media post was an intentional Instagram post on the 1st of December 2019. I posted a quote from the darkest place in my life. After hearing so many nos from interviewers and many other areas of my life, I had hit rock bottom. It took me gathering the courage to leave the toxic relationship I was in and making the decision to seek professional help and accept the support and help of my family to start building again from scratch. And it was in that state that I founded Zanda Zonke. This was a promise to me that all the promises and blessings of God do multiply. It is so close to my heart that my foundation is also named Zanda Zonke Foundation… after all I had been through, this gave me hope that zanda zonke iibusiso zika Nkulunkulu
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simultaneously work on growing my speaking career. I don’t
IT TOOK ME GATHERING THE COURAGE TO LEAVE THE TOXIC RELATIONSHIP I WAS IN AND MAKING THE DECISION TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP
(the blessings of God always abound).
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think I am most grateful for the times
helping me get back on my feet and
when I had the privilege of seeing her
work towards finding healing and
manoeuvring through adversities and
finding my path again. I remember her
challenges with the same grace she has
telling me about this little bug. She said
on the best of days. I admire the woman
that this bug was in a hole underground
I am growing to know my mother to be.
and no one seemed to want to help it.
There are so many other women I
Instead, they kept throwing sand at it.
look up to, but one noteworthy one is
But each time they’d throw sand over it,
Lisa Nichols. I admire how she was able
it would shake it off and climb over it. It
to rise up in spite of all the challenges
did that until it could get out of the hole
she has faced. I love that she portrays
it was buried in. She told me that I
her message authentically and speaks
would have to do the same with every
in a manner that best reflects her truth.
no and all the negativity that was
I admire how being able to share her
thrown my way. She told me that I
story and what she went through has
would have to use that to re-launch
enabled her to come up on top and
myself. And that is exactly what I did!
become the success that she is today. I also look up to amazing women like
WHO ARE SOME OF THE WOMEN THAT YOU LOOK UP TO? As you can probably already tell, I look
Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama and
up to my mother the most (and yes, I
Another South African woman who
am definitely a Mommy’s baby). My
inspires me is South Africa’s Mommy,
mother is the strongest woman I know.
Basetsana Khumalo, who has been
She had to raise the four of us alone
pouring into South Africans for the
after my father passed away while we
longest time and has just recently
were very young. She prayed for us and
released a book.
Zozi Tunzi. I love the fact that Zozi has a voice and she is not afraid to own it.
invested all her resources into us. We
There are too many female game-
didn’t have uncles and aunts to help her
changers to name yet they each inspire
either, she was all alone yet she
me in their own unique ways.
persevered and raised us so well that who we are today is a reflection of her meekness and the strength therein. I
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WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ALSO WANT TO PURSUE THEIR LIFE PURPOSE? Start! Just start and everything else will fall into place while you go along. In terms of business, I have partners and plans in place. But as far as purpose goes, I don’t always know how I’m gonna get there. I just know why I am doing it and that is because I want to make a difference. You first need to find yourself, love yourself and be okay within yourself then go from there towards your purpose and just start. Go from that place and start wherever you are and make a difference in your most authentic state. Everything else will fall in place! s
FIND OUT MORE AND KEEP UP WITH STHA AT: Web: www.sthamavundla.com or http://www.sturtium.co.za/ Email: Enquiries@sthamavundla.com or info@sthamavundla.com Instagram: @stha_mavundla Twitter: @stha_mavundla Facebook page: Stha Mavundla (@sthamavundlaa) YouTube: Stha Mavundla LinkedIn: Sthabile Mavundla
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I DON’T ALWAYS KNOW HOW I’M GONNA GET THERE. I JUST KNOW WHY I AM DOING IT AND THAT IS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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LYNETTE FRANCIS is a trained journalist and currently presents and produces the daily news and actuality talk show Praat Saam on RSG and anchors Fokus on SABC 2 every Sunday night. She is also
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WHEN I FIRST SPOKE TO XABISO, I heard a spark in her voice. She had so much joy about her. One that I later learned was a testament of her being divinely repaired. So, when I started reading her story (from the very first page) I genuinely couldn’t reconcile how one can be that joyful after going through so much. And the only explanation I could find was that it had to be by the grace and goodness of God! There is undeniable beauty in every part of her story, she couldn’t have chosen a better title for her book. Beautifully Broken… It makes me think of the Japanese Kintsugi process where the pieces of broken vessels are put back together using melted gold. Reading Xabiso’s book makes me realise how God does the same with us. He picks us up from our most broken states, He gathers us from the darkest places and brings us under His light. Then He carefully examines our pieces, washes us clean and then begin to gracefully mend us. In mending us, as you can see through Xabiso’s testimony, He fills up all the cracks with pure gold. While it may sound glamorous, it is usually a very painful and lonely process. So, as you read Xabiso’s story, may you be restored and reminded that you are not alone.
