I am so proud of my cousin Pete Portal and his visionary leadership at the #treeoflife church in #mannenberg -- one of the toughest places in #southafrica. His book on his mission there is out soon amazon.co.uk/No-Neutral-Gro… please buy it

This puts it very well indeed

I’ve been profoundly changed by this - the article by The.Ink, from Anand Giridharadas that inspired the book Winners Take All, by Anand Giridharadas - exposes the charade of elites ‘doing good’ whilst maintaining structures of inequality. medium.com/@AnandWrites/t…

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths... Beautiful people do not just happen.” (Elizabeth Kubler Ross)

Today is the day!

Brilliant modern day parable sojo.net/articles/does-…

⭐️F U N ! ! ⭐️ South African friends, you can order No Neutral Ground at Exclusive Books online and get it in 36 hours - speedy fast! (And I’ve just been told it’s in the Top 10 non-fiction Bestsellers🥳) [Old EB] instagram.com/p/BzRNf96gea0/…

One of our most precious stories

Finally landed back in Cape Town - to cheerful headlines such as this. Mixed feelings - lament that the stats put us No.1 in world for murders so far this year. But a renewed resolve that this life we live with… instagram.com/p/BzXtYnKADnT/…

Just posted a photo @ Manenberg, Western Cape, South Africa instagram.com/p/Bz-PDqsg0Iy/…

It’s a freezing, rainy day in Cape Town and I’ve got some great company today. Time to get reading and writing, and restoring all that was stolen..! @ Manenberg, Western Cape, South Africa instagram.com/p/B0DS5-WgQYA/…

A quote I came across today, by someone called Collin Hansen. I love it - not least because as the bullets fly in Manenberg and as people are killed in senseless violence, churchy people often bemoan the moral… instagram.com/p/B0Q1bRmg1L0/…

A blog I wrote for 24-7 Prayer

⚡️W A T C H T H I S⚡️ As I sit and reflect on what has been a pretty gruelling week here in Manenberg, and as I read more and more articles and opinion pieces about ‘how to solve the gang and drug problem in the… instagram.com/p/B0oB9CiAFe8/…

Starting the week thankful for Monday morning encouragements like this..! Thanks @socialrichy for the review @ Manenberg, Western Cape, South Africa instagram.com/p/B1DmSjHgz8m/…

W H A T A N I G H T ! ! Last night we launched No Neutral Ground in Cape Town, at the beautiful youngblood gallery. Never in my wildest dreams did I think so many people would come and hear some of the story,… instagram.com/p/B1OgopRgUMT/…

Couple of articles in today’s thetimes . First one written about us, second one by us. (Side note: Why oh why would The Times choose the word ‘crusader’?!🤦🏻‍♂️ Massive apologies for the deeply offensive term.) instagram.com/p/B1Qg3zlgOYv/…

Couple of articles in today’s thetimes . First one written about us, second one by us. (Side note: Why oh why would The Times choose the word ‘crusader’?!🤦🏻‍♂️ Massive apologies for the deeply offensive term.) instagram.com/p/B1Qg3zlgOYv/…

This has been the current reality in Manenberg on and off for the last couple of months. (Though today seems pretty quiet - at least on our side.) It’s brutal. It’s not the only story we should tell, but it is… instagram.com/p/B2gx6UNAExO/…

Just posted a photo @ Manenberg, Western Cape, South Africa instagram.com/p/COmwMUrpeWD/…