A serialisation of a fascinating new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter. YOU CAN ORDER THE E-BOOK VERISION AT https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144423 or https:// In far-away Berlin, the members of the church brass band were all […]
Books & Book Reviews
What God joined together: Chapter 11 — Reunited
A serialisation of a fascinating new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter. YOU CAN ORDER THE E-BOOK VERISION AT https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144423 or https:// My anxiety with regard to leaving the country turned out to be […]
What God joined together: Chapter 10 — Stormy waves
A serialisation of a fascinating new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter. YOU CAN ORDER THE E-BOOK VERISION AT https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144423 or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1381P29 In those days it was normally easy for a European to get […]
What God joined together: Chapter 9 — Love the stranger as yourself
A serialisation of a fascinating new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter. YOU CAN ORDER THE E-BOOK VERISION AT https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144423 or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1381P29 Rosemarie’s friends seemed to be happy with her decision […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 8 — A final farewell?
A serialisation of a fascinating new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter. YOU CAN ORDER THE E-BOOK VERISION AT https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1144423 or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1381P29 The moment Rosemarie had verbally chosen Günther over me, […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 7 — A confession with serious consequences
Prior to receiving her letter, I had confessed in one of my letters to Rosemarie that I had kissed another girl. I believed in transparency. This behaviour was of course absolutely unacceptable in every way. I was claiming to be so deeply smitten with Rosemarie (which I was!), yet somehow […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 6 — Miles apart
In January of 1971, I bumped into my former Afrikaans teacher, Mr Adam Pick. He was now the principal of Elswood High School. My reputation as an ‘above average’ Mathematics teacher had somehow done the rounds and he promptly asked me to come and teach at his school. This came […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 5 — Love grows where my Rosemary goes
When I returned to South Africa in October 1970, I had no doubt that Rosemarie Göbel was the girl I wanted to marry. My resolve and determination not to get involved in a relationship that could lead to marriage whilst in Germany were thus effectively dashed. A new resolve grew […]
Charles Stephens — Da Timothy Code: Shepherding the flock without fleecing the sheep: Book review
Da Timothy Code grabbed and held my attention because, with church history as a major at university, I had taught church history at the Union Bible Institute. I had given special emphasis to the churches from which my African students came. I gained many new insights from Chuck’s book. Alongside this has […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 4 — The girl from Mühlacker
A serialisation of a new book by Cape Town missionary and author Ashley Cloete about love across the colour divide in the apartheid era. Each week we will publish a new chapter I had just turned twenty-three when I left South Africa. Romances started to play a bigger role in my life […]