MY NAME IS XABISO TSHABALALA MAQALA, I AM 30 YEARS OLD. But, with all the experiences that I have been through, I sometimes feel like I have lived on this earth for more than just 30 years. One thing that I can assure you of is that each and every single experience that I have had, no matter how hard or how painful it all was, served as enough proof to me that the love of God is without a doubt the unconditional kind and that his faithfulness towards us truly knows no end. Where do I begin?!
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So, at the age of 16 I became a mother. It took me a couple of years to finally forgive myself and let go of the self-torture of constantly thinking that I had disappointed my family with my teenage pregnancy. During all of those years of self-torture, I had no clue that God had my back and that HE knew exactly what HE was doing. Trust me when I say that having no clue of this fact made everything to be a little heavier than what it actually was. Despite all the support I received from my family and from my mother. Things became even heavier for me. So much so that I fell into a deep depression until I saw the
I STARTED TO SEE HOW MUCH BALANCE MY SON BROUGHT INTO MY LIFE. AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, I NO LONGER NEEDED MEDICATION FOR DEPRESSION.
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cannot describe the kind of a wound it all created within me. But I started seeing things differently when I saw the love between my mother and my son. It showed me that God had my back from way before I had a clue what would happen in my life, and this brought me the healing I so desperately needed. While in the process of healing from the wounds of depression and a teen pregnancy, life threw me another curveball. At the age of 25, I found out the man that I thought would be the love of my life was HIV positive. It wasn’t his HIV status that broke me though, it was the fact that he
light. I accepted Jesus Christ as
started seeing how much joy my
intentionally infected me with
my personal saviour, and that
son brings to the entire family,
HIV that did. He knew he was
was when I finally saw the light.
especially the joy he brought
HIV positive, chose not to take
and still brings to my mother.
medication and decided that
And then suddenly life became different, the way I saw
Growing up in the Eastern
protecting myself from the
things was certainly also
Cape with my grandmother
unknown would have to be a
different. I experienced a total
while my mother stayed in the
decision I made for myself. I
renewal of mind. I started to see
Western Cape meant that I only
take equal responsibility for
how much balance my son
got to see my mother once a
being negligent in that regard,
brought into my life. And before
year, during the 3 week
yet it still broke me that he did
I knew it, I no longer needed
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not protect me from himself.
medication for depression. I
years this carried on and I
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As love would have it, I forgave him and further pursued a four year long relationship with him. Mind you, prior to committing to that relationship, I had committed my life to serving God. My relationship with God was at its strongest when I first entered into the relationship but saw my faith slip as I stayed longer. So it was no surprise when, four years later, I found myself living with my boyfriend. While we didn’t always have it all together financially, since I was a student at the time, we always had each other. He loved me in a tangible way that I could not deny. And, for the most part, love had been enough. But, it soon fell short. At the darkest point of our relationship, I had just found out that he had been cheating on me for a while and he thought that beating me would solve the situation. He had never been violent towards me and I certainly never thought that I would have to face physical abuse. You will have to read my book to get a full picture of the trauma that I went through that night.
YOU WILL HAVE TO READ MY BOOK TO GET A FULL PICTURE OF THE TRAUMA THAT I WENT THROUGH THAT NIGHT. YET, IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL, GOD SHOWED UP AND SAVED ME.
Yet, in the midst of it all, God showed up and saved me. He gave me new hope and the strength to live and rebuild my life in Him.
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While I had finally mastered the courage to close that chapter of my life, moving on didn’t come easy. It came with the challenges of having to disclose my HIV status and stand a chance to be rejected. Moving on with my Christian journey also meant that I would possibly be judged for having had contracted the virus through premarital sex. It also meant that I would be uncomfortable at every mention of an HIV positive patient at my workplace as a Registered Nurse. But it also meant that I would find healing for my heart and soul in God. It meant that I would find love in a man who recognised that who I am transcends the presence of a, now undetectable, virus in my body. It meant that I would be empathetic and compassionate to all kinds of hurting and broken people. The biggest blessing of all is that I get to share my story and, hopefully, get to impart some of the healing power of God that I have received
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IT MEANT THAT I WOULD BE EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE TO ALL KINDS OF HURTING AND BROKEN PEOPLE.
with all those who are still hurting. I hope that my book will give those in toxic relationships the courage to leave and those in healthy relationships the encouragement to keep on building. And that it will help alleviate some of the stigma attached to the HI Virus. Most importantly, I hope that my book will show off the wonderful love of God to all those who read it. [Follow @PerfectLoveBooks on Facebook and Instagram for the release and launch dates of Xabiso’s book, Beautifully Broken.]
