On 18 December 2012 I got on an aeroplane to Lima without knowing what I will be going to do there. I actually still don’t know what I did there. One thing I do know is that I lived life in Lima for a month. You cannot escape who you are, so I was just being me!
Somehow I decided that I am the president of South Africa. I know, you cannot really decide to be the president of a country, people need to elect you. My crazy, awesome friends also seem to believe that I am the president…lol. Okay maybe a need a psychologist? The funny thing is that I am a psychologist and so are some of my friends. Now before you get completely freaked out, let me share some of the awesome presidential duties that came my way on my trip to Lima.
I visited some of the women prisons in Lima and spend some time with the international ladies convicted for drug trafficking. I was bothered by some stuff that I encountered and decided to pay a visit to the South African Embassy. We discussed some policies and now I am looking forward to do some further investigation into these policies and see how I can challenge them. It just seemed to be my presidential duties to firstly pay a visit to the embassy so that they know that I was in the country. Secondly it was my political duty to investigate the policies that drive the actions of the embassy and to be a voice for those ladies in prison that does not have a voice. In the words of Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, during a coffee I had with her earlier in 2012: “The pure definition of politics is to discern between right and wrong and to have the boldness to stand up against what is wrong. It also means to be a voice for those who might not be heard otherwise…”
On my flight back to South Africa on 16 January 2013 I had another awesome opportunity to do some presidential duties. Just as I stepped out of the aeroplane I got escorted by the police. Well for me it felt like a VIP escorting. I skipped all the lines, got my passport stamped and went to go fetch my bags and then off course got taken to a room. Okay, I fit the profile of a drug trafficker. I travelled alone and I paid my ticket cash and I have no real income.
This however was a divine God moment. They wanted to know how I paid for my ticket. Testimony moment! Whoop Whoop. Without hesitation I told them my testimony, shared about some of my Peruvian adventures and visits to the prison. We talked about my studies and desire to be in the politics and see the Kingdom of God advance in South Africa. The lady searching
me looked at me and said that she is very glad that she tracked me down and she is very encouraged by my testimonies. She said that she believed that God wanted her to hear my testimonies and that she will be praying for me to get a job in parliament and that she and the rest of the team will definitely be voting for me. They treated me well and they were professional and thorough in their work. I thus did my presidential duties and thanked the team for a job well done and
keeping my country safe. It was a great moment to advance the kingdom, bring hope and encourage, honour and affirm.
Advancing the Kingdom and building the country. Everyone and everywhere!!
Being a Christian is not just about living a good life on earth but it’s about making sure that God is known to all men; that the honour and glory and praise that is due His name, he receives and that His love and goodness be experienced by all. It is the goodness of God that leads people to repentance (Romans 2:4). God is given us authority and influence that we should
use to contribute to have people know and experience His love and goodness. Live for more than yourself, it’s fun and worth it!!
Keep on advancing the Kingdom of God wherever you are and in whatever has been given to you to do!! And let’s build this country, for the testimony that God has given to South Africa is yet to be told.
Daughter of the Most High God and proudly South African
Somehow I decided that I am the president of South Africa. I know, you cannot really decide to be the president of a country, people need to elect you. My crazy, awesome friends also seem to believe that I am the president…lol. Okay maybe a need a psychologist? The funny thing is that I am a psychologist and so are some of my friends. Now before you get completely freaked out, let me share some of the awesome presidential duties that came my way on my trip to Lima.
I visited some of the women prisons in Lima and spend some time with the international ladies convicted for drug trafficking. I was bothered by some stuff that I encountered and decided to pay a visit to the South African Embassy. We discussed some policies and now I am looking forward to do some further investigation into these policies and see how I can challenge them. It just seemed to be my presidential duties to firstly pay a visit to the embassy so that they know that I was in the country. Secondly it was my political duty to investigate the policies that drive the actions of the embassy and to be a voice for those ladies in prison that does not have a voice. In the words of Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, during a coffee I had with her earlier in 2012: “The pure definition of politics is to discern between right and wrong and to have the boldness to stand up against what is wrong. It also means to be a voice for those who might not be heard otherwise…”
On my flight back to South Africa on 16 January 2013 I had another awesome opportunity to do some presidential duties. Just as I stepped out of the aeroplane I got escorted by the police. Well for me it felt like a VIP escorting. I skipped all the lines, got my passport stamped and went to go fetch my bags and then off course got taken to a room. Okay, I fit the profile of a drug trafficker. I travelled alone and I paid my ticket cash and I have no real income.
This however was a divine God moment. They wanted to know how I paid for my ticket. Testimony moment! Whoop Whoop. Without hesitation I told them my testimony, shared about some of my Peruvian adventures and visits to the prison. We talked about my studies and desire to be in the politics and see the Kingdom of God advance in South Africa. The lady searching
me looked at me and said that she is very glad that she tracked me down and she is very encouraged by my testimonies. She said that she believed that God wanted her to hear my testimonies and that she will be praying for me to get a job in parliament and that she and the rest of the team will definitely be voting for me. They treated me well and they were professional and thorough in their work. I thus did my presidential duties and thanked the team for a job well done and
keeping my country safe. It was a great moment to advance the kingdom, bring hope and encourage, honour and affirm.
Advancing the Kingdom and building the country. Everyone and everywhere!!
Being a Christian is not just about living a good life on earth but it’s about making sure that God is known to all men; that the honour and glory and praise that is due His name, he receives and that His love and goodness be experienced by all. It is the goodness of God that leads people to repentance (Romans 2:4). God is given us authority and influence that we should
use to contribute to have people know and experience His love and goodness. Live for more than yourself, it’s fun and worth it!!
Keep on advancing the Kingdom of God wherever you are and in whatever has been given to you to do!! And let’s build this country, for the testimony that God has given to South Africa is yet to be told.
Daughter of the Most High God and proudly South African