I am currently the pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana, Lobatse Congregation. Lobatse Congregation has 5 wards, being the Afrikaans farming and business community in and around Lobatse, the English-Setswana ward in Lobatse, as well as a ward in a rural village, called Setlhareng, a ward in Metloyane, about 60km from Lobatse, and a ward in Jwaneng, about 140km from Lobatse.
I normally preach in all 5 wards on a Sunday, ending in Jwaneng, where I usually sleep over.I minister in Afrikaans, English and Setswana, and our church council is representative of several cultures and languages.I am also involved in the Kgalagadi Congregation as consulent. The Kgalagadi congregation consists of 5 wards, being Kokotsa, Werda, Tsabong, Bokspits and Struizendam. Struizendam is about 900 km from Lobatse, and it is visited about 4 times a year.
I love to sing and play guitar, and I normally accompany the congregation with guitar, whilst my lovely wife Elzette creates a wonderfull atmosphere before the service with the organ.
I am currently busy with what is (hopefully) my 3rd and final year of my doctorate studies at the Potchefstroom University under Prof. Fika Janse van Rensburg as my promotor. The title of my thesis is: Offering the gospel "adapanon". An interpretation and application of 1 Corinthians 9:18 and it’s implication for the ministry in BotswanaI am also involved in lecturing at the Mafeking Campus of the North-West University, where I teach Old and New Testament to Honnors students, with the vision to provide affordable theological education for Botswana Students. I also love road running (have completed the Comrades in 2002), tennis, squash, cycling, birdwatching, photography and computers.
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