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IN DECEMBER 2019, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE of experiencing what
your life in a black bag heading
it is like to walk in the shoes of
knowing that there is no turning
the South Sudanese taking
back. I mean imagine families
refuge in Ofua Rhino Camps in
running for their lives watching
Arua (Uganda). Their chaos
their homes burn into a pile of
started in Dec 2013 when they
smoke; imagine the rubble, the
were forced to flee the civil war
blood the bones and death
in South Sudan. A civil war that
lingering in the air. Imagine all
began after a fallout between
your beautiful memories
President Salva Kiir and Vice –
haunted by what use to be –
President Riek Machar, this
cloaked in grief. Imagine the
caused Machar to resign and
pain, the agony, the
lead rebel forces against Mr
hopelessness, the uncertainty
Kiir’s government. This war
and the darkness.
down a road to nowhere,
caused thousands of deaths and forced over 2.2 million South
Imagine carrying those scars
Sudanese to pick up what they
around and still be required to
could and run for the border to
have the courage to rebuild your
find refuge in neighbouring
life inside a cluster of mud brick
countries. The director of
walls isolated and gated. Far
INcontext’s East Africa office
away from the general
visited some of these camps
population under restricted laws
during March 2017 to see for
that make it almost impossible
himself what the situation was
to live a normal life (access to
like. In response to what he saw
quality education, adequate
during his visit, he launched
health care, employment
out Project Restoration to
opportunities). Imagine not
provide trauma counselling and
being -well received by
to provide opportunities for
members of the community;
people like me to visit and
being treated like a number and
support the South Sudanese in
not this God created being in
the Rhino Camps.
need of help to regain your voice and your dignity. All they see is
I do not have the right words to
one more mouth to feed one
package this journey; I am still
more person to occupy space
amazed at God’s ability to make
and share scarce resources.
lessons shine radically in the
Their response to you is “Go
midst of mud and mire. It is a
away you smell funny, you are
puzzling and painful thing to
different, you take our jobs, we
imagine what it is like to pick up
do not want you here etc.”
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I DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS TO PACKAGE THIS JOURNEY; I AM STILL AMAZED AT GOD’S ABILITY TO MAKE LESSONS SHINE RADICALLY IN THE MIDST OF MUD AND MIRE.
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WE HAD SO MUCH ZEAL TO SHARE THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL TO A NATION IN DESPAIR BUT OH, THE SUDANESE MINISTERED TO US IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY.
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Sounds familiar; I am purposely painting these visuals because often enough we forget what it means to be a refugee. These are hard things to comprehend, it is not easy to look in the mirror and value your reflection more after taking this reality. We went there thinking that we comprehended poverty, that we had a comprehensive idea of their struggles; but we did not, their needs were more paralysing than we had imagined. We had so much zeal to share the hope of the gospel to a nation in despair but oh, the Sudanese ministered to us in a very special way. They schooled us on how to maintain the right kind of attitude when walking through fires of sorrow overwhelmed with troubles. The force of courage in their eyes, their smiles and laughter accompanied by this glimmer of hope. You do not hear them lament they are not in despair at all, the manner in which they celebrate God will forever be a life time changing sermon for me.
