Friday Night - Executive Dinner
I spoke at a banquet for executives in Pretoria. It was mainly a white audience – Afrikaners.
South Africa has four basic racial groups. The majority is the Blacks, comprising 11 tribes. Some speak English, but most speak the language of their own tribe. The Afrikaners, of Dutch descent, are a minority – about 10 percent of the total population of 44 million. Until the Apartheid system of separation was dissolved by Nelson Mandela, they were the economic and political ruling class. The third group is the Coloreds, a blend of Blacks and Whites who generally live in the Western Cape area. The fourth racial group is Indian (from the nation of India).
About 150 Afrikaners and a few Black executives attended the banquet and I’m told there were several indicated decisions for Christ. I spoke about “The Purpose Driven Family.” There is great interest here because of divorce and the breakdown of the family. This generation knows they must do something about the family or South Africa will be in trouble.
Family is indeed an international language.
posted by Dennis @ 10:40 AM
1 Comments:
It is wonderful to hear about your trip to South Africa - my home! We are Legacy partners here in the USA. I wanted to make a correction with regards to how you define the 4 racial groups in South Africa. There are Blacks, Coloureds, Indians - and Whites not just Afrikaners. Africaners make up a part of the White group. Not all whites are descendent from Dutch - but from other countries within Europe. The Whites - speak Afrikaans and English predominately.
I will include your prayer requests in my prayers as it is vital that God's love shines through in South Africa.
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