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 […]
Books & Book Reviews
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 […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 3 — Don’t get involved in politics
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 cannot say that preparations for Germany were my biggest priority in the months leading up to my scheduled departure. […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 2 — Don’t marry a foreigner
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 In the meantime, a girl called Rosemarie was born in the South of Germany and was raised in a world […]
SA business consultant and pastor releases book on biblical servant leadership in the workplace
By Keela Communications Research provides convincing evidence that only fully-engaged people deliver outstanding results on a sustainable basis. Lead With Intent authored by South African organisational behaviour consultant, pastor and lecturer Hermann du Plessis, is a profound yet easy read that reveals nine leadership principles and practices that drive engagement […]
What God Joined Together: Chapter 1 — Getting acquainted with God’s higher ways
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 Until I reached the age of about nine, the world as I knew it consisted solely of the […]
Ashley Cloete publishes book on love across colour bar in apartheid days
Gateway News spoke to author and missionary Ashley Cloete about his new book What God Joined Together Starting next week, we will be posting the book on Gateway News as a chapter-by-chapter series. Ashley, I interviewed you about your book Revival Seeds Germinate two years ago. You noted that it […]

