According to the Cape Times on the 8th Feb 2011 this is what was reported:
“South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to declare independence in final re
sults of a referendum announced yesterday, paving the way for Africa’s newest state...Hundreds of southern Sudanese danced and waved flags as the announcement was broadcast on a line of TV sets in a square in the centre of the Southern capital, Juba...Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said he accepted the results because they represented the will of the southern people.”
What does all this mean?
This means that South Sudan will become its own country and they are in the process of forming their constitution, government, flag and national anthem.
When is Cath returning?
I together with my team will be returning to Lohutok, South Sudan on the 28th Feb. Some of my team will be flying with me and the rest of the team will be travelling with my car from Nairobi, Kenya in the first week of March. Please pray for our safe travels on the roads and crossing the borders.
How is Cath’s health and what has she been up to?
My health has remained good and I have had a great time with my gran, family and friends. My gran has recovered incredibly well from her illnesses last year and I joined her in her bi-weekly gym class even though she will soon to be 87 years old!
This month has been a successful time of report backs in my church and with various prayer and financial supporters. God gave me strength to speak in all 3 services at Meadowridge Baptist Church and it was wonderful to
be prayed for by the pastors and elders of the church as they prayed for Gods protection, good health and blessing for my continued work in Sudan.
I also received my results of my theological studies that I completed in January. For my last four assignments I received 80% and together with the other six assignments I did last year, it gave me an overall result of 75%, which was a miracle considering my health condition.
A praise and a good laugh!
While I in South Africa I decided to apply for a certificate that would allow me to have a German passport as well as keep my South African passport from the Department of Home Affairs. The good news is they awarded me with this certificate three days before I was due to leave South Africa but the funny thing was the name on the certificate was Catherine Anne Bezolo! This has a good African ring to it but it is not my name. I prayed and hoped that they would be able to issue me with a new certificate straight away. When I went to ask for a new one, they said they would try. I waited at the Department of Home Affairs and prayed. Praise God within ten minutes they issued me with a new certificate with my proper name Catherine Anne Bezold!
In Cape Town the temperatures reached between 35-40 degrees C! So it was wonderful to run under the water sprinklers with my niece and nephew, Rebekah and Michael. When we enter Sudan it will be their dry season and the hottest time with the temperatures mostly in the 40’s. We do not have cool water sprinklers to keep us cool in the heat. So pray for us.
I thank God for all the good times I had with family, friends and churches and would appreciate your continued prayers as we re-enter Sudan at this time.
