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1894 – 1895
There he stood as the water rose from both sides until it reached the wagons and he was in the middle of the huge water floods and was in great fear and agony during the pitch dark night. Luckily the floods sank again and he was rescued with his people and in a few days he and his people were back home, all healthy, and gave offerings to thank God for saving them.
1894
And so, in November 1894, 30 years had passed since the establishment of Bethanie. And what a blessing! From
darkest heathenry to a large Christian congregation with a
big, beautiful church, schools, a village and many farms etc. God’s blessing was visible in all directions. This is what
father wanted to celebrate with a feast of thanksgiving and his grateful congregation also prepared to make him some gifts, including a new robe, a high, new hat, a nice chair, a large illustrated documentation of world history and much more. It was a very nice, happy feast.
Theodor started his schooling at the age of 8 in Morgenson
on the other side of Rustenburg, where Cousin Hesse was a teacher and so we had to travel to Rustenburg quite often, which took us five hours there and five hours back. In these years we were given a still born son and two years later a small daughter again.