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Brit in Manenberg, doing life with Tree of Life. Author of ‘No Neutral Ground’ (Hodder & Stoughton)
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined November 2013
This has been the current reality in Manenberg on and off for the last couple of months. (Though today seems pretty quiet - at least on our side.) It’s brutal. It’s not the only story we should tell, but it is…
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Couple of articles in today’s thetimes . First one written about us, second one by us. (Side note: Why oh why would The Times choose the word ‘crusader’?!🤦🏻♂️ Massive apologies for the deeply offensive term.)
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Couple of articles in today’s thetimes . First one written about us, second one by us. (Side note: Why oh why would The Times choose the word ‘crusader’?!🤦🏻♂️ Massive apologies for the deeply offensive term.)
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W H A T A N I G H T ! ! Last night we launched No Neutral Ground in Cape Town, at the beautiful @youngbloodct gallery. Never in my wildest dreams did I think so many people would come and hear some of the story,…
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Starting the week thankful for Monday morning encouragements like this..! Thanks @socialrichy for the review @ Manenberg, Western Cape, South Africa
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⚡️W A T C H T H I S⚡️ As I sit and reflect on what has been a pretty gruelling week here in Manenberg, and as I read more and more articles and opinion pieces about ‘how to solve the gang and drug problem in the…
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A blog I wrote for @247prayer
"I had never dealt with the pain of losing friends to bullets before.." Read the story behind @Pete_Portal's NEW book, No Neutral Ground:
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A quote I came across today, by someone called Collin Hansen. I love it - not least because as the bullets fly in Manenberg and as people are killed in senseless violence, churchy people often bemoan the moral…
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It’s a freezing, rainy day in Cape Town and I’ve got some great company today. Time to get reading and writing, and restoring all that was stolen..! @ Manenberg, Western Cape, South Africa
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Finally landed back in Cape Town - to cheerful headlines such as this. Mixed feelings - lament that the stats put us No.1 in world for murders so far this year. But a renewed resolve that this life we live with…
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One of our most precious stories
Pete Portal tells the story of a Muslim drug addict who came to Christ Hear the full interview on The Profile podcast this weekend @UnbelievableJB @Pete_Portal
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⭐️F U N ! ! ⭐️ South African friends, you can order No Neutral Ground at Exclusive Books online and get it in 36 hours - speedy fast! (And I’ve just been told it’s in the Top 10 non-fiction Bestsellers🥳) @exclusivescoza
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Today is the day!
#NoNeutralGround: the gripping new testimony from debut author @Pete_Portal, who followed Jesus into one of the most dangerous places in South Africa, publishes today 🎉 Find it online: @edencouk or in your local Christian bookshop:
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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths... Beautiful people do not just happen.” (Elizabeth Kubler Ross)
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