




By now you’ve probably enjoyed the treasures God left behind in Africa. You’ve seen the lions, the cheetah, the seashore, the sunsets. But there’s another Africa, hidden from the tourist magazines and the Western media. It is the other Africa that will bring me back. It is the Africa of enormous poverty, extreme racial prejudice, violence and danger to all life. There are about 3.5 million Caucasians in South Africa. There are an estimated 70 million Blacks. No one knows for sure because of the huge volume of refugees flooding across the northern border escaping from the regimes of slaughter and tribal genocide. Unemployment among this vast majority is probably near 90%. The South African government provides “free” electricity and water for people living in the “informal settlements” (a PC name for slums). Of course, it isn’t free. 5% of the population of South Africa, mostly White, pays all the taxes. By any stretch, this is unsustainable.
Some other information never makes the news. Since the end of apartheid, the murder rate has been about 23,000 people per year. More than 60,000 White farmers have been murdered. Violent crime such as rape and assault makes South Africa one of the most dangerous countries in the world. There are large “informal settlement” areas where police do not go. Disease, AIDS and other issues plague the country. What is most disturbing is the apparent lack of comprehension and the blatant gross corruption of the current government. Afrikaners live with the daily reality of Rhodesia. The tension is very real. Many have left the country for good.
These pictures will show you why I must return. In my humble opinion, there is little time left before an almost inevitable racial uprising. The prospects do not seem good for many followers of YHWH. Most of the Black culture continue with tribal ancestor worship and idolatry, if they have any form of religion at all. Perhaps the reason I was received with such enthusiasm is simply this: life is South Africa is extremely fragile. These people know what it means to be persecuted in ways comfortable Americans cannot imagine. These people know that without the reality of a God who cares, there is very little hope for South Africa. What the media portrays is far from the real picture.
Now you know why I need your help to go back.





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