Calling

The disappointment of not being in Turkey, were soon replaced by the excitement of preparing for a visit to the Land of Fire, Azerbaijan! We completed our application forms to…

On the flight back we had enough time to reflect on the events leading up to this moment in time. During June 2012 we brought my parents from Port Shepstone…

During our stay in the hotel room, we had messages from family and friends encouraging us. It was clear that there was nothing that we could do to change the…

I was alone in the office with the deportation official. He had my passport and forms that he received from the official that brought me there. He was busy typing…

This date has great significance for us. We received our “calling” around this date in 1995 when we lived in Cradock: See our post: “A Clear Call”. It was also…

Our hearts were set on returning to Turkey and it was very hard to accept that it can’t happen. Due to the troubles we faced in 1999-2004, we knew we…

We received positive confirmation that my application was successful and at the end of 2011 the process to apply for a residence and work permit was set in motion. My…

During 2004 I was privileged to play an important role in establishing the “International Gateway Academy” in Istanbul. You can read that story in the earlier post with the same…

We did not anticipate that our stay in Kimberley would only last two years. Realizing that there were no opportunities in Kimberley and that we need to search for something…

When we were living and working in Turkey we made the welfare of our children a priority. We used every opportunity to ensure that they were emotionally, physically and spiritually…