Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Boniface Ndagijimana
7 February 2007

Boniface "Boni" is a 32 year old, recent seminary graduate and is engaged. He is from the country of Burundi, which is located northeast of Namibia. Currently, he is living at Nan's house and considers Nan to be his spritual mother. Though we never got into how the whole relationship started, Nan has been a big help to him. Right now he is helping Tresford with his Arandis Christian Center ministry. He and Tresford generally share the duties and responsibilities for the Sunday church services. Boniface's goal is to set up his ministry in Okahandja, at Vyf Rand, a squatter's camp. He knew from other conversations we had that I had been to both but he asked if I had ever been inside. I told him I had not and he began to describe how hot and dark they were, the flies, the lack of utitilies, furniture...you just sit on the ground he said. It didn't matter to him though. That is where he wanted to be.

One night, when we were talking about different things, he told me to always remember to "plant the seed" when building relationships with people. That is something he always trys to do. But, he added, when planting the seed try to locate the void, something missing, in the other person's life. Try to provide what is missing, plant your seed there. And, never give up.

I introduced Boniface to quesadilla's. He enjoyed them and said he think's he'll surprise Nan one night and make them. I think that was the night that he had been late getting home from something to do with the church and he was missing his "leadership" series on television. So, I'm thinking something like our PBS here. Well, later on that night, the leadership series he was talking about and had been watching all along was "The Apprentice". I gave him a brief lowdown of Mr. Trump. I guess it's all about perspectives.

I've included a video clip of Boniface and Tresford leading one of the songs at the Sunday service. Distinctly African, this is some of the music that just seems to have me wanting to listen all day long.
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