TIA

1) Today is my second day at an economic development conference in Pietermaritzburg, SA, about an hour from the coastal city of Durban.

The conference center where we’re, uh, conferencing is a beautiful location. It’s also quite rural.

Today after lunch, we reconvened in our, uh, conference room for another session. Food in our bellies and a mild breeze drafting through open window and door, I struggled to stay awake for the speaker’s message on kingdom business-that is, until a white-coated monkey with a small black face sauntered in the back door behind the speaker (who took no notice) and sat up on his haunches. Chewing on his fingers innocently, he craned his neck outside to his hidden comrades for approval (maybe he lost a bet?)

The speaker droned on about the kingdom. The monkey, who had apparently heard it all before, calmly exited the room. He might as well have had a button down and chinos on.

2) A song that we sang in worship of the Lord, one of the most beautiful I have heard. Click here: Hosanna

This is Africa.