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You could feel and see that God had truly matured the faith of our refugee brothers and sisters. As the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 “… we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” The joy of the Lord is truly their strength and has helped them to regain their voices despite the fire under their feet. Indeed the Lord does not give as the world gives his grace is sufficient, his peace surpasses all human understanding. What an honour and privilege to have been part of this journey. The Sudanese diaspora will forever be an encouragement to me. To get involved or to support Project Restoration in general, please visit: https://www.incontextinternational.org/ generation-next-2/ Alternatively, join us for a feedback session (see poster left):
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JARS JARS JARS JARS OF OF OF OF CLAY CLAY CLAY CLAY I I C O R I N T H I A N S I V: V I I we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this allsurpassing power is from God and not from us
THEY DON'T SEE IT
PEOPLE HEAR MUSIC
Real&Raw
Be creative with your sound
Be creative with your sound
Be creative with your sound
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KAY-DEE MASHILE INTERVIEWS MIKYLE DARIES
M I K Y L E ’ S TO P 5 T I P S TO B E C O M I N G A # R E A L A N D R AW M U S I C I A N From playing drums at the age of 4 to creating his own musical platform at 22, Mikyle Daries was destined to create music. But it wasn’t until he became intentional and put in the necessary work that this UWC Sociology rugby-playing major found his spot in the music industry. In his words, it isn’t what we do in the public eye that counts most. It is the hard work and consistency that take place in the background that count the most. In fact, Mikyle believes that talent only counts for 1% of what it takes to be a good artist. One needs to work at perfecting their skills through practice and training to be the best musician they can be. So, grab a pen and paper and make some notes as you read through Mikyle’s top 5 tips to becoming a #RealAndRaw musician:
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KNOW YOUR MUSICAL IDENTITY People hear music, they don’t see it. Your brand should be built more around your sound than the way you look. So your first task is to find your musical identity and build your own sound. No one likes a copycat, people are looking for original and different sounds.
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EXPRESS YOURSELF
BE DISCIPLINED This doesn’t only mean that you should practice all the time. It means knowing how to balance your musical life, holistically. It also means being mindful of who you surround yourself with and who you allow yourself to collaborate with. Be intentional about your sound and what you stand for and have that be the foundation for your standard. Also, discipline may mean that you sometimes have to give up certain things to make time and space for your music, consistency and hard work is key!
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Be creative with your sound. Don’t box yourself into any specific genre or
style, rather allow yourself to show off all your colours and dimensions. It’s okay to draw inspiration from others, as long as it motivates you to express yourself more and not make you suppress yourself in efforts to fit in. People are listening because they want to hear you, allow the music to show them who you are.
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OWN YOUR JOURNEY No two journeys are the same. Every artist and musician has their own
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ALWAYS LEAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH – LEARN! No matter where you are in your journey, there is always room for growth. Be willing to learn and improve your craft. If that means
unique musical journey. Own yours
getting a professional coach or mentor, do so.
and draw up your goals as it best
Sometimes it takes having a proper structure to
suits you. If you need to be
find your rhythm and learn how to be
constantly recording and releasing
disciplined. You need to put in the work and
music, then you may want to
have an open mind in order to learn and grow
consider being signed under a
into your best possible musical self!
record label. But if you want to build from the ground up, you need to understand that it will take more time, effort and DISCIPLINE! It may
CONNECT WITH #REALANDRAW
even end up being more expensive at first. But you need to be willing to invest into your journey and do all that it takes to succeed. All this begins with an honest introspection of where you are and where you want to go with your music. There are no prescriptions or formulas.
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Mikyle has an Instagram series called #Real&Raw where he features various artists’ expressions of different songs and poetry. If you are in or around Cape Town and would like to be featured, DM him @mdmusic_official_ or drop him an email at mikyledaries9@gmail.com with a video of you singing a song that you think is good enough to be featured on his page. Should your audition be successful, you will hear from him with further details. You can also follow him on Facebook @ MD Music to keep up to date with his future projects and events. You can also use the same email address for bookings.
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REFLECTIONS THROUGH MY CLASSES BY SEBABATSO THULO
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I AM WOMAN A POEM BY KAY-DEE MASHILE
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FICTION Book Extract: REFLECTIONS THROUGH MY GLASSES by Sebabatso Naledi Thulo (Courage Chapter, pg. 63 – 67)
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Backyard Church MY GRANDMOTHER BUILT A CHURCH in
People say it’s not a real church. But it
her own backyard. She left her job as a
was in that church that I learnt that my
nurse and built a church. An actual
opinion and my voice had meaning. As
physical building. She says God told
a little girl, even before I started going
her to. The people in the community
to school, my grandmother expected of
ridiculed her, firstly because she was a
us to share a testimony, sometimes to
woman and in the staunch Zulu
even conduct the service. She would
community she lives in, women don’t
allow us to lead worship at times, as
own churches let alone build one.
little people. That church made me believe that even as a little person I
Every Sunday my Grandmother goes
mattered to God.
into the church she built and conducts
I still go to that church and
a service. The congregation members are primary school children, they
sometimes it will just be the two of us,
never exceed 15 children. I don’t know
and we will do church, she will preach
why the community doesn’t attend, it
as though the building is full of people
could be that they are not too
ready to give their lives over to Christ. So when they ask me what courage
comfortable being led by a woman or maybe it’s because it a church in her
is, I say it's building a church in your
own backyard. I really don’t know.
own backyard, because that is what you believe you have been called to do.
