NICO’S BLOG

A new year ahead of us with storm clouds brooding. Our country and many of its citizens are at their wits’ end. Only faith can dispel the dark clouds and give us hope … and prayer is the key …
During a conversation with a friend, I was challenged to consider spending a week alone with God to “really listen to His voice”. However, there was one catch … without any electronic device …
One only needs to read the newspapers, look at the financial statistics, and talk to people to realise our country is in serious trouble. Negativity abounds on all fronts, and as we continue …
If you are old enough, you will remember exactly where you were during the moon landing in 1969. I was in Germany, watching this major event unfold on a small black and white TV screen in a …
About 2½ years ago, a friend sent me the following mail which I printed and placed on my desk where I can see it every morning during my quiet time: “SLOW ME DOWN, LORD. Ease the pounding of …
“Make this valley full of ditches – you will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink. This is an easy thi …
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 …