Nyiko Speaks...

If someone were to ask me what song would best serve as the soundtrack of my life at this point, it would have to be ‘Joy’ by the group, The Soil. This is because inexpressible joy seems to be oozing out of every part of my being! There is this “feeling” deep inside my soul, inside my being, that I cannot not even begin to describe because I think that I would not do justice to it! The best I can do is to call it what it is, and that is J-O-Y! I am very deliberate in the choice of word I am deciding to call this state of being that I am in. I do not refer to it as a feeling, because feelings are fleeting, but a state of being is more solid, it more fixed, it is more permanent. I am not referring to it as happiness, because in my view happiness is more often than not linked to a set of circumstances whereas joy is something that you can possess regardless of your circumstances, whether they be good or bad! Joy may have an element of happiness but the two terms are not, well in my vi

Finally we did it, Musa and Rhulani!! (I just hope we can sustain it) For some unexplainable reason we always seem to find ourselves dwindling our fingers during the festive season, wondering why on earth we did not plan to do something exciting like get out of Joburg and go on holiday! I recall countless post-December 25 occasions when it has suddenly dawned on us that “hang on we have made no plans for New Years Eve and New Years Day”!! You know, when we were younger and had no choice but to go where our parents go during the festive season that was fine, it was acceptable because hey a) we had no money, b) we had no cars and whatever else is needed to go on vacation! So back in the day our festive season comprised of being at an uncle/aunts home, chill with the other kids – our cousins- who might I add are at least ten years our juniors. We also knew that our responsibility was to wash the dishes after the Christmas meal, the New Years Eve braai and the New Years Day lunch. Musa

This God I can barely contain myself. I can barely sit still. I can barely stop myself from being in awe of this Amazing God!! He is worthy. He deserves the praise. He deserves the glory. There is no other like Him! He is Jehova!! Wow, how amazed I am at this God of Abraham, this God of Sarah, this God of Noah, this God of Moses, this God of Joshua, this God of David, this God of Joseph, this God of Esther, this God of Job, this God of Daniel, this God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. This God is forever faithful, He does not cast dark shadows by changing, He is the same yesterday today and forever more, He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, He is my everlasting light, He is the God who first loved me!!!! This God that I serve must really love me. I have always known this, but He never ceases to amaze! To date, 2013 has been a good year. I have seen and experienced the divine favour of the Lord, and I want to use this platform to express my gratitude to this