On a Sunday morning you can hear small voices singing and some of those
Waking up on Sunday morning
that are a bit older are expected to read
dressing up and going into the church
the Bible out aloud and to share their
you built knowing you might be the
testimony of what God has done.
only one there, but still showing up
Sometimes the children don’t show up,
fully.
but my Grandmother faithfully goes into the church on Sunday mornings, dusting off the chairs and ensuring that it is clean before the service starts.
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Women in my Family Women in my family are strong
Women in my family are beautiful
They like the elephants are the leaders in
When they smile, it is broad and
their households
contagious
Protective, wise and would kill when it
Their cheek bones rises like hot balloons
comes to their young
When they laugh it is loud and
Women in my family speak up
uncontrollable
They open their mouths,
When they walk it is quick and gracious
Even if the words that come out are
Their bodies are full and round
choking in fear
Women in my family are story books
They still open they mouths and even if
Each one with a different title,
it’s just a sound of emotion filled tears
A different style of writing, a different
Their mouths remained opened, even if
tone
it’s for somebody else Because they would rather speak up and
Women in my family are all the poems
die than to let injustice take place
that my children will learn off by heart.
because of their silence.
So that they will remind me when I forget where I came from.
Women in my family are builders Brick over cement Love over pain Prayer over desperation
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CINEMA
ISIDINGO - SABC 3 SERIES FINALE
UNPLANNED WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CARY SOLOMON & CHUCK KONZELMAN 106 MIN
Abby Johnson becomes the youngest clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood, then a life-changing experience turns her into an anti-abortion activist. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Friday announced that after 21 years, SABC 3’s Isidingo would air its final episode on March 12, 2020. The series premiered on SABC 3 in July 1998 and is broadcast evenings on SABC 3 from Monday to Friday at 19:00. Until 2001 it was titled Isidingo: The Need.
Through the eyes of one woman who once believed she was doing good, we see the horror of abortion for what it truly is. - Steve McIrvin
IN CINEMAS MARCH 25
STILL BREATHING NEW SERIES
A gripping and deeply moving South African drama series about a group of old friends who have drifted apart as they have grown older. They are brought together when tragedy strikes… causing forgotten wounds to break open, old flames of passion to rekindle and secrets which lay buried, to finally be uncovered.
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S1 | E2
NOT FAR BEHIND BY MARK ZION
THE WOODSTOCK WIND HAD TAKEN A BREATHER. Before attempting to investigate the bloody birds on
“-I’ll go,” Gwen interrupts. “Babe, it’s late. I’ll run down quickly. Go inside
their doorstep, Sean and Gwen explore their
and warm up some milk for hot chocolate. I’ll be
imaginations, hoping to find a revelation of what
back in a flash.”
this picture could mean.
“Okay, husband. Do you. But don’t expect me to fall asleep before we remove this cruelty.”
“They look so… fresh,” Gwen assumes, looking at
Gwen fastens her sleeping gown, heads inside the
Sean with scepticism in her eyes. With an annoying
apartment and locks the door. Whilst reaching for
sigh, Sean bends his knees to examine the
her smartphone in her pocket, she discovers the
motionless nestling with his eyes.
diamond within and gasps anxiously, wondering
“Please don’t touch them,” Gwen says.
how on earth Sean managed to place it there
“Relax babe, I’m just taking a closer look,” Sean
without her being aware.
says while zooming into one of the birds. “Woah…
Downstairs in the parking area, Sean looks
what do we have here?”
around anxiously. Trying not feel stupid. But also not
Without thinking twice, using the tip of his
aiming for oblivion. Upon unlocking his car, he finds
fingers, Sean nudges one of the birds to the side,
an unknown sticker pasted on the rear left tyre. The
making an interesting discovery. What appears to be
black text on neon yellow reads 2 Birds / 1 Stone.
a bloodstained gemstone turns out to be a small
Hitting him like thunder, he wants to alert Gwen.
diamond embedded into the bird’s feathers.
Having left his phone upstairs, his first instinct is to
“Strange…” Sean utters. “I don’t know how real
run up towards her. He turns around swiftly and
this is, but it looks genuine,” he adds.
bumps into a tall stranger wearing a hoodie with the
“Sean, we need to report this or something,”
words “2 Birds / 1 Stone” in a trademark fashion
Gwen whispers while looking around to see if any of their neighbours may near or approaching.
similar to the yellow sticker. “Who are you?” Sean demands.
