Dubstep on Train in Cape Town

Two of us went to a Christian conference in Stellenbosch for a few days. While we were in the area we decided to visit Cape Town. So, the one day we were heading off to Rondebosch to visit a friend; we decided on taking the train as we weren’t use to riding train; you know, just for the experience. We had no idea how God was in all off this.

There was a train we wanted to catch round about 2pm that afternoon, but we got delayed by the people we were visiting, they made us such a nice meal - so we only got away just before 3pm.

On arrival at Cape Town train station we were literally there just, just in time – the next train was leaving in 5 min to Rondebosch, so we dashed our way from one side to the other side of the station getting to our terminal just in time. We weren’t so sure as to how everything worked so we asked this young guy sitting on a bench whether or not this is the train going to Rondebosch, he said he also was looking for the Rondebosch train and that it must be the one. We greeted him and started searching for open carriages. As we were walking down we could see the guy popping in and out of carriages behind us, then we found our spot and went in, only to see him pop in and sit opposite us moments later.

We started chatting to him and he told us how he was in a band a while back and how he was doing dubstep DJing in the Cape Town area. Also being musicians we clicked immediately and started chatting the whole way to Rondebosch. We started mentioning the things of God, to which he reacted sternly at first, but as we continued and kept on testifying, he started listening. We also prayed a whole lot while all of this was going on. We got to a point where he opened up and shared a bit out of his own life and struggles. We encouraged him and told him a few things we felt were laid on our hearts.

The time flew by so fast and Rondebosch was around the corner. He thanked us for the time we spent and we hugged him goodbye. As we got off the train we were quite, thinking on all that had happened. We prayed and rejoiced, because we could feel the weight of that moment.

We never should have been there… the timing, getting in and out of train carriages, sitting right there in front of us. Yup, it was a God moment! The best of all we had a captive audience (hehe, they couldn’t go anywhere on a moving train). All the people sitting around us were listening.

Wherever you are my man – May God work mightily in you and through you!

Allow God to take even your seemingly mundane, normal everyday life and make something spectacular of it!

Murderer from Mozambique

Monday afternoon, we all got together ready to go out and do what God tells us. After praying together, one person felt that we should speak to people in the streets, whilst someone else thought of KFC (After a few laughs and jokes about this person being hungry) we went to the streets near KFC. The 4 of us split up and all went different ways looking for people to talk to. One of us headed off a bit further and because they saw 2 people alone in the dark shadows up the street and felt a conviction to go. When they overcame the fear and trusted God for protection, they boldly head off to these guys.

On the people got nervous and stepped away into the darkness, whilst the other man (very big guy) stayed seated. This big guy was from Mozambique and after being challenged about his life, where he stands according to the God’s law, he shared the story that he had been in and out of jail twice already for murder. After about 25 minutes of sharing the Gospel and what Jesus Christ came to do. This big man was humbled by the message and in a soft cracking voice and tear filled eyes he called out to Jesus and asked that Jesus would forgive him for the lives that he took and that Jesus would help him through this tough time in his life.

It is simply awesome to see how the hardest of hearts can be humbled by God and how all of us were also humbled by the amazing way in which God works.