10 Years Later…

Here’s Joe 10 years ago.  He’s a member of our Ntshongweni family that we’ve grown to know and love.  He’s always loved cars and driving.  I remember a time that I took Joe and his friend Nhlanhla (Lucky) down a country road in the valley by Ntshongweni butte to try driving my rental car.  A manual transmission, and the boys did great.  I don’t think this was in my rental agreement, but it was awesome fun and the boys loved it.  They didn’t have family members to do this with growing up so I was so happy to fill in.
Here’s Joe and his buddies at the wheel of a rental vehicle that same Fall.  He loves cars like I do.
Fast forward to today, Joe is a taxi driver.  He has Zodwa, his wife.  He has a three month old son Luzelande.  He’s doing great.

It is mind boggling that we’ve been able to know Joe for over a decade and be a part of his life half way around the earth.  If you would have asked me in the first 30 years of life if I would have had a family in South Africa with cherished experiences, I would have said you were crazy.  It makes me think of scripture saying “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”  God knew that I would be connected with Joe before I was even born.  So excited to see what God has prepared in advance for the next 10 years of life.  Very thankful.

Scott