“Yeah, let’s sort this out. I just need to go fetch the
“Who are you?” The stranger asks.
stuff in the car-”
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Sean is annoyed and mortified. He
“Eish, I’m a tad bit sad about that part
furiously wants to run upstairs, grab his
not being real… yet. But I certainly hope we
wife, hold her and tell her that everything
wouldn’t find ourselves in such a stressful
will be alright. That this is just a dream. Or a
situation like in the dream. You know I’m
nightmare for that matter.
adventurous, but I doubt becoming some sort of 007 is part of my calling.”“Lol, you
“The next thing I knew, I woke up this
never know,” Gwen says humorously.
morning lying next to you,” Sean tells Gwen
“However, can we address the elephant in
as she serves him coffee at the kitchen
the room? Elephant in the dream, rather. Or
counter.
should I say double bird slaughter… What do you think it means?”
“How is it possible though? Like… we
“Other than simply killing two birds
actually had a joint dream. It felt so
with one stone?” Sean asks. “I kinda just
freakishly real…” Gwen adds.
wanna forget about it.” “There are so many things to take into
“I just prayed and thanked God before
account, but I think we should reach out to
I even attempted to take my first breath this
someone who can help us with sound
morning. I was insanely worried about you.
interpretation.” “Good idea,” Sean adds.
I wasn’t even sure if you had locked the
“For now though, I need to get to the
door or anything,” Sean says.
Barbershop. I’m meeting a potential buyer this afternoon.”
“I was fine, really. Except the lights went off as I was trying to give you a call.
“Okay, cool. Wow. Why are you only telling me this now?” Gwen asks.
Only to hear your phone vibrate on the
Sean takes one last sip of his coffee,
kitchen counter. And trust me, babe, I am
gets up to give his wife a kiss and says; “You
super grateful and relieved. God knows
know how it goes, babe. We’ll chat about it
what we need right now. I know and trust
some more later, alright?”
that we will expand our little family in due time. But I am content with just enjoying our marriage in this season. Although I must admit, that part of the dream sparked some excitement within me. Especially your reaction,” Gwen says with a bright smile.
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“Good morning, Ava. I’m doing well, thank you.
down. Fortnight Thursdays usually consist of game
How are you?
nights, good food and crazy people. Whilst viewing
“I’m doing great, thanks. The practice is getting a
the latest stats of her online store, Gwen receives a call
bit of a makeover. So relieved. It’s good to hear your
from Jessica, her friend that sticks closer than a sister.
voice. How have you been feeling since your last
Jessica and her fiancé Bentley usually host, but
appointment?”
tonight promises to be somewhat of an exception.
“That sounds great. I love makeovers. I’ve been feeling quite fine, thank you. In fact, I was wondering
“Hey sis, are we all set for tonight?” Gwen asks.
if it was at all necessary for me to do another check-
“We are, but I won’t be joining you guys tonight,”
up prior to receiving the latest test results?”
Jessica replies.
“Well, Doctor actually asked me to contact you with
“How come?”
regards to your next appointment. He was hoping
“Bentley… we had an argument. And I’m writing a
you’d be able to come in sometime today. He
test early tomorrow morning anyway.”
mentioned it is rather urgent,” Ava adds.
“Jess, my love, I thought we’re all a little more
At the mention of this, Gwen reminds herself that
mature now?”
she is a strong woman. She ponders on John 16:33
“We are. And no, there’s no but, really. It’s just a
that says “I have told you these things, so that in me
phase we’re going through at the moment. I just feel
you may have peace. In this world you will have
like giving him some space, whilst making room for
trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
him to still enjoy himself.”
“Tell Doctor I’ll be there in an hour, if he is able to
“I hear you. But I have a ‘but’. Please do make time
slot me in,” Gwen informs Ava confidently.
for him this weekend. You don’t need to be too
Whilst waiting in Dr Steinfeld’s office, Gwen tries to
strategic or anything. Just be intentional about your
relax and think positively. Dr Steinfeld enters the
connection and finding common ground. Whatever
room with a gentle smile on his face.
you guys may be dealing with.”
“Gwen, so glad you could make it. I won’t keep you
Before Jessica could respond, Gwen receives
in suspense. We are still waiting on your final results.
another call. A very important one at that.
But in the meantime, congratulations are in order. I
“Liefling, mind if I quickly put you on hold? A very
can confirm that you’re pregnant. However, it appears
important call is coming through on my side…”
that until right now, you’ve been unaware of your
“I’m stunned,” Jessica kids. “What could be more
pregnancy of over 20 weeks long.
important than your BFF? Go ahead. We can talk again later.”
