NICO’S BLOGS

It was an interesting year. A roller-coaster year to say the least. A year in which our family experienced God’s grace and love in a very special way … with many lessons learnt. The trouble …

I knelt before the Lord this morning. I had so many questions. Why Lord … has my wife, Anita, been struggling with her health for so many years now? Why Lord … don’t You just heal her? We ha …

November 1999 was a perfect summer’s evening in Cape Town. An important evening, the opening of our third Ear Institute in Belville, Cape Town. We had a marquee tent in the parking area, a l …

Following on from my previous blog (March 27) and the time spent on the farm, during which God encouraged me to PERSEVERE, I returned to the farm a few days later – this time with some membe …

I have always found it interesting how the Holy Spirit ‘opens up’ pieces of Scripture or daily devotionals on specific days when I seem to need it most. Certain verses that I have been readi …

Most years, while we are on vacation, the Holy Spirit graciously seems to ‘give’ me a Bible verse(s) for the year ahead. This year, a strong and profound statement from Hebrews 12:14(b): “Wi …

(This piece was such a blessing that I asked Gerhard Papenfus’ permission to place it on my blog. Trust it will also be a blessing to you. Nico) Within the current South African political co …

I meet a lot of people on my travels, and many share their discouragement and stress. They see little or no future for their family in our country. Some emigrate, others work on Plan B, C an …

Tick-tock, tick-tock … The opening scene of the Irish dance group – Lord of the Dance. Tick-tock, tick-tock… You are forced to listen to the seconds slowly ticking away, one second at a time …