Page 53 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 1

we just saw the hand of God in
everything” she says, and now
they live in a cottage somewhere
quiet, clean and beautiful in a
neighborhood that Rebekah
had given up ten years prior,
and had really regretted the
loss off. However, in a series of
circumstances that only God could
have arranged, when she and Allan
went there to check if there were
available units, the caretaker of the
property remembered her and how
well she had looked after her house
when she had stayed there. He
became their God-sent advocate.
And sure enough, when the next
available vacancies came up, they
were called and they ended up in
the house with the most beautiful
of gardens. Restoration and more
were her portion.
Of living outside of the city,
Rebekah and Allan made the
deliberate decision to seek a
place with space. “Ever since I can
remember, I’ve loved to just drive
to the escarpment. Sometimes, I
need to be reminded of the bigness
of God and I don’t see that in the
city … this is the best example I can
give - when Abram was in the tent
and God was showing the promise
He told him go outside. Because
if he had looked up he would have
seen something man made was
he in the tent, but moving out and
seeing the stars was just being
reminded this is how big your God
is. I need that sometimes, I need to
get out of the tent.”

Honeymoon
Rebekah tells of a moment during
their honeymoon when they were
busy writing out the things that
would make up the foundation
of their union and their lives
together, that she began feeling
overwhelmed. In her mind, she
had started to envision a time 20-
30 years ahead, and was reflecting
against some of the failed
Christian marriages that she had
seen, even those which had lasted
20 years up to the point that they
broke, and she thought to herself
how human she and Allan were