I never had the privilege of meeting Nelson Mandela, but I did have the awesome privilege of knowing Uncle Paul and I now treasure the few occasions I got to sit with him and listen to his stories about his life and growing up in this amazing but divided country.
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The Finnie family in Blighty, December 2021
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Dean and Paula pastor The Gathering together
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The Gathering
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Baptisms at The Gathering
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Preparing to serve at The Gathering's Soup Kitchen
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Soup Kitchen Welcome To 2022 lunch
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Serving hands - the heart of The Gatheirng
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Thankful Thursdays
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HOPE Home Based Care Team
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Gathering Ground
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Staying fit as a family
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The Helderberg - The prettiest of the mountains we face
The Passing Of A Legend
by
Dino
on
15.7.14
I never had the privilege of meeting Nelson Mandela, but I did have the awesome privilege of knowing Uncle Paul and I now treasure the few occasions I got to sit with him and listen to his stories about his life and growing up in this amazing but divided country.
Macassar Protests
by
Finnie Family
on
2.7.14
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Well for the folks in Macassar the issues just got very real and tensions will only rise in the coming months.
SANRAL (South African National Roads Agency Limited) had obtained a court order to remove squatters from some land in Lwandle but they had no plan in place as to what to do with those displaced by this action.
Much will be said in the coming days about Hodgson and the England team and most of it will be justified as once again we've watched a dismal team put in two dismal performances. Yes Rooney was poor but Gerrard was worse. However, my main beef is with a clueless manager.
They say a picture speaks a thousand words and this picture doesn't disappoint.
They say a picture speaks a thousand words and this picture doesn't disappoint.
Let The Games Begin
by
Dino
on
11.6.14
How about you?
Thanks to Andy for sending us the bunting and inflatable hand. Much appreciated mate!
The Cotton Picker Eli
by
Finnie Family
on
6.6.14
We had the privilege of attending the school's Music Café even this morning in which Eli was performing his first ever piano recital. We're very proud of he's doing given that he only started learning in January.
Love Your Neighbour?
by
Dino
on
3.6.14
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This picture looks like a scene from the dark days of the apartheid era, but sadly it's not. This was taken yesterday right here in the Helderberg Basin as some squatters were evicted from private land.
The tragedy is that the private land is owned by SANRAL (South African National Roads Agency Limited) which is in fact a govt owned public company) and so the govt and law enforcement agencies refuse to get involved hiding behind civil law and neglecting their duties.
Special Times!
by
Dino
on
5.4.14
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Today my joy went a bit further with my boyjie as we went unicycling together on the road and then turned off to ride around the disused farm dam near our house.
Happy Birthday Sunshine!
by
Finnie Family
on
19.3.14
It's scary to think about how quickly the years slip by but it's definitely a privilege and a joy to be your parents and we're enjoying every minute of it.
You are our sunshine!
Joel chose to go as Mr Stink from the book of the same name by David Walliams. We had so much fun making him and his clothes dirty, cutting his shoes open and generally just making it up as we went along.
The biggest problem we had was finding rabbit droppings that Joel could use as ear plugs.
David Walliams has definitely been a big hit in our house having helped Joel to a few Cum Laude at Eisteddfod and now helping with Book Week.
Read more about World Book Day here.
Miles 4 Smiles Assembly
by
Finnie Family
on
5.3.14
Totally inspirational special school assembly at Helderberg International School led by Braam Malherbe to motivate the students to raise all they can at their Operation Smile sponsored event next week.
One of our church members is doing a photography degree and for one of his assignments he asked if he could photograph us in the garden.
We were well chuffed to be asked and well pleased with the results!
You can see more of Chadlee's photos and designs on his blog.
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