The word ‘Bizweni’ comes from the Zulu word ‘mbizo’, which means ‘the king calls’. ‘Bizweni’ therefore means, “called to a place of meeting by the King” or more simply put, ‘Place of Meeting’.
Two thousand years ago, the Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God was coming. This question is currently coming from a growing number of people, in the light of the news of wars, famines and earthquakes.... Many people around the world want to know WHEN the "end" will come.
The visible hurt in our world is inescapable. Jesus said He came, not for the healthy, but for the sick. Though the gospel will clash with certain ideologies, Jesus encourages us to approach the world as a unhealthy patient in need of care. Peter states that we ought to hold Christ as Lord in our hearts, unwaveringly and boldly, while tending to the hurting world with gentleness and respect.
1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
The Bizweni family enjoying our annual Passover meal! We were reminded from the Word of God, to live the resurrection! Throw the nett out over the right hand side of the boat, ie. stop doing things in your own strength, and move in the Spirit!