Thursday 9 February 2012

He holds my hand



He holds my hand
As I travel all around the world
I know He holds my hand
As I wonder ‘bout things I don’t understand
I know He holds my hand

Chorus: And He never lets go, He never lets go
He never lets go of my hand

As I learn all the lessons in my life
I know He holds my hand
As I cope with success and with strife
I know He holds my hand

Bridge: And when I fear, He is always near
When I call He’s always there
When I cry He dries all my tears
When I pray He always hears

I don’t know just what the future holds
But I know He holds my hand
I know He holds the future in His hands
And I know He holds my hand

Andre Pelser 4th February 2012

Jesus in the window




Jesus in the window
I saw Jesus in the window
I didn’t realise
When I stopped the driver
Was surprised

It was raining in Uganda
Making clay of all the sand
And we struggled to turn the car around
We drove with expectation
Past the jungle vegetation
Till we came to the place
Where I saw

Jesus in the window
As real as posters can be
Jesus in the window
Just staring at me

Take a picture I demanded
As I stood there with arms folded
I knew I’d never get this chance again
I was happy on the inside
So didn’t mind the all the rain
And that picture stayed with me
Wherever I’d go

Buzz Aldrin



Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., January 20, 1930) is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he was the second human being to set foot on the Moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong.

I met Buzz Aldrin when I had to accompany Marli Kelly on the piano at an open air meeting in Johannesburg. He was the guest speaker. His wife and daughter travelled with him. I happened to sit next to Buzz on stage.
I saw his special built up shoes.

‘Why those?’ I enquired.

‘All of us who went to the moon came back different. We are not made to live on the moon. The arches of my feet sunk. I have to wear special built up shoes all the time,’ he explained.

In his testimony he said that he went to the moon an agnostic and returned a Christian!

‘When you see how beautiful God made the earth, you just cannot help but believe there must be a creator!’

It was a great privilege to meet the famous astronaut. To my amazement he was chosen as the cartoon character Buzz Lightyear. Buzz has tremendous insight into so many things and on his websites one can gather incredible knowledge. But the personal knowledge I gleaned from him is probably the most important: Jesus Christ died to save our sins and God raised Him from the dead so that we can live forever!

Science is proving the Bible correct, day by day! Scientists are turning to Christ more and more.The Truth shall prevail.

Well, luckily all of us do not have to take a trip to the moon to find out if the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true or not. The blessed Holy Spirit will convict us of sin, righteousness and judgement. He will make Jesus real to us and convince us of the truth of His sacrifice for our sins. He will provide us with the gift of faith to believe the Gospel message.

For with the heart we believe that God raised Jesus from the dead and this makes us right with God, and with the mouth we confess that Jesus is Lord unto salvation. (Romans 10:8-10)