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I had lived on Waaikraal for 15 years from 1910 to 1925 when a certain Mr Edwards discovered a gold mine about 500 paces from my house. A company was formed and bought the farm, house and mine for ₤ 16 000. We had to move, but I could give every child ₤ 3 000 to buy a piece of land for sustenance. I could buy myself a house with four erven in Brits where I am still living and I could also buy a cattle farm and a property for ₤ 300 in Brits on which I built a chapel for about ₤ 900 and the property, chapel, bell, pews etc. etc., all together to a value of about ₤ 900, I could give to the Hermannsburg Mission etc. All of this were gifts from God who had carried out and fulfilled his promise made by Jesus in Matthew, Mark and Luke and returned father’s gift to him and his children and grandchildren a hundredfold!!
Praise be to His holy name. Lord, I am not worthy of the
least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant! What He promises He keeps!!
Praise the Lord, o my soul!