Gwen subtly pinches herself and finds that she is
“Alright sis. Love you,” Gwen concludes. She then
indeed wide awake and far pregnant.
answers the incoming call. “Hello, Gwen speaking…” “Good morning, Mrs Anderson. This is Ava phoning
TO BE CONTINUED…
from Dr Steinfeld’s front desk. How are you doing?”
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I am Woman A P O E M BY K AY- D E E M AS H I L E
I am Woman, hear me sing The songs of deliverance Songs that speak of healing and ease Songs of protection and safety I am woman, hear me sing Hear me sing songs of change Songs of peace and reconciliation Songs of struggles and hard situations Hear me sing the songs that birth and nurture nations I am woman, hear me sing At the top of my lungs For all of mankind to hear For all to taste and see the goodness of God Hear me sing of salvation and truth I am woman, hear me sing The songs of freedom‌ But first, listen.
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FROM CALL BACKS TO SHOTS CALLED FEMALE EVOLUTION
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PEOPLE LYRICS BY JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS
PLUS 3-MONTH STATEMENT / P55
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From Call Backs to Shots Called T H E E V O L U T I O N O F W O M E N I N E N T E R TA I N M E N T
In 1994, CHARLIZE THERON flew to Los Angeles, on a one-way ticket her mother bought for her, intending to work in the film industry.After several months in LA, Theron made her film debut with a non-speaking role in the horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995). Her first speaking role was that of a hitwoman in 2 Days in the Valley (1996).
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In 2002, BONANG MATHEBA made her television debut on an SABC 2 kids show, while she was 15. In 2007, Matheba auditioned for the inaugural season of the SABC 1 music show LIVE (now Live Amp) after leaving varsity. She was later crowned the winner of the show to co-host alongside Tbo Touch. Her presenting duties were a huge success and that's where her sobriquet "Queen B" was created.
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Following her role in Monster (2003), film critic Roger Ebert felt that Theron gave "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema”. For her portrayal, she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004.
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In 2008, Matheba made a collaboration with retailer Legit in launching her first clothing line, "Just B".[34] She then partnered with a London-based designer to create a handbag collection called "Baby Star"
In 2018, Matheba signed an endorsement deal with cellular network Cell C, a deal that saw her partnering with them to also launch her own mobile app and an emoji pack called “BMoji". On March 18, 2019, Matheba exclusively partnered with Woolworths in launching a range of luxury Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) called, "The House of BNG”. The venture made her the first black woman to be added to the Méthode Cap Classique Association.
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- MIRIAM MAKEBA
In 2019, Theron starred and produced Long Shot directed by Jonathan Levine, portraying a U.S. Secretary of State opposite Seth Rogen. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2019, and was released on 3 May 2019, to positive reviews from film critics. Theron next starred as Megyn Kelly in the drama Bombshell, which she also coproduced.
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In her final year of high school, JENNIFER LOPEZ learned about a film casting seeking several teen girls for small roles. She auditioned and was cast in My Little Girl (1986), a low-budget film.
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YARA SHAHIDI began her career when she was 6 years old, appearing in television and print advertisements for companies such as McDonald's, Ralph Lauren, Target, Disney, and Guess Kids. She frequently worked with her mother and younger brother in various print and broadcast campaigns.
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KELLY CLARKSON was encouraged by her friends to audition for the inaugural season of the reality television series American Idol: The Search for a Superstar in May 2002. Clarkson went on to win the competition on September 4, 2002, at the Kodak Theatre (now Dolby), earning 58% of the votes against runner-up Justin Guarini.
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Shahidi made her cinematic debut in 2009, starring opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures' Imagine That, for which she received a Young Artist Award nomination for the best performance in a feature film category
L'Oréal Paris named Lopez their new Global Ambassador and the face of their brands. 2011 was also her debut as a judge on American Idol. Lopez's comeback single "On the Floor" was released later that same month. The song topped the charts across the globe
The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before. - ALBERT EINSTEIN
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Clarkson also hosts the daytime variety talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, which premiered in 2019. She also returned as coach for the 18th season of The Voice, alongside John Legend, Shelton and new coach Nick Jonas. The season premiered on February 24, 2020. It was announced that she had joined the cast of Trolls World Tour, voicing Delta Dawn. It is scheduled to be released on April 17, 2020.
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Clarkson lent her voice in the computer-animated film, The Star alongside Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry and others, which is based on the Nativity of Jesus. The film, developed by SONY was released on November 17, 2017.
She was one of 15 women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. On January 11th 2020, Shahidi received a gift from Beyoncé, a then-unreleased ADIDAS X Ivy Park collection, which sparked rumours that Shahidi might be signing with Adidas. On January 25th, Shahidi has announced that she has signed a partnership with Adidas, joining the Superstar "Change Is A Team Sport"
In February 2019, Lopez announced that she will be embarking on her first concert tour in nearly seven years to celebrate her upcoming 50th birthday. In September 2019, Lopez launched her twenty-fifth fragrance, titled Promise and it was announced that she will co-headline the Super Bowl LIV halftime show alongside Shakira, which took place on February 2, 2020, in Miami, Florida. Her daughter, Emme Maribel Muñiz, also made an appearance at the show.
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https://youtu.be/ThmAObtoCog
They are the best and the worst you've created Loving and hating and opinionated Loners in basements and those
People, people I know you can heal me from anything What about / People, people Deliver me
congregated / Deliver me
Cause I can't point 'em out I won't say their names I don't know the damage Or which one to blame It's just / People, people
Far from the peaceful shore I was sinking Deep in the ocean of thoughts they were thinking Don't know what validation I was seeking Deliver me, from
Deliver me / Oh
People, people When you said you could heal me from anything Did you mean / People, people Deliver me / Cause I can't point 'em out
their joy taken away Are out here taking / From other
I won't say their names I don't know the damage Or which one to blame It's just / People, people / Deliver me
Heal me from / People, people Crazy (People, people) Trollin’ (People, people) Self-righteous (People, people) Entitled (People, people)
She was the reason I smiled in the morning He took the last bit of joy I was storing That's too much power for anything human / Deliver me, from
Hatin’ (People) / Lyin’ (People) Disrespectful (People, people) Forgive me when I'm one of those People, people / Deliver me
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The hurt are hurting And the broken are breaking And the ones who had
People, people / People, people Forgive these / People, people
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CAUSE I CAN'T POINT 'EM OUT / I WON'T SAY THEIR NAMES I DON'T KNOW THE DAMAGE OR WHICH ONE TO BLAME IT'S JUST / PEOPLE, PEOPLE DELIVER ME
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CALENDAR
FEBRUARY 2020
3 MONTH STATEMENT Observed from 16 to 23 February 2020, teen suicide prevention week highlights the plight of teenagers taking their own lives and aims to raise awareness around the issue, to encourage early detection and prevention of suicidal tendencies. #ContinueTheAwareness
APRIL 2020
MARCH 2020 1 to 3: Pre-CSW Conference in Swaziland 9 to 20: UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York 30 to 31: Post-CSW feedback conference in East London, SA
Sunday, 12 April
Easter Sunday 2020 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die. John 11:25
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WELCOME TO KRÉHON SWIFT’S Q-BOX! THE SPOT WHERE WE ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE STATEMENTS AND SHARE ALL KINDS OF FEEDBACK. SAFE TO SAY, WATCH THIS SPACE ;)
IN FEBRUARY, WE ASKED YOU:
WHAT HAVE YOU LOST, GAINED AND LEARNED IN THE LAST DECADE?
I lost a false confidence that seeks the constant affirmation of man and gained the understanding that true validation is found in God. Thus I am still learning, daily, not to be afraid of the plans He has for me. - REJEANNE LOUW
I have lost my life to Jesus Christ (Matt. 16:25). I am in the process of learning how to love my neighbour as myself. In return, I have gained (FOR FREE, lol) a Saviour who loves me unconditionally and cherishes my whole being. - CALEB PETERSEN
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We all experience various seasons in our
During 2014 I lost my grandmother, who
lives where we grow and where we are
was a major influence on my Christian
moulded into becoming a unique product
walk and who played an integral part in
of ourselves.
the general development of my character.
- In the last ten (10) years I have learned
The past decade has really been a period
that in the military environment a female
where God has allowed me to solidify the
can be as much as powerful and
relationships I have with my brothers and
domineering as a male.
sisters in Christ, as well as to establish
- In my personal life, I have lost the most
new ones with believers who truly desire
precious gift any female can ask for
to be transformed by the truth that God
through a miscarriage but later in life
presents them. To a greater degree I’ve
throughout my marriage gained and was
learned that growth is a process that is far
given the opportunity and gift by God to
more beneficial than what it is painful,
become a mother once more to a beautiful
since my Heavenly Father is constantly
current two year old toddler.
working all things for my good!
- DESIRE DANIELS
- MONRAY LINEVEE
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