Life is meaningless...

Ecclesiastes 1:2
"Meaningless! Meaningless!"
says the Teacher.
"Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless."

Everything in this world is meaningless. Solomon searched everything under heaven and found everything to be meaningless in life. Nothing last. Things we do to give us pleasure don't last. The whole book tells us how life is meaningless.

BUT...at the end of chapter two it says:
"A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind."

Our youth pastor, the past two times he has preached, has preached on Ecclesiastes. I've been thinking about life being meaningless without Christ, more specially after hearing about a teenager, who came to our youth group at church on and off over year, committed suicide over the weekend. It saddens me that people in this world really get to a stage where they think there is nothing left for them and their only option is suicide. After my trip to Cape Town and seeing these kids and wondering what chance they even have in the future without Christ and knowing love, makes me realise how important it is to get the Word out there!

People in this world always search to find their purpose in living. Many of them feel life is meaningless and empty, because they don't know our God who gives us happiness in the things we do.

If there are any young folks out there who feel you have no reason left to live and your life is meaningless, know that life is UNTIL you know CHRIST! I encourage you to pray and realise Christ's love for you, the love that never fails. He wants to have that relationship with you. If you're willing to accept His love and forgiveness and have that relationship with Him, this life on earth, which is meaningless to a point, will give you a greater reward one day when you die and get to be with Him in heaven.

Back home...

I'm sitting here in Johannesburg this beautiful sunny day...although I'm inside with a killer headache sitting behind the computer which is probably making my headache worse but anyway. I'm also watching Pirates of the Caribbean....kinda wishing I was sleeping.

So I'm back from the Cape and the Free State. It was an incredible, challenging and rewarding. I learnt a lot and experienced things. I've gotten to meet great people too.

Travelling around Cape Town to the various schools was interesting but also sad. To see where these kids come from is just heart breaking. You wonder what chance they will even have in the future.

It is now evening. My sister, nephew and niece popped in for lunch and we landed up watching MacGyver which my nephew now enjoys much to my sisters delight. I then went to my parents quick and now I have lost my train of thought for this blog. :)

It's probably due to the lack of sleep and that my mind isn't quite focused at the moment. Anyway, thought I would add some more pictures for you. One afternoon on driving back to Fish Hoek we saw a whale! So the blue picture with a black dot is the whale's tale. That evening I sat on the beach and took photos of the dogs running along the beach. This sheep dog was having loads of fun on the beach chasing the tennis ball his owner was throwing for him. I then have a picture of a little girl, I took this picture of her in Springfontein which is were I spend a couple of nights after being in Cape Town and before heading home yesterday. We stayed on a game farm for two nights. The host were lovely people. Where we sat having breakfast and supper, we were always had a giraffe watching over us....was interesting. Thursday night was a beautiful sunset in the bush.










Well that's it for now. Its going on for 7pm and I haven't started supper...so I should probably get cracking.

Blessings

Here Fishy fishy.. ...

So here I sit in my room in little Fish Hoek as the sun sets and the wind blows. It’s been an interesting four days here so far, weather changes so much. For me it’s been the calm before the storm. The week ahead I think is going to be fun and challenging all together. I’m really looking forward to it.

Anyway, this is just a quick blog with a couple of pictures.
Blessings.

TOP PICTURE: Looking over Simons Town
MIDDLE PICTURE: Fish Hoek, my home away from home the next few days
BOTTOM PICTURE: Children

Taking Off....

....well kinda.

It's been an incredible two weeks of hectic work and learning. Yesterday I did my first video recording of an interview. :)

Those of you who know me know I love being behind the camera taking pictures. Well, for the next 6 weeks I have the opportunity to not only take pictures but also take some video footage. This has meant having a crash course in using a semi-pro camera, as well has sound and mics. It been very interesting and very fun. I am really looking forward to the challenge and thank God for opening this door for me.

I actually had two doors open for me, this one which is work related, and another one which wasn't. It's sad that the other door has had to close but I'm really up for this challenge and really hope to use my "eye" for some good pictures and footage.

So, over the next few weeks, I'll try keep you updated as to what is happening and where I am in SA. Tomorrow I head North from my little abode to Hammanskraal (good luck my foreign friends on trying to pronounce that) for two and a half day outings.

Pray for me on my journey, for health and strength to get through the days. But also to know when to say no if I need a break so that I don't burn myself out. Doing one days photography can be tiring so who know what video and photography in a few days in a row will be... ....
Since its spring, I thought I'd throw in my butterfly picture I took at a friends game farm to liven up the page.

Behave folks!! :